PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Tinsdell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Chinner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tinsdell comes to the cage accompanied by "Left Behind" by Slipknot. Ronald Chinner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tinsdell
vs
Chinner

170 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

181 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Tinsdell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronald Chinner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tinsdell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Tinsdell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tinsdell uses his free foot to push down on Chinner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Chinner.

Tinsdell has hold of Chinner's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chinner manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tinsdell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Tinsdell is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Chinner has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Chinner!
Tinsdell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinner being controlled here momentarily.

Chinner is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tinsdell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tinsdell has escaped and now he's on top!
Tinsdell forces his way into half guard.
Tinsdell is looking to take a break and control but Chinner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chinner is trying to control but Tinsdell passes into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tinsdell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chinner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chinner prevents Tinsdell from moving into mount.

Tinsdell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tinsdell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Tinsdell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tinsdell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chinner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tinsdell's best efforts.
Tinsdell passes to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinsdell trying to control the action but Chinner is working from the bottom.

Tinsdell is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Chinner looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tinsdell gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Chinner is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tinsdell lets go of the hold and Chinner can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony Tinsdell!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Tinsdell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.