PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Todd Thain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Hieron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thain's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cypress Hill: Insane In The Brain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Thain
vs
Hieron

185 cm
18
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Todd Thain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Hieron!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hieron gets a takedown into half guard.
Hieron throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hieron is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hieron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Thain is looking to escape.
Thain sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Thain manages to get to full guard.
Hieron tries to free his leg and advance position but Thain is retaining full guard.
Hieron won't allow Thain to sweep him here.

Thain had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hieron is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thain Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hieron's back instead.
Hieron breaks Thain's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thain is looking for a triangle but Hieron pushes his legs off easily.
Hieron would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Thain looking for a guillotine here but Hieron defends easily.
Hieron not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Hieron avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hieron sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hieron throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thain keeping moving, preventing Hieron from controlling successfully.
Hieron wants to stand but Thain is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hieron controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thain looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hieron has picked Thain up and slammed him! Thain can't keep hold of the triangle and Hieron manages to pass to side control!
Thain wants to control but Hieron postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thain tries to bench press Hieron off him but Hieron keeps the position.
Thain is working hard here to advance position.
Hieron tries to move into full mount but can't pass Thain's legs.
Thain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hieron wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Thain.
Thain misses with a takedown attempt

and Hieron counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Thain is breathing heavily.
Thain is looking for a sweep. Hieron is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thain gets full guard.
Hieron postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hieron wanted to stand there but Thain had control of the position.

Thain looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Hieron thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hieron scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hieron wanted to stand there but Thain had control of the position.
Thain being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Hieron dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hieron throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thain has his takedown stuffed

and Hieron decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thain's guard.
Thain working a defensive guard here.
Hieron won't allow Thain to sweep him here.
Hieron throwing strikes from guard but Thain blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thain is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Thain is looking for a triangle but Hieron pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Thain throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hieron uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Thain's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hieron has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hieron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A leg kick checked by Thain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hieron clinches with his opponent.
Thain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thain is pressed up against the cage. Hieron has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thain down to the mat. Thain avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Hieron scores a takedown into full mount!
Hieron lands a big elbow.
Hieron trying to control but Thain is having none of it.
Thain gets back to half guard.
Hieron is tying to control. Thain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Thain looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hieron tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thain is staying active underneath Hieron, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thain tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hieron has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Thain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thain flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Hieron is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Thain is surviving well by controlling Hieron's body position as best he can.
Thain throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thain is working to get back to half guard.
Hieron controlling from mount.
Thain is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Hieron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hieron shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thain pinned against the cage. Thain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hieron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hieron with a lazy takedown attempt

and Thain counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hieron wants to control but Thain passes into side.
Thain scoring with punches from side control.

Thain thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hieron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thain. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Thain goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hieron rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Thain's guard! Nice work there by Hieron!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thain working for submissions but it's allowed Hieron to get to half guard.
Thain is trying to control but can't.
Thain wants to improve his position but Hieron is controlling well.

Hieron is looking for a kimura but Thain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hieron to get the leverage.
Thain wants to control but Hieron is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thain throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hieron is trying to control the action in half guard but Thain is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Hieron shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hieron showed some decent athleticism there.
Thain manages to get to full guard.
Hieron throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thain keeping moving, preventing Hieron from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thain is looking to sinch up a triangle. Hieron throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Thain's body to avoid the submission. Thain has instead reached around Hieron's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Thain arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Todd Thain!