PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Paul Valens (ranked 1238 p4p, 184 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 1920 p4p, 268 weight class). Snitch has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Jan Paul Valens is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Paul Valens
vs
Snitch

177 cm
35
170 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

183 cm
38
173 lbs
26 - 22 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Core Combat
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Paul Valens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valens lands with a slapping head kick.
Valens throws a right and a left that Snitch avoids nicely.
Valens definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Snitch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snitch just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromValens.
Valens leaves Snitch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snitch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Snitch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Snitch lands in his opponent's guard.
Snitch trying to control but Valens is working from the bottom.
Valens is pulling down on Snitch's head. It's preventing any offense from Snitch, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Snitch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Snitch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Valens looking for a guillotine here but Snitch defends easily.
Snitch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Snitch trying to control but Valens postures up.
Valens thows a huge punch but Snitch dodges it nicely.
Snitch is looking to control Valens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snitch avoid being mounted?
Valens not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Snitch's head.
Snitch is concentrating on defense, preventing Valens from advancing position.
Valens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Valens sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Snitch defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Snitch wants to improve his position but Valens is controlling well.
Snitch trying to control here.
Valens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Snitch is looking to improve his position.
Valens looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valens lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands with a punch from half guard.
Valens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snitch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Snitch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valens slips a nice elbow through Snitch's hands, connecting with Snitch's forehead.
Valens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Valens prevents Snitch from improving his position.
Valens is looking to stall here but Snitch recovers full guard.
Valens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valens scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Paul Valens dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Snitch cracks Valens with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Valens.
Valens fakes the leg kick and cracks Snitch in the body.
Valens wants to land a leg kick but Snitch is out of range.
Valens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snitch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snitch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Snitch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Snitch avoids the body shot from Valens.
Valens misses the shot to the body.
Snitch looks to land a right hand but Valens moved out of range.
Snitch staying out of range there.
Valens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch lands to the side of Snitch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snitch misses with an uppercut. Valens saw that one coming.
Snitch just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valens lands a head kick!
Snitch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valens manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch blocks a head kick by Valens.
Snitch scores with a decent looking hook.
Valens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Snitch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Snitch rushes Valens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Snitch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Valens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Valens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snitch slowing the pace effectively.
Snitch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snitch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Snitch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Valens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snitch backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Valens lands with a light punch inside.

Snitch is rocked!
Valens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Snitch is still on wobbly legs! Can Valens finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Valens looking to score a takedown. He gets a body lock and scores a very heavy trip takedown. That's knocked the wind out of Snitch! Valens lands strikes from the mount and the ref steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Jan Paul Valens!
A victorious Jan Paul Valens thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jon Snitch was interviewed post fight and said 'This loss will make me better, I will be back.'.