PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boston Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tiernan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to DESERT STORM by Tartanic. Gracie has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tiernan
vs
Gracie

180 cm
31
168 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boston Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie blocks the body kick.
Tiernan throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Tiernan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan misses with a body kick.
Tiernan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Tiernan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.

Tiernan moves into the clinch.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Tiernan.

Tiernan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiernan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Tiernan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie shoots in but Tiernan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiernan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiernan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Gracie with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Gracie pushes him off.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Tiernan throws a head kick that half lands.
Gracie scores with a jab. Tiernan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tiernan swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tiernan throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gracie working hard to break the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tiernan dominated that round.
That's time! Tiernan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiernan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiernan pinned against the cage. Tiernan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice combination there by Tiernan.
Tiernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tiernan.
Gracie attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Tiernan closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
A short uppercut from Tiernan.
Tiernan keeps control of Gracie as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gracie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Tiernan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tiernan holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Tiernan breaks the clinch.

Tiernan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie is trying to push Tiernan away but Tiernan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Tiernan on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiernan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tiernan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tiernan tries to clinch up
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tiernan manages to avoid it.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.

Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Tiernan. Tiernan maintains the clinch.
Tiernan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Tiernan tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Tiernan scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Tiernan pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Gracie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patrick Tiernan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.

Tiernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Patrick Tiernan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiernan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tiernan drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Tiernan is controlling the position.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Boston Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Tiernan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tiernan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Tiernan!
Patrick Tiernan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear, into his post fight interview.