PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Theron Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Thieves by Ministry. Tiernan has chosen DESERT STORM by Tartanic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Patrick Tiernan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morrison
vs
Tiernan

170 cm
31
157 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

180 cm
31
168 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theron Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Tiernan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiernan lands with a nice body kick.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Morrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morrison tries to bum rush Tiernan with a series of wild strikes but Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
An inside leg kick from Morrison misses.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body. Morrison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Morrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
Morrison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tiernan moves into the clinch.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
A head punch on the inside from Morrison fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiernan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.
Morrison blocks a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiernan presses Morrison against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Morrison has had enough of the clinch but Tiernan keeps him there for the moment.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morrison as Tiernan tries to tie him up.
Morrison lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Morrison misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Morrison is trying to stall.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison tries to break free but Tiernan pushes him back against the cage.
Tiernan blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison wants to stall.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison lands a body shot.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morrison is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiernan is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.

Morrison breaks from the clinch.
Morrison lands with a hook. Tiernan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morrison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Morrison is avoiding it.
Tiernan wants to clinch up but Morrison keeps it at a distance.
Tiernan throws a right hand that Morrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Morrison also avoids with ease.

Tiernan clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Morrison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiernan.
Morrison is trying to maintain a safe position but Tiernan gets an underhook and turns Morrison into the cage.
Morrison pushes Tiernan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morrison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
Morrison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison controlling the action here for a moment.
Morrison misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morrison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison looking to stall.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison digs a right hand underneath Tiernan's ribcage. Tiernan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morrison lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands a nice uppercut.
Tiernan lands a left hand.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrison misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Morrison controls the action.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrison.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Tiernan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan tries to work over Morrison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrison stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Morrison.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Morrison is trying to push Tiernan away but Tiernan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morrison lands a shoulder strike.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.

Tiernan breaks from the clinch.
Tiernan moves out of range as Morrison throws a body kick.
Tiernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan misses with a combination
and Morrison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tiernan swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiernan throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Morrison moved away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Morrison throws a series of punches but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Tiernan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tiernan closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
A low kick from Morrison is predictable there
and Tiernan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tiernan scores with a kick to the body.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Tiernan.
Tiernan jabs at Morrison's body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is looking to chop away at Tiernan's legs.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
Tiernan connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiernan misses with the combination.
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morrison tries to bum rush Tiernan with a series of wild strikes but Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Tiernan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiernan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Theron Morrison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Morrison lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiernan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Tiernan digs a good body shot into Morrison's ribs.
Morrison motions for Tiernan to come forward. Morrison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Theron Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Morrison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tiernan moves out of range of the body kick.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morrison looks to land a body kick but Tiernan moved away.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Patrick Tiernan has been cut.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison feints and then cracks Tiernan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiernan down.
Morrison swinging wildly here.
Morrison misses with a kick to the body.
Tiernan slips a jab from Morrison.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morrison scores with a hook.

Tiernan is rocked!
Tiernan closes the distance but Morrison moves to the side
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morrison tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tiernan checks a leg kick.
Morrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiernan.
Nice shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Morrison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Morrison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrison is out of range.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on Tiernan's shoulder, as Tiernan tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiernan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiernan fakes the leg kick and cracks Morrison in the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tiernan.

Tiernan clinches.
Morrison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Morrison misses with a body punch.
Morrison takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Morrison being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Morrison tries to stall but Tiernan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morrison.
Tiernan lands a body punch.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrison tries to break the clinch but Tiernan is controlling the position.
A short left from Morrison.
A short right from Tiernan on the inside.

Morrison is rocked!
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Oh Morrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiernan works on Morrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiernan works on Morrison's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiernan throws a big uppercut that drops Morrison! More strikes from Tiernan and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morrison lies dazed against the cage as Tiernan celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Tiernan!
Patrick Tiernan is the new lightweight champion!
Patrick Tiernan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, O'Brannigan's Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.