PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Tiernan (ranked 1860 p4p, 1840 weight class) and Yves Marchant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tiernan
vs
Marchant

162 cm
27
150
5 - 2 - 0

171 cm
27
154
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Marchant!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Marchant decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Marchant is trying to work for a kimura but Tiernan is defending well.
Marchant trying to advance position but Tiernan counters by regaining guard.
Marchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiernan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marchant is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tiernan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marchant is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tiernan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marchant stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tiernan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marchant stopping the sweep attempt from Tiernan.
Tiernan looking to control.
Marchant advances to half guard.
Marchant passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tiernan!
Marchant won't let Tiernan get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Tiernan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marchant is looking to work his way around to Tiernan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Marchant looking to control but Tiernan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tiernan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Marchant fails to move to back control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiernan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tiernan has given up his back. Will we see Marchant going for some submissions?
Marchant has the hooks in. Tiernan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marchant is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Tiernan has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Marchant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiernan rolls, trying to escape but Marchant keeps control of the position.

Marchant is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tiernan knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tiernan for a finish.
Tiernan is trying to stand back up.
Marchant trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marchant controlling well, preventing Tiernan from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiernan is keeping busy.

Marchant is looking for a choke. Tiernan gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Tiernan manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Marchant is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan postures up in Marchant's guard and throws a big left but Marchant blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Marchant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tiernan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marchant pinned against the cage. Marchant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Marchant closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marchant is pressing down on Tiernan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tiernan is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tiernan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yves Marchant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tiernan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marchant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tiernan wants to stand but Marchant is controlling the position.
Marchant trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiernan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marchant throws a jab when Tiernan was well out of range.

Marchant gets a takedown into half guard.
Tiernan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tiernan controlling the position.
Marchant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marchant works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Marchant is working for a kimura but Tiernan is defending it quite comfortably.
Marchant is looking to advance position but Tiernan won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marchant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marchant trying to mount his opponent but Tiernan defends it.
Tiernan moves into full guard.
Tiernan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tiernan, not yet.
Marchant tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiernan is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Marchant postures up.
Marchant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tiernan keeping moving, preventing Marchant from controlling successfully.
Tiernan controls Marchant momentarily but Marchant frees himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiernan shoots in for a double leg but Marchant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Marchant changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Peter Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tiernan tries to clinch up

and Marchant counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tiernan!
Marchant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiernan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Marchant is working for a kimura but Tiernan is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Marchant in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yves Marchant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiernan gets a takedown into half guard.
Marchant is trying to get back to full guard.
Marchant taking some punishment here, with Tiernan in his half guard.
Marchant is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan throws a strike but Marchant avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Marchant trying to keep a closed guard but Tiernan is proving a slippery customer.
Tiernan won't allow Marchant to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiernan postures up.
Marchant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tiernan.
Marchant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tiernan is one step ahead there.

Marchant looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiernan passes into side control.
Marchant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marchant is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Marchant's face as Tiernan controls the position.
Tiernan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Marchant to see if he's OK.
Marchant is looking to regain half guard here but Tiernan keeps moving and retains side control.
Tiernan trying to control the position but Marchant is working away.
Tiernan lands an elbow.
Marchant is looking for a sweep.
Marchant is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tiernan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marchant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiernan pulls his head out easily.
Tiernan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Marchant defending well though.
Tiernan is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Marchant manages to get to full guard.
Tiernan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tiernan landing with the ground and pound.
Tiernan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tiernan preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tiernan chips away with some ground and pound.
Tiernan 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.
Tiernan wants to control from the top but Marchant keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tiernan.

Marchant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tiernan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marchant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Marchant goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tiernan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Marchant but great work by Tiernan.
Marchant is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tiernan off and has taken his back!

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Tiernan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marchant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Yves Marchant!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Yves Marchant!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Yves Marchant!

Yves Marchant wins by unanimous decision!