PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Tierg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bat man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tierg
vs
man

182 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Tierg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, bat man!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tierg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from man.
man shoots in but no luck this time.
man looks gassed!

Tierg shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tierg looking to control but man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tierg lands a big shot there that rocks man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

man is rocked!

It looks like bat man has been cut.

Tierg moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, man has worked his arm free - good work by man!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tierg is trying to get an arm triangle but man is defending well.

Tierg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tierg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tierg could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tierg.
Tierg wants to lay and pray for a moment but man keeps working.
Tierg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Tierg is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but man is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tierg trying to control the position but man is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
man is being controlled here.
man wants to control but Tierg postures up.

Tierg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tierg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
man struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Tierg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tierg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big right from man misses.
Tierg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but man moves away.
A right-left combo lands from man.
bat man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
man shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tierg defends it nicely.
Jackson Tierg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of bat man.
Tierg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

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.
man fails with the takedown

and Tierg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tierg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. man is keeping the position for now.
Tierg postures up and lands a big shot to man's brow.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tierg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tierg wants to control from the top but man keeps moving.

man pushes Tierg off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Tierg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on bat man's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

man shoots and misses

and Tierg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tierg lands a couple of digs.
Tierg wants to stand but man has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tierg throws a big right hand that misses.
man keeping moving, preventing Tierg from controlling successfully.

Tierg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tierg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tierg wants to control from the top but man keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tierg drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and man dives on top into guard.
man is looking to stand up but Tierg won't let him.
Tierg wants to get back to his feet but man is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
man lands a couple of elbows.
man is fighting to break Tierg's control of his arms but Tierg is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
man forces his way into half guard.
man missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
man wants to stand but Tierg has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tierg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for man on the ground.
man not landing any meaningful shots this time.
man working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Tierg's thigh. Tierg counters though and makes it back to full guard.

man stands up from guard. Let's bang!
man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tierg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but man avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tierg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tierg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from man.
man shoots in for a double leg but Tierg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tierg is trying hard to land a takedown here. man sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Tierg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tierg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in man's guard now.
Tierg prevents man from getting back to his feet.
Tierg forces his way into half guard.
Tierg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
man is not content to let Tierg control the position.
man is looking to escape.

man is defending against the submission attempts here by Tierg.
man tries to roll over but Tierg keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Tierg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on bat man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Tierg tries to clinch but man moves out of range.
Tierg shoots in looking for a takedown. man tries to sprawl out of it but Tierg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. man manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
man throws a series of punches but Tierg avoids them all with ease.

Tierg shoots in and bounces man off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tierg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tierg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tierg drops back looking for a leg! man is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and man manages to kick Tierg off! Tierg jumps back into man's guard.
Tierg preventing the sweep.
man lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tierg!
man sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
man breaks from Tierg's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two 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.
man landing punches.
man punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Tierg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
man scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tierg?
Tierg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Tierg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tierg gets back to half guard.
man throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tierg is trying to get back to full guard.
Tierg works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
man wanted to stand there but Tierg had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

man gets to his feet. Tierg looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
man misses with a takedown attempt

and Tierg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for man!
Tierg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
man tries to reverse the position but Tierg maintains control.
Jackson Tierg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
man bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
man landing with the ground and pound.
Tierg looking to hit a scissor sweep but man is one step ahead there.
bat man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
man stopping the sweep attempt from Tierg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Tierg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tierg 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Tierg!