PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tiernan
vs
Tyson

180 cm
26
168 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiernan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tiernan swings for the body but Tyson moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a body kick that misses.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Tyson misses with a straight right.
Tiernan throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan feints and then cracks Tyson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tyson down.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Tyson is avoiding it.
Tiernan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tiernan walks into a left hand.

It looks like Patrick Tiernan has been cut.
Tiernan throws a push kick but Tyson slaps the foot to one side.
Tyson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tiernan was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Tiernan lands with a slapping head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tiernan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tiernan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tyson.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Tyson moves out of range.
Tiernan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyson's head.
Tiernan wants to clinch up but Tyson keeps it at a distance.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tyson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Tiernan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson misses with a straight left.
Tiernan lands a jab-cross combination.
Tiernan tries to land a leg kick but Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
Tyson tests Tiernan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tiernan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Tiernan'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.

Tiernan scores with a nice body kick.
Tiernan is looking to land body kicks.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Tiernan is rocked!
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tyson if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiernan defending well as Tyson loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Tiernan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan is looking to slow Tyson down with leg kicks.
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Patrick Tiernan is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tyson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tiernan lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tyson.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Tiernan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Tiernan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tiernan slips a jab from Tyson.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tiernan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson misses with an uppercut. Tiernan saw that one coming.
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tiernan.
Tiernan connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Tyson as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Tiernan misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

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.
Tiernan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiernan.
Tiernan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tiernan thumps Tyson with a low kick.
Tyson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
Tyson blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tyson misses with a looping right.
Tiernan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tyson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Tiernan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Mike Tyson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tiernan.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Tyson misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Patrick Tiernan.
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!