PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Vera
vs
Tiernan

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

MMA's Best Nutrition
O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan tries to clinch up but Vera circles away and keeps his distance.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Vera moves out of range.
Tiernan wants to clinch.
Vera keeps the fight on the outside.

Tiernan moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.

Tiernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vera has a takedown stuffed.
Tiernan tries to clinch up.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiernan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tiernan wants to clinch.

Tiernan clinches up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tiernan stops a takedown attempt from Vera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera is breathing heavily.

Tiernan breaks the clinch.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Vera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vera misses with an uppercut.
Patrick Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan defending well as Vera loads up on a big left hand.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tiernan stalling the fight.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vera backwards.
Tiernan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vera up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
Vera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiernan has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
Vera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan blocks the body kick.

Tiernan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Tiernan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Vera circles away.

Tiernan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vera, pushing him back against the ropes.
Vera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tiernan smiles and moves away.

Tiernan forces Vera back against the ropes and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vera.
Tiernan lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vera backwards.
A short left from Tiernan.
A short right from Tiernan on the inside.

Tiernan breaks from the clinch.

Tiernan takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.

Tiernan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Vera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiernan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Tiernan gets a clinch.
Tiernan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tiernan leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tiernan manages to break the clinch.

Tiernan rushes Vera and presses him up against the ropes.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Vera goes for a takedown attempt but Tiernan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tiernan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tiernan lands a jab-cross combination.
Tiernan lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Vera can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Tiernan and Vera drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Tiernan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Tiernan!