PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zackrisson (ranked 596 p4p, 81 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 1719 p4p, 210 weight class). Tiernan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zackrisson
vs
Tiernan

175 cm
31
159 lbs
19 - 7 - 1

175 cm
29
165 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Zackrisson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan closes the distance but Zackrisson moves to the side
and Zackrisson counters with a head kick.
Tiernan slips a jab from Zackrisson.
Crunch! Tiernan slams his shin into Zackrisson's torso.
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Zackrisson ducks right into an uppercut from Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a sloppy right hand. Zackrisson should have avoided that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zackrisson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tiernan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson is looking to chop away at Tiernan's legs.
Zackrisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Zackrisson slips the punch.
It appears Zackrisson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Zackrisson feints and then cracks Tiernan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tiernan down.
Zackrisson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan checks a low kick from Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zackrisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tiernan.
Zackrisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws a counter combo.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan feints a counter leg kick.
Tiernan throws a jab but it's blocked by Zackrisson.
Tiernan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Zackrisson is just out of range.
Zackrisson throws a shot from downtown. Tiernan moves away and avoids it.
Gabriel Zackrisson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zackrisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiernan lands a lovely overhand right.
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zackrisson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan connects with an inside leg kick.
Zackrisson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zackrisson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gabriel Zackrisson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zackrisson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tiernan checks it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat.

Zackrisson tries to keep at a distance but Tiernan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zackrisson misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson wants to break free but Tiernan has control.
Tiernan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Zackrisson.

Zackrisson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Zackrisson lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands an overhand right.
Tiernan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zackrisson throws a hook to the side of Tiernan's head but Tiernan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zackrisson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiernan can pounce on him.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson with a hook.
Tiernan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zackrisson on the side of the head.
Zackrisson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Tiernan backs away, Zackrisson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiernan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Zackrisson thuds a left hand into Tiernan's body.
Zackrisson lands a nice shot that snaps Tiernan's head back.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson blocks a jab.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zackrisson manages to avoid it.
Tiernan missing with a left hand there. Zackrisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan staying out of range there.
Zackrisson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zackrisson looks to land a left hand but Tiernan moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan scores with a jab. Zackrisson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zackrisson staying out of range there.
Zackrisson leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. Tiernan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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 Gabriel Zackrisson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A clash of legs there as Zackrisson blocks the low kick.
Zackrisson throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiernan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tiernan misses with a looping left.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Zackrisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan misses with a hook.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Zackrisson. Beautiful body shot.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Tiernan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gabriel Zackrisson is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Tiernan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zackrisson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Zackrisson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zackrisson connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zackrisson counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiernan. That's going to slow Zackrisson down.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
We've been informed that Tiernan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Zackrisson misses with a right hand
and Tiernan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zackrisson lands with an overhand left.
Tiernan blocks a jab.
Tiernan throws a chopping leg kick but Zackrisson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Zackrisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tiernan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zackrisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zackrisson loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
Zackrisson lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tiernan tries to work over Zackrisson's front leg with a kick but Zackrisson checks it.
Zackrisson lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Zackrisson tenderised Tiernan's leg. Tiernan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zackrisson throws a big shot that misses.
Zackrisson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tiernan counters with a right hand to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws an overhand right that lands on Zackrisson's shoulder, as Zackrisson tries to avoid the shot.
Zackrisson connects with an inside leg kick.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zackrisson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tiernan.
Zackrisson connects with a body shot.
Zackrisson lands a lovely overhand right.
Tiernan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
An inside leg kick from Zackrisson misses.
Zackrisson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiernan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tiernan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiernan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tiernan throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Zackrisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiernan at a distance.
Zackrisson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Zackrisson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tiernan ducks right into an uppercut from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zackrisson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
Zackrisson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Zackrisson keeps Tiernan at a distance using the push kick.
Tiernan defending well as Zackrisson loads up on a big left hand.
Zackrisson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zackrisson lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tiernan with a hook.
Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Zackrisson tests Tiernan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Zackrisson misses the target.
Zackrisson ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Zackrisson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiernan can do to turn this around?
Tiernan checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Zackrisson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zackrisson misses with a hook.
Tiernan throws a lazy right hand but Zackrisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zackrisson misses with a low kick.
Jab by Tiernan.
Zackrisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Zackrisson ducks down to avoid it.
Zackrisson is looking to counter punch.
Zackrisson lands a jab.
Zackrisson throws a nice outside leg kick.

Tiernan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zackrisson to the ground. Tiernan is now in Zackrisson's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zackrisson is looking to stand up but Tiernan isn't so interested in that idea.
Zackrisson wants to sweep here but Tiernan controlling him for the moment.
Zackrisson keeping moving, preventing Tiernan from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Tiernan gets to his feet. Zackrisson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tiernan slips a straight right by Zackrisson.
A head kick by Tiernan misses
and Zackrisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zackrisson counters with a thumping low kick.
Tiernan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut. Zackrisson saw that one coming.
Zackrisson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Zackrisson punishes Tiernan's body with a nice straight punch.
Zackrisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan takes one to the chin there.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Zackrisson moves out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zackrisson throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Conor Tiernan has been cut.
Zackrisson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Tiernan is rocked!
Tiernan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zackrisson counters with a straight right hand.
Tiernan is still on wobbly legs! Can Zackrisson finish him?
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zackrisson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tiernan tries to bum rush Zackrisson with a series of wild strikes but Zackrisson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zackrisson scores with a nice right hand.
Zackrisson throws a hook but Tiernan blocks it.
Zackrisson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zackrisson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zackrisson throws a leg kick which misses Tiernan's front leg but catches the back leg as Tiernan tries to avoid it.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Zackrisson's head but Zackrisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zackrisson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiernan lands a leg kick that knocks Zackrisson off balance momentarily.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Zackrisson.
Tiernan throws out a counter right but Zackrisson avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Zackrisson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zackrisson misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel Zackrisson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zackrisson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zackrisson takes a swing at Tiernan's ribcage but misses.
Tiernan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zackrisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zackrisson lands with a shot to the body.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut
and Zackrisson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Zackrisson moves away and avoids it.
Tiernan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zackrisson.
Zackrisson slips a jab from Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and Zackrisson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zackrisson scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zackrisson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zackrisson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zackrisson!