PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiernan's choice of entrance music: DESERT STORM by Tartanic. Zophiel Furfur has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Furfur
vs
Tiernan

178 cm
32
169 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

180 cm
38
168 lbs
28 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furfur is looking to slow Tiernan down with leg kicks.
Tiernan throws a wild body kick that Furfur sees coming a mile off.
Tiernan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tiernan throws a solid leg kick but Furfur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tiernan.
Tiernan slips a straight right by Furfur.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furfur connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiernan throws a sloppy body shot
and Furfur finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Tiernan rushes Furfur and presses him up against the cage.

Furfur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furfur tries to land a front kick but Tiernan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Furfur lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab from Tiernan.
Furfur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Furfur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Furfur thows a body kick. Tiernan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tiernan throws a leg kick which misses Furfur's front leg but catches the back leg as Furfur tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tiernan.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Furfur is avoiding it.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furfur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Furfur throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiernan.
Furfur throws a series of punches but Tiernan avoids them all with ease.
Tiernan misses with a head kick.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Furfur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan looks to score with a jab to the body but Furfur is just out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furfur.
Furfur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tiernan's sensitive parts.
A nice combination there by Furfur.
Furfur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kebab House in the buildup to the fight.
Furfur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tiernan.
Zophiel Furfur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiernan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiernan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan throws a one two combo.
Furfur slips under a jab.
Nice body punch from Furfur.
Furfur tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Furfur avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Furfur, as that shot connected.
Furfur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Furfur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Furfur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tiernan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Tiernan as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan tried to score with a low kick but Furfur checks it.
Furfur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Furfur just misses with a punch to the body.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Furfur needs to keep his hands up - Tiernan had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Furfur. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Furfur avoids it.
Furfur connects with a nice looking jab.
Furfur is looking to wear down Tiernan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furfur.
The crowd cheers as Tiernan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furfur doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furfur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Furfur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Furfur misses with the body kick

and Tiernan counters by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furfur content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Furfur tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Furfur.
Furfur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Furfur.
Furfur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Furfur.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiernan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Furfur.
Furfur wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 Zophiel Furfur will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Furfur lands with a right hand.
Furfur 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 clinches up with Furfur and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Furfur trying to control the position but instead, Tiernan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Furfur into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Furfur on the inside.

Tiernan is rocked!
Furfur blocks an uppercut.
Furfur struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Tiernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan blocking some punches.

Furfur manages to break the clinch.
Furfur misses with a kick to the body
and Tiernan counters with a nice leg kick.
Tiernan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Furfur thumps Tiernan with a low kick.
Tiernan tries to clinch there but Furfur circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tiernan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Furfur misses with an attempted mid kick.
Furfur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Furfur - that will leave a mark!
Tiernan staying out of range there.
Furfur lands a front kick.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Furfur's head but Furfur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Furfur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Tiernan.
Furfur throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Furfur shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur lands with an overhand left.
Zophiel Furfur is winning the standup battle so far.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Tiernan misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Furfur.
A chopping leg kick lands by Furfur.
Furfur misses the jab.
Furfur scores with the left hand. Tiernan knows he should have avoided that one.
Furfur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Tiernan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Furfur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tiernan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Furfur.
Zophiel Furfur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Furfur on the inside.
Tiernan is still on wobbly legs! Can Furfur finish him?

Furfur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tiernan misses with a looping right.
Furfur scoring well with a low kick there.
Tiernan seems to have recovered his senses.
Tiernan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Furfur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiernan's calf.
Tiernan moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Furfur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Furfur misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Furfur.
Crunch! Furfur slams his shin into Tiernan's torso.
Tiernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Furfur finds it's way through Tiernan's defenses.
Furfur throws a looping overhand right but Tiernan ducks down to avoid it.
Tiernan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tiernan is looking to slow Furfur down with leg kicks.
Furfur throws a low kick but Tiernan avoids it.
Tiernan is looking to clinch.
Tiernan looks to land a body kick but Furfur moved away.
Furfur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiernan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Furfur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Furfur throws a chopping leg kick but Tiernan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tiernan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furfur keeps Tiernan at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furfur 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.
Furfur misses with a body shot.
Tiernan needs to keep his hands up - Furfur had a free shot at his head there.
Tiernan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Furfur.
Tiernan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zophiel Furfur dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiernan is looking to clinch but Furfur is avoiding it.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Furfur checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furfur swings for the body but Tiernan moves out of range.
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Furfur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Patrick Tiernan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Furfur misses with an uppercut.
Furfur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Tiernan throws a nice head kick!
Tiernan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch but Furfur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furfur throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Furfur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Furfur throws a push kick but Tiernan slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Furfur has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tiernan blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Furfur.
Furfur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Furfur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Furfur lands with a nice body punch.
Furfur throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tiernan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furfur misses with a low kick.
Tiernan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furfur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Furfur.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furfur, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick from Furfur misses.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Furfur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiernan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furfur.
Furfur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tiernan ducks under a wild hook from Furfur.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furfur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tiernan. Tiernan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiernan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Tiernan sees coming a mile off.
Furfur throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Furfur as he checks the leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a low kick nicely.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tiernan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Furfur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furfur checks a leg kick.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Furfur.
A clash of legs there as Tiernan blocks the low kick.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan avoids the head kick by Furfur.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Furfur is having none of it.
Furfur connects with a jab.
Furfur checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tiernan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Patrick Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Furfur pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tiernan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furfur lands with a shot to the body.
Furfur checks a leg kick.
Furfur misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Furfur if he has to take too many more of those.
Tiernan moves in looking to clinch but Furfur pushes him off.
Furfur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tiernan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Furfur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiernan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tiernan wants to land a leg kick but Furfur is out of range.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Furfur.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Tiernan.
Well Furfur 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zophiel Furfur!
An out of breath Zophiel Furfur thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.