PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiernan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm. Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tiernan
vs
Johnson

175 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
29
159 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan checks the leg kick nicely there.
As Johnson backs away, Tiernan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Tiernan.
Johnson is looking for the big counter here.
Tiernan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tiernan misses with an uppercut.
Tiernan throws the kick towards the body but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Johnson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tiernan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tiernan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Tiernan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Tiernan - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tiernan throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Tiernan.
Johnson jabs Tiernan right on the nose. Tiernan blinks but takes it well.
Tiernan throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tiernan clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Tiernan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Johnson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tiernan or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Tiernan tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiernan lands a right hand.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan is stalling here.
Johnson digs a right hand into Tiernan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiernan's gas tank.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiernan lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tiernan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tiernan.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnsons head.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson cracks Tiernan with a nice body shot.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiernan.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Tiernan.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson gets through Tiernan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Johnson dominated that round.
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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan misses with a left hand
and Tiernan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Tiernan on that attempt.
Johnson cracks Tiernan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tiernan scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Nick Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson lands the left hand.
Donk. Johnson catches Tiernan right on the button with a cross.
Tiernan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Tiernan connects with a single shot there.
Tiernan misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiernan cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook but Tiernan avoids it easily.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Tiernan avoids it well.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tiernan walks into a jab.
Nick Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a hook. Tiernan ducked under it nicely.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
Tiernan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiernan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Johnson 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 uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Tiernan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiernan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson is looking to slow Tiernan down with leg kicks.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
It seemed like Johnson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tiernan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Johnson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson wants to slow Tiernan down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson catches Tiernan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Tiernan down.
Nice body kick there by Tiernan.
Decent striking displayed by Tiernan there.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tiernan swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tiernan misses with a straight right.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tiernan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Tiernan throws a push kick but Johnson slaps the foot to one side.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tiernan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tiernan throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiernan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiernan walks into a straight right hand from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Tiernan tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Tiernan throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tiernan is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tiernan throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a counter combo.
Tiernan lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Johnson slips a jab from Tiernan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiernan moves away.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Tiernan.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tiernan throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Johnson duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tiernan takes a step back to recover.
Johnson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Tiernan slips the punch.
As Johnson backs away, Tiernan returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tiernan slips under a jab from Johnson.
Tiernan moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Tiernan lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tiernan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Johnson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Johnson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Tiernan tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a nice hook to Tiernan's body. Tiernan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson throws a push kick but Tiernan slaps the foot to one side.
Tiernan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
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!
Johnson throws the left hand but Tiernan avoids the punch easily.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Tiernan's knee but Tiernan avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Tiernan shoots in.
Tiernan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
Tiernan sizes up Johnson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tiernan wants to slow Johnson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tiernan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to land a front kick but Johnson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tiernan throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for Tiernan's leg but Tiernan calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tiernan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Johnson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tiernan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tiernan misses with a low kick.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Tiernan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tiernan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Tiernan sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Tiernan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.
Tiernan takes one on the button.
Johnson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tiernan's hands.
Johnson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tiernan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Tiernan's defenses.
Tiernan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson connects with a solid leg kick.
Tiernan moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Tiernan is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson connects with the punch.
Oh Tiernan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tiernan loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan seems to have got his legs back now.
Tiernan moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
Tiernan throws a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Johnson!
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Johnson. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Johnson works Tiernan's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tiernan has time to react.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Johnson!
In his post fight interview, Nick Johnson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.