PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Tiernan (ranked 960 p4p, 118 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 1771 p4p, 210 weight class). Tiernan comes to the cage accompanied by Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm. Harris has chosen Not again - You all ready dropped? as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Tiernan
vs
Harris

175 cm
31
165 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

173 cm
32
161 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Sin City Allstars

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiernan tries for a takedown but Harris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tiernan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.

Tiernan gets tackled into the cage by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Tiernan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Tiernan avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Tiernan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harris takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan blocking some punches.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocking some punches.
Tiernan misses with the head strike.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Harris tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harris blocks a body shot from Tiernan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a shot to the body.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tiernan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan works on Harris's body with a couple of short punches.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan stalling the fight.
Harris lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Tiernan.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Good body shot from Harris.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiernan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Harris.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Tiernan prevents a body shot from Harris.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Tiernan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Tiernan fails to land.
Tiernan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
Tiernan looking for a takedown.
Harris pushes Tiernan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiernan controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiernan.
Harris misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tiernan is defending well for now.
A short right from Harris.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Tiernan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiernan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris 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 takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tiernan blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tiernan throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Tiernan takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.

Tiernan darts in and clinches Harris up against the cage.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris looking to throw knees to the head but Tiernan is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Derek Harris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tiernan lands an uppercut.
Tiernan has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris tries to work over Tiernan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Harris landing knees to the body.
Harris crunches a lovely knee into Tiernan's ribcage.
Tiernan looking to slow down the pace here.
Tiernan misses with a body punch.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Tiernan's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris lands a good knee to the midsection. Tiernan won't want to take too many of those.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiernan backwards.
Harris scores a nice knee to the body.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks an uppercut.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
Harris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiernan tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tiernan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Harris after a bit of a struggle.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris tries to land knees in the clinch but Tiernan avoids the damage to the body.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
Tiernan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan can't find room to land a body shot as Harris controls the action.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Tiernan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiernan takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiernan working aggressively here.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiernan's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harris lands an uppercut.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harris lands with a short shot to the head.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tiernan tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Tiernan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Tiernan avoids it by throwing Harris back against the cage.
Tiernan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiernan.
Tiernan struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
Tiernan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiernan swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harris.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters circling - Tiernan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tiernan with a jab.
Tiernan misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Tiernan moves out of range easily.
Tiernan misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tiernan.
A head kick misses from Harris.
Nice cross by Tiernan.
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris sizes up Tiernan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Tiernan motions for Harris to come forward. Tiernan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harris only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tiernan slips a jab from Harris.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Harris scores with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tiernan's calf.
Harris connects with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Harris.
Derek Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Tiernan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derek Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Tiernan moved out of range.
Tiernan misses with a body kick.
Tiernan stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris cracks a nice hook into Tiernan's ribs.
Tiernan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Harris tries to clinch but Tiernan moves out of range.
Tiernan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiernan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harris sprawls and moves away.
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiernan throws a hook but Harris blocks it.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tiernan shoots in looking for a takedown. Harris tries to sprawl out of it but Tiernan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiernan misses with a wild body shot.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Tiernan off balance momentarily.
Harris dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tiernan. That did some damage!
Conor Tiernan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiernan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Harris misses.
Harris looks for the body kick but Tiernan saw that one coming.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiernan throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Harris there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiernan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiernan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiernan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiernan throws a hook to the side of Harris's head but Harris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harris avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Derek Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Harris scores with a sloppy right hand. Tiernan should have avoided that one.
A jab from Harris does it's job there.
Harris thuds his right hand into Tiernan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tiernan throws a right hand that misses
and Harris makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tiernan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Harris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Tiernan throws a jab when Harris was well out of range.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiernan at a distance.
Tiernan looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.
Tiernan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tiernan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Tiernan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiernan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harris 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 missing with a left hand there. Harris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiernan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Harris avoids it.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiernan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harris.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harris clobbers Tiernan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Harris!
A victorious Derek Harris thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.