PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mannyyy Pacquiaooo (ranked 3928 p4p, 2160 weight class) and Peter Tiernan (ranked 382 p4p, 242 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pacquiaooo
vs
Tiernan

168 cm
25
155
2 - 2 - 0

162 cm
27
150
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mannyyy Pacquiaooo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pacquiaooo is out of range.
Good work by Pacquiaooo as he checks the leg kick.
Tiernan tries to score with a low kick but Pacquiaooo moves his leg out of the way.
No joy there for Pacquiaooo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tiernan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Tiernan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tiernan controlling from the top position.
Tiernan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiaooo swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiernan doesn't manage to clinch there - Pacquiaooo circles away.
Peter Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiernan moves out of range as Pacquiaooo throws a body kick.

Tiernan looking to score a takedown here. Pacquiaooo is defending well but Tiernan drives through and ends up in Pacquiaooo's guard.

Tiernan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pacquiaooo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiernan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tiernan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiaooo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan slips nicely into half guard.
Tiernan controlling the action here.

Tiernan stands up from half guard.
Pacquiaooo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Tiernan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pacquiaooo to the mat! Pacquiaooo manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Tiernan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pacquiaooo looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pacquiaooo looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pacquiaooo!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiernan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pacquiaooo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Tiernan wants to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Tiernan looking for submissions off his back.

Pacquiaooo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tiernan to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan dominated that 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.

Tiernan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pacquiaooo pinned against the cage. Pacquiaooo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tiernan has closed the distance and engaged Pacquiaooo in a clinch.

Tiernan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tiernan moves into range and clinches up with Pacquiaooo.
I was talking to Pacquiaooo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tiernan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tiernan.
Pacquiaooo tries to counter with a takedown but Tiernan is quick to defend against it.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pacquiaooo sprawls well. Pacquiaooo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiernan gets slowly back to his feet.
Pacquiaooo is looking for a counter combo.
Tiernan throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiaooo moves out of range easily.
Tiernan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.

Tiernan gets a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan controlling the action here.

Pacquiaooo kicks Tiernan off and gets back to his feet.

Tiernan gets a clinch.
Tiernan prevents Pacquiaooo from breaking the clinch.

Tiernan jumps into guard, dragging Pacquiaooo to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Pacquiaooo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tiernan on the ground.
Pacquiaooo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiernan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Tiernan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Tiernan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tiernan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Tiernan stands and steps away. Pacquiaooo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiaooo swivels and escapes.

Tiernan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Tiernan gets to his feet. Pacquiaooo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tiernan throws a body kick that misses.
Pacquiaooo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pacquiaooo leaves Tiernan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiernan misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tiernan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tiernan fails with the takedown.
Pacquiaooo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Pacquiaooo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tiernan.

Tiernan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Tiernan manages to break the clinch.
Tiernan shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiaooo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan dives in for a single leg takedown but Pacquiaooo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a hook to the body. Pacquiaooo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Tiernan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pacquiaooo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tiernan are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tiernan happy to just control the position for now.

Tiernan decides to stand back up. Tiernan steps back and let's Pacquiaooo get back to his feet.
Mannyyy Pacquiaooo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiernan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pacquiaooo attempts a counter takedown but Tiernan avoids it well and moves away.

Tiernan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pacquiaooo was covering up waiting for the punch and Tiernan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tiernan sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiaooo wants to stand but Tiernan is controlling the position.
Tiernan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tiernan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pacquiaooo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tiernan won't allow Pacquiaooo to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiaooo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiernan controlling from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiaooo swivels and escapes.
Tiernan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiaooo swivels and escapes.
Pacquiaooo misses with the combination.

Tiernan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pacquiaooo is trying to escape back to his feet but Tiernan uses the scramble to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pacquiaooo defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Tiernan is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pacquiaooo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Tiernan gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pacquiaooo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Tiernan lets go of the hold and Pacquiaooo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Peter Tiernan!