PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waldorf Astoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astoria's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waltz from Les Sylphides. Tiernan has chosen DESERT STORM by Tartanic as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Astoria
vs
Tiernan

180 cm
32
174 lbs
33 - 14 - 0

180 cm
35
168 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Patrick Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Tiernan.
Astoria looks to throw the jab but Tiernan is out of range.
Astoria scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick from Tiernan misses.
Astoria avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Nice body kick from Astoria.
Astoria lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiernan at a distance.
Astoria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Astoria blocks a low kick nicely.
Astoria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Astoria fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tiernan is out of range.
Tiernan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tiernan throws a nice head kick!
Astoria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Tiernan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astoria looks to throw a body kick
enabling Tiernan to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiernan throws a low kick but Astoria moves out of range easily.
Astoria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Astoria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tiernan.
Tiernan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Astoria tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tiernan is able to avoid easily.

Tiernan has Astoria up against the cage in a clinch.
Astoria tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiernan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Astoria fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiernan trying to control the position but instead, Astoria has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tiernan into the cage.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astoria can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Astoria makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tiernan misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiernan pushes Astoria back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Astoria can't find room to land a body shot as Tiernan controls the action.
Astoria prevents a body shot from Tiernan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Astoria.
Tiernan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tiernan lands a shot 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!
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astoria unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
Astoria tries a body shot but Tiernan blocks it.
Tiernan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiernan throws a head punch that misses.
Astoria misses with the head strike.
Tiernan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Astorias head.
Tiernan misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Astoria has a couple of punches blocked by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiernan leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Tiernan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiernan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Astoria takes a shot to the head.
Tiernan lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tiernan.
Tiernan lands with a right to the head.
Tiernan lands with a short shot to the head.
Astoria tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tiernan's elbow.
Tiernan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astoria throws a head punch that misses.
Tiernan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tiernan tries a body shot but Astoria blocks it.
A hook to the body from Tiernan.
Tiernan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tiernan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Astoria.
A nice left hand lands by Tiernan.
Astoria connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tiernan's face.

It looks like Patrick Tiernan has been cut.
The referee calls for Tiernan to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Astoria.
A right hook to the body lands for Tiernan.
A right hand to the body from Tiernan.
Astoria working aggressively here.
Tiernan scores with a nice hook to the head.

Astoria is rocked!
Tiernan pushes Astoria against the cage. Tiernan is working some dirty boxing. Tiernan pushes off with a quick right hook! Astoria goes down! Astoria tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Tiernan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Tiernan!
Our winner, Patrick Tiernan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.