PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Pedro Rodriguez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rodriguez
vs
Mir

213 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pedro Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Mir!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to clinch but Rodriguez is having none of it.

Mir clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rodriguez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Rodriguez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir keeps control of Rodriguez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rodriguez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mir uses from the top position.
Mir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rodriguez will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodriguez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rodriguez tries to get out of the position.
Mir landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir works over Rodriguez with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir lands a couple of elbows.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Mir in close.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodriguez is keeping the position for now.
Mir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Mir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mir shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rodriguez's guard.
Mir is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mir advances to half guard.

Mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rodriguez sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mir content just to control the position here.
Mir lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Mir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rodriguez shoots and misses

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez keeps control of Mir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir can't get the takedown.
Rodriguez is pressed up against the cage. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rodriguez down to the mat. Rodriguez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pedro Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Mir.

Mir scores with a takedown into Rodriguez's guard.
Mir prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Mir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Rodriguez looking for subs off his back but Mir has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mir seems content to control.
Rodriguez won't allow Mir to pass to mount.
Rodriguez trying to control from the bottom.
Mir seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Let's hope that Mir 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Mir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mir is staying tight to Rodriguez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
You can see the frustration on Rodriguez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is staying tight to Rodriguez's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Mir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodriguez, who protects the arm well.

Mir has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rodriguez throws a combination. Mir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Mir 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!

Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rodriguez throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.

Mir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mir stands up and beckons Rodriguez to his feet.
Mir scores with a one two! Rodriguez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dan Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mir controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mir lands a big elbow.
Rodriguez tries to lock up and control but Mir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez is looking to get to half guard.
Rodriguez reaches up to try and control the position but Mir seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rodriguez rolls and tries to escape and now Mir has his back!
Mir lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Mir just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez tries to escape the position.

Rodriguez fending off the submission attempt from Mir.
I really don't envy Rodriguez right now.
Rodriguez is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mir working for the choke.
Mir has good solid back control here.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but Mir manages to sink in the hooks.
Pedro Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rodriguez preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mir.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mir 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Mir!