PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genzo Wakabayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

mir
vs
Wakabayashi

191 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

211 cm
18
233 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frank mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Genzo Wakabayashi!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakabayashi tries a head kick but it misses.
mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wakabayashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wakabayashi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head kick by mir misses
and Wakabayashi counters with a head kick.
mir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
mir wants to clinch
and Wakabayashi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
mir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wakabayashi counters with a big head kick but mir shrugs it off.
mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wakabayashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
mir shoots in looking for a takedown. Wakabayashi tries to sprawl out of it but mir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wakabayashi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wakabayashi.
Wakabayashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

mir forces Wakabayashi back against the cage and clinches.
Wakabayashi misses with a knee to the head.
mir has Wakabayashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wakabayashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wakabayashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to mir's face.

It looks like frank mir has been cut.
mir is breathing heavily.

Wakabayashi breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakabayashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wakabayashi clinches up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for mir. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wakabayashi can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wakabayashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to mir's face.

Wakabayashi breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mir.

Wakabayashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Wakabayashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Wakabayashi which made him look bad.
Wakabayashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of mir's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wakabayashi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but mir swivels and escapes.
mir wants to clinch
and Wakabayashi counters with an inside leg kick.

Wakabayashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
mir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wakabayashi smiles and moves away.
mir keeps the fight on the outside.
frank mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wakabayashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of mir's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wakabayashi circles away.
Wakabayashi shoots and misses

and mir moves into the clinch.
Wakabayashi wants to break the clinch but can't.

mir ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. mir no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wakabayashi throwing strikes from guard but mir blocks nicely.

mir uses the cage to get back to his feet.
mir fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wakabayashi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with mir but mir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genzo Wakabayashi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on frank mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

mir tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wakabayashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
mir trying to stall but Wakabayashi improves his position.

Wakabayashi breaks the clinch.
A head kick by mir misses
and Wakabayashi counters with a good, hard body kick but mir shrugs it off.
Wakabayashi fails with the takedown.
mir tries to clinch but Wakabayashi is having none of it.
Wakabayashi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wakabayashi is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mir tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mir tries to clinch but Wakabayashi moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wakabayashi circles away.

Wakabayashi moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Wakabayashi.
mir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wakabayashi smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mir tries to clinch
and Wakabayashi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
mir throws a lazy head kick
and Wakabayashi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wakabayashi was well out of range. Poor timing from mir.
mir wants to clinch up but Wakabayashi keeps it at a distance.
Wakabayashi is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wakabayashi.
mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
frank mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mir closes the distance and clinches up with Wakabayashi, looking for a takedown. mir pushes Wakabayashi against the cage but Wakabayashi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from mir as Wakabayashi shoots in.
mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Wakabayashi sprawls well. He's pushed mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wakabayashi tries to clinch but mir is having none of it.
mir has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Wakabayashi moves into the clinch successfully.
Wakabayashi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wakabayashi prevents mir from breaking the clinch.
Wakabayashi stops a takedown attempt from mir.
mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
mir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wakabayashi has him pressed against the cage.
Wakabayashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
mir takes a knee right on the jaw!
mir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

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.
Wakabayashi unloads a knee to the mid-section. mir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wakabayashi takes a shot to the head.
Wakabayashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
mir jumps guard but Wakabayashi stands there with mir around his waist. mir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Wakabayashi avoids the damage to the body.
mir has had enough of the clinch but Wakabayashi keeps him there for the moment.
Wakabayashi drops down looking for an ankle pick but mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
mir clinches but Wakabayashi breaks the clinch
and Wakabayashi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. mir is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from mir.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Genzo Wakabayashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on frank mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wakabayashi rushes mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wakabayashi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as mir walks away with a smile on his face. Wakabayashi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wakabayashi tries to clinch but mir is having none of it.

mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. mir lands a nice short elbow.
mir is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wakabayashi connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Wakabayashi punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wakabayashi is staying active underneath mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wakabayashi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
mir wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wakabayashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wakabayashi!
Wakabayashi is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakabayashi throwing hammer fists to the chest of mir. What's that going to do exactly?
mir with the ground and pound from mount.
mir working Wakabayashi over with strikes here.
Wakabayashi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
mir wants to control the pace but Wakabayashi is squirming around nicely.

Wakabayashi tries to buck mir off so he can stand up but mir has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Wakabayashi falls backwards, slamming mir to the mat but mir holds on tight! Wakabayashi is forced to tap and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). frank mir!