PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Hiesel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hiesel
vs
Mir

185 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Napoleon Hiesel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiesel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Hiesel does a little dance to reset his feet.

Mir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mir lands in his opponent's guard.
Mir is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hiesel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mir's guard.
Hiesel won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Hiesel pushes down on Mir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hiesel wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiesel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hiesel has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
Hiesel preventing the sweep.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Hiesel is proving a slippery customer.

Mir has his foot on Hiesel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hiesel works his way back into a safe position though.
Hiesel tries to stand but Mir is controlling from the bottom.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Mir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiesel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hiesel's guard.
Hiesel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mir passes into half guard.
Hiesel wants to get back to full guard.
Mir is trying to control. Hiesel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hiesel wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Hiesel pushes Mir off looking to stand but Mir dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiesel is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mir not doing much here.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hiesel moves out of range of the body kick.
Hiesel lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir looks gassed!

Mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hiesel gets back to full guard.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Hiesel.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hiesel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mir has picked Hiesel up and slammed him! Hiesel can't keep hold of the triangle and Mir manages to pass to side control!
Hiesel parries the strikes from Mir easily there. Mir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hiesel to escape.
Hiesel manages to get back to half guard.
Mir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Mir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hiesel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mir.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Hiesel is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hiesel connects with a right hand. Mir shakes it off.
Hiesel digs a good hook to Mir's body.
Hiesel misses with the combination.
Napoleon Hiesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Hiesel.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Hiesel which made him look bad.
Mir walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hiesel swinging wilding here.
Mir moves forwards but Hiesel connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Hiesel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mir is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hiesel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hiesel decides to stand back up. Hiesel steps back and let's Mir get back to his feet.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Hiesel sprawls well.

Hiesel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir trying to control but Hiesel postures up.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Hiesel has control of the leg.

Hiesel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir wants to control but Hiesel is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is positioning himself well to prevent Hiesel advancing to mount.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Mir gets back to full guard.

Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hiesel gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hiesel!
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiesel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hiesel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hiesel blocking the ground and pound.
Hiesel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hiesel tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Mir stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mir prevents Hiesel from improving his position.
Hiesel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hiesel.
Hiesel keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Hiesel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiesel keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Hiesel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mir fails with the takedown
and Hiesel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
Hiesel tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Hiesel didn't expect that.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hiesel kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Hiesel tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the action but Hiesel is working from the bottom.

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

Mir shoots in and bounces Hiesel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Hiesel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir works over Hiesel with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hiesel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hiesel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Hiesel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mir puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Mir is working for a kimura but Hiesel is defending it quite comfortably.
Mir is pressing down on Hiesel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hiesel is holding on for now.
Hiesel is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hiesel's half guard.

Mir is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hiesel is just riding it out for now. Mir eventually gives up the hold.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Hiesel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hiesel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hiesel wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
Mir slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hiesel is keeping the position for now.

Hiesel had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mir is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hiesel Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mir's back instead.

Mir defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hiesel's arms.
Mir needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Mir turns into Hiesel and is now in his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

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