PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mali fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

fedor
vs
Mir

190 cm
25
253 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
265 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Golden Lilium
Golden Lilium

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, mali fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fedor on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Mir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. fedor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
fedor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but fedor keeps working.
fedor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but fedor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
fedor prevents Mir from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. fedor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but fedor swivels and escapes.
fedor tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mir misses with a straight left.
fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
fedor is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
fedor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir lands a nice hook to fedor's body. fedor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mir connects with a crisp jab.
fedor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fedor tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.

Mir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

fedor pushes Mir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight stays on the outside here - fedor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. fedor did well to prevent Mir getting side control.
Mir stops fedor from getting back to his feet.

Mir seems to be looking for submissions.
fedor wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Mir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and fedor defends it well.
Mir trying to control from half guard but fedor is working away.
fedor looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
fedor tries to land a leg kick but Mir saw it coming and moves away.
fedor throws a front kick aimed at Mir's knee but Mir avoids it well.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but fedor manages to avoid it.
fedor doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.

That's four 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.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping fedor at a distance.
Mir lands the left hand.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.

Mir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Mir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. fedor doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mir.

Mir seems to be working for a kimura but fedor defends the submission attempt.
fedor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Mir manages to mount him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

An inside leg kick lands from fedor.
mali fedor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir cracks a nice hook into fedor's ribs.
Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by fedor which made him look bad.
fedor tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
fedor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mir connects with a jab.
fedor throws a quick inside leg kick.
fedor scoring well with a low kick there.
fedor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
fedor is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
fedor chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down fedor rather than just go for the knockout.
fedor throws a nice inside leg kick.
fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir is breathing heavily.
fedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fedor is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fedor is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
fedor misses with a head kick.
fedor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
fedor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
fedor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by fedor.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but fedor sprawls well. He's pushed Mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
mali fedor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
fedor lands a head kick!

fedor has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
A knee to the head by fedor.
Mir fails to pull guard.
fedor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
fedor working Mir over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
fedor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
fedor with a knee to the head.
fedor with a knee to the head.
fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by fedor.
fedor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Mir blocks with his arms.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mir's face.
fedor lands a knee to the head.

Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
mali fedor is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir checks a leg kick nicely.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
fedor connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick there by fedor.
fedor throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
mali fedor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mir with a jab.

Mir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mir looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fedor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
fedor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir is standing up over fedor. fedor looks to escape but Mir dives into side control.
Mir trying to control the action but fedor is working from the bottom.
Mir tries to advance to mount but fedor denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but fedor keeps working.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
fedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fedor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
fedor tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
fedor lands with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
fedor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
fedor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by fedor.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around fedor's waist but fedor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

mali fedor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
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. This is the final round!

fedor moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but fedor swivels and escapes.
fedor is looking to clinch.
fedor throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
fedor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Mir feints and as fedor raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
fedor wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mir wants to pass the guard but fedor is keeping the position.
fedor wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fedor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir controls the pace.
fedor keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mir throws the left hand but fedor avoids the punch easily.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
fedor ducks under a wild hook from Mir.

fedor closes the distance and pushes Mir back into the cage.
fedor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
fedor misses with a knee strike.
Mir can't break the clinch.
fedor tries to land knees in the clinch but Mir avoids the damage to the body.
fedor missing with knees to the body.
Mir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir is trying to break free.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
mali fedor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.

fedor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
fedor tries to clinch up.
Mir lands a jab to the nose.

Mir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
fedor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mir has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but fedor keeps working.

Mir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by fedor, who protects the arm well.
fedor regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mir's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
fedor tries to kick Mir off but Mir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

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.
Mir tries to pass the half guard into mount. fedor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
fedor is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mir prevents fedor from getting back to his feet.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
fedor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mir controlling from the top position.

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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

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