PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Atomic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomic comes to the cage accompanied by A Kiss to Build a Dream On . 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.

Atomic
vs
Mir

198 cm
25
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
15 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Das Labor

Crippler's Corner

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tom Atomic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Atomic scores with a shot to the body.
Mir slips under a jab.
Mir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atomic.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atomic throws out the jab.
Atomic throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Atomic throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Atomic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomic misses with a hook.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atomic.
Atomic misses with a looping right.
Atomic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Mir slips under a jab from Atomic.
Mir slips a straight right by Atomic.
Mir takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atomic throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Atomic is just out of range.
Mir throws a jab when Atomic was well out of range.
Mir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut there from Atomic.
Tom Atomic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir blocks a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mir.
Tom Atomic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Atomic walks into a jab.
Atomic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir is trying desperately to land a takedown but Atomic is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mir.
Atomic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Atomic throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomic misses with a hook.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atomic works the jab nicely.
Atomic connects with a right hand. Mir shakes it off.
Atomic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomic.
Atomic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Tom Atomic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir avoids the body shot from Atomic.
Atomic misses with a looping right.
Atomic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atomic.
Atomic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mir.
Mir slips a straight right by Atomic.
A combination from Atomic does no damage.
Atomic cracks Mir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atomic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomic was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atomic.
Atomic lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
Atomic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomic.
Atomic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Atomic throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Nice shot lands for Atomic.
Atomic throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Atomic misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Atomic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Atomic but Atomic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Atomic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mir misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atomic throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Atomic scores with a hook.
Atomic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atomic takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Atomic stuffs the takedown.
Atomic avoids the body shot from Mir.
Atomic needs to keep his hands up - Mir had a free shot at his head there.
Atomic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Atomic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mir misses with a hook. Atomic ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomic.
Atomic thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomic throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mir ducks under a wild hook from Atomic.
Nice sprawl there from Atomic as Mir shoots in.
A big left from Atomic misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atomic. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Atomic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Atomic misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Atomic. Atomic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice sprawl there from Atomic as Mir shoots in.
Tom Atomic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Atomic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atomic misses with a jab to the body

and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Atomic's guard.
Atomic trying to keep a closed guard but Mir is proving a slippery customer.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atomic swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking to advance position but Atomic has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mir can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Atomic throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mir because Atomic loaded up on that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Atomic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mir is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mir tries to hold on but Atomic pushes him away.
Atomic controlling his opponent.
Atomic scoring with strikes but Mir is staying in there.
Atomic tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atomic controlling from the full mount.
Atomic tries to control but Mir wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Atomic wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Mir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Atomic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir tries to lock up and control but Atomic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four 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.
Atomic lands a nice shot to the head.
Atomic looking to finish with strikes here!
Mir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Atomic tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
Atomic punishing his opponent with strikes.
Atomic looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mir tries to hold on but Atomic postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Atomic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Atomic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomic.
Atomic scores with a shot to the body.
Atomic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A punch combination from Atomic misses.
Atomic misses with the combination.
Atomic throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Atomic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Atomic jabs at Mir's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atomic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That has opened up Frank Mir's cut even more.
Atomic misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atomic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atomic throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
Atomic catches Mir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mir moves away from the strike by Atomic.
Atomic throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Atomic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomic.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Atomic moved out of range.
Mir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The cut above Frank Mir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Atomic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A shot to the body from Atomic misses

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomic gets back to full guard.
Mir preventing the sweep.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Atomic controlling the position.
Mir won't allow Atomic to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is pushing down on Atomic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Atomic is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atomic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atomic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir passes Atomic's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mir is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Atomic still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Atomic has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Atomic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?

Atomic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mir to his feet.
Tom Atomic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atomic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Atomic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atomic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Atomic!