PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mir
vs
Condit

195 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
176 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Condit!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Condit rushes Mir and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Condit prevents it.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Condit lands a good knee to the midsection. Mir won't want to take too many of those.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condit connects with a knee to the head.
Condit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Condit.
Condit lands a knee to the body.
Condit is pushing Mir up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Condit continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Condit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Condit just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Condit.
Condit throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit scores with a knee to the head.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mir.
Condit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Condit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Condit.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Condit dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Mir dodges an elbow strike from Condit.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Condit prevents the takedown attempt.
Condit stalls.
Condit looks gassed!
Condit lands a body punch in the clinch.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit missing with knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Condit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Condit avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mir is keeping busy.
Mir avoiding damage as Condit throws knees to the body.
Condit avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Condit is defending well for now.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Condit misses with an elbow over the top.
Condit is pressed up against the ropes. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Condit down to the mat. Condit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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 but fails miserably
and Condit counters with a nice body shot.

Mir scores with a takedown into Condit's guard.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mir wants to control from the top but Condit keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Mir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Condit misses with a takedown

and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
Mir won't allow Condit to get back to his feet.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir wanted to stand there but Condit had control of the position.
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Condit wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Mir just wasn't active enough.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Condit shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Condit is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like Mir is going to stand back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Frank Mir wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Condit counters with an outside leg kick.

That's eight 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.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Condit holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Condit trying to land knees to the body.
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Condit has him pressed against the ropes.
Condit landing knees to the body.
Condit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Condit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Condit obliges.
Condit managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Condit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir is working for takedown but Condit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Condit throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Condit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Condit won't allow it.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Condit avoids the damage to the body.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Condit stalling in the clinch but Mir improves position.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Condit avoids it.
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Condit has double underhooks.
Condit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Condit misses with a knee to the head.
Mir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Mir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Condit walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carlos Condit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Condit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Condit tries for a takedown but Mir circles away easily

and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Condit didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir tries to clinch but Condit moves away
and Condit counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir darts in trying to clinch

and Condit counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Condit stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
Condit trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Condit tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Frank Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit stands and throws Mir's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Condit has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Condit has hold of Mir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Condit is looking to work his way around to Mir's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Condit on the ground.

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.
Condit mounts Mir! Really nice guard pass there!
Mir is trying to stand up.
Condit looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mir is controlling an arm, preventing Condit from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Condit moves to the back position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries to keep control of the position but Mir is staying busy.
Mir is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Condit struggling to land strikes to the head as Mir covers up.
Mir is trying to stand back up.
Mir staying busy and making it hard for Condit to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Condit is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Condit is striking well from the back but Mir escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Condit is taking a breather. Mir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Condit wasn't active enough on the ground.
Condit shoots and misses

and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Condit didn't expect that.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mir trying to control but Condit is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Condit is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mir is controlling him.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Condit gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Condit is controlling him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Condit advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Condit stops Mir from getting back to his feet.

Condit is working for a kimura but Mir is defending it quite comfortably.
Condit thows a huge punch but Mir dodges it nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Condit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Condit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Condit trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir is looking to get back to is feet but Condit passes into side control.

Condit is trying to get an arm triangle but Mir is defending well.
Condit tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mir's legs.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Condit wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Condit works to advance to full mount. Mir defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Condit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Frank Mir!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Frank Mir!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Frank Mir!

Frank Mir wins by unanimous decision!