PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Peeeers Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Augusto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mies
vs
Augusto

165 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peeeers Mies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Augusto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mies sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Augusto somewhat.

Augusto moves into the clinch.
Augusto jumps guard but Mies stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Augusto tries to bum rush Mies with a series of wild strikes but Mies uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mies gets a takedown into half guard.
Mies looks to land a strike but Augusto avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mies with a flurry of punches that miss.

Augusto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mies won't allow Augusto to sweep him here.
Mies would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mies's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Augusto has a closed guard, preventing Mies from standing up.
Mies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mies is looking to stand up but Augusto won't let him.

Augusto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mies gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Augusto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two 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.
Mies is looking to work some ground and pound but Augusto has wrist control.

Augusto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mies defends it easily.
Mies has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mies wants to stand but Augusto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mies trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mies tries to stand but Augusto is controlling from the bottom.
Mies with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Augusto is looking for a triangle but Mies pushes his legs off easily.
Mies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mies throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mies throwing strikes but missing.
Augusto looking for a sweep. Not yet Augusto, not yet.
Mies knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Augusto on the ground.
Mies working some strikes from top position.
Augusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mies stands up from Augusto's guard - Mies perhaps looking for a knockout.
Augusto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mies scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augusto.
Mies bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Augusto's head backwards.
Mies on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mies could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Augusto.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Mies. Those never looked like landing.
Mies looks to land a combination but Augusto avoids it well.
Mies shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Augusto sprawls well. Augusto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mies gets slowly back to his feet.
Mies catches Augusto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peeeers Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Augusto scores with a nice body kick.
Mies misses with a double jab.
Augusto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augusto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Augusto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mies displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mies throws a good cross that connects.
Augusto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Mies scores with a jab.
Mies defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Augusto.
Mies tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Augusto was well out of range. Poor timing from Mies.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Mies dips to his left and cracks Augusto with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Mies.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Augusto.
Mies lands with an overhand left.

Augusto closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto lands a good knee to the midsection. Mies won't want to take too many of those.
Augusto misses with a knee strike.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Augusto has Mies pressed against the cage, preventing Mies from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Augusto pulls guard.
Mies scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mies throws a strike but Augusto rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Augusto wants to control from the top but Mies keeps moving.
Augusto prevents Mies from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto throwing strikes from guard but Mies blocks nicely.
Mies wants to stand but Augusto is controlling the position.
Augusto looking to pass the guard.
Mies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Augusto is controlling him.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Augusto is in close to Mies's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mies wants to get back to his feet but Augusto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augusto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Mies manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mies looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Augusto closes the distance and clinches up with Mies, looking for a takedown. Augusto pushes Mies against the cage but Mies circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Peeeers Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Augusto.

Augusto drives through and clinches with Mies against the cage.

Mies breaks from the clinch.
Augusto looks to land a combination but Mies avoids it well.
Augusto dodges the punch combination from Mies.
Mies misses with the combination.
Mies blocks a head kick by Augusto.
Augusto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Augusto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mies lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Augusto closes the distance and pushes Mies back into the cage.
Augusto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mies is defending well for now.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mies gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Augusto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mies dodges an elbow strike from Augusto.
Augusto tries to score a body lock takedown but Mies shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mies is trying to force a seperation but Augusto has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Augusto throws an elbow but misses.
Augusto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mies prevents it.
Mies looking for a takedown.
Augusto fails to pull guard.
Mies wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Augusto has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Augusto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mies lands with a hook. Augusto tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mies throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mies will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies misses with a double jab
and Augusto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies tries for a takedown but Augusto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mies fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Augusto avoids it really well and circles away.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Mies checks a low kick from Augusto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Augusto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Mies misses the target.

Mies changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Augusto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Augusto parries the strikes from Mies easily there. Mies is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Augusto to escape.
Mies misses with the ground and pound.
Mies throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mies creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Augusto sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Mies decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Augusto is looking to clinch but Mies is avoiding it.
Mies's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mies duly obliges.
Augusto slips a jab and a cross from Mies.

Augusto clinches up with Mies and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Augusto tries a knee to the head but Mies blocks it.
Augusto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mies pulls his leg out and moves away.
Augusto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Augusto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Augusto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Augusto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mies avoids it really well and circles away.
Mies lands a nice shot to the body.
Augusto misses with a series of wild punches.
Augusto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mies fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies looks to land a combination. Augusto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Augusto.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mies lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mies.
Mies misses with a series of wild punches.
Mies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Augusto counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mies's knee momentarily.
Augusto connects with an inside leg kick.
Augusto motions for Mies to come forward. Augusto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Antonio Augusto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mies throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Augusto counters with a nice leg kick.
Mies throws out a powerful jab.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Mies misses with a two punch combination.
Mies throws a series of punches but Augusto avoids them all with ease.
Antonio Augusto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Augusto counters with a leg kick.
Mies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Augusto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mies.
Mies throws a nice looking combination but Augusto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peeeers Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augusto shoots in and drives through. Mies sprawls well.
Peeeers Mies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Augusto.
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Mies punishes Augusto's body with a nice straight punch.
Mies throws a left and a right that both miss
and Augusto counters with a thumping low kick.
Mies throws a series of punches but Augusto moves out of range.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Augusto avoids a punch combination nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Augusto enables Mies to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Augusto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Augusto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peeeers Mies showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Augusto 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Augusto!