PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmeri Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Spoilin For A Fight . Hautamaki has chosen Nekromantix-Generation 666 as his entrance music. Elmeri Hautamaki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mir
vs
Hautamaki

190 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
249 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmeri Hautamaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautamaki tries to clinch
and Mir counters with a straight right hand.
Mir digs a good hook to Hautamaki's body.
Hautamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir taking a breather.
Hautamaki tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hautamaki's efforts to push away.
Mir pushes off an throws an elbow but Hautamaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Mir.
A nice left hand lands by Mir.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Hautamaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mir lands a shoulder strike.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Hautamaki controls the action.
Mir working aggressively here.
Mir throws a punch but it's blocked by Hautamaki.
Mir tries to work over Hautamaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hautamaki breaks the clinch.
Hautamaki looks to clinch
and Mir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hautamaki thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hautamaki on the side of the head.
Hautamaki wants to clinch but Mir slips to the side
and Hautamaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Hautamaki tries to clinch
and Mir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hautamaki wants to clinch

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hautamaki working hard to break the clinch.
Mir lands with a left to the head.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hautamaki's efforts to push away.
Mir is working Hautamaki over against the cage.
Mir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hautamaki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hautamaki looks gassed!
Hautamaki ducks right into an uppercut from Mir.

Hautamaki is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir pounces like a tiger and cracks Hautamaki with a vicious hook! Hautamaki is down but not out! Mir follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Mir!