PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samson Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pieni Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pieni Mies has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Savea
vs
Mies

205 cm
19
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samson Savea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pieni Mies!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Savea closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mies to the mat! Mies manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Savea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savea stands up over Mies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mies throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Savea working some strikes from top position.
Mies trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Mies is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Savea is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mies is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Savea engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Savea postures up.
Savea throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savea tries to free his leg and advance position but Mies is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pieni Mies wasn't active enough on the ground.
Savea tries to clinch up.

Savea gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Savea scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Mies shoots in and gets a takedown into Savea's guard.
Mies looks gassed!
Mies being controlled here momentarily.
Mies wants to stand but Savea has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea controlling Mies's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Samson Savea has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Mies looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mies throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Savea works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mies tries to free his leg and advance position but Savea is retaining full guard.
Savea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Savea has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Mies gets to his feet - Savea follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Savea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Savea fails to pull guard.
Mies letting Savea take a breather here.
Savea wants a takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Savea.

Mies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Savea moves into the clinch successfully.

Mies's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies misses with a head kick.

Savea closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mies prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Savea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mies has had enough of the clinch but Savea keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Samson Savea will probably get the nod.
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.

Savea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mies.

Savea drives through with a takedown into Mies's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mies trying to strike off his back.
Mies wants to improve his position but instead Savea has moved into half guard.
Savea trying to control the action but Mies is working from the bottom.
Mies is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savea scores with a couple of nice shots.

Savea seems to be working for a kimura but Mies defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mies pushes Savea off looking to stand but Savea dives back in and keeps control.
Savea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Savea lands a nice short elbow.
Savea not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Savea looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Savea working the head and body with strikes.
Savea stalling.
Mies has a hand on Savea's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Savea takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mies is looking to get to half guard.
Savea landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea wants to control the pace but Mies is squirming around nicely.
Savea in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Samson Savea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies taking shots to the head.
Mies should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Savea cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mies wants to hold on but Savea pushes him away.
Savea fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mies is in a horrible position here. Savea smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Savea lands a nice shot to the head.
Savea scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mies?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies is bucking up trying to escape but Savea cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Savea working the ground and pound effectively.
Savea has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mies's face.
Savea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Savea with shots to the head and body - Mies looks very uncomfortable down there.
Savea lands with some strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savea is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Mies is rocked!
Savea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mies is still in real trouble! Can Savea finish him?
Savea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A big strike lands for Savea! That's really hurt Mies and he's turned his back - Savea keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Savea jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Savea!