PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mir IV
vs
West

197 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clubber West!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for West.

Mir IV shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in West's guard.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir IV is one step ahead there.

West is looking for a triangle but Mir IV pushes his legs off easily.
Mir IV pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Mir IV is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
West doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
West is trying to control the position but Mir IV postures up.
Mir IV passes West's left leg - he's now in half guard.
West is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mir IV slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir IV passes easily into side control. Nice work.
West tries to buck Mir IV off but Mir IV is having none of it.
Mir IV controlling the position.
West gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mir IV with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mir IV is breathing heavily.

West looking for submissions off his back.
Mir IV not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West wants to improve his position but Mir IV is controlling well.
Mir IV is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir IV has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir IV just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir IV shoots in but no luck this time.
West tries to clinch but Mir IV moves out of range.

Mir IV closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming West to the mat! West manages to get full guard.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir IV postures up.
Mir IV content to stall in guard here.
Mir IV pushes down on West's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mir IV perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir IV passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mir IV sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir IV just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Mir IV scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mir IV takes a little break here. West wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
West is looking to regain half guard here but Mir IV keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir IV 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.

Donk. Mir IV catches West right on the button with a cross.

Mir IV gets a takedown into half guard.
West tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mir IV content to control rather than advance.
Mir IV wants to free his trapped foot but West is holding on for dear life with his legs.
West throws a strike from the bottom but Mir IV passes into side control!
Mir IV in side control, just content to control the action for now.
West is trying to get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West tries to buck Mir IV off but Mir IV is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir IV staying calm.
West stops Mir IV from passing to mount.
West sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mir IV is controlling the pace.
Mir IV prevents West from standing back up.

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.
West is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mir IV in particular looking to stall.
West is looking to control Mir IV's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can West avoid being mounted?
West missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. West manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
West trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
West being controlled here, momentarily.
Frank Mir IV overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
West with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Mir IV can't handle though.
West can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir IV controls the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir IV just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mir IV shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir IV looks for a takedown but West sprawls well.

Mir IV scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
West struggling a bit here.
West seems a little lost for a moment, as Mir IV dominates the positioning.
West struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as Mir IV stalls from top position.
West struggling a bit here.
West is trying to improve his position.
Mir IV controls the position from side control.
West throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir IV just content to control the position.
Mir IV gets to mount! West was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
West working to try and regain half guard.
Mir IV controlling the position easily from mount.
West is working to get back to half guard.
Mir IV avoids the attempt from West to control.
West might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mir IV kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir IV dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mir IV clinches up with West and pushes him back against the cage.
West prevents Mir IV from breaking the clinch.
West is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mir IV pulls him back up using the underhooks.
West is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Mir IV jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mir IV holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mir IV is on top in guard.
Mir IV is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mir IV advances to half guard.
West tries to get to full guard but Mir IV has control of the leg.
West is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir IV wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Mir IV is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
West wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
West wants to stand up but Mir IV is controlling him.
West trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mir IV slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir IV just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West tries to clinch

and Mir IV moves into the clinch.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir IV.
The referee calls for Mir IV to work.
Mir IV is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir IV has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. West is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Mir IV manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
West sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mir IV's guard.

West is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir IV avoiding damage under a succession of punches from West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir IV is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West wants to control but Mir IV is keeping him busy.

West is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
West working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mir IV trying to hold on to West's head to control him but West postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

West instigates a clinch.
West gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir IV.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir IV. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West gets underhooks to prevent Mir IV's takedown attempt.

West jumps guard and drags Mir IV to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mir IV controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir IV's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
West wants to stand and escape but Mir IV is having none of it.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
West keeping full guard, as Mir IV tries to pass.
Mir IV forces his way into half guard.
West trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Mir IV manages to pass to mount!
Mir IV controlling the position easily from mount.
Clubber West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir IV showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir IV, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir IV!