PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Salcedo (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 . The crowd seem to be enjoying Salcedo's choice of entrance music: Muse - Muscle Museum. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Mir
vs
Salcedo

190 cm
31
275 lbs
22 - 14 - 0

183 cm
29
280 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo blocks a jab.
Salcedo tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Julio Salcedo has been cut.
Mir takes a swing at Salcedo's ribcage but misses.
Mir throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mir paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Salcedo lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Salcedo throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salcedo.
Mir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salcedo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir walks into a left hand.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Salcedo moves out of range easily.
Mir misses with a double jab
letting Salcedo counter with a right hand.
Salcedo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salcedo lands a jab to Mir's midsection.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Salcedo moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir drops his hands momentarily and Salcedo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Frank Mir's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salcedo misses with a two punch combination.
Salcedo thows a body shot but no joy.
Salcedo throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.
A punch combination from Mir misses.

Mir feints and as Salcedo raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Salcedo is keeping the position.
Salcedo working a defensive guard here.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir is working Salcedo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir won't allow Salcedo to sweep him here.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Salcedo blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Salcedo trying to control the position.
Mir trying to control but Salcedo is working from the bottom.
Salcedo controls Mir momentarily but Mir frees himself.
Salcedo 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.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Salcedo has wrist control.
Salcedo lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir passes Salcedo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salcedo tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
Mir throwing shots but Salcedo is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir working over Salcedo with some ground and pound. Salcedo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salcedo is trying to get back to full guard.
Mir uses his free foot to push down on Salcedo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Salcedo.

Mir looking for a guillotine from mount but Salcedo is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir landing strikes from the mount and Salcedo is in trouble!
Mir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salcedo?
Salcedo is working to get back to half guard.
Mir breaks from Salcedo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salcedo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Salcedo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mir working the head and body with strikes.
Salcedo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
Salcedo tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Salcedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salcedo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Salcedo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salcedo has momentary wrist control but Mir slips an elbow through the middle.
Mir with a nice head shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salcedo looking for a sweep. Not yet Salcedo, not yet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Salcedo.
Salcedo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mir 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.
Salcedo is staying active underneath Mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mir is really struggling to control Salcedo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mir works his way into full mount!

Mir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Salcedo is surviving well by controlling Mir's body position as best he can.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Mir looking to secure an arm triangle but Salcedo defends it well.
Salcedo is trying to reverse the position but instead Mir has taken his back - oops!
Mir struggling to keep hold of the position.

Mir is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Salcedo is defending well though. Mir let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mir's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Salcedo is looking for a way out.

Mir working for a choke but Salcedo is defending well.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Salcedo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Salcedo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

Mir has his arm under Salcedo's chin here. Game over son! Mir squeezes tightly and Salcedo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Mir!
Post fight, Frank Mir took to the microphone: 'My aim in life is to rip off Vangelis Kokkalis ARM!!!!!! Your turn will come!!!! '.