PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike singh will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mir
vs
singh

190 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, mike singh!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
singh throws a lazy right hand but Mir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
singh fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mir moves into range and clinches up with singh.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee calls for Mir to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Mir prevents a body shot from singh.

Mir lands a takedown into guard.

Mir gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
singh misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
singh looks to clinch

and Mir counters by clinching up.
singh crunches a lovely knee into Mir's ribcage.
singh fails to pull guard.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
singh tries to land a knee to the head but Mir blocks with his arms.
singh tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.

Mir breaks the clinch.
singh misses with a combination

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
singh looks gassed!
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to singh's face.
singh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
singh takes a knee right on the jaw!
singh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
mike singh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
singh misses with a kick to the body

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but singh blocks it with crossed arms.
singh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mir blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
singh tries to pull guard but Mir holds him up against the cage and eventually singh drops back down to his feet.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike singh.

Mir drags the fight down to the ground.

Mir uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mir postures up in singh's guard and throws a big left but singh blocks it.

Mir stands up from singh's guard - Mir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but singh is blocking nicely.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from singh.
singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
singh tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
singh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries a knee to the head but singh blocks it.
singh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
singh avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
singh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
singh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Mir pulls guard.
Mir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but singh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

singh stands and steps away. Mir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mir fails to land the takedown.

Mir has singh up against the cage in a clinch.
singh misses with a punch on the inside.
singh can't break the clinch.
singh misses with a knee strike.
Mir prevents singh from breaking the clinch.
singh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
singh throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Mir 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.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.
singh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
singh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Mir.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

singh is rocked!
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
singh is still on wobbly legs! Can Mir finish him?
singh tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
singh seems to have recovered his senses.
singh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to singh's face.

Mir breaks the clinch.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.

Mir breaks the clinch.
singh throws a body kick the misses

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
singh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir landing knees to the head.
Mir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. singh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Mir.
singh tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
singh misses with a knee strike.
singh is breathing heavily.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
singh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but singh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mir stalling in the clinch.
singh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mir darts in and clinches singh up against the cage.
singh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
singh throws a knee to the head but misses.
singh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mir with a knee to the head.

Mir breaks the clinch.

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.

Mir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mir moves into range and clinches up with singh.
singh tries to land a knee to the head but Mir blocks with his arms.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
singh tries to clinch up

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.

Mir breaks from the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mir.

Mir decides to stand up, so the ref orders singh to his feet.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. singh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike singh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with singh, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes singh against the cage but singh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Mir rushes singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mir has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. singh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
singh misses with a knee strike.
singh can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mir.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but singh blocks with his arms.
singh throws an elbow that misses.
singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
singh misses with a knee to the head.
singh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
singh wants to break the clinch but can't.
singh prevents a takedown attempt there.
singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
singh throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mir blocks it with crossed arms.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir with a knee to the head.

Mir manages to break the clinch.
Mir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Mir has managed to clinch.
singh trying to stall but Mir improves his position.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
singh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
singh tries to pull guard but Mir won't allow it.

Mir breaks from the clinch.

Mir bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mir stands up.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mir counters by clinching up.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with singh, pushing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Mir dominated that second round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
singh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mir with a knee to the head.
singh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but singh blocks with his arms.
singh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mir takes the fight into the clinch.
Mir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Mir moves into the clinch.
singh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
singh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Anderson Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike singh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mir manages to break the clinch.

Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
singh tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
singh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to singh's face.
singh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mir with a knee to the head.
Anderson Mir has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Mir pulls guard.
singh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mir is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mir pushes singh off and gets back to his feet.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.

Mir jumps guard.

Mir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mir controls singh momentarily but singh frees himself.
singh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir pushes singh off and gets back to his feet.
mike singh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Mir moves into range and clinches up with singh.
singh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
singh throws a knee to the head but misses.
singh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
singh is pressed up against the cage. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag singh down to the mat. singh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
singh misses with a combination

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mir in particular looking to stall.
Mir works his way into side control.

Mir decides to stand back up. Mir steps back and let's singh get back to his feet.

Mir clinches up against the cage.
singh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mir.
singh is pressed up against the cage. Mir has hold of a leg and is looking to drag singh down to the mat. singh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mir rushes singh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
singh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
singh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
singh tries a knee to the head but Mir blocks it.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that singh can do to turn this around?
singh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mir.
singh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
singh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

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