PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Lykourgos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lykourgos
vs
Mir

182 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dino Lykourgos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykourgos throws a head kick that misses.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Lykourgos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lykourgos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Lykourgos drives through with a takedown into Mir's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lykourgos chips away with some ground and pound.
Lykourgos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lykourgos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lykourgos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mir working for a triangle but Lykourgos defends it easily.
Lykourgos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lykourgos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Lykourgos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lykourgos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Mir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lykourgos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykourgos with a nice head shot there.
Lykourgos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mir's head.

Lykourgos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lykourgos has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
Lykourgos scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir keeping full guard, as Lykourgos tries to pass.
Lykourgos connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lykourgos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lykourgos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lykourgos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lykourgos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lykourgos working some strikes from top position.
Lykourgos throwing strikes but missing.
Lykourgos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lykourgos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lykourgos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lykourgos wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Lykourgos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Lykourgos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Lykourgos landing with the ground and pound.

Lykourgos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lykourgos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lykourgos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lykourgos is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos content to stall in guard here.

Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lykourgos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lykourgos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lykourgos wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir keeping full guard, as Lykourgos tries to pass.
Lykourgos wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.

Mir working for a triangle but Lykourgos defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lykourgos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lykourgos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Lykourgos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lykourgos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lykourgos postures up.
Lykourgos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykourgos connects with a couple of short punches.

Mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lykourgos distracts Mir with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dino Lykourgos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lykourgos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mir gets a double leg takedown into Lykourgos's guard.
Lykourgos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lykourgos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mir has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lykourgos trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Lykourgos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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 is trying desperately to improve position.
Lykourgos with good strikes from the mount here!
Lykourgos tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
Mir is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mir is still trying to improve position.
Lykourgos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to roll over but Lykourgos keeps him under control.
Lykourgos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lykourgos slips a nice elbow through Mir's hands, connecting with Mir's forehead.

Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Lykourgos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Dino Lykourgos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir has hold of Lykourgos's hands but Lykourgos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir is looking to improve his position.

Mir looking for submissions off his back.

Mir actively working from the bottom here.
Lykourgos is looking to advance position but Mir won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mir does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lykourgos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lykourgos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lykourgos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lykourgos trying to control from Mir's half guard. Mir has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lykourgos scoring with some ground and pound.

Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lykourgos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Mir working for a triangle but Lykourgos defends it easily.
Lykourgos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to escape the position but Lykourgos is controlling the position.
Lykourgos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mir takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mir regains half guard.
Lykourgos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lykourgos prevents Mir from improving his position.
Lykourgos is keen to just control but Mir is a slippery customer.
Mir moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lykourgos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Lykourgos lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lykourgos stands up over Mir, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lykourgos wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Lykourgos landing with the ground and pound.
Lykourgos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lykourgos landing with the ground and pound.
Lykourgos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lykourgos cracks Mir with a solid left hand.
Lykourgos lands a couple of elbows.
Lykourgos is in close to Mir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykourgos wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Lykourgos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mir's head.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Lykourgos slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dino Lykourgos dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

Lykourgos lands a big uppercut and Mir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mir looks OK. Lykourgos waves Mir back to his feet!
Lykourgos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lykourgos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lykourgos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mir is not content to let Lykourgos control the position.
Lykourgos scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lykourgos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mir down.
Lykourgos scores with punches from side control.
The crowd goes nuts as Lykourgos knocks Mir out cold with a massive hammerfist! Lykourgos Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dino Lykourgos!
After winning the bout, Dino Lykourgos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.