PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ironfist. Mir has chosen Amazing- Kanye West as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Scott
vs
Mir

212 cm
29
286 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

191 cm
29
250 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into Scott's guard.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Mir trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott trying to control the position here.
My spies in Blitzkrieg Fighting Systems: Ground inform me that Mir has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mir passes Scott's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir uses his free foot to push down on Scott's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Scott.
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Scott has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Mir's lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Scott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scott is looking to escape.
Mir wants to control the action but instead Scott gets a body lock and reverses into Mir's guard! Nice work!

Mir looking for a guillotine here but Scott defends easily.
Scott postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Scott controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir pulls Scott in close to prevent any damage.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir trying to control the position.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Scott trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four 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.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mir had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Scott defends it easily.
Scott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mir has control of Scott's left arm, preventing Scott from doing any damage.
Scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that 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.

Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Scott to the mat! Scott manages to get full guard.
Scott has his hands on Mir's head, controlling the position.
Mir trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Scott gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Scott is proving a slippery customer.

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.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.

Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott is working Mir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir looking to hit a scissor sweep but Scott is one step ahead there.
Scott is pushing down on Mir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mir is fighting to maintain full guard but Scott has managed to sneak the leg through.

Scott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Scott is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scott wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.

Scott seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Mir has recovered full guard.
Scott trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott works over Mir with some ground and pound from guard.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Scott closes the distance and clinches.
Scott just leaning against Mir, taking a breather.

Scott is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mir can't fight it off and eventually Scott manages to take the fight to the floor. Mir looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Scott is pushing down on Mir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mir is fighting to maintain full guard but Scott has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Scott dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Scott closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mir to the mat! Mir manages to get full guard.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.

Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.

Scott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Scott has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Scott scoring with some ground and pound.
Scott controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Scott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
Scott trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Scott clinches with his opponent.

Scott tightens his grip and picks Mir up, before dumping him to the ground. Mir manages to land in guard.
Mir seems keen to control Scott's posture.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Scott advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Scott scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir is not content to let Scott control the position.
Scott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Scott seems to be working for a kimura but Mir defends the submission attempt.
Mir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Scott is working away from the top position though.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mir knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Scott is keen to just control but Mir is a slippery customer.

Scott is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scott.
Mir controlling the position well.

That's four 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.

Mir actively working from the bottom here.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.

Scott is looking for a kimura here.
Mir trying to control but Scott postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Scott!
A very excited looking Magnus Scott made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Frank Mir stepped up to the mic, saying 'I love you guys. Keep supporting me and I promise to be the guy you want.'.