PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janusz Mirek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirek has chosen # kroli as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bueller
vs
Mirek

186 cm
29
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janusz Mirek!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bueller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mirek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirek is looking for a sweep.
Bueller throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mirek is looking for a sweep.
Bueller throws an elbow but Mirek slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bueller slows the pace down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirek dodges the ground and pound from Bueller.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mirek tries to bench press Bueller off him but Bueller keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mirek's face as Bueller controls the position.
Bueller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Bueller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bueller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bueller is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bueller throws a strike aimed at the side of Mirek's head but Mirek avoids it well.
An elbow from Bueller crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller working the head and body with strikes.

Bueller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mirek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bueller gets a clinch.
Mirek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Bueller has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mirek is trying to keep an underhook but Bueller manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bueller in particular looking to stall.
Bueller throwing shots but Mirek is blocking nicely.
Bueller not doing much here.
Bueller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bueller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Bueller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mirek sees it coming and defends easily.

Bueller stands up and beckons Mirek to join him on the feet.
Mirek closes the distance but Bueller moves to the side
and Bueller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

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

Bueller explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Bueller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mirek is trying to defend but Bueller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Bueller 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.
Bueller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bueller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Bueller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mirek wants to improve his position but Bueller is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bueller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mirek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bueller's elbow.
Bueller lands a left hand.
Bueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mirek can do to turn this around?

Bueller pulls guard successfully.
Bueller wants to sweep but no luck.
Mirek has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Los Angeles. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Mirek throws a big elbow that misses.
Bueller 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bueller is on top in guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bueller stands and steps away. Mirek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mirek falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bueller counters by clinching up.
Bueller stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirek tries a body shot but Bueller blocks it.
Bueller blocking some punches.

Bueller ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bueller no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Bueller working for a triangle but Mirek defends it easily.
Bueller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bueller keeping full guard, as Mirek tries to pass.
Bueller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mirek wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller works his way into full mount!
Bueller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mirek because Bueller loaded up on that one.
Bueller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eric Bueller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bueller looking to ground and pound but Mirek is blocking nicely.
Mirek is in a horrible position here. Bueller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller with a couple of short strikes.
Bueller working Mirek over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bueller cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mirek is bucking up trying to escape but Bueller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Bueller has hold of Mirek's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mirek manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bueller lands a big shot there that rocks Mirek but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mirek is breathing heavily.
Bueller controlling the pace for now.
Mirek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller thowing shots but they're missing.
Bueller is landing with some decent strikes but Mirek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirek is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bueller throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mirek because Bueller loaded up on that one.
Bueller controlling from the full mount.
Bueller looking to finish with strikes here!
Bueller 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.
Bueller thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Bueller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bueller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bueller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mirek tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Bueller to counter with a crisp jab.
Bueller digs a good hook to Mirek's body.

Bueller clinches up against the cage.

Bueller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mirek can't fight it off and eventually Bueller manages to take the fight to the floor. Mirek looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bueller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bueller postures up in Mirek's guard and throws a big left but Mirek blocks it.
Bueller is stalling in the full guard.

Bueller stands up from Mirek's guard - Bueller perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mirek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bueller is fending him off so far but Mirek persists. Nope, Bueller circles away and we're back to standing.
Mirek is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bueller.
Bueller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bueller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mirek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bueller counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Bueller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bueller showed some decent athleticism there.
Mirek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Bueller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bueller works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirek is looking to get to half guard.
Bueller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mirek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mirek is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mirek is in a horrible position here. Bueller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Bueller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bueller throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bueller controlling his opponent.
Bueller throwing strikes here but Mirek is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bueller controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bueller seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mirek for as long as he can get away with.
Bueller continues to stall.
Eric Bueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mirek holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bueller tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bueller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Janusz Mirek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Bueller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bueller 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Bueller!
A relieved looking Eric Bueller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.