PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gene Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Mota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mota's choice of entrance music: Rock Superstar. Pablo Mota has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Mir
vs
Mota

193 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Mota!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mota sprawls well. Mota wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Mota, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Mota against the cage but Mota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mota fails to land with a series of punches.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mota is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Mota circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Mota drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mota wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.

Mota stands and steps away. Mir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mota lands with a nice combination. Mir backs away looking to recover.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mota counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Mota's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Mota decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mir to his feet.
Mir shoots and misses

and Mota counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir is breathing heavily.

Mota has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mir fails with the takedown

and Mota counters by clinching up.

Mota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mota misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mota throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir fails with the takedown
and Mota counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Mota gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mota.
Mota prevents a takedown attempt there.

Mota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mota scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Mir is rocked!
Gene Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mota shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Mota decides to stand and escape the position.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mota throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a takedown
and Mota counters with a low kick, right behind Mir 's knee.
Mota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mota misses with the combination.
Mota tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mota throws a combination. Mir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mota throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mota gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Mota gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Mota decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mir, up you get!

Mota scores a takedown into full mount!
Mota controlling from mount.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mota wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mota in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mota with shots to the head and body - Mir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mota sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mota looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mota controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mota trying to control but Mir is having none of it.

Mota has hold of Mir's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mir manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mota trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mota lands a nice shot to the head.
Mir can't escape the position.
Mota controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Mota dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mota looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Mir with a poor takedown

and Mota counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mota.

Mota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir shoots and misses
and Mota counters with a nice uppercut.

Mota shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mota looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mota is landing with some decent strikes but Mir is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mota landing shots from mount.
Mota can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mir is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mota postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mir looks a forlorn figure.
Mir taking shots to the head.
Mota content just to control the position here.
Mota working the ground and pound effectively.
Mota lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Mota is working for a guillotine from mount but Mir frees his head quite easily.
Mota has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mir's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to hold on but Mota pushes him away.
Mota controlling the pace for now.
Mota wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.

Despite being in the dominant position, Pablo Mota just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mir tries for a takedown but Mota circles away easily

and Mota counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mota.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mota has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mir clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mir is covering up but some of the strikes from Mota are getting through and doing damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mota is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Mota gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Mota gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Mota apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Mota closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mir. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt
and Mota counters with a two punch combo.
Mota looks to land a combination. Mir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Mota both land. Nice combination.
Mota moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mota.
Mota tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mota throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mir.
Mota throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.

Mota takes the fight into the clinch.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.

Mota breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mota goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mota misses with a wild combination.

Mota clinches.

Mota breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mota misses with a double jab.
Mota throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries for a takedown but Mota circles away easily

and Mota holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir goes for a takedown attempt but Mota pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mota throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mota throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.

Mota shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Mota showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mota misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Mota, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Mota closes the distance and clinches.
Mir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir can't break the clinch.

Mota breaks the clinch.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mota.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mota closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mota manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mota counters with a head kick. That will keep Mir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mir fails with the takedown

and Mota counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mota.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gene Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mota has Mir pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mota pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mir tumbling to the mat - Mota dives into Mir's guard.

Mota stands up and waves to Mir to follow him.
Mota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mota scores with a nice body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mota.
Mota tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mota swinging wilding here.

Mota moves into the clinch.
Mota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mota lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mota breaks from the clinch.
Mota misses with a wild combination.
Mota lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mir backs up against the cage.
Mota lands with a slapping head kick.
Mir takes a kick to the side of the head.
A combination from Mota does no damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mota. Mir shrugs it off though.
Mota misses with a two punch combination.
Mota throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mota feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mota doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mota manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mota pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.

Mir looking for a guillotine here but Mota defends easily.
Mota must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mota with a flurry of punches that miss.

Mota stands up and waves to Mir to follow him.

Mota darts in and clinches Mir up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mota takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mota working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mota throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt

and Mota counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Mota has hold of one of Mir's legs. Mir is fighting the takedown attempt but Mota gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mir trying to control the position.

Mota gets to his feet. Mir looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mota pushes Mir away with a front kick.
A combination from Mota does no damage.
Mir fails with the takedown

and Mota counters by clinching up.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Mota shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mota has picked Mir up - he's going for a ride! Mota dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Gene Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pablo Mota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir tries to roll over but Mota keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Mota comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mota has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Mota!