PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mir
vs
Grant

185 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
274 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gunner Grant!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunner Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant scores with a jab to the body.
Grant lands a body shot.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Grant.

Grant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grant sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir is looking to get to half guard.
Grant looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mir can't escape the position.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
Grant trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mir is working to get back to half guard.
Grant lands a big shot there that rocks Mir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mir tries to hold on but Grant pushes him away.
Grant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grant looking to finish Mir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mir!
Grant landing shots from mount.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant prevents Mir from getting the reversal.
Mir is squirming around, avoiding Grant's attempts to control the action.
Grant controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mir is squirming around, avoiding Grant's attempts to control the action.
Mir tries to hold on but Grant pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mir tries to hold on but Grant pushes him away.
Grant trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Grant might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Grant trying to control but Mir is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gunner Grant just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grant scores with a three punch combo!

Grant pushes Mir up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Grant has him pressed against the cage.

Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant punishes Mir's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Grant looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grant wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Grant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mir is trying to keep Grant in close.
Grant trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Grant works over Mir's head and body with a nice combination.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir darts in trying to clinch

and Grant counters with a shoot takedown. Mir fights it but they end up in guard.
Grant is in close to Mir's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Grant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant wanted to stand there but Mir had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Grant shoots in and bounces Mir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grant throwing strikes but missing.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir closes the distance but Grant moves to the side
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grant.
Grant fails to land with a series of punches.
Grant misses with the combination.
Grant misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Grant is trying to force a seperation but Mir has the dominant position.

Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Mir tries for a takedown but Grant circles away easily
and Grant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir shoots and misses

and Grant counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunner Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grant preventing the sweep.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mir 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Grant closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The strikes coming from Grant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee asks Grant politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Grant prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grant wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunner Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mir is looking to clinch but Grant is avoiding it.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant tries to clinch but Mir moves away

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grant won't be happy with that.
Grant tries to improve position but can't.
Grant is trying to control Mir's posture but Mir avoids it.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard.
Mir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mir takes a little break here. Grant wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mir trying to control the position but Grant is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grant struggling a bit here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mir fails with the takedown

and Grant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Mir is not content to let Grant control the position.
Mir is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mir looks to move to half guard but instead Grant has passed into mount! Damn!
Grant looking to finish Mir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mir!
Grant wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Grant avoids the attempt from Mir to control.
Grant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grant throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mir because Grant loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to hold on but Grant pushes him away.
Grant landing shots from mount.
Grant trying to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grant avoids the attempt from Mir to control.
Grant landing punches.
Grant tries to control but Mir wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grant wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Grant prevents Mir from getting the reversal.
Grant with a couple of short strikes.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Grant wants to stand but Mir has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Grant is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunner Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunner Grant!