PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). frank mir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Hoost's chin.

mir
vs
Hoost

190 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

210 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frank mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
mir lands with a nice body punch.
Hoost blocks the body kick.

mir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hoost is trying to defend but mir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
mir is looking to advance position but Hoost won't allow it.
mir is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Hoost wriggles free and stands up.

Hoost drives through and clinches with mir against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost lands a good knee to the midsection. mir won't want to take too many of those.

mir turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and mir manages to end up in side control.
Hoost is looking to work his way out of this bad position but mir is controlling him well.
mir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
mir controls the position.

mir stands up.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
mir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
mir shoots in for a takedown but Hoost shows good takedown defense.
mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hoost defends it nicely.
mir is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoost is fending him off so far but mir persists. Nope, Hoost circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost clinches but mir breaks the clinch

and mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
mir wants to stand and escape but instead Hoost has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoost controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Hoost advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
mir has a hand on Hoost's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hoost takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Hoost controlling from the full mount.
mir is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hoost controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hoost tries to control but mir wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hoost controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frank mir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
mir fails with the takedown.
Hoost tries to clinch but fails miserably

and mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hoost's guard now.
Hoost is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hoost manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hoost wants to clinch
and mir counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoost closes the distance but mir moves to the side

and mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mir.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to mir's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
mir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
mir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hoost lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like frank mir has been cut.
Hoost lands a good knee to the midsection. mir won't want to take too many of those.
Hoost connects with a nasty looking knee right to mir's face.
Hoost lands a knee to the body.
mir wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoost lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoost.
mir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has mir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Hoost.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
mir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into mir's ribcage.
Hoost lands a knee to the head.
Hoost lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir is trying to force a seperation but Hoost has the dominant position.
Hoost working mir over with knees to the body.
Hoost connects with a knee to the head.
Hoost with a knee to the head.
mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost crunches a lovely knee into mir's ribcage.
mir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hoost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hoost tries to clinch but mir moves away

and mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mir stops Hoost from getting back to his feet.
mir is keen to just control but Hoost is a slippery customer.
mir tries to stand and escape but Hoost is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

mir decides to return to a standing position.
Hoost closes the distance looking to clinch
and mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
mir fails with a takedown attempt.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt

and mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
frank mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
mir is looking to advance position but Hoost won't allow it.

Hoost kicks off mir and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hoost is looking to clinch but mir is avoiding it.
Hoost is looking to clinch but mir is avoiding it.
Hoost tries to clinch

and mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoost keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoost is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

frank mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on frank mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hoost tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoost won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from mir are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
mir wants to control but Hoost is keeping him busy.
mir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hoost is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
mir throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
mir controlling the position easily from mount.
mir punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Hoost somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ernesto Hoost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
mir throws a head kick that misses.
mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hoost but Hoost pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hoost darts in trying to clinch

and mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hoost won't be happy with that.

mir tries for a kimura but Hoost is defending well.
Hoost is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hoost tries to escape but mir is in control.
mir throws an elbow but Hoost slips to the side and avoids it well.
mir throws an elbow but Hoost slips to the side and avoids it well.
mir trying to control the action but Hoost is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hoost tries to clinch up but mir circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Hoost sprawls well. He's pushed mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hoost clinches up with mir and pushes him back against the cage.
Hoost scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost working mir over with knees to the body.
mir jumps guard but Hoost stands there with mir around his waist. mir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for frank mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

mir breaks from the clinch.
Hoost fails in his attempt to clinch.
frank mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt
and mir counters with a solid body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
frank mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for mir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... frank mir!