PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blachowicz has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jan Blachowicz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Blachowicz
vs
Mir

220 cm
18
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Blachowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Blachowicz moves out of range easily.
Mir throws a series of punches but Blachowicz moves out of range.

Mir clinches with his opponent.
Mir is trying to break the clinch but Blachowicz has him pressed against the cage.

Mir manages to pull guard.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir pulls Blachowicz in to control the position.
Blachowicz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Blachowicz is breathing heavily.
Mir wants to sweep here but Blachowicz controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blachowicz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Blachowicz!

Mir looking to secure an arm triangle but Blachowicz defends it well.
Mir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blachowicz hang on?
Mir with a couple of short strikes.
The referee warns Blachowicz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blachowicz is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a big shot there that rocks Blachowicz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mir controlling his opponent.
Mir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blachowicz taking shots to the head.
Blachowicz is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir controlling from mount.
Mir punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir with the ground and pound from mount.
Mir is landing with some decent strikes but Blachowicz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mir is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Blachowicz is in real trouble.
Mir is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mir loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Blachowicz hold on?
Mir controlling the position well here. Blachowicz rolled but Mir kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Blachowicz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mir. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeps control of the position easily here as Blachowicz tries to buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Blachowicz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Mir trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Blachowicz doesn't escape.

Mir working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mir is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Blachowicz is defending well though. Mir let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blachowicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mir has eaten all the pies!
Mir sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Mir is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blachowicz defends it well.

Mir stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir moves into the clinch.

Mir decides to pull guard.
Blachowicz being controlled here momentarily.
Blachowicz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blachowicz's guard.
Mir controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Mir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blachowicz looking for submissions off his back.
Mir winds up and cracks Blachowicz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mir in particular looking to stall.

Mir postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Blachowicz to stand up.

Mir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Blachowicz is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir happy to just control the position for now.
Blachowicz is looking for a sweep.
Mir is staying tight to Blachowicz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Blachowicz taking a bit of punishment here - Mir scoring with strikes.
Mir taking a breather here.
Blachowicz taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blachowicz to the mat! Blachowicz manages to get full guard.
Mir lands a couple of elbows.
Mir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Blachowicz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.

Mir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mir stands and steps away. Blachowicz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Blachowicz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mir is not content to let Blachowicz control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir wants to control but Blachowicz postures up.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to work for a sweep but Blachowicz has mounted him!
Blachowicz wants to get back to his feet but Mir is holding on tight.
Mir wants to hold on but Blachowicz pushes him away.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mir manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mir is trying to control but can't.

Mir pushes Blachowicz off and gets back to his feet.
Blachowicz fails with the takedown

and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blachowicz's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mir trying to control but Blachowicz is working from the bottom.

Blachowicz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blachowicz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jan Blachowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blachowicz being controlled here, momentarily.
Mir cracks Blachowicz with a solid left hand.
Mir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

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

Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blachowicz to the mat! Blachowicz manages to get full guard.
Mir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mir wanted to stand there but Blachowicz had control of the position.
Mir trying to control but Blachowicz is working from the bottom.
Frank Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Mir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mir 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!