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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Plavsic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Plavsic comes to the cage accompanied by spit it out. The key to victory for Billy Plavsic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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225 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Plavsic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plavsic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plavsic closes the distance and clinches up with Mir, looking for a takedown. Plavsic pushes Mir against the cage but Mir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mir should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mir stuffs the takedown.
Mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Plavsic.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Plavsic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Billy Plavsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir looks gassed!
Plavsic tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Plavsic lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Plavsic.
Plavsic fails with the takedown
and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Plavsic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plavsic is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mir is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plavsic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Plavsic is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plavsic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Plavsic wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mir wants to control but Plavsic is keeping him busy.
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.
Plavsic wants to get back to his feet.
Plavsic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Plavsic with a poor takedown
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Plavsic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Plavsic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mir is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir works his way into side control.
Plavsic is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.
Plavsic struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plavsic is looking for a sweep.
Plavsic wants to control but Mir postures up.
Mir trying to control the action but Plavsic 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.
Mir shoots and misses
and Plavsic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Plavsic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Plavsic.
Plavsic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plavsic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plavsic gets caught flat footed, as Mir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Plavsic looking for a sweep. Not yet Plavsic, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two 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.
Plavsic is looking to stand up but Mir isn't so interested in that idea.
Plavsic looking to control.
Plavsic is pulling down on Mir's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plavsic keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Plavsic wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Plavsic tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
Mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Plavsic sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Plavsic misses with the combination.
Plavsic throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Plavsic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Plavsic keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir is pushing down on Plavsic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Plavsic is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is looking to pass Plavsic's guard but actually Plavsic recovers to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Plavsic pulls Mir in close to his closed guard and prevents Mir from doing any damage or advancing position.
Plavsic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Plavsic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Mir off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Plavsic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
Plavsic wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Plavsic is keeping the position.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Plavsic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Plavsic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Plavsic is keeping the position.
Plavsic wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plavsic working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
29% |
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