PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Frank The Tank. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mir
vs
Ricard

190 cm
23
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
262 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard misses with a two punch combination.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ricard misses with a body kick.
Mir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ricard.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ricard shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed Ricard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mir lands a high kick!
Ricard cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ricard blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir tries to clinch but Ricard is having none of it.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricard avoids it.
Ricard tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Mir.
Ricard takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir landing knees to the body.
Ricard looks gassed!
Ricard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ricard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir lands a knee to the head.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ricard's face.
Mir lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Mir misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Mir.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ricard blocks an elbow strike.
Ricard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
Ricard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ricard tries to circle away but Mir has him pinned against the cage.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricard tries to break free but Mir pushes him back against the cage.
Ricard blocks an elbow strike.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Ricard has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Ricard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ricard avoids it.
Ricard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Ricard can't break the clinch.
Ricard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Ricard.
Ricard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.

Ricard manages to break the clinch.
Mir scores with a head kick.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
Mir lands a head kick!
Ricard throws a right and a left that both miss.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ricard.
Ricard is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ricard.

Ricard breaks the clinch.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard misses with a few strikes there.
Ricard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mir defends it nicely.
Ricard slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ricard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mir is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Ricard is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mir looks calm but he's in trouble here. Ricard gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mir is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Ricard lets go of the hold and Mir can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Ricard!