PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Brisebois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Brisebois is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mir
vs
Brisebois

170 cm
23
156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Brisebois!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brisebois gets the takedown into side control.
Mir is trying to buck Brisebois off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Brisebois stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Mir gets caught flat footed, as Brisebois shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brisebois not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mir is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Brisebois stands up and waves to Mir to follow him.
Brisebois avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brisebois fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brisebois shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brisebois prevents Mir from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Brisebois decides to stand and escape the position.
Mir throws a head kick but Brisebois moves out of range.
Mir misses with a takedown
and Brisebois counters with a nice uppercut.
Brisebois misses with a body kick.

Brisebois shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brisebois controlling from the full mount.
Brisebois with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Mir bucks Brisebois off and manages to get back to his feet!
Brisebois pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Brisebois drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brisebois prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
Brisebois would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brisebois is controlling him.

Brisebois stands up from Mir's guard - Brisebois perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt

and Brisebois counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir is not content to let Brisebois control the position.

Brisebois decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brisebois misses with a head kick.
Brisebois misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.

Brisebois fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mir sprawls well initially but Brisebois persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brisebois throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
Brisebois really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Brisebois stands up from half guard.
Brisebois fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up
and Brisebois counters with a right hand to the body.
Mir misses with a takedown

and Brisebois counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mir's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brisebois prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
Brisebois trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mir wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Brisebois dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mir fails with the takedown
and Brisebois counters with a two punch combo.

Brisebois gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Brisebois lands a takedown into guard.
Brisebois stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
Brisebois trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damien Brisebois has got the better of the ground game so far.

Brisebois decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mir, up you get!
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brisebois counters with a single leg into guard. Mir didn't expect that.
Brisebois is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brisebois wants to get up but he can't break Mir's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mir manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Brisebois shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brisebois looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brisebois passes to full mount!
Mir is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois controlling the pace for now.
Brisebois raining down shots from the mount!
Brisebois wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Brisebois lands a nice shot to the head.
Brisebois lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brisebois controlling the position easily from mount.
Mir is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brisebois wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Brisebois landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brisebois controlling from mount.
Brisebois tries to control but Mir wriggling away.
Brisebois won't let Mir get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Brisebois looking to control but Mir is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Brisebois showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mir with a poor takedown

and Brisebois decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mir's guard.
Mir is looking to stand up but Brisebois isn't so interested in that idea.
Brisebois 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.
Brisebois wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.

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

Brisebois darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Brisebois throwing shots but Mir is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois wants to pass the guard but Mir is defending well.

Brisebois decides to stand up.
Mir tries for a takedown but Brisebois circles away easily

and Brisebois counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brisebois prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
Brisebois advances to half guard.
Brisebois works his way into side control.

Brisebois decides to stand back up. Brisebois steps back and let's Mir get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois stuns Mir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Brisebois closes the distance and pushes Mir back into the cage.
Brisebois leaning against his opponent.

Brisebois lands a takedown into guard.
Brisebois has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brisebois wants to pass the guard but Mir is keeping the position.
Brisebois wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Brisebois stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
Brisebois must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois scoring with punches to the head and body.
Brisebois wants to pass the guard but Mir is keeping the position.
Brisebois content to stall in guard here.
Mir wants to stand up but Brisebois is controlling him.
Mir being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brisebois prevents Mir from getting back to his feet.
Brisebois tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.

Mir has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Brisebois off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Damien Brisebois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brisebois is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir is looking to stand up but Brisebois won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Brisebois comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brisebois 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Brisebois!