PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes into the arena with Runnin blaring out of the sound system. Diego Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mir
vs
Piotrowski

179 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Intelligent

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir wants to clinch up but Piotrowski keeps it at a distance.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piotrowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Piotrowski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir wants to clinch up but Piotrowski keeps it at a distance.
Mir takes a kick to the side of the head.
Piotrowski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Piotrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski feints and then cracks Mir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mir down.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piotrowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Piotrowski pushes him off.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Piotrowski wants to clinch.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a low kick, right behind Mir 's knee.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Mir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Piotrowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piotrowski lands an elbow inside that Mir shrugs off.
Piotrowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Piotrowski breaks the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch up but Piotrowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Piotrowski counters with a head kick.

Mir is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Piotrowski has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Piotrowski as Mir tries to tie him up.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Piotrowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Piotrowski 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.

Piotrowski gets to his feet - Mir follows without any prompting.
Mir wants to clinch but Piotrowski slips to the side
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Piotrowski keeps the fight on the outside.

Piotrowski clinches with his opponent.

Piotrowski has hold of one of Mir's legs. Mir is fighting the takedown attempt but Piotrowski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Piotrowski looks gassed!
Mir has a closed guard, preventing Piotrowski from standing up.
Mir is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Piotrowski is controlling him.
Piotrowski 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.

Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piotrowski stands up and waves to Mir to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piotrowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Piotrowski closes the distance and clinches.

Mir is fighting off a takedown attempt but Piotrowski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mir to the mat. Mir regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Piotrowski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mir, up you get!
Mir closes the distance but Piotrowski moves to the side

and Piotrowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Piotrowski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Piotrowski manages to break the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Piotrowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Piotrowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Piotrowski counters with a nice body kick.
Mir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir wants to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Diego Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Piotrowski - the referee stops the clock and Mir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Piotrowski. Mir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mir tries to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a good, hard body kick but Mir shrugs it off.
Piotrowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.
Mir closes the distance but Piotrowski moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mir is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piotrowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir tries to clinch up
enabling Piotrowski to counter with a crisp jab.

Piotrowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Piotrowski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Piotrowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir clinches but Piotrowski breaks the clinch

and Piotrowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Piotrowski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Piotrowski controls the action.
Mir digs a right hand into Piotrowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Piotrowski's gas tank.

Piotrowski has clasped his hands together around Mir's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Piotrowski stands up and beckons Mir to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Piotrowski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Piotrowski.
Mir tries to clinch but Piotrowski moves away
and Piotrowski counters with a big head kick but Mir shrugs it off.
Diego Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mir counters with a three punch combo that has Piotrowski backing up. Piotrowski nods at Mir to acknowledge the strikes.

Piotrowski moves into the clinch.

Piotrowski manages to break the clinch.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrowski counters with a big head kick but Mir shrugs it off.
Mir tries to clinch up but Piotrowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Piotrowski shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Piotrowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Piotrowski counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Piotrowski.
Piotrowski controlling the action here for a moment.

Piotrowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Mir.
Piotrowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Piotrowski goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mir closes the distance but Piotrowski moves to the side
and Piotrowski counters with a good low kick that Mir was not able to check.
Piotrowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Piotrowski counters with a solid body kick.
Mir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a good low kick that Mir was not able to check.
Mir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Piotrowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Piotrowski tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Piotrowski to the ground. Piotrowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Piotrowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Piotrowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mir tries to clinch but Piotrowski moves out of range.
Mir tries to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir clinches but Piotrowski breaks the clinch
and Piotrowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir tries to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Piotrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir tries to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mir tries to clinch but Piotrowski moves away

and Piotrowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Piotrowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Piotrowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Piotrowski wants a takedown.
Piotrowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Piotrowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Piotrowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Piotrowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Mir is working an open guard so Piotrowski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mir closes the distance but Piotrowski moves to the side
and Piotrowski counters with a solid body kick.
Piotrowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mir tries to clinch up but Piotrowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Piotrowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mir tries to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Robert Piotrowski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir tries to clinch but Piotrowski is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Piotrowski. Mir shrugs it off though.
Piotrowski pushes Mir away with a front kick.
Mir wants to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Piotrowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mir is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mir wants to clinch but Piotrowski slips to the side
and Piotrowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mir is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mir has his takedown stuffed
and Piotrowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mir's knee momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piotrowski lands with a straight right. Mir didn't see that one coming.
Piotrowski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Piotrowski.
Mir wants to clinch
and Piotrowski counters with a head kick.
Piotrowski scores with a nice body kick.
Mir throws a lazy head kick
and Piotrowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir looks to clinch
and Piotrowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mir. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir closes the distance but Piotrowski moves to the side
and Piotrowski counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Piotrowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Piotrowski moves into the clinch.
Piotrowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piotrowski has Mir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mir tries to work over Piotrowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Piotrowski gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Piotrowski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mir's guard.

Piotrowski wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Mir's closed guard. He's half up but Mir has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Mir pivots and extends the arm, Piotrowski falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Mir! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Mir!