PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Moura
vs
Mir

195 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs
{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Moura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Mir!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Moura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Moura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Moura looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Moura thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moura tries for a kimura but Mir is defending well.

Moura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moura is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mir has escaped the position, nice work there.

Moura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Moura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moura asserts his dominance and retains side control.

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.

Moura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mir, who protects the arm well.
Moura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mir's legs.
Mir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Moura tries for a kimura but Mir is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Moura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura moves out of range.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura moves out of range.
Mir wants to clinch up but Moura keeps it at a distance.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moura.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir misses with a wild combination.

Mir forces Moura back against the cage and clinches.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Moura manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mir wants to clinch.
Mir misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Mir blocks a head kick by Moura.
Moura could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Moura pushes him off.
Moura misses with a hook to the body

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two 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.
Mir pushes Moura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Moura swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moura fails with a takedown attempt.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Nice shot by Mir.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura moves out of range.
Moura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mir gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura is working for takedown but Mir is calmly controlling the position for now.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Moura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Moura is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Moura is working for a submission of some sort.

Moura seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Moura is working for a kimura but Mir is defending it quite comfortably.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thiago Moura will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mir is looking to clinch but Moura is avoiding it.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Moura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Mir moves into range and clinches up with Moura.
Good body shot from Mir.
Mir lands a right hand.

Mir manages to break the clinch.
Moura keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir tries to clinch up but Moura circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura is having none of it.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Moura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir throws a series of punches but Moura avoids them all with ease.

Mir has managed to clinch.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Mir breaks the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura is having none of it.
A big left from Mir misses.

Moura tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Mir.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir wants to clinch up but Moura keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mir wants to clinch.
Shane Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mir clinches with his opponent.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Mir.

Mir breaks from the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch there but Moura circles away.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moura swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moura needs to keep his hands up - Mir had a free shot at his head there.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Moura circles away.
Mir tries to clinch but Moura moves out of range.
Thiago Moura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir is looking to clinch but Moura is avoiding it.
Mir wants to clinch.

Mir gets a clinch.
Mir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shane Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir pushes Moura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
Mir presses Moura against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Mir breaks from the clinch.

Mir has Moura up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mir.

It looks like Thiago Moura has been cut.
Mir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shane Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir lands a glancing blow to the side of Moura's head.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir tries to clinch up but Moura circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir misses with a straight left.
Thiago Moura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Moura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:27

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Thiago Moura!