PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Rod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Skrillex - Ruffneck . Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Frank Mir acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rod
vs
Mir

190 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocko Rod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rod throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Rod misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Rod blocks the leg kick.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rod.
Rod is breathing heavily.
Rod throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Mir misses.
Rod checks a leg kick.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rod.
Rod misses with a wild body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rod checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rod tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Rod's knee but Rod avoids it well.
Rod checks a leg kick.
Rod checks a low kick from Mir.
Mir misses with a leg kick.
Rod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mir counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir lands a leg kick that knocks Rod off balance momentarily.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Rod moves his leg out of the way.
Rod looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Rod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Rod checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mir tries a low kick but Rod avoids it.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod checks it.
Mir moves away from the strike by Rod.
Rod checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir 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 Rod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rod checks the leg kick.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod checks it.
Rod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rod throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mir counters with a low kick, right behind Rod 's knee.

Mir drives through and clinches with Rod against the cage.

Rod breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocko Rod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Rod checks it.
Mir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rod is out of range and Mir settles back down.
Rod misses with an uppercut

and Mir counters by clinching up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Rod.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rod jumps guard and drags Mir to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rod working a defensive guard here.
Rod is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mir is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rocko Rod.
Mir throws a low kick but Rod avoids it.
Mir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rod is able to avoid easily.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Rod.
Mir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Rod takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Rod misses with a combination
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rod's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir tries to clinch but Rod moves out of range.
Rod misses with a double jab.
Rod on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Rod tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mir can't break the clinch.
Mir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rod just stands there and leans against the cage.

Rod gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mir regains guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rod preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Rod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rod swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
No joy there for Rod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mir slips a jab from Rod.
Rod misses with a combination
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rod's knee momentarily.
Mir wants to slow Rod down by chopping away at his legs.
Mir throws a low kick but Rod avoids it.
Mir throws a chopping leg kick but Rod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rod swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mir counters with a leg kick.
Mir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rod is out of range and Mir settles back down.
Mir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rod.
Mir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rod checks a leg kick nicely.
Mir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Rod misses with a double jab.
Mir tries to clinch up but Rod circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir tries to clinch there but Rod circles away.
Mir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rod checks the leg kick.
Rod keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mir defending well as Rod loads up on a big left hand.
Rod falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rod's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Rod blocks a leg kick.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rod misses with a lunging right hand
and Mir counters with a thumping low kick.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Rod blocks a low kick nicely.
Mir wants to clinch up but Rod keeps it at a distance.
Rod throws a combination that misses

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rod has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rod slowing the pace effectively.

Rod manages to pull guard.
Rod not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rod working a defensive guard but Mir manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rod wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Rod is trying to control Mir's posture but Mir avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rod is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rod bucks up and tries to throw Mir off but instead Mir has got his back!
Mir avoiding Rod 's attempts to control his hands.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir counters with a good low kick that Rod was not able to check.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir 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 Rod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rod throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with an inside leg kick.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Rod moves his leg out of the way.
Mir throws out a leg kick but Rod moves out of range and Mir only half commits.
Rod checks a low kick from Mir.
Rod misses with a wild body shot.
Mir throws a low kick but Rod moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rod checks it well.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Rod moves his leg out of the way.
Mir swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up but Rod circles away and keeps his distance.
Rocko Rod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rod looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Mir wants to clinch.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Rod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rod swings widly with a right hand
and Mir counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Rod pushes him off.
Mir throws a leg kick but Rod moved away.
Rod swinging wildly here.
Rod checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mir throws a low kick but Rod moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rod swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Rod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir is looking to clinch but Rod is avoiding it.
Rod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Rod.
Mir tries to work over Rod's front leg with a kick but Rod checks it.
Rod checks a low kick from Mir.
Rod throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A leg kick checked by Rod.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Rod checks it.
Mir slips a straight right by Rod.
Rod misses with a wild body shot.
Rod misses with a body shot.
Mir throws out a leg kick but Rod moves out of range and Mir only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rod throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Rod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mir counters with an outside leg kick.
Frank Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rod swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir counters with an inside leg kick.
Rod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rod is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rod falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mir counters with an inside leg kick.
Rod throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Rod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Rod works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Rod controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Rocko Rod wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir dodges the punch combination from Rod.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Rod.
Rod misses with a combination

and Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir tries to stall but Rod uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rod pulls guard.
Rocko Rod has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rod wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rocko Rod.
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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
A very excited looking Frank Mir made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.