PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nahka Vitonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Spoilin For A Fight . Vitonen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Klamydia - Junttihinttirunkkari kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mir
vs
Vitonen

190 cm
28
275 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

197 cm
25
270 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nahka Vitonen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir blocks the body kick.
Vitonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vitonen.
Vitonen misses with a wild body shot.
Vitonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Vitonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vitonen stuffs the takedown.
Mir slips under a jab.
A big left from Vitonen misses.

Mir fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vitonen sprawls well initially but Mir persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mir trying to control from Vitonen's half guard. Vitonen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Vitonen is keeping the position.
Mir trying to control but Vitonen is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitonen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Vitonen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vitonen!
Mir throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mir thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a head shot.
Mir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vitonen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mir.
Vitonen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mir with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir looking to finish with strikes here!
Vitonen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vitonen because Mir loaded up on that one.
Mir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mir looking to finish with strikes here!
Vitonen manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Vitonen, under a barage of strikes from Mir.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Vitonen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vitonen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mir.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vitonen is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir wants to control from the top but Vitonen keeps moving.
Vitonen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mir manages to get himself to full guard.

Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vitonen is aware though and is defending well.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vitonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir trying to control but Vitonen is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Vitonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mir is one step ahead there.
Vitonen controlling Mir's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Frank Mir just wasn't active enough.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vitonen pinned against the cage. Vitonen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Vitonen moved out of range.
Vitonen misses with a looping right.
A jab from Vitonen misses.
Vitonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Nahka Vitonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vitonen.
Vitonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vitonen moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Vitonen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Mir scores with a takedown into Vitonen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mir is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vitonen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vitonen has escaped and now he's on top!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vitonen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vitonen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Mir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Vitonen is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mir.
Mir tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Vitonen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mir manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vitonen's best efforts.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Vitonen has control of the leg.
Mir regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen passes Mir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vitonen is looking to advance position but Mir won't allow it.
Vitonen is controlling the pace.
Vitonen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mir!

Vitonen looking for a guillotine from mount but Mir is having none of it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control but Vitonen is having none of it.
Vitonen blocks Mir's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Vitonen controlling from mount.

Vitonen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Mir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vitonen lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Vitonen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vitonen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir misses with a hook.
Vitonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good leg kick by Vitonen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vitonen misses with a right hand

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vitonen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is keen to just control but Vitonen is a slippery customer.
Vitonen trying to control but Mir postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Frank Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir is just content to waste time from the top position. Vitonen takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vitonen keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Vitonen keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Vitonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is pushing down on Vitonen's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vitonen is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vitonen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
Mir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir thows a huge punch but Vitonen dodges it nicely.

Mir is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Vitonen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mir misses with a head shot. Vitonen uses the momentum to regain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vitonen is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir has his foot on Vitonen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vitonen works his way back into a safe position though.

Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitonen defends well.
Mir can't keep his opponent in guard - Vitonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vitonen passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir can't escape the position.
Mir looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
What can Mir do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
A lull in the action here.
Vitonen is trying to stick to Mir's back but Mir is turning into Vitonen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vitonen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mir.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mir being controlled here momentarily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws an elbow that misses. Vitonen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mir's guard. Nice move by Vitonen!
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vitonen manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir trying to control but Vitonen is working from the bottom.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vitonen is keeping the position for now.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Vitonen.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Vitonen controlling the position for now.
Vitonen tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vitonen's head.
Mir is looking to stall here but Vitonen recovers full guard.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mir trying to control but Vitonen is working from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a big elbow that misses.
Mir passes Vitonen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vitonen defending well though.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vitonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vitonen is looking to improve his position.
Vitonen is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control but Vitonen is keeping him busy.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vitonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Vitonen manages to get to full guard.
Mir trying to control but Vitonen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vitonen looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Vitonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Vitonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Vitonen will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vitonen throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mir looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Vitonen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vitonen.
A lazy body kick from Vitonen
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vitonen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Nahka Vitonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Vitonen sprawls well.
Vitonen misses with an uppercut.
Vitonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Vitonen has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
Vitonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vitonen throws an elbow that misses.
Vitonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen has a couple of punches blocked by Mir.
Vitonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vitonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vitonen lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vitonen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vitonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir blocks a body shot from Vitonen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir prevents a body shot from Vitonen.
Vitonen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen lands a right hand.
Vitonen prevents the takedown attempt.
Vitonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vitonen gets through Mir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vitonen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vitonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mir has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vitonen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vitonen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Vitonen looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vitonen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mir's guard. Nice work there by Vitonen.
Vitonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitonen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vitonen defends well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mir keeping full guard, as Vitonen tries to pass.
Vitonen pushes down on Mir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mir is trying to maintain the position but Vitonen is very close to passing his half guard.

Mir has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Vitonen. Oh but Mir has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Vitonen goes limp - he's gone! Mir jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.