PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turtle Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mir's choice of entrance music: Spin my head right round. Assante is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be a great matchup!

Assante
vs
Mir

180 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turtle Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assante scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Assante is breathing heavily.
Assante wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Assante tries to clinch up

and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Assante didn't expect that.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Mir is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Assante could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Assante is keeping the position.
Mir is pushing down on Assante's leg trying to pass to half guard. Assante is fighting to maintain full guard but Mir has managed to sneak the leg through.

Mir is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Mir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assante doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mir.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Mir is trying for a kimura here. Assante looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mir wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Mir!
Frank Mir decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.