PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve brewer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mir
vs
brewer

186 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Heavy Weight Nutrition (*Recovery 152 $50!)

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, steve brewer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
brewer throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
brewer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
brewer keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
brewer wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to control but brewer is working from the bottom.
Mir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
brewer wants to stand and escape but Mir is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if brewer can do anything to dispel that myth.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
brewer fails with the takedown

and Mir counters with a shoot takedown. brewer fights it but they end up in guard.
Mir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
brewer controlling Mir's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brewer keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir scoring with some ground and pound.

Mir stands and steps away. brewer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mir throws a head kick but brewer moves out of range.
Mir with a poor takedown

and brewer counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for 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 wants to hold on but brewer pushes him away.
brewer 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mir is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of brewer's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take brewer's back!
Mir tries to get the hooks in deep but brewer pushed the leg off.
Mir throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting brewer!
Mir struggling to keep hold of the position.

Mir looking for the RNC.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir tries to keep control of the position but brewer is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mir is looking for the choke from the back position but brewer is controlling his hands well.
brewer holding on to Mir's left wrist, preventing the choke.
brewer is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mir thuds his shin into the meat of brewer's side.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but brewer shows good takedown defense.
Mir works over brewer's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like steve brewer has been cut.
brewer throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
brewer has his takedown stuffed
and Mir counters with a low kick, right behind brewer 's knee.
Mir tries to clinch but brewer is having none of it.
Mir has his takedown stuffed

and brewer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mir's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir is trying to keep brewer in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
brewer is breathing heavily.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but brewer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Frank Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mir postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for brewer to stand up.
brewer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but brewer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says brewer as he avoids it easily.
brewer fails with a takedown attempt.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown

and brewer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mir's guard.
brewer stops Mir from standing up.
Mir trying to control the position.
Mir controlling brewer's posture.
Mir controls brewer momentarily but brewer frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

brewer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for brewer!
brewer is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Mir landing shots from mount.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as brewer is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
brewer misses with a takedown
and Mir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
brewer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 steve brewer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Mir looks for a takedown but brewer sprawls well.
Mir tries for a takedown but brewer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
brewer shoots and misses
and Mir counters with a solid body kick.
A nice combination there by brewer.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - brewer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
brewer with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir can't break the clinch.
brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Mir looking for a takedown.

Mir jumps into guard, dragging brewer to the mat.

Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brewer wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. brewer is aware though and is defending well.
brewer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
brewer trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mir's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
brewer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
brewer wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in brewer's guard.

Mir drops back looking for a leg! brewer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and brewer manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into brewer's guard.
brewer wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir stands up from brewer's guard - Mir perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mir tries for a takedown but brewer circles away easily

and brewer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mir manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir has brewer pulled in close to control his posture.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
brewer 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.
steve brewer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
brewer won't allow Mir to sweep him here.

Mir is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mir trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!