PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Rude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to frank mir's chin.

Rude
vs
mir

195 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 Las Vegas, Rick Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, frank mir!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

mir closes the distance and clinches.
mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Rude shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rude wants to stall.
Rude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like frank mir has been cut.
mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rude's efforts to push away.
Rude is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. mir is defending well for now.
Rude stalls.
Rude misses with an elbow strike.
Rude misses with a knee to the head.

Rude breaks the clinch.

mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rude was covering up waiting for the punch and mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
mir sitting in guard here, content to control.
mir throwing strikes but missing.
Rude is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst mir is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mir decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rude, up you get!
Rude tries to clinch up
and mir counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rude looks to land a combination but mir avoids it well.
Rude darts in trying to clinch

and mir counters with a single leg into guard. Rude 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!
Rude wants to get back to his feet but mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

mir stands up from Rude's guard - mir perhaps looking for a knockout.

mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir is nestled in close to Rude, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

mir stands up out of the half guard.
Rude is breathing heavily.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt

and mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rude is trying to stand back up but mir is controlling him

mir stands up from half guard.

mir clinches up against the cage.
mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rude with an attempt at a knee that misses.
mir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir has Rude pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rude manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
mir has Rude pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rude manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rick Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of frank mir.

mir breaks from the clinch.
Rude scores with a three punch combo!
mir should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rude.
Rude closes the distance but mir moves to the side

and mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

mir breaks the clinch.

mir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rude tries to push off, looking to stand up, but mir manages to move to mount!
mir landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
mir trying to control but Rude is having none of it.
mir lands a nice shot to the head.
mir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
mir trying to control but Rude is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

mir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rude is trying to stand up here but mir is controlling him well.
mir is taking a breather. Rude says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude keeping hold of mir's head, controlling as best he can.
Rude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of mir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take mir's back!
mir covering up well and avoiding damage.
Rude is trying to stick to mir's back but mir is turning into Rude. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Rude's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by mir.
frank mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rude has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes mir off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt

and mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mir is stalling in the full guard.
Rude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rude keeping moving, preventing mir from controlling successfully.
mir content to stall in guard here.
Rude is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and mir manages to pass to side control.
mir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Despite being in the dominant position, frank mir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rude scores with a one two! mir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

mir forces Rude back against the cage and clinches.

mir jumps guard and drags Rude to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if mir can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rude throws a strike but mir rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
mir controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rude can't keep his opponent in guard - mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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 cut man is working on frank mir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

mir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

mir gets to his feet - Rude follows without any prompting.
Rick Rude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rude tries to clinch but mir moves away

and mir counters with a single leg into guard. Rude didn't expect that.
Rude bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in mir's guard.
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.
Rude slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude looking to control but mir passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Rude is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Rude looking for submissions off his back.
mir prevents Rude from standing back up.
mir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
mir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rude is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rude manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rude wants to stand up but mir is controlling him.
mir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rude looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rude wants to hit a switch here but mir passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Rude there!
Rude is desperately trying to improve his position but mir has a good base and remains in mount.
mir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rude looks a forlorn figure.

That's four 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.
mir landing punches.
Rude in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
mir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rick Rude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
mir lands a big elbow.
Rude really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
mir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
frank mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well mir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... frank mir!