PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Figueroa Mordante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Figueroa Mordante is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mir
vs
Mordante

186 cm
21
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
224 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Figueroa Mordante!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mordante throws a solid leg kick but Mir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mordante.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mordante tries a low kick but Mir avoids it.
Mordante throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Mordante wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mordante attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Mir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mordante throws a leg kick that misses.
Mordante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mordante tries to score with a low kick but Mir moves his leg out of the way.
Mir shoots for a double leg takedown but Mordante sprawls well. He's pushed Mir's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mordante wants to slow Mir down by chopping away at his legs.
Mordante throws and low kick but Mir moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Mir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Mordante.
Mordante throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mir.
Mordante is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Mordante is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordante throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mir checks a low kick from Mordante.
Mir blocks a low kick nicely.
Figueroa Mordante is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mordante slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Mir moved away.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mordante pinned against the cage. Mordante 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.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Mordante.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mordante sprawls well. Mordante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mordante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mordante finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mordante tried to score with a low kick but Mir checks it.
Mordante misses with a low kick.
Mordante moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Mordante wants to slow Mir down by chopping away at his legs.
Mordante throws a leg kick but Mir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mordante throws a chopping leg kick but Mir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mir blocks a low kick nicely.
Mordante tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.
Mordante shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mordante with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mordante's guard.
Mir trying to control but Mordante is working from the bottom.
Mir won't allow Mordante to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mordante is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir pushes down on Mordante's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mir stalling.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Mordante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mordante is trying to maintain the position but Mir is very close to passing his half guard.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Mordante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mir is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mordante can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Mordante trying to hold on to Mir's head to control him but Mir postures up.
Mordante is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir stalling.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Mordante is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Mordante drives through and clinches with Mir against the cage.
Mir prevents Mordante from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mordante tries a low kick but Mir avoids it.
Mir avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mordante throws a leg kick that is checked

and Mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mordante's guard now.
Mordante working a defensive guard but Mir manages to pass into side control anyway.
Mordante wants to control but Mir postures up.
Mordante tries to buck Mir off but Mir is having none of it.
Mir just content to control the position.
Mordante wants to control but Mir postures up.
Mordante tries to buck Mir off but Mir is having none of it.
Mir wants to control but Mordante is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mordante is being controlled here.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Mordante is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good work by Mir as he checks the leg kick.
Mir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Figueroa Mordante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mordante throws a leg kick

and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Mordante tries to bench press Mir off him but Mir keeps the position.
Mordante seems a little lost for a moment, as Mir dominates the positioning.
Mordante is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mordante struggling a bit here.
Mir happy to just control the position for now.
Mordante can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mordante is trying to improve his position.
Mir working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mordante thows a leg kick but Mir checks it

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mordante tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mordante wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mir trying to control the pace.
Mordante has his hands clasped together around Mir's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mordante!
Mordante tries to hold on but Mir postures up.
Mir controlling from the full mount.
Mordante is squirming around, avoiding Mir's attempts to control the action.
Mordante wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A low kick from Mordante misses

and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Mordante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mordante is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mordante is trying to improve his position.
Mir working away.
Mordante is looking for a sweep.
Mir wants to control but Mordante is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mordante wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mordante wants to clinch

and Mir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mordante looking for a sweep. Not yet Mordante, not yet.
Mordante keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mordante is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mordante tries to strike from the bottom.
Mir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mordante wants to control but Mir postures up.
Mordante tries to buck Mir off but Mir is having none of it.
Mordante is not content to let Mir control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Mordante is predictable there

so Mir counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mir wants to control from the top but Mordante keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mordante looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mordante is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mir advances position into side control!
Frank Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mordante is trying to get back to half guard.
Mir is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mordante will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mordante is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mordante is trying to escape the position but Mir is controlling the position.
Mir trying to control the position but Mordante is working away.

Mir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mordante tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Figueroa Mordante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Mir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mordante closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mir counters with a single leg into guard. Mordante didn't expect that.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

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