PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Fife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mia comes into the arena with . blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mia
vs
Fife

180 cm
22
178 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

186 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franko Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Fife!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fife lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mia's sensitive parts.
Mia tries for a takedown but Fife sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fife on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fife was well out of range. Poor timing from Mia.
Mia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mia's corner calls for a 1-2. Mia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mia shoots in for a double leg but Fife sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice defenses there by Fife.
Mia scores with the left hand. Fife knows he should have avoided that one.
Fife lands a really nice looking cross but Mia seems unphased.
Mia swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Mia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia scores with a hook.
Mia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fife connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A swing and a miss from Fife.
Mia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fife.
Fife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mia throws out the jab.
Mia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice cross by Fife.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mia is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mia throws a right and a left that Fife avoids nicely.
Mia lands a slapping body shot.
Mia misses with an uppercut. Fife saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia thows a body shot but no joy.
Mia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mia fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fife.
Mia keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fife ducks under a wild hook from Mia.
Mia missing with a left hand there. Fife was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barney Fife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mia misses with a looping right.
Fife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mia.
Mia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fife defends it nicely.
Mia ducks right into an uppercut from Fife.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Mia.

Mia gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mia tries for a kimura but Fife is defending well.

Mia is trying to get an arm triangle but Fife is defending well.

Mia is trying to get an arm triangle but Fife is defending well.
Fife stops Mia from passing to mount.
Fife manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fife not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fife missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fife tries to stand and escape but Mia actually recovers to full guard.
Fife postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fife stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fife looking to sit in guard and control but Mia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fife is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fife wants to stand up but Mia is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franko Mia dominated that 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.

Fife defending well as Mia loads up on a big left hand.
Fife slips under a jab.
Mia shoots in and drives through. Fife sprawls well.
Mia tests Fife's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fife tries to clinch up.
Fife sizes up Mia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Mia misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mia misses with an uppercut.
Fife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fife throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fife moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fife blocks a jab.
Mia fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Mia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Mia.
Mia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fife tries to clinch up.
Mia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mia looks to land a left hand but Fife moved out of range nicely.
Fife doesn't manage to clinch there - Mia circles away.
Mia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mia misses with a hook. Fife ducked under it nicely.

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.
A big left from Mia misses.

Fife clinches.
Fife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mia.
Fife swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fife with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fife unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mia misses with a punch on the inside.
Mia is trying to break the clinch but Fife is controlling him.
Fife lands with a short shot to the head.
Mia misses with a punch on the inside.
Mia has a couple of punches blocked by Fife.
Fife taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fife trying to control the position but instead, Mia has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fife into the cage.
Fife tries to land knees in the clinch but Mia avoids the damage to the body.
Mia avoiding damage as Fife throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mia wants to stall.
Fife tries a knee to the head but Mia blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mia.
Fife tries to work over Mia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mia is looking to break free of the clinch but Fife has double underhooks.
Mia tries to break the clinch but Fife is controlling the position.
Fife tries to stall but Mia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fife blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fife throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mias head.
Mia softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fife tries to land knees in the clinch but Mia avoids the damage to the body.
Mia working aggressively here.
Mia swings wildly with an uppercut but Fife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fife with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fife tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fife misses with a knee strike.
Mia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mia is struggling to control the position.
Mia stalling in the clinch but Fife improves position.
Mia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fife stalling against the cage.
Fife with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mia lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mia.
Fife misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mia.
A short right from Mia on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fife.
Mia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mia pushes Fife back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mia throws a punch but it's blocked by Fife.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fife is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mia is defending well for now.
Fife lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Fife.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barney Fife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab lands there for Mia.
Nice shot by Mia.
Fife fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fife pinned against the cage. Fife gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fife avoids it really well and circles away.
Mia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fife's waist but Fife gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mia off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franko Mia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fife's waist but Fife gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mia off to one side.
Fife tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mia swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fife staying out of range there.
Mia loads up on a big right hand but Fife slips the punch.
Fife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Mia misses.
Fife avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Mia or perhaps it was just good defense by Fife which made him look bad.
Mia misses with a body shot.
Mia misses with an uppercut. Fife saw that one coming.
Fife ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fife moves out of range as Mia strikes.
Mia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fife pinned against the cage. Fife gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mia catches Fife with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mia's corner calls for a 1-2. Mia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fife is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mia.
Franko Mia is winning the standup battle so far.
Mia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fife.
Mia misses with a wild body shot.
Mia dives in and grabs Fife's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fife pushes down on Mia's head and hops out.
Fife moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fife slips a jab from Mia.
Fife is looking to clinch.
Mia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fife throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fife tries to clinch up.
Mia punishes Fife's body with a nice straight punch.
Mia misses with an uppercut. Fife saw that one coming.
Mia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fife circles away quickly and effectively.
Fife turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mia takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fife slips a jab from Mia.
Mia swings for the body but Fife moves out of range.
No luck for Mia with that takedown attempt.
Fife sizes up Mia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mia misses with a straight right.
Fife displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mia throws out the jab.
Mia misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Mia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Fife moves into the clinch.

Mia is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fife can't fight it off and eventually Mia manages to take the fight to the floor. Fife looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fife swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mia pushing down on Fife's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mia stops Fife from getting back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Barney Fife.
I think Fife has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Fife!