PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franko Mia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mia might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to .. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mia
vs
D Amico

180 cm
26
178 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

172 cm
25
182 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franko Mia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mia throws a lazy right hand but D Amico sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
D Amico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
D Amico tries for a takedown but Mia circles away easily
and Mia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mia lands a straight punch to the body, keeping D Amico at a distance.

D Amico scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mia defending against the ground and pound.
Mia regains half guard, as D Amico was trying to land strikes.
Mia is positioning himself well to prevent D Amico advancing to mount.
Mia blocking the ground and pound attempt from D Amico.
Mia is trying to maintain the position but D Amico is very close to passing his half guard.
Mia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico winds up and cracks Mia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mia trying to control from the bottom.
D Amico throws a strike but Mia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
D Amico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
D Amico throws a strike but Mia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
D Amico striking from his own guard.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but D Amico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Amico tries to land a sweep but no joy.

D Amico working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mia thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mia looking to pass the guard.
D Amico 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.
Mia is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Mia thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mia wants to control from the top but D Amico keeps moving.
Mia throwing strikes from guard but D Amico blocks nicely.
D Amico looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mia content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mia prevents D Amico from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amico is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mia slips a nice elbow through D Amico's hands, connecting with D Amico's forehead.
Mia drops an elbow to the side of D Amico's head.
Mia prevents D Amico from improving his position.
Mia content to control rather than advance.
D Amico is staying active underneath Mia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mia controlling the action here.
Mia thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed D Amico's head.
D Amico works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amico tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mia 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.
D Amico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mia trying to control the position from guard on top but D Amico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Amico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Mia has gone for a leg lock! D Amico slips out almost immediately though and dives into Mia's guard.
D Amico trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D Amico works over Mia with some ground and pound from guard.
D Amico landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Franko Mia will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. D Amico sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mia jabs D Amico to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slow jab from Mia misses its intended target.
D Amico lands a slapping body shot.
D Amico tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Mia misses the target.
Mia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mia throws an ugly left hook that misses

so D Amico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
D Amico postures up in Mia's guard and throws a big left but Mia blocks it.
D Amico postures up.
D Amico must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mia has control of D Amico's left arm, preventing D Amico from doing any damage.
D Amico working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mia's head.
Mia trying to keep a closed guard but D Amico is proving a slippery customer.

D Amico drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mia!
D Amico is not content to let Mia control the position.
Check out the look on Mia's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
D Amico is not content to let Mia control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on D Amico's face as Mia controls the position.
Mia passes to full mount! That's big trouble for D Amico!
D Amico bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mia manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mia has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of D Amico's face.
Mia tries to control but D Amico wriggling away.
Mia controlling the pace for now.
D Amico is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Amico is trying to reverse the position but instead Mia has taken his back - oops!
D Amico is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
D Amico rolls, trying to escape but Mia keeps control of the position.
Mia lands with a hammerfist to the side of D Amico's head.
Mia lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.

Mia is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. D Amico defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
D Amico turns into Mia and is now in his guard.
Mia wants to sweep here but D Amico controlling him for the moment.
D Amico with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
D Amico working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
D Amico trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
D Amico is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
D Amico distracts Mia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mia is trying to keep D Amico in close.
Mia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
D Amico is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
D Amico throws and elbow that misses. Mia uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in D Amico's guard. Nice move by Mia!
D Amico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mia pushes down on D Amico's leg and manages to get into half guard.
D Amico is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mia's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Franko Mia will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

D Amico moves out of range of the leg kick from Mia.
A jab from Mia misses.
Mia throws a right and a left that D Amico avoids nicely.
D Amico uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mia.
Mia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Mia lands.
Franko Mia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

D Amico closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mia did well to prevent D Amico getting side control.
Mia trying to control but D Amico postures up.
Mia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mia keeping full guard, as D Amico tries to pass.
Mia is trying to control the position but D Amico postures up.
D Amico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
D Amico throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
D Amico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mia trying to control the position.
D Amico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
D Amico is looking to work some ground and pound but Mia has wrist control.

Mia is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but D Amico frees his head nicely. Oh but Mia has switched to an armbar! D Amico is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Franko Mia!