PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Greed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luola Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is James Brown - Living In America . Mies has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Greed
vs
Mies

196 cm
24
254 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

202 cm
25
280 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Adam's NORTHERN WILD
Real Fighters Nutrition

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Apollo Greed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luola Mies!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Greed - just one landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greed scores with a punch to the head.
Greed's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mies under the eye.
Greed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greed misses with a low kick as Mies jumps back.
Mies fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Greed connects with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greed connects with a right hand. Mies shakes it off.
Greed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Greed lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mies doesn't seem phased though.
Greed connects with a body shot.
Greed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mies moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mies throws a leg kick but Greed moved away.
Greed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greed cracks a nice hook into Mies's ribs.
Mies moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Greed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mies was well out of range. Poor timing from Greed.
Mies falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Greed fakes the leg kick and cracks Mies in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies throws a shot from downtown. Greed moves away and avoids it.
Greed swings for the body but Mies moves out of range.
Greed misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Greed blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greed connects with a body shot that sends Mies's belly button to the back.
Mies drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mies pushes Greed away with a front kick.
Mies throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greed.
Greed misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Greed throws a low kick but Mies avoids it.
Mies misses with a wild body shot.
Mies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Greed lands a really nice looking cross but Mies seems unphased.
Greed throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mies throws a series of punches but Greed moves out of range.

Mies drives through and clinches with Greed against the cage.
Greed tries a body shot but Mies blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mies.

Greed's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mies is looking to chop away at Greed's legs.
Mies misses with a series of wild punches.
Greed is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Greed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Greed just misses with a punch to the body.
Greed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Greed misses.
Greed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greed.
Greed misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Greed.
Mies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Donk. Mies catches Greed right on the button with a cross.
Greed takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That kick from Mies tenderised Greed's leg. Greed is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies jabs Greed right on the nose. Greed blinks but takes it well.
Greed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greed throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Greed. Mies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mies throws a body punch but Greed moves out of range.

Mies closes the distance and clinches.
Mies digs a right hand into Greed's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greed's gas tank.

Greed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Mies, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mies throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
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!
Mies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Greed throws a head kick but Mies moves out of range.
Greed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mies moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Greed is breathing heavily.
Greed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mies.
Mies cracks Greed with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Greed stuns Mies with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Greed jabs at Mies's body.
Greed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mies.
Greed scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mies throws a jab when Greed was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Mies.
Mies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Greed backs up against the cage.
Mies blocks a head kick by Greed.
Mies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Greed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mies misses with a hook.
Greed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Greed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mies is out of range.
Mies throws a front kick aimed at Greed's knee but Greed avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luola Mies will probably get the nod.
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.

A telegraphed right hand from Greed misses the target.
Greed misses with a body shot.
Greed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mies was well out of range. Poor timing from Greed.
Greed avoids the body shot from Mies.
Mies wants to clinch up but Greed keeps it at a distance.
Luola Mies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Greed misses with the combination.
A combination from Greed does no damage.
Greed is looking to wear down Mies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mies slips under a jab.
Mies avoids the body shot from Greed.
Mies slips a straight right by Greed.
Greed throws an off balance right hand
enabling Mies to counter with a crisp jab.
Mies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greed delivers a nice body kick.
Mies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Apollo Greed has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greed throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mies tries to clinch there but Greed circles away.
Mies lands a nice shot that snaps Greed's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies scores with a punch to the head.
Mies throws a hook but Greed blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mies.
Greed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mies attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mies is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mies misses with a hook. Greed ducked under it nicely.
Greed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Greed goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mies looks to score with a jab to the body but Greed is just out of range.
Jab by Greed.
Mies takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Greed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greed throws a looping overhand right but Mies ducks down to avoid it.
Greed lands a jab to Mies's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Mies misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mies.
Mies blocks a head kick by Greed.
Greed looks for the body kick but Mies saw that one coming.
Greed takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mies checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Greed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mies misses with a body shot.
Greed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greed. Greed obviously looking to wear him down.
Greed tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greed misses with a straight right.
Greed throws a lazy uppercut
and Mies connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greed throws a lazy right hand but Mies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greed blocks the body kick.
Mies listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mies moves out of range of the leg kick from Greed.
Mies throws a combination that misses
and Greed counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mies's knee momentarily.
Mies throws a body punch but Greed moves out of range.
Greed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick and Greed moves out of range easily.
Greed throws a head kick that misses.
Greed blocks a leg kick.
Greed does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Greed slips a straight right by Mies.
Mies blocks a head kick by Greed.
Greed moves out of range of the body kick.
Greed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Greed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mies - the referee stops the clock and Greed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mies. Greed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mies avoids the body shot from Greed.
Luola Mies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Greed as he checks the leg kick.
Mies lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mies misses the shot to the body.

Mies clinches with his opponent.
Greed tries to work over Mies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mies taking a breather.
Mies keeps control of Greed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mies tries to throw a body punch but Greed avoids it by throwing Mies back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mies misses with a body punch.
Mies lands a right hand.
Mies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Greed is looking to control Mies's arms but Mies gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greed has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luola Mies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Apollo Greed's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Mies blocks a head kick by Greed.
The fighters circling - Greed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Greed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Greed lands a jab to the head.
Mies tries to close the distance and clinch but Greed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Greed misses its intended target.
Mies misses with a low kick.
Mies misses with a wild combination.
Mies slips under a jab from Greed.
Greed throws a sloppy body shot
and Mies counters with a right hand to the body.
Mies punishes Greed's body with a nice straight punch.
Greed avoids the body shot from Mies.
Mies connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mies misses with a lunging right hand
and Greed counters with a big head kick but Mies shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greed slips a jab from Mies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Greed scores with a leg kick.
Mies fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mies lands with a cross.
Mies tries to clinch up.
Mies throws a hook but Greed blocks it.
Mies throws a body punch but Greed moves out of range.
Mies tries to close the distance and clinch but Greed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mies moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Greed as he checks the leg kick.
Mies shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Greed eats them both and turns towards Mies to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mies ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greed moves away.
Greed lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mies takes a step back to recover.
Greed throws a leg kick but Mies sees it coming and moves out of range.
Apollo Greed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greed's corner calls for a 1-2. Greed obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mies wants to clinch up but Greed keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Greed there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Greed tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mies closes the distance and clinches.
Greed blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greed's elbow.
Mies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mies misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Greed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mies takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mies ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Greed fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mies is out of range.
Greed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Luola Mies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Greed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Greed ducks right into an uppercut from Mies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies looks to score with a jab to the body but Greed is just out of range.
Greed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Mies.
Mies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Greed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mies lands with a nice body punch.
Greed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greed lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Mies.
Mies stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Greed lands a front kick.
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!
Mies looks to score with a jab to the body but Greed is just out of range.
Greed throws a body punch but Mies moves out of range.
Greed walks into a stiff left hand from Mies.
Mies does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies throws a wild body kick that Greed sees coming a mile off.
Greed throws a body punch but Mies moves out of range.
Mies is looking to score with low kicks.
Greed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Greed throws a body kick that misses.
Greed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Greed misses with a wild body shot.
Mies lands a glancing blow to the side of Greed's head.
Mies lands a glancing blow to the side of Greed's head.
Greed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greed misses with a straight right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mies wants to clinch up but Greed keeps it at a distance.
Greed looks to score with a jab to the body but Mies is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Apollo Greed.
Well Mies 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luola Mies!