PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and not sure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). not sure has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Mir's chin.

Mir
vs
sure

185 cm
22
251 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, not sure!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
sure is trying to control but can't.
Mir controlling the action here.
sure wants to get back to full guard.
sure is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
sure is trying to get back to full guard.
Mir content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir prevents sure from improving his position.
sure is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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

sure shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

sure drops back looking for a leg! Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mir manages to kick sure off! sure jumps back into Mir's guard.

sure drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mir dives on top into guard.
sure looking for a sweep. Not yet sure, not yet.
Mir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
sure looks gassed!
Mir slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by sure.
sure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. sure looks a forlorn figure.

It looks like not sure has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mir landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mir with a couple of short strikes.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Mir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but sure is surviving well by controlling Mir's body position as best he can.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
sure tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
sure slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

sure looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Mir seems content to control.
Mir prevents sure from improving his position.
sure makes his way to full guard. A much better position for sure.

sure looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
sure 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.

sure looking for a guillotine here but Mir defends easily.
Mir wants to stand but sure is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

sure manages to escape and get back to his feet.
sure tries for a takedown but Mir circles away easily

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into side control. sure won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but sure keeps working.
sure sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mir is tying to control. sure wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir prevents sure from improving his position.
Mir frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 not sure's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mir gets a takedown into half guard.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but sure does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
sure slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
sure working a defensive guard here.

sure working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mir doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mir manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mir content to stall in guard here.
sure wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
sure is breathing heavily.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but sure is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sure swivels though and keeps the full guard.
sure can't keep his opponent in guard - Mir advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mir not doing much here.
sure blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
sure gets full guard.

sure had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mir is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. sure Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mir's back instead.
Mir manages to reverse the position and now he's in sure's guard. Nice work there by Mir.
Mir won't allow sure to sweep him here.
Mir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

sure throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

sure is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mir rolls with it to try and escape but sure cranks on the arm and Mir is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). not sure!