PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Fachada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing . Fachada has chosen Rock Superstar as his entrance music. 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.

Mir
vs
Fachada

205 cm
20
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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, Bruno Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Fachada!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fachada is looking to clinch.

Mir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Mir thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fachada is pushing Mir's head away, looking to escape. Mir manages to hold on to the position though.
Mir trying to control the action but Fachada is working from the bottom.
Fachada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fachada, who protects the arm well.

Mir stands up.
Fachada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses.
Fachada throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir fails to land the takedown.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Fachada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Fachada.

Mir instigates a clinch.
Fachada wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fachada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fachada throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Fachada tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fachada tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fachada manages to avoid it.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fachada.
Mir throws a leg kick but Fachada checks it.
Fachada keeps the fight on the outside.
Fachada lands with a kick to the temple. Mir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Bruno Mir has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachada is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir tries for a takedown but Fachada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fachada circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fachada as he jumps to the side.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Fachada.
Antonio Fachada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Fachada closes the distance and clinches.
Fachada is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Mir crunches a lovely knee into Fachada's ribcage.

Fachada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fachada avoids the head kick by Mir.
Fachada misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachada misses with a kick to the body.
Mir tries to clinch up but Fachada circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir avoids the head kick by Fachada.
Fachada swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.

Fachada moves into range and clinches up with Mir.

Fachada manages to break the clinch.

Fachada has closed the distance and engaged Mir in a clinch.
Fachada tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.

Fachada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fachada tries to land a front kick but Mir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fachada throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Fachada tries to clinch

and Mir counters by clinching up.
Mir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fachada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Fachada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antonio Fachada will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruno Mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Fachada. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fachada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fachada tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fachada throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Mir lands with a slapping head kick.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Fachada.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Fachada misses

and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fachada avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Mir breaks from the clinch.
Mir fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir keeps control of Fachada as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fachada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fachada is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Fachada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.

Mir breaks from the clinch.
Mir avoids the head kick by Fachada.
Fachada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fachada tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mir counters by clinching up.
Fachada wants to break free but Mir has control.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fachada throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Fachada tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to land a combination but Fachada avoids it well.
Fachada keeps the fight on the outside.

Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fachada!

Mir looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fachada is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Mir.
Fachada is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Mir has taken his back!

Mir has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Mir is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fachada is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fachada looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Fachada 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.
Fachada fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Fachada misses

and Mir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Mir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Fachada which made him look bad.
Fachada throws a head kick that misses
and Mir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fachada thinking.
Mir tries to clinch up but Fachada circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir tries to clinch there but Fachada circles away.
Fachada tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Fachada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fachada misses the jab.
Fachada looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Mir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Mir clinches.
Fachada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fachada is trying to break free.

Mir pulls guard successfully.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fachada gets to his feet - Mir follows without any prompting.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fachada!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir pushes Fachada up against the cage in a clinch.
Fachada throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fachada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Fachada.
Fachada swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fachada as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fachada keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fachada tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mir counters with a right hand to the body.
Fachada pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Fachada has eaten all the pies!
Fachada lands with a kick to the temple. Mir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mir tries for a takedown but Fachada sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fachada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fachada throws a sloppy head kick

and Mir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fachada!
Mir content just to control the position here.
Mir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Mir has control of Fachada's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fachada regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mir moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Fachada has worked his arm free - good work by Fachada!
Fachada is trying to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

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