PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Weapons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Mirovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Weapons
vs
Mirovic

200 cm
19
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Shinryaku MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heavy Weapons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Mirovic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mirovic looks to land a combination but Weapons avoids it well.
Mirovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weapons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mirovic.
Weapons shoots in looking for a takedown. Mirovic tries to sprawl out of it but Weapons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mirovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mirovic misses with a takedown

and Weapons counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mirovic!
Weapons tries to control but Mirovic wriggling away.
Weapons misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weapons looking to control but Mirovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mirovic looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Weapons trying to control.
Weapons is striking well from the back but Mirovic escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirovic wants to get back to his feet.
Weapons prevents Mirovic from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weapons misses the shot to the body.
Mirovic tries for a takedown but Weapons circles away easily

and Weapons counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weapons.
Mirovic looks gassed!

Mirovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Weapons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mirovic's guard.

Weapons 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic keeping moving, preventing Weapons from controlling successfully.
Mirovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Mirovic, not yet.
Weapons showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Weapons trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weapons looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Weapons shoots for a double leg takedown but Mirovic sprawls well. He's pushed Weapons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Weapons.
Weapons trying to control the action but Mirovic is working from the bottom.
Mirovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mirovic is trying to maintain the position but Weapons is very close to passing his half guard.
Mirovic pushes Weapons off looking to stand but Weapons dives back in and keeps control.
Weapons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Weapons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mirovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic manages to get to full guard.

Mirovic pushes Weapons off and scrambles back to his feet.
Weapons shoots in for a double leg but Mirovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Weapons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mirovic lands a head kick. Weapons smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mirovic clinches but Weapons breaks the clinch
and Weapons counters with an outside leg kick.

Mirovic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirovic drops an elbow to the side of Weapons's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weapons is not content to let Mirovic control the position.
Mirovic is nestled in close to Weapons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weapons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Mirovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Weapons wants to get back to full guard.
Weapons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Weapons.

Weapons is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mirovic stands and steps away. Weapons gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mirovic looks to throw a body kick

and Weapons counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mirovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Weapons.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic is refusing to be controlled, as Weapons sits in half guard.
Weapons is pressing down on Mirovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mirovic is holding on for now.

Weapons looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Weapons is looking to take a break and control but Mirovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weapons content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Weapons is thwarting Mirovic's attempts to control the position.
Mirovic looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weapons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mirovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mirovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Weapons circles away.
Mirovic shoots and misses

and Weapons counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Weapons.

Weapons stands up from guard. Let's bang!

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

Weapons stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Weapons drives through and clinches with Mirovic against the cage.
Weapons has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mirovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Weapons successfully pulls guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirovic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weapons's head.
Mirovic wants to pass the guard but Weapons is keeping the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Weapons holds on and takes a little breather.
Weapons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mirovic stands up from Weapons's guard - Mirovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mirovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Mirovic has Weapons up against the cage in a clinch.
Weapons wants a takedown but no success here.
Weapons tries to break the clinch but Mirovic is controlling the position.

Weapons has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mirovic is trying to keep an underhook but Weapons manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mirovic gets back to full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Weapons is one step ahead there.
Weapons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Weapons slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mirovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Weapons reaches up to try and control the position but Mirovic seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Weapons rolls and tries to escape and now Mirovic has his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mirovic's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mirovic is not going to allow Weapons to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heavy Weapons dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Weapons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mirovic fails with the takedown.

Weapons scores a takedown into full mount!
Mirovic is working to get back to half guard.
Weapons misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Weapons misses with a head shot.
Weapons fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Weapons trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mirovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Weapons with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weapons lands a big elbow.
Mirovic is breathing heavily.

Weapons stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Weapons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mirovic swivels and escapes.
Weapons looks to clinch

and Mirovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mirovic passes Weapons's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Mirovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Mirovic is thwarting Weapons's attempts to control the position.
Weapons wants to sweep but Mirovic has passed to side control!
Mirovic advances to full mount.
Weapons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mirovic on the ground.
Mirovic controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapons is desperately trying to improve his position but Mirovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Weapons flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Weapons tries to lock up and control but Mirovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Weapons reaches up to try and control the position but Mirovic seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Weapons rolls and tries to escape and now Mirovic has his back!
Weapons is in bad spot here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weapons is working hard here to advance position.
Mirovic is working the ground and pound. Can Weapons escape?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weapons manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mirovic's guard. Nice work there by Weapons.
Weapons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mirovic's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mirovic had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Weapons is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Mirovic Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Weapons's back instead.

Weapons defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Weapons trying to control the action but Mirovic just sinks the hooks in.
Mirovic doesn't have the hooks in and Weapons manages to turn into his guard.
Weapons wants to pass the guard but Mirovic is keeping the position.
Mirovic keeping moving, preventing Weapons from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weapons wants to stand but Mirovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mirovic wants to stand but Weapons is controlling the position.
Weapons trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weapons crunches a lovely knee into Mirovic's ribcage.

Weapons tightens his grip and picks Mirovic up, before dumping him to the ground. Mirovic manages to land in guard.
Weapons looking to pass the guard.
Weapons trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mirovic's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Weapons trying to control but Mirovic is working from the bottom.
Heavy Weapons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Weapons throwing strikes but missing.
Weapons wants to control from the top but Mirovic keeps moving.
Weapons missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Mirovic has his feet on Weapons's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Weapons doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Mirovic counters with a shoot takedown. Weapons fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heavy Weapons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weapons is controlling Mirovic's posture.
Weapons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic stopping the sweep attempt from Weapons.
Weapons wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mirovic is now in half guard.

Mirovic is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Weapons has managed to free his arm - good work.
Weapons is trying to control but Mirovic manages to pass to mount!
Weapons is looking to improve his position but Mirovic isn't that keen on the idea.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Weapons wants to control but Mirovic is having none of it.
Weapons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mirovic controlling from mount.
Weapons working to try and regain half guard.
Weapons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mirovic tries to take his opponent's back but Weapons turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.

That's eight 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.
Weapons with a nice head shot there.
Mirovic wants to get back to his feet but Weapons is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mirovic trying to control the position.
Mirovic keeping moving, preventing Weapons from controlling successfully.

Mirovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mirovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Weapons pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mirovic stuffs the takedown.
Mirovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Weapons gets the takedown into side control.
Weapons staying calm.
Mirovic is trying to control Weapons's posture but Weapons avoids it.
Mirovic tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Mirovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mirovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Weapons is looking to get back to full guard here but Mirovic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mirovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Weapons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Weapons is in a horrible position here. Mirovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Weapons is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Weapons reaches up to try and control the position but Mirovic seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Weapons rolls and tries to escape and now Mirovic has his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirovic controls the action.
Mirovic is hanging on to Weapons's back as he tries to escape.
Weapons covers up after that shot from Mirovic.
Mirovic tries to keep control of the position but Weapons is staying busy.
I really don't envy Weapons right now.
Weapons trying to control but not successfully.
I really don't envy Weapons right now.
Mirovic gets his hands free as Weapons looks to control.
Weapons wants to escape the position.
Weapons trying to control the position but Mirovic manages to sink in the hooks.
Mirovic trying to control momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weapons trying to control but not successfully.
Mirovic has the hooks in. Weapons is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mirovic is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Weapons controlling Mirovic 's hands.
Mirovic has the hooks in. Weapons is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Mirovic looking for the choke from the back.
Weapons rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weapons is trying to stand back up but Mirovic is controlling him
Mirovic trying to control from half guard but Weapons is working away.
Mirovic has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mirovic landing strikes from the mount and Weapons is in trouble!
Weapons tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Weapons is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Weapons is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mirovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Weapons is trying to reverse the position but instead Mirovic has taken his back - oops!
Weapons tries to escape the position.
Mirovic biding his time, looking for the opening.
Weapons is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Weapons is trapped and Mirovic is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Weapons fending off the submission attempt from Mirovic.
Weapons tries to escape but Mirovic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mirovic controlling from the back.
Weapons is trying to stand back up.
Mirovic somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Mirovic is hanging on to Weapons's back as he tries to escape.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Weapons just trying to survive but Mirovic is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Weapons tries to escape but Mirovic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Weapons is trying to get back to his feet but Mirovic has full control of the position and if anything, Weapons has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Weapons manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mirovic's guard. Nice work there by Weapons.
Weapons wants to pass the guard but Mirovic is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mirovic doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Weapons counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mirovic is on top in guard.

Mirovic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mirovic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Mirovic drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mirovic as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Weapons screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mirovic! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Mirovic!