PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luola Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mies comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't be touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Red
vs
Mies

195 cm
25
275 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

202 cm
20
280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jimmy Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luola Mies!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mies looks to land a left hand but Red moved out of range nicely.
Luola Mies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mies.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mies.
Red tries to clinch up.
Red lands with a thumping leg kick.
Red misses with the combination.
Mies blocks a head kick by Red.
Red is looking to clinch.
Mies tries to clinch but Red moves away
and Red counters with a thumping low kick.
Mies takes a swing at Red's ribcage but misses.
Mies misses with a shot to the body
and Red counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mies wants to clinch but Red slips to the side
and Red counters with a straight right hand.
Mies jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mies wants to clinch
and Red counters with an inside leg kick.
Mies looks gassed!
Red shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mies as he jumps to the side.
Red shoots in for a takedown but Mies shows good takedown defense.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies misses with a hook to the body
and Red counters with a low kick, right behind Mies 's knee.
Mies misses with a body punch
and Red counters with an outside leg kick.
Mies checks the leg kick.
Red throws a sloppy head kick and Mies moves out of range easily.
Mies misses with a looping right.
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mies.

Red forces Mies back against the cage and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Red.
Red lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Red presses Mies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Red works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Red pushes Mies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Red gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mies regains guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
Red is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mies is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Red trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Red controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mies controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a big right hand that misses.
Red lands a couple of elbows.
Red pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mies is keeping the position for now.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Mies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Red 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.
Red missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Red throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Red sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mies's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mies trying to hold on to Red's head to control him but Red postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mies throws a sloppy head kick
and Red counters with a good low kick that Mies was not able to check.
Mies misses with a hook.
Mies looks to land a right hand but Red moved out of range.
Red fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mies looks to throw a body kick
and Red counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Red misses with a low kick.
Red tries a head kick but it misses.
Mies chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Red can pounce on him.
Mies misses with a straight right.
Red connects with a solid leg kick.
Luola Mies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies misses the body punch
and Red counters with a thumping low kick.
Red lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Red.
Red throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Red dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Red digs a good body shot into Mies's ribs.

Red moves into the clinch.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mies throws a punch but it's blocked by Red.

Red works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Red trying to control the position from guard on top but Mies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mies trying to control the position.
Red advances to half guard.

Red is working for a submission of some sort.

Red is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red prevents Mies from improving his position.
Mies is breathing heavily.
Red seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Mies is defending against the submission attempts here by Red.
Red with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mies wants to improve his position but Red is controlling well.
Red trying to mount his opponent but Mies defends it.
Red thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Red is looking to take a break and control but Mies is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mies takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mies.
Red fails with the takedown.
Red lands with a thumping leg kick.
Red is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mies can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Red throws a body punch but Mies moves out of range.
Red changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Red keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mies throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Red gets a clinch.
Red blocks a body shot from Mies.
Red lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Red.
Red lands with a light punch inside.
Mies tries to throw a body punch but Red avoids it by throwing Mies back against the cage.
Mies holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mies stalling in the clinch but Red improves position.
Red digs a right hand into Mies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mies's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Mies fails to land.
Mies is working Red over against the cage.
Red lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red works on Mies's body with a couple of short punches.
Red lands a shoulder strike.
Mies tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Red's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Red as the two fighters clinch.
Red lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mies backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red.
Mies misses with a punch on the inside.
Red digs a right hand into Mies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mies's gas tank.
Mies works on Red's body with a couple of short punches.
Red scores with a hook to the body.
Mies misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Red scores with a nice short uppercut.
Red blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Red.
Red lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Red lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mies backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Red stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Red lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Red.
Red working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Red.
Red leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Red dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Red.
Red with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Red ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Mies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mies takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Red connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mies on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Red. Red obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Red shoots in and drives through. Mies sprawls well.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red is looking to wear down Mies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Red shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mies is staying active underneath Red, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is controlling the pace.

Red 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.
Red thows a huge punch but Mies dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Red is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Red looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Red missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mies trying to control here.
Red prevents Mies from standing back up.
Mies keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Red tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mies knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mies is trying to get back to full guard.
Mies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Red. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Red perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Mies makes his way to full guard, as Red worked for a kimura.
Luola Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red with a flurry of punches that miss.
Red 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.
Mies wants to get back to his feet but Red is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jimmy Red is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Red is pushing down on Mies's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mies is fighting to maintain full guard but Red has managed to sneak the leg through.
Red not doing much here.
Red wants to pass to mount but Mies is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Red showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Red has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Red!