PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Dants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir has chosen Nas - Hate Me Now as his entrance music. Francisco Mir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Grigoriy Dants's chin.

Dants
vs
Mir

180 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

191 cm
21
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigoriy Dants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francisco Mir!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dants lands with a nice combination. Mir backs away looking to recover.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dants sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dants lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
Dants scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir pushes Dants back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Mir breaks the clinch.
Dants avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mir clinches with his opponent.
Mir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Grigoriy Dants has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Mir.
Mir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mir working Dants over with knees to the body.

Mir jumps guard and drags Dants to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dants wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dants might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to control but Dants wriggling away.
Dants is trying to stand up.
Dants taking shots to the head.
Mir trying to control but Dants is having none of it.
Mir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mir trying to control but Dants is having none of it.
Mir scoring with strikes but Dants is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir controlling the position easily from mount.
Dants is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dants is breathing heavily.
Mir content just to control the position here.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dants is looking to escape.
Mir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dants squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir landing punches.
Mir won't let Dants get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mir controlling his opponent.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Francisco Mir just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dants is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dants.

Dants rushes Mir and presses him up against the cage.
Dants is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
Mir goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dants prevents it.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dants keeps the fight on the outside.

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir moves into full mount! Dants won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dants takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dants takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
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!
Mir tries to control but Dants wriggling away.
Mir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dants can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mir controlling the pace for now.
Dants is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dants is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Mir dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dants tries to keep at a distance but Mir has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Dants is trying to break the clinch but Mir has him pressed against the cage.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir slips a jab from Dants.
Mir tries to clinch but Dants is having none of it.

Mir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir drops an elbow to the side of Dants's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir controlling the pace.
Mir moves into full mount! Dants won't be happy about that!
Mir with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir tries to control but Dants wriggling away.
Mir content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir wants to control the pace but Dants is squirming around nicely.
Dants takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mir scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dants?
Mir with a couple of short strikes.
Mir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dants is trying to stand up.
Mir tries to control but Dants wriggling away.
Mir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mir tries to control but Dants wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir unloading with bombs!
Mir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mir dominating with strikes here.
Mir lands a big shot there that rocks Dants but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mir landing strikes from the mount and Dants is in trouble!
Mir working Dants over with strikes here.
Mir raining down shots from the mount!
Mir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dants can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Dants that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Mir connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mir landing shots from mount.
Mir lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dants looks a forlorn figure.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir with good strikes from the mount here!

Dants is rocked!

Mir is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dants is surviving well by controlling Mir's body position as best he can.
Francisco Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mir scoring with strikes but Dants is staying in there.
Mir landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mir with the ground and pound from mount.
Mir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mir trying to control but Dants is having none of it.
Dants is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir unloading with bombs!
Mir is landing with some decent strikes but Dants is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mir looking to finish Dants with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dants!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dants is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dants is looking to escape.
Mir raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francisco Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mir gets a takedown into half guard.

Mir stands up out of the half guard.
Dants lands a jab-cross combination.

Mir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mir lands in his opponent's guard.
Mir works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dants is trying to escape back to his feet but Mir uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dants bucks up and tries to throw Mir off but instead Mir has got his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dants looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mir.
Mir 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dants covers up after that shot from Mir.
Mir is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Dants. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mir wants to control but Dants is keeping busy.

Dants defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Dants controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dants.
Mir controlling the position well here. Dants rolled but Mir kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mir wants to control but Dants is keeping busy.
Dants trying to get back to his feet but Mir is in full control for now.
Dants prevents Mir from getting a body triangle.
Dants trying to get back to his feet but Mir is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Mir lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dants covers up after that shot from Mir.
Mir tries to get the hooks in deep but Dants pushed the leg off.
Mir landing with strikes.
Mir throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dants!
The referee is taking a good look at Dants as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Mir!
Mir is looking to control Dants but Dants is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dants takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Dants is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Dants's body.
Will Mir go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mir has Dants flattened out and is raining down punches.
Mir controlling the position well here. Dants rolled but Mir kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Francisco Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dants grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mir controlling the positon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 25:30

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