PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Make You (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

You
vs
Mir

183 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
20
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Make You!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Mir!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries for a takedown but You sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but You moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mir feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You looking to control.

You escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

You escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mir gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. You swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but You is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

You working for a triangle but Mir defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir wants to control from the top but You keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
You controls Mir momentarily but Mir frees himself.
Mir lands a couple of digs.

You throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
You wants to sweep but no luck.
You is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
You keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.

You 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 would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
You looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mir wants to control from the top but You keeps moving.
Mir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of You's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. You is keeping the position for now.

Mir decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Mir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mir looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mir trying to pass the guard but You defending well.
Mir wants to stand but You has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to land a strike but You avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
You is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

You is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mir has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Mir has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Make You will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

You has his takedown stuffed

and Mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in You's guard now.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. You swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mir 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.

You is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir really doesn't want to stay on the ground with You. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

You is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mir looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but You is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josh Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.

You has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mir is defending well but eventually You manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mir has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Make You!