PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edvard Grieg (ranked 2935 p4p, 377 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 2621 p4p, 337 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grieg might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In the Hall of the Mountain King. Yoel Mir will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Grieg
vs
Mir

167 cm
22
172 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
186 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edvard Grieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grieg. That did some damage!
Grieg moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir thows a body kick. Grieg tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mir blocks a leg kick.
Mir avoids the body shot from Grieg.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Grieg checks it.
Grieg takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Mir throws a leg kick but Grieg moved away.
A quick step to the side and Grieg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir motions for Grieg to come forward. Mir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Grieg closes the distance and pushes Mir back into the cage.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Grieg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grieg is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grieg managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Mir.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grieg avoids it.
Mir throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
Mir misses with some punches.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Grieg avoids the damage to the body.
Grieg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mir's elbow.
Mir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Mir.
Mir misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grieg managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Mir throws a punch but it's blocked by Grieg.
A short right from Grieg on the inside.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grieg can't find room to land a body shot as Mir controls the action.
Grieg wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Mir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a body punch.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grieg fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edvard Grieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir tests Grieg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grieg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mir's head.
Grieg throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Grieg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grieg takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grieg fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mir is predictable there
and Grieg counters with a right hand to the body.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the body.
Grieg listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grieg tries to work over Mir's front leg with a kick but Mir checks it.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Grieg's head but Grieg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Grieg's front leg but catches the back leg as Grieg tries to avoid it.
Mir stuns Grieg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grieg. Mir shrugs it off though.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grieg manages to avoid it.
A lazy body kick from Mir
and Grieg counters with an outside leg kick.
Mir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grieg doesn't seem bothered though.
Grieg lands a right hook to the body.
Grieg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grieg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grieg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mir avoids it really well and circles away.
A big left from Grieg misses.
Mir appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Grieg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mir pushes Grieg off looking to stand but Grieg dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Grieg.
Grieg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir is looking to escape.
Grieg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg prevents Mir from standing back up.
Mir felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grieg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg lands strikes from half guard.
Grieg working over Mir with some ground and pound. Mir looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grieg winds up and cracks Mir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grieg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grieg slips a nice elbow through Mir's hands, connecting with Mir's forehead.
Grieg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grieg is trying to control. Mir wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yoel Mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mir takes a swing at Grieg's ribcage but misses.
Grieg throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grieg.
Grieg throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries to land a leg kick but Grieg saw it coming and moves away.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grieg dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir throws a low kick, looking for Grieg's leg but Grieg calmly moves out of range.
Mir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grieg.
Grieg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Grieg tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grieg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Grieg is out of range.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grieg lands a head kick. Mir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Grieg tries to counter with a takedown but Mir is quick to defend against it.
Grieg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grieg lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mir at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Mir blocks the leg kick.
Mir throws a body punch but Grieg moves out of range.
Grieg looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mir tries a low kick but Grieg avoids it.
Grieg attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Grieg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grieg blocks a jab.
Grieg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grieg.
Mir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An inside leg kick from Grieg misses.
It seemed like Mir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Grieg counters with a left to the body.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Grieg moves out of range easily.
Mir is looking to score with low kicks.
Grieg fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Grieg is just out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Grieg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grieg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mir keeps working.
Mir is trying to buck Grieg off.
Grieg is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Grieg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grieg is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mir throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Grieg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Grieg tries to throw a body punch but Mir avoids it by throwing Grieg back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mir.
Grieg tries a body shot but Mir blocks it.
Grieg misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Grieg gets through Mir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grieg prevents a body shot from Mir.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Mir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grieg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grieg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Grieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grieg.
Grieg tried to counter with a leg kick but Mir avoided it.
Grieg blocks a leg kick.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grieg circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grieg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mir is out of range.
Mir throws a lazy head kick
and Grieg counters with a right hand to the body.
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 bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grieg's head.
Mir throws a body punch but Grieg moves out of range.
Mir misses with a hook. Grieg ducked under it nicely.
Mir misses with a leg kick

and Grieg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Mir tries to escape but Grieg is in control.
Grieg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grieg working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grieg lands some shots froms side control.
Grieg trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Grieg tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mir is trying to buck Grieg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edvard Grieg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mir misses with a straight right.
It looked like Grieg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mir.
Grieg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mir's calf.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Grieg.

Grieg shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grieg was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grieg 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.
Mir tries to escape but Grieg is in control.
Grieg lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grieg working the body and head with strikes.
Mir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Grieg asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grieg trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Mir is trying to buck Grieg off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is not content to let Grieg control the position.
Mir pushes Grieg away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grieg gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Grieg looks up at the clock and then as Mir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grieg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grieg advances nicely into full mount.
Grieg controlling from mount.
Grieg with good strikes from the mount here!
Mir trying desperately to get to his feet.
Grieg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying desperately to get to his feet.
Grieg lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Grieg.
Mir squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Grieg scoring with strikes but Mir is staying in there.
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!
Grieg lands a nice shot to the head.

Mir is rocked!
Mir is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Mir is still in real trouble! Can Grieg finish him?
Mir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grieg landing shots from mount.
Grieg unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Mir wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Grieg celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edvard Grieg!
After winning the bout, Edvard Grieg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.