PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Mir (ranked 2158 p4p, 2369 weight class) and Paul Kings (ranked 182 p4p, 195 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mir
vs
Kings

170 cm
29
145
17 - 13 - 0

160 cm
28
145
10 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Kings!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mir scores with a takedown into Kings's guard.
Kings wants to sweep but no luck.
Kings bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mir's guard.

Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Mir wants to stand up but Kings is controlling him.

Kings drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kings jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kings tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Kings showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Kings drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mir dives on top into guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mir stays in close to Kings's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Mir drops back looking for a leg! Kings is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kings manages to kick Mir off! Mir jumps back into Kings's guard.
Mir trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kings looking for a guillotine here but Mir defends easily.

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.
Mir is working Kings over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir is working Kings over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Kings is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kings wants to sweep but no luck.

Kings had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir is working Kings over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings looking to pass the guard.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Kings from controlling successfully.

Kings drops back looking for a leg! Mir is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mir manages to kick Kings off! Kings jumps back into Mir's guard.
Kings wants to pass the guard but Mir is keeping the position.
Mir will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kings preventing the sweep.
Kings sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four 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.
Kings trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Mir seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Mir lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kings has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mir passes Kings's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kings tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Kings 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.
Mir working Kings over with strikes.
Mir 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.
Kings is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kings is trying to defend but Mir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kings has hold of Mir's hands but Mir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mir is keen to just control but Kings is a slippery customer.
Mir looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mir working over Kings with some ground and pound. Kings looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mir is working for a submission of some sort.
Kings is trying to get back to full guard.
Kings wants to control but Mir is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kings is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kings working to try and regain half guard.
Mir breaks from Kings's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Frankie Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kings wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mir lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings is trying desperately to improve position.
Mir looking to control but Kings is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir lands a nice shot to the head.
Kings taking shots to the head.
Mir controlling the pace for now.
Kings is desperately trying to improve his position but Mir has a good base and remains in mount.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kings can do to turn this around?
Kings regains half guard.
Kings is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mir's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kings gets his way!

Kings looking for the choke but no joy.

Kings 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.
Kings doesn't have the hooks in and Mir manages to turn into his guard.
Kings wants to sweep here but Mir controlling him for the moment.
Kings has momentary wrist control but Mir slips an elbow through the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings managing to control the position.
Mir trying to control but Kings is working from the bottom.
Mir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Kings is keeping the position.
Mir lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mir is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kings is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Mir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kings has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mir has managed to get both his arms back between Kings's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Mir dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kings misses with a wild body shot.

Mir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mir wants to control from the top but Kings keeps moving.
Mir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kings's head.

Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir with a nice head shot there.
Kings trying to control the position.
Mir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kings's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir with a nice head shot there.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Kings has his foot on Mir's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mir works his way back into a safe position though.
Mir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Kings is retaining full guard.

Mir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kings has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mir has managed to get both his arms back between Kings's legs - danger averted.
Kings looking to control.
Mir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Kings throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mir uses it to pass to side control.
Kings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mir is trying to get an arm triangle but Kings is defending well.
Mir in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings can't do much from the bottom here.
Mir cracks Kings with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mir looks up at the clock and then as Kings takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mir trying to control the position but Kings is working away.
Mir scores with punches from side control.
Kings is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mir moves into full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kings is working to get back to half guard.
Kings gets back to half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mir scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Kings looking for submissions off his back.
Mir working over Kings with some ground and pound. Kings looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kings is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.
Paul Kings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kings has hold of Mir's hands but Mir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mir trying to control from half guard but Kings is working away.

Kings looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frankie Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kings wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kings throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Mir!
A victorious Frankie Mir thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.