PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Petcharon Darawan (ranked 925 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Frankie Mir (ranked 89 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Darawan
vs
Mir

176 cm
29
155
16 - 7 - 0

170 cm
27
145
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Knock Out Sups
Brooklyn Apothecary

BRAZEN - Fight Gear

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petcharon Darawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Mir!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darawan connects with a leg kick.
Darawan 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 shoots in for a takedown but Darawan shows good takedown defense.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Darawan shows good takedown defense.
Mir walks into a left hand.
Darawan scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darawan is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Darawan circles away and we're back to standing.
Darawan throws a quick counter head kick but Mir was just out of range.
Petcharon Darawan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Darawan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Darawan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Darawan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Darawan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Darawan throws a right hand that misses

and Mir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Darawan has wrist control.
Mir content to stall in guard here.
Darawan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mir throws a strike but Darawan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Mir is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Darawan defends well.
Darawan controlling from the top position.
Darawan wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two 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.
Mir is striking from the bottom but Darawan uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Mir is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Darawan jumps into side control!

Darawan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mir to his feet.
A low kick from Darawan misses

and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darawan defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darawan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to free his trapped foot but Darawan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mir wants to take a breather but Darawan is having none of it.
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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darawan's head.
Mir prevents Darawan from improving his position.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darawan defending well though.
Mir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mir looks to land a strike but Darawan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Darawan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Darawan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir controls the pace.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir trying to control but Darawan is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Darawan tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Darawan to the ground. Darawan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Darawan misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir avoids the body shot from Darawan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir slips a straight right by Darawan.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Darawan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Mir drops back, looking for a kneebar! Darawan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Darawan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Darawan!

Mir is looking to get back to his feet here but Darawan is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mir's back.
Darawan is trying to stick to Mir's back but Mir is turning into Darawan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Darawan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mir.
Mir throws a strike but Darawan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Darawan's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Darawan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darawan defending well though.
Mir is trying to control. Darawan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two 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.
Mir with the ground and pound but Darawan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mir cracks Darawan with a solid left hand.
Mir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir slips nicely into half guard.
Mir is just content to waste time from the top position. Darawan takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darawan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mir trying to control but Darawan is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to control but Darawan is working from the bottom.
Mir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Darawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.

Mir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Darawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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 tries to clinch up but Darawan circles away and keeps his distance.
Darawan dips to his left and cracks Mir with an uppercut!
Darawan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petcharon Darawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petcharon Darawan is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petcharon Darawan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Mir.
Some wild striking there from Darawan.
Mir tries to counter with a clinch but Darawan shakes him off and moves away.
Darawan loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Darawan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darawan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Darawan takes the fight into the clinch.
Darawan misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Petcharon Darawan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Darawan gets caught napping as Mir dives in and scores a takedown. Darawan manages to retain guard.
Mir controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darawan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mir wants to control from the top but Darawan keeps moving.
Mir throwing strikes from guard but Darawan blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darawan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Darawan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Darawan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Darawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Darawan sprawls well.

Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Darawan!
Mir sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Darawan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mir landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mir lands a nice forearm strike.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Darawan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mir fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Petcharon Darawan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darawan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Darawan to see if he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Darawan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir is working Darawan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mir scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mir lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mir misses with the ground and pound.
Darawan defending against the ground and pound.

Mir is trying to get an arm triangle but Darawan is defending well.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darawan keeps working.
Mir throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Darawan is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Darawan some visible discomfort.
Frankie Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darawan is looking for a sweep.
Mir looks up at the clock and then as Darawan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mir smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mir working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Darawan keeps working.
Darawan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mir.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir scores with a couple of short elbows.

Mir has hold of Darawan's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Darawan tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mir cranks the arm and Darawan screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Darawan, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Frankie Mir!
An out of breath Frankie Mir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Petcharon Darawan had this to say: 'I have nothing to say.'.