PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Sub-Mission. David has chosen Craig David - Rise and Fall as his entrance music. Cain Mir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mir
vs
David

185 cm
25
190 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

179 cm
26
197 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig David!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a head kick.
David with a poor takedown
and Mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Mir gets the takedown into side control.
David taking a bit of punishment here - Mir scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on David's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mir working the ground and pound.
David parries the strikes from Mir easily there. Mir is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable David to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mir connects with a decent elbow.
David can't do much from the bottom here.
David taking a bit of punishment here - Mir scoring with strikes.
David is letting Mir control him for a moment.

Mir is working to tighten is grip on David's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. David has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mir is really squeezing tight and eventually David passes out! Mir breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cain Mir!