PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duck has chosen Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes as his entrance music. Donald Duck has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Mir's chin.

Mir
vs
Duck

186 cm
40
265 lbs
27 - 23 - 0

191 cm
28
227 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Duck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mir seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duck tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - Duck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Duck is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mir jumps into side control!
Mir is working Duck over with some ground and pound from side control.
Duck is trying to get back to his feet.
Duck takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mir stands up and beckons Duck to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mir tries to pull guard but Duck won't allow it.

Duck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donald Duck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Donald Duck has been cut.
Mir dives in and grabs Duck's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duck pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Duck throws a combination that misses

and Mir holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Mir.

Duck breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir tries for a takedown but Duck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duck throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Mir misses.
Duck throws a leg kick
and Mir counters with a left and a right that stings Duck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck lands a body shot.
Duck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duck pinned against the cage. Duck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duck swivels and escapes.
Duck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duck pinned against the cage. Duck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mir fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Duck lands the left hand.
Mir goes for a double leg but Duck avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Duck continues to drive forward.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Duck controls his hands.
Mir is trying to pull guard but Duck has him pressed against the cage.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duck.
Mir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duck throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Duck tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Duck to the ground. Duck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duck stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Duck pinned against the cage. Duck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Duck goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Duck misses the target.

Mir fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Duck to the ground. Mir is now in Duck's guard.
Duck 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.
Duck wants to get back to his feet but Mir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck 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.
Duck manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Duck misses with a wild body shot.
Mir is looking to clinch but Duck is avoiding it.

Mir gets the takedown into side control.
Duck is looking to reverse the position.
Mir remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duck is not content to let Mir control the position.
Duck manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Duck wants to advance to full mount but Mir doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir working for a triangle but Duck defends it easily.
Duck throwing strikes but missing.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Duck throws a big right hand that misses.

Frank Mir has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Duck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Duck.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Duck avoids it really well and circles away.
Duck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Duck throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Duck circles away.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown but Duck manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duck tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck misses with a low kick as Mir jumps back.
Mir looks to land a combination but Duck avoids it well.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duck circles away.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duck cracks Mir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Duck scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Duck which made him look bad.
Duck connects with a nice looking jab.
Duck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mir's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Duck. Those never looked like landing.
Mir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duck connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mir scrambles back to his feet.
Mir tries for a takedown but Duck sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Duck swivels and escapes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duck.
Mir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duck.
Duck circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duck throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duck lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Duck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donald Duck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Duck.
Duck misses with a combination
and Mir counters with a head kick. That will keep Duck thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Duck, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Duck against the cage but Duck circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mir.
Mir tries to clinch but Duck moves out of range.
Mir tries to land a leg kick but Duck saw it coming and moves away.
A punch combination from Duck misses.
Duck throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Duck stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Duck lands a really nice looking cross but Mir seems unphased.
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 dives in for a single leg takedown but Duck sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duck tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck misses with a knee strike.
Mir has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duck after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duck has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Duck softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duck throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Duck tries a head kick but it misses.
Duck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duck tries a head kick but it misses.

Mir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Duck has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mir is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck manages to get to full guard.
Duck looking to control.
Mir trying to control but Duck is working from the bottom.

Mir gets to his feet. Duck looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Mir drives through with a takedown into guard.

Duck looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mir sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
Mir tries to clinch but Duck moves out of range.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Duck.

Mir gets the takedown into side control.
Duck defending against the ground and pound.
Duck is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mir's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duck punching from the bottom.
Mir trying to pass the guard but Duck defending well.
Duck gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Mir drives through and clinches with Duck against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Duck's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
Frank Mir was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Donald Duck spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry for my loss ... I would like to thank all my fans who support me when I win and when I lose ... I'll come back stronger'.