PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Second Fist (ranked 865 p4p, 112 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 743 p4p, 94 weight class). Fist comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Feiticeira. Yoel Mir told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Fist
vs
Mir

181 cm
33
182 lbs
21 - 11 - 2

188 cm
25
201 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Second Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fist misses with a body shot
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mir lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Fist.

It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.

Fist lands a left and a right that send Mir crashing to the mat, dazed. Fist thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mir is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Fist finish him?
Fist ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Mir seems to have recovered his senses.
Fist checks a low kick from Mir.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Mir thuds a left hand into Fist's body.
Fist scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Mir.
Fist with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mir to score with a decent uppercut.
Fist scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fist stuns Mir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Mir scores with a leg kick.
Fist checks a leg kick.
Mir keeps Fist at a distance using the push kick.
Mir wants to slow Fist down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Fist throws a head kick that misses.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Fist moves his leg out of the way.
Fist throws a solid leg kick but Mir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fist.
Fist misses with a looping left.
Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fist will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir jabs at Fist's body.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Mir throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir catches Fist with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mir checks a leg kick.
Mir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fist darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fists jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mir connects with an inside leg kick.
Fist throws a wild body kick that Mir sees coming a mile off.
Fist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir tries to counter with a clinch but Fist shakes him off and moves away.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fist.
Fist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mir.
Mir tries to move into range but Fist moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fist throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir thinks about the counter body kick.
Fist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Fist blocks the low kick.
Fist scores with a hook to the body. Mir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fist avoids a kick to the body.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
Fist tries to counter by clinching up but Mir breaks away and moves out of range.
Fist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mir will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fist tries to score with a low kick but Mir moves his leg out of the way.
Fist lands with a good body shot.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fist throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Fist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fist.
Fist moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fist.
A head kick misses from Fist.
Fist throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
It seemed like Mir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Fist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Mir feints and then cracks Fist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fist down.
Mir's corner calls for a 1-2. Mir obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Fist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fist.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fist feints and then cracks Mir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mir down.
Nice shot lands for Mir.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Fist takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Fist tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mir lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Mir.
Decent striking displayed by Mir there.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist keeps the fight on the outside.
Fist swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mir swings for the body but Fist moves out of range.
Mir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fist throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Mir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fist misses with a wild body shot.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir lands a head kick. Fist smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fist takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fist swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir connects with a single shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir lands a jab.
Fist avoids the body shot from Mir.
Fist takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Fist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir throws a lazy head kick

and Fist counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mir obliges.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fist just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.

Mir breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fist.
Fist throws a body shot but no joy.
Fist moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fist is looking to wear down Mir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fist. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fist checks a leg kick.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fist misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Mir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fist. Fist obviously looking to wear him down.
Mir throws a big shot that misses.
Fist is looking to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Fist is out of range.
Mir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir checks a low kick from Fist.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to land a left hand but Fist moved out of range nicely.
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fist manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fist wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fist. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fist.
Fist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist slips a jab from Mir.
Mir lands a leg kick that knocks Fist off balance momentarily.
Fist scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Fist.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fist thows a leg kick but Mir checks it
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mir connects with a solid leg kick.
Mir lands the left hand.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fist.
Mir motions for Fist to come forward. Mir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fist was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Mir lands a head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Fist blocks the leg kick.
Fist takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fist lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mir's sensitive parts.
Fist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fist throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fist steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mir. That one must have hurt.
Fist connects with a leg kick. Mir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir avoids the body shot from Fist.
Fist throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Fist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Fist was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mir.
Fist misses with a wild combination.
Mir takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir wants to clinch up but Fist keeps it at a distance.
Fist keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mir.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
Mir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fist's hands.
Fist is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mir feints and then cracks Fist's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fist down.
Fist fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir tries to work over Fist's front leg with a kick but Fist checks it.
Fist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Fist does it's job there.
Fist gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fist takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fist misses with a head kick.
Mir avoids the head kick by Fist.
Second Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mir backs up against the cage.

Mir pushes Fist up against the cage in a clinch.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Fist.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir'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. This is the final round!

Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fist throws out the jab.
Mir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fist.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mir! But no joy.
Mir throws a body punch but Fist moves out of range.
Mir with a hook.
Fist blocks the body kick.
Fist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir feints a counter leg kick.
Mir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fist at a distance.
Fist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mir thumps Fist with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Mir clinches up against the cage.
Fist lands with a left to the head.

Fist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fist throws the kick towards the body but Mir avoids it.
Fist swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir pushes Fist away with a front kick.
Mir lands with a kick to the temple. Fist shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Fist is rocked!
Fist uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Fist throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Mir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Fist. Those never looked like landing.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fist.
Fist looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Mir.
Oh Fist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir tries to clinch there but Fist circles away.
Fist seems to have got his legs back now.
Mir tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fist misses with a body shot.
Fist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a nice hook to Fist's body. Fist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fist tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Mir does it's job there.
A jab from Mir misses.
Mir throws a looping overhand right but Fist ducks down to avoid it.
Fist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab from Mir.
Fist throws a leg kick which misses Mir's front leg but catches the back leg as Mir tries to avoid it.
Mir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fist moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mir checks a low kick from Fist.
Fist scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mir throws out a powerful jab.
Mir throws a combination. Fist tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mir.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Fist bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fist looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fist.
Fist looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fist has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mir scores with a hook.
Mir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Fist misses with a low kick.
Mir appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fist.
Fist misses with a head kick.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir cracks Fist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fist just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fist blocks a jab.
Fist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fist misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fist throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.
Fist moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Second Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fist's head backwards.
Mir lands with a straight right. Fist didn't see that one coming.
Mir scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fist. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir scores with a sloppy right hand. Fist should have avoided that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mir.
Mir works Fist's body with a nice hook.
Fist looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yoel Mir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fist will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mir tries to land a body kick
and Fist counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Mir!
Yoel 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.
Second Fist spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank you for the opportunity.'.