PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jeffries (ranked 112 p4p, 18 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 275 p4p, 42 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yoel Mir enters the cage!

Jeffries
vs
Mir

180 cm
27
200 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
201 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
An attempted straight right counter from Jeffries misses the target.
A big right from Mir misses.

Mir has closed the distance and engaged Jeffries in a clinch.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeffries avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jeffries moves out of range of the body kick.
Mir throws a leg kick but Jeffries checks it.
Mir scores with a nice body kick.
Jeffries takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Mir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeffries is out of range.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Jeffries looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Jeffries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jeffries 's calf.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeffries gets tackled into the cage by Mir. Mir maintains the clinch.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jeffries takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jeffries misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Mir throws a body kick that misses.
Jeffries takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
We've been informed that Mir has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jeffries paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jeffries .
That kick from Mir tenderised Jeffries 's leg. Jeffries is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jeffries gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jeffries takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jeffries goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeffries lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mir backwards.

Jeffries manages to break the clinch.
Jeffries misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Jeffries tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeffries lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mir backs up against the cage.

It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Jeffries throws an off balance right hand
and Mir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeffries is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mir's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jeffries keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir slips a straight right by Jeffries .
Mir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir scores with a hook.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Jeffries takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Jeffries misses with a left hand
and Mir counters with a nice body shot.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jeffries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jeffries moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mir fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jeffries is out of range.
Jeffries swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir thumps Jeffries with a low kick.
Jeffries rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mir moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jeffries misses with a hook
and Mir counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jeffries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
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!
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Jeffries swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jeffries .
Jeffries blocks a leg kick.
Jeffries is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mir lands with a straight right. Jeffries didn't see that one coming.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries scores with the left hand. Mir knows he should have avoided that one.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeffries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Jeffries uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
A nice side step and Mir releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mir misses with a left hand
and Jeffries counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir digs a good hook to Jeffries 's body.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Jeffries checks it.
Mir lands a slapping body shot.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jeffries misses with a looping right.
Jeffries takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mir.
Mir misses with an uppercut. Jeffries saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir misses with a looping right.
Jeffries throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeffries was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with a hook.
That kick from Mir tenderised Jeffries 's leg. Jeffries is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Jeffries 's head but Jeffries sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Mir is predictable there
and Jeffries counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Jeffries as he checks the leg kick.
Jeffries has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Jeffries thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Mir.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Jeffries checks it.
Jeffries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jeffries misses with a wild body shot.
Jeffries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Jeffries avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jeffries fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jeffries jabs Mir right on the nose. Mir blinks but takes it well.
Jeffries takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
enabling Jeffries to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jeffries is looking for a counter combo.
Mir throws a low kick but Jeffries moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Jeffries checks a leg kick nicely.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Jeffries sees coming a mile off.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jeffries on the side of the head.
Jab from Mir.
Mir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Jeffries wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mir misses with a looping left.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
Jeffries was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mir thumps Jeffries with a low kick.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Jeffries moved out of range.
Jeffries misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jeffries has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mir lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jeffries throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .
Jeffries slips a straight right by Mir.
Jeffries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jeffries throws a poor cross that misses
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Mir slips a jab from Jeffries .
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jeffries tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Jeffries .
Jeffries throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mir. That's going to slow Jeffries down.
Jeffries tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mir throws out a powerful jab.
Mir missing with a left hand there. Jeffries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jeffries tries to counter by clinching up but Mir breaks away and moves out of range.
Mir lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Mir.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Jeffries 's knee but Jeffries avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good shot there by Jeffries .
Jeffries tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jeffries .
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Jeffries steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mir. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mir can pounce on him.
Mir tries to clinch there but Jeffries circles away.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Jeffries 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeffries scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeffries misses with a body shot.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Jeffries .
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jeffries under the eye.
Jeffries lands the left hand.
Jeffries checks a leg kick.
Mir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeffries .

Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.

Mir breaks from the clinch.
Jeffries throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Jeffries misses its target.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeffries throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jeffries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jeffries slips a straight right by Mir.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir connects with the punch.
Mir throws a jab when Jeffries was well out of range.
Jeffries throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mir is looking to chop away at Jeffries 's legs.
Jeffries ducks under a wild hook from Mir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffries avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir throws a right hand that Jeffries ducks under and follows up with a left that Jeffries also avoids with ease.
Mir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mir scores with a nice head shot.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Mir throws a leg kick
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir misses with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jeffries looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mir fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jeffries checks it well.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Jeffries throws a right hand that misses
and Mir counters with a solid body kick.
Jeffries takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir lands with a nice body punch.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Jeffries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jeffries missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jeffries .
Mir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jeffries is looking to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch.
Mir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mir connects with a nice looking jab.
Mir lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mir tries to clinch but Jeffries is having none of it.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jeffries under the eye.
Mir takes one to the chin there.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jeffries seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jeffries 's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jeffries uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mir.
Jeffries throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Mir misses with a straight left.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Jeffries is just out of range.
It looked like Jeffries was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mir.
Jeffries misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeffries moves out of range as Mir strikes.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Jeffries on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jeffries checks the leg kick.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jeffries . Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jeffries is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Jeffries takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jeffries misses with a hook.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Jeffries is looking to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch.
Mir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Jeffries blocks the leg kick.
Jeffries throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir misses with a lunging right hand
and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jeffries will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mir keeps Jeffries at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jeffries is looking to clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but Jeffries moves out of range.
Jeffries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
Jeffries just misses with a punch to the body.
Jeffries throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands with a slapping head kick.
Jeffries swinging wildly here.
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jeffries was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Jeffries takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeffries waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Jeffries sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Donk. Mir catches Jeffries right on the button with a cross.
Mir swings for the body but Jeffries moves out of range.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jeffries keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Mir walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut.
Crunch! Mir slams his shin into Jeffries 's torso.
Mir thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jeffries if he has to take too many more of those.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Jeffries counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mir lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Jeffries .
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jeffries manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jeffries appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Jeffries keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Mir as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir dominated that fourth 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! This is the final round!

Jeffries avoids the head kick by Mir.
Jeffries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mir cracks the inside of Jeffries 's front leg.
Jeffries scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Jeffries misses
and Mir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jeffries misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mir! But no joy.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Mir.
Mir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir blocks a jab.
Jeffries throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir thinks about the counter body kick.
A good leg kick by Mir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeffries comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mir throws a leg kick that misses.
Mir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jeffries sizes up Mir with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeffries swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Jeffries misses with a hook.
Jeffries takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jeffries throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Earl Jeffries has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir loads up on a big right hand but Jeffries slips the punch.
Jeffries is looking to counter punch.
Mir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mir lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Mir clinches up with Jeffries and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jeffries .
Mir dodges an elbow strike from Jeffries .
Jeffries misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jeffries creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jeffries swings wildly with an uppercut but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoel Mir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jeffries avoids the elbow strike from Mir, against the cage.
Jeffries digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
Mir is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jeffries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mir's defenses.
Jeffries lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jeffries softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Jeffries breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Jeffries lands a big uppercut and Mir crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mir looks OK. Jeffries waves Mir back to his feet!

Mir is rocked!
Jeffries misses with a looping left.
Mir was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Jeffries finish him?
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jeffries lands an uppercut, right on the button! Mir tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Earl Jeffries !
Earl Jeffries retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Earl Jeffries made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.