PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 724 p4p, 107 weight class) and Dave Brown (ranked 15463 p4p, 623 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mir
vs
Brown

188 cm
30
201 lbs
21 - 10 - 1

184 cm
37
205 lbs
18 - 29 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brown!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dave Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir misses with a low kick as Brown jumps back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
Brown cracks Mir with a good jab.
Mir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir is looking to counter the offense by Brown and move into the clinch.
Brown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown catches Mir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir blocks the body kick.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Mir lands.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Mir shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Brown has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown avoids the body shot from Mir.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Brown blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir slips a jab from Brown.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mir.
Nice shot by Mir.
Mir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown misses with a hook
letting Mir counter with a right hand.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
It looked like Mir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown throws out a counter right but Mir avoids it with no problem.
Brown scores with a head kick. Mir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mir counters with a low kick, right behind Brown 's knee.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown cracks Mir with an open hand slap.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir throws a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Mir throws a shot to the body.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A slow jab from Mir misses its intended target.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.
Brown swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Brown pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mir back to the ropes. Brown follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown misses with a right hand
and Mir counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.

Brown clinches with his opponent.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Mir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mir working Brown over with knees to the body.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Mir has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mir.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Mir finds it's target.
Brown comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Brown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mir slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mir moves out of range as Brown strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Mir with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir avoids the elbow strike from Brown, against the ropes.
Mir takes an elbow to the temple.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Brown just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown is looking to chop away at Mir's legs.
Mir throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mir.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.

Brown moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Mir cracks Brown with a nice body shot.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mir can pounce on him.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick from Brown.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mir scores with a push kick.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Mir lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Yoel Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mir counters with a straight right hand.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Brown misses.
Mir drops his hands momentarily and Brown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir counters with a good, hard body kick but Brown shrugs it off.
Brown throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Mir lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brown. That did some damage!
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Brown clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.

Mir manages to break the clinch.
Dave Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Mir is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brown tries to move into range but Mir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Mir. Beautiful body shot.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Mir throws a nice head kick!
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Mir counters with a nice body shot.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir blocks a leg kick.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoel Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Brown.
As Brown backs away, Mir returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Mir!
Yoel Mir decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.