PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 923 p4p, 110 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 1849 p4p, 213 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Miller
vs
Mir

185 cm
25
202 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

188 cm
25
201 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mir in his tracks.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir misses with an elbow over the top.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Miller slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mir avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Mir misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir lands a nice knee to the body.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Mir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Mir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Mir avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir blocks an uppercut.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Our sources have told us that Miller has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mir is working Miller over against the cage.

Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Mir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Miller throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mir cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Miller swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mir on the side of the head.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Mir digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Miller tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Miller throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
A cross from Miller lands.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Miller lands with a hook. Mir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Mir counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir moves away from the strike by Miller.
Mir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Mir slips a jab from Miller.
Mir feints a counter leg kick.
Mir tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller blocks a head kick by Mir.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Mir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Mir forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Mir takes an elbow to the temple.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yoel Mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller thuds his right hand into Mir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mir chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Mir scores with a jab to the head.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller pushes Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miller wants to break free but Mir has control.
Miller working hard to break the clinch.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mir in his tracks.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mir pivots, looking for a leg kick but Miller is out of range and Mir settles back down.
Miller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Mir thuds his shin into the meat of Miller's side.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Mir misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a nice 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!
Miller missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randy Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir misses with a body shot
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mir moves away from the strike by Miller.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mir throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mir throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Mir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mir moves forwards but Miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mir thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mir scores with a jab.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mir cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir scores with a nice head shot.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller sets himself, and Mir steps forward looking for the clinch! Miller avoids it this time.
Miller slips a straight right by Mir.
Mir throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mir counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Donk. Mir catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Mir.
Mir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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 slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Mir looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
Mir thumps Miller with a low kick.

Miller rushes Mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miller lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Mir.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mir presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Yoel Mir seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
Miller takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Randy Miller has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mir.

Mir breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Mir cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller avoids the head kick by Mir.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mir throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Mir is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Mir throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Miller slips under a jab from Mir.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mir on the side of the head.
Mir keeps Miller at a distance using the push kick.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Miller.

Mir clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mir.

Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Miller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29

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.
Randy Miller was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.