PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 586 p4p, 86 weight class) and Darnell Cane (ranked 1533 p4p, 203 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Darnell Cane enters the cage!

Mir
vs
Cane

188 cm
28
201 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

188 cm
32
203 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

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World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tests Cane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cane misses with a right hand
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mir throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cane changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cane takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mir slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mir throws a lazy right hand but Cane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cane throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Cane checks a leg kick.
Cane feints the counter takedown.
Cane throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Mir thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir throws a jab when Cane was well out of range.
Cane swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cane misses the jab.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Mir lands a slapping body shot.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir tried to counter with a leg kick but Cane avoided it.
Cane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Cane just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir cracks Cane with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane checks the leg kick.

Mir gets tackled into the cage by Cane. Cane maintains the clinch.
Mir trying to land knees to the body.
Cane wants to take the fight to the mat but Mir manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cane avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Cane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir misses with the head strike.
Cane can't get the takedown.

Mir manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Cane.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir avoids the body shot from Cane.
Cane misses with a looping left.
Cane blocks a low kick nicely.
Cane throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir scores with a jab. Cane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir thows a body kick. Cane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cane takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Cane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoel Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Cane.
The crowd cheers as Mir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cane doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Cane misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane shoots for a takedown but Mir saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cane misses with an uppercut.
Cane takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Cane misses the jab.
Cane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cane steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mir. That one must have hurt.
Mir scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Mir.
Cane throws a lazy uppercut
and Mir counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cane's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cane misses the target.
Cane tries to move into range but Mir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
Mir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cane circles away from the clinch attempt.
A shot to the body from Cane misses
and Mir counters with a straight right hand.
Cane blocks the body kick.
Cane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Mir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cane is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cane tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Mir gets underhooks to prevent Cane's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir scores with a knee to the head.
Cane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cane changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cane takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Mir misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Mir.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir throws a big counter combination but Cane scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cane misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Cane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir connects with a leg kick. Cane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mir scoring well with a low kick there.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good shot there by Mir.
Mir connects with a solid leg kick.
Cane moves out of range as Mir throws a body kick.
Mir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cane's head backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cane can do to turn this around?
Cane misses with an uppercut.
Cane throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane jabs Mir right on the nose. Mir blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir jabs at Cane's body.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Yoel Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Mir.
Cane missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.
Cane throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Cane throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cane connects with a body shot.
Cane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cane lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into range.
Cane throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
Mir throws a solid leg kick but Cane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cane misses with a body shot.
Cane throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cane under the eye.
Mir lands a nice looking body shot.
Cane misses with a straight left.
Cane moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cane.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Cane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir lands with an uppercut that bounces Cane off the cage and back into range.
Mir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cane thuds his right hand into Mir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mir.
Mir swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cane under the eye.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
Nice uppercut there from Mir.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cane takes a step back to recover.
Cane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A countering left hand to the body from Cane misses.
A lazy left from Mir finds it's target.
Cane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cane wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Mir throws a low kick, looking for Cane's leg but Cane calmly moves out of range.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Mir appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoel Mir dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mir throws a push kick but Cane slaps the foot to one side.
Cane wants to counter the offense by Mir and move into the clinch position.
Cane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cane connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mir scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mir as Cane shoots in.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Cane was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mir moves out of range as Cane strikes.
Cane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cane. That did some damage!
Cane moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Mir scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir lands a head shot.
Mir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cane throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cane off to one side.
Mir swings for the body but Cane moves out of range.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mir throws a nice head kick!
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
An inside leg kick from Cane misses.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cane.
Mir swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cane missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
Mir moves out of range as Cane strikes.
A swing and a miss from Cane.
Cane misses with a hook.
Mir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darnell Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a lovely overhand right.
Cane misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir tries a low kick but Cane avoids it.
Mir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cane misses with a straight right.
Mir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cane momentarily.
Mir avoids the body shot from Cane.
Cane throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cane throws out the jab.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Cane moves out of range of the body kick.
Cane takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cane.
Cane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mir fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Cane moves his leg out of the way.
Cane feints the counter takedown.
Mir lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cane's sensitive parts.
You can see that Cane has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Cane throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Cane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mir is looking to chop away at Cane's legs.
Cane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mir to score with a decent uppercut.
Cane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir is looking to slow Cane down with leg kicks.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cane to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir punishes Cane's body with a nice straight punch.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cane.
A swing and a miss from Cane.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cane gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoel Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darnell Cane.
Cane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Mir tenderised Cane's leg. Cane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yoel Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheers as Mir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cane doesn't seem phased though.
Cane moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Mir!
Yoel Mir decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.