PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soren Kierkegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mir is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kierkegaard
vs
Mir

180 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Soren Kierkegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kierkegaard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kierkegaard throws out the jab.
Kierkegaard throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kierkegaard is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Kierkegaard circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kierkegaard sprawls well. Kierkegaard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Soren Kierkegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mir looks gassed!
Kierkegaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kierkegaard throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kierkegaard defends it nicely.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kierkegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kierkegaard misses.
Kierkegaard is looking to wear down Mir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kierkegaard lands a nice looking body shot.
Kierkegaard scores with a jab to the body.
Kierkegaard punishes Mir's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kierkegaard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kierkegaard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mir slips a jab from Kierkegaard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierkegaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir avoids the body shot from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kierkegaard.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Kierkegaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Kierkegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mir moves away from the strike by Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard lands with a nice body punch.
Kierkegaard throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Mir slips a jab from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard scores with a body shot.
Mir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kierkegaard looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Kierkegaard 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 keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kierkegaard throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Kierkegaard misses with a looping right.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kierkegaard cracks Mir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mir takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mir is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kierkegaard is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mir.
Kierkegaard misses the shot to the body.
Kierkegaard scores with a body shot.
Soren Kierkegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kierkegaard works Mir's body with a nice hook.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Kierkegaard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kierkegaard scores with a body shot.
Kierkegaard lands with a good body shot.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kierkegaard with a jab.
Kierkegaard looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.
Kierkegaard 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.
Kierkegaard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kierkegaard cracks Mir with a good jab.
Kierkegaard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kierkegaard scores with a body shot.
Kierkegaard lands with a nice body punch.
Kierkegaard throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Kierkegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Kierkegaard misses with a wild body shot.
Kierkegaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kierkegaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard lands a glancing blow to the side of Mir's head.
Kierkegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kierkegaard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kierkegaard misses with a wild body shot.
Kierkegaard misses the shot to the body.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kierkegaard.
A slow jab from Kierkegaard misses its intended target.
A jab from Kierkegaard does it's job there.
Kierkegaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kierkegaard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kierkegaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Kierkegaard sprawls well.
Kierkegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kierkegaard to score with a decent uppercut.
Kierkegaard lands a body shot.
Kierkegaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kierkegaard works Mir's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot.
Mir has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A cross from Kierkegaard lands.
Kierkegaard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Kierkegaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kierkegaard moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kierkegaard.
A shot to de liver by Kierkegaard. Beautiful body shot.
Kierkegaard lands a slapping body shot.
Kierkegaard with a jab.
Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Kierkegaard connects with a nice looking jab.
Kierkegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Kierkegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kierkegaard but Kierkegaard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Kierkegaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Kierkegaard misses.
Mir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kierkegaard cracks a nice hook into Mir's ribs.
Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soren Kierkegaard dominated that round.
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.

Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot.
Kierkegaard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kierkegaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soren Kierkegaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir avoids the body shot from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Kierkegaard connects with the punch.
A shot to de liver by Kierkegaard. Beautiful body shot.
Kierkegaard works Mir's body with a nice hook.
Kierkegaard lands a glancing blow to the side of Mir's head.
Kierkegaard 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.
Kierkegaard with a jab.
Kierkegaard with a jab.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kierkegaard misses the shot to the body.
Kierkegaard misses with a wild body shot.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Kierkegaard coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kierkegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kierkegaard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Kierkegaard's corner calls for a 1-2. Kierkegaard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierkegaard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kierkegaard jabs Mir right on the nose. Mir blinks but takes it well.
Kierkegaard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kierkegaard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mir might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kierkegaard has got the better of the exchanges.
Kierkegaard lands a really nice looking cross but Mir seems unphased.
Kierkegaard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Kierkegaard throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kierkegaard throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Kierkegaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mir.
Kierkegaard catches Mir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kierkegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
Soren Kierkegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kierkegaard.
Jab, jab by Kierkegaard - just one landing.
Kierkegaard misses the shot to the body.
Kierkegaard throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kierkegaard throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kierkegaard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kierkegaard. Mir does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard misses the shot to the body.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kierkegaard tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Kierkegaard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kierkegaard misses with a looping left.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kierkegaard to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Kierkegaard coming out on top.
Mir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kierkegaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kierkegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Kierkegaard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mir's head.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kierkegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kierkegaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Kierkegaard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kierkegaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kierkegaard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kierkegaard throws a jab when Mir was well out of range.
Kierkegaard misses with a straight left.
Mir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kierkegaard scores with a body shot.
Kierkegaard loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Kierkegaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Kierkegaard.
Good standup being displayed there by Kierkegaard as he connects with a hook.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir slips under a jab from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Kierkegaard misses with a wild body shot.
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Kierkegaard swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Donk. Kierkegaard catches Mir right on the button with a cross.
Kierkegaard cracks Mir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mir avoids the body shot from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kierkegaard throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Kierkegaard thows a body shot but no joy.
Kierkegaard cracks Mir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kierkegaard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kierkegaard throws a shot to the body.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot.
Kierkegaard scores with a punch to the head.
Kierkegaard fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir walks into a jab.
Kierkegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kierkegaard jabs at Mir's body.
Kierkegaard cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Kierkegaard scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Kierkegaard. Beautiful body shot.
Kierkegaard misses with a wild body shot.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kierkegaard lands with a good body shot.
Kierkegaard lands with an overhand left.
Kierkegaard connects with a jab.
Kierkegaard cracks a nice hook into Mir's ribs.
Kierkegaard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mir's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soren Kierkegaard dominated that second round.
That's time! Kierkegaard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kierkegaard scores with a hook to the body. Mir takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mir takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kierkegaard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Donk. Kierkegaard catches Mir right on the button with a cross.
Kierkegaard throws a shot to the body.
Mir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A shot to de liver by Kierkegaard. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kierkegaard throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Kierkegaard connects with a jab.
Kierkegaard throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kierkegaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kierkegaard swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir closes the distance and clinches up with Kierkegaard, looking for a takedown. Mir pushes Kierkegaard against the cage but Kierkegaard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kierkegaard works the jab nicely.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kierkegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot.
Kierkegaard cracks Mir with a good jab.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kierkegaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kierkegaard lands a nice shot to the body.
Kierkegaard catches Mir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Kierkegaard looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Kierkegaard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Kierkegaard throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Kierkegaard scores with a jab to the body.
Mir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kierkegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Kierkegaard scores with a jab to the body.
Mir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kierkegaard's corner calls for a 1-2. Kierkegaard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kierkegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Kierkegaard misses with a hook.
Kierkegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kierkegaard throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Kierkegaard jabs at Mir's body.
Mir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kierkegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kierkegaard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Kierkegaard does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kierkegaard.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kierkegaard as he avoids it easily.
Soren Kierkegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Kierkegaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard misses with a looping left.
Kierkegaard lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kierkegaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kierkegaard lands with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard lands a right hook to the body.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kierkegaard.
Kierkegaard lands a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kierkegaard, as that shot connected.
Kierkegaard misses the shot to the body.

Kierkegaard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kierkegaard stays in close to Mir's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierkegaard is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Kierkegaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir has Kierkegaard pulled in close to control his posture.
Kierkegaard passes Mir's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mir.
Kierkegaard wants to pass the guard but Mir is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kierkegaard.
Mir has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kierkegaard has passed into side control.
Kierkegaard moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mir regains half guard.
Kierkegaard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kierkegaard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Soren Kierkegaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kierkegaard 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:25
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:25
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soren Kierkegaard!