PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Sub-Mission. Williams has chosen Devour - Shinedown as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Mir
vs
Williams

185 cm
22
190 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

189 cm
27
194 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Erik Williams!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir lands with a nice body kick.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir throws a head kick that Williams semi-blocks.
Williams has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mir.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Mir.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Mir feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Williams thows a leg kick but Mir checks it

and Mir counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
Williams keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Mir sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Williams is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mir, into his guard.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mir's guard.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.

Mir escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mir has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Mir has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Williams is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mir.
Mir sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mir is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Mir there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mir with a couple of short strikes.
Mir working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Mir dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mir throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mir counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mir prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mir is working away from the top position though.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams is staying active underneath Mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams is pressing down on Mir's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mir wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Mir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Mir working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mir trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Mir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Cain Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mir is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Mir has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
Mir is controlling the pace.
Mir wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir trying to control the pace.
Mir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mir lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Mir dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.

Mir clinches up against the cage.

Mir has Williams pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mir pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Williams tumbling to the mat - Mir dives into Williams's guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Mir being controlled here momentarily.
Mir trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Mir.

Mir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mir trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.

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.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Mir is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.

Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mir to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir throwing strikes but missing.
Mir stops Williams from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Mir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir works his way into full mount!
Mir working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Mir controlling the pace for now.
Mir looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mir.
Poor strikes thrown by Mir there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mir misses with a head shot.
Williams is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mir breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mir landing shots from mount.
Mir trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Mir controlling from the full mount.
Williams can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mir controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
Williams tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir looking to control but Williams is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Mir had his way with Erik Williams in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir misses with a straight right.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mir to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.

Mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mir is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.
Mir controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mir throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.

Mir has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Mir.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mir.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Mir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Mir keeps him there for the moment.
Erik Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cain Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination

and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mir wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Mir working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Mir is taking a breather. Williams says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mir prevents Williams from improving his position.
Cain Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Mir!
Cain Mir retains his middleweight title!