PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kaiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Mir has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mir
vs
Kaiser

184 cm
19
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kaiser!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaiser throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaiser.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kaiser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaiser swinging wilding here.
Mir throws a right hand that Kaiser ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaiser also avoids with ease.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaiser throws a nice looking combination but Mir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaiser misses with a wild body shot.
Kaiser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chris Kaiser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaiser.
Mir tries to bum rush Kaiser with a series of wild strikes but Kaiser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Kaiser misses.
Mir swinging wilding here.
Kaiser throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser misses with a combination

and Mir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kaiser blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
Mir passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kaiser!
Mir looking to finish Kaiser with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaiser!

Mir is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kaiser has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mir unloads with some shots from mount but Kaiser bucks and avoids them well.
Mir controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kaiser turns into him and now he's in Mir's guard.
Mir keeping full guard, as Kaiser tries to pass.
Kaiser won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Mir wants to control but Kaiser passes easily into half guard.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Kaiser has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mir defending well though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mir throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaiser.
Mir tries to kick Kaiser off but Kaiser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kaiser misses with a double jab.
Kaiser misses with a combination
and Mir counters with an inside leg kick.
Kaiser lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kaiser.
A combination from Kaiser does no damage.
Chris Kaiser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Mir gets a takedown into half guard.

Mir is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mir is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is thwarting Kaiser's attempts to control the position.

Mir stands up out of the half guard.
A right-left combo lands from Mir.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaiser looks to land a combination but Mir avoids it well.
A punch combination from Kaiser misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaiser!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Kaiser will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kaiser throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Mir throws a series of punches but Kaiser moves out of range.
Kaiser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Mir moves into the clinch.

Mir manages to break the clinch.
Kaiser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Kaiser.
Kaiser connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mir's hands.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir prevents Kaiser from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaiser is working for takedown but Mir is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kaiser prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaiser is breathing heavily.

Kaiser manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaiser throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Kaiser misses with a double jab
and Mir counters with a three punch combo that has Kaiser backing up. Kaiser nods at Mir to acknowledge the strikes.
Mir scores with a three punch combo!
Mark Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Kaiser pushes him off.

Mir pushes Kaiser up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaiser fails to pull guard.

Kaiser is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mir is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kaiser to the mat. Kaiser regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Mir is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kaiser is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kaiser has escaped and now he's on top!

Mir looking for subs off his back but Kaiser has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kaiser is working away from the top position though.
Kaiser prevents Mir from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Mir wants to improve his position but Kaiser is controlling well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kaiser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mir misses with a double jab.
Kaiser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Kaiser will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Kaiser does no damage.
Kaiser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaiser lands with a straight right. Mir didn't see that one coming.
Kaiser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaiser avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four 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 scores with a nice right hand.
Kaiser throws a series of strikes that have Mir backpedaling.
Kaiser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaiser closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kaiser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Mir tries to clinch but Kaiser is having none of it.
Kaiser cracks Mir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaiser missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Mir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Mir stands up from Kaiser's guard - Mir perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kaiser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaiser just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaiser throws a combination that misses
and Mir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Kaiser swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir lands a lovely overhand right.
Mir is looking to chop away at Kaiser's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaiser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kaiser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mir throws a series of punches but Kaiser avoids them all with ease.
Chris Kaiser seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaiser.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mir closes the distance and clinches.

Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir swinging wilding here.
Kaiser ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Mir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaiser.
Kaiser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaiser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaiser's corner calls for a 1-2. Kaiser obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaiser misses with a straight left.
Kaiser connects with the punch.
Kaiser cracks Mir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Kaiser.
Mir defending well as Kaiser loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Kaiser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir counters with a two punch combo.
Kaiser lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into rage.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mir rushes Kaiser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mir has Kaiser pressed against the cage, preventing Kaiser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mir throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser is trying to force a seperation but Mir has the dominant position.

Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaiser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kaiser throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.

Mir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mir trying to pass the guard but Kaiser defending well.
Kaiser is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mir's back!
Mir tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mark Mir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaiser dominating with strikes here.
Mir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kaiser has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mir's face.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kaiser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mir wants to control but Kaiser is having none of it.
Mir sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Kaiser has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Kaiser.
I think Kaiser has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Chris Kaiser!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Mark Mir!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Mark Mir!

Mark Mir wins by split decision!