PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle comes to the cage accompanied by I Like to Move It. Mir has chosen Sub-Mission as his entrance music. Cain Mir is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kyle
vs
Mir

184 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
190 lbs
19 - 6 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir blocks a leg kick.
Mir wants to land a leg kick but Kyle is out of range.
Mir tries to bum rush Kyle with a series of wild strikes but Kyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir looks for the body kick but Kyle saw that one coming.
Mir throws a lazy body kick
and Kyle counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyle throws a leg kick
and Mir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Kyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Mir throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kyle counters with a shoot takedown. Mir fights it but they end up in guard.
Kyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyle stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mir controls Kyle momentarily but Kyle frees himself.
Kyle throwing strikes from guard but Mir blocks nicely.
Mir looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mir is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kyle with a nice head shot there.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mir's head.
Kyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.
Kyle 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.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Kyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Mir working a defensive guard here.

Kyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle postures up.
Mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kyle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mir is proving hard to escape from.
Kyle won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Kyle postures up.
Mir keeping full guard, as Kyle tries to pass.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mir wants to sweep here but Kyle controlling him for the moment.
Kyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Kyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Kyle stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Kyle postures up.
Kyle looking to pass the guard.
Mir is trying to control the position but Kyle postures up.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir has momentary wrist control but Kyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Kyle throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Kyle 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.

Mir throws a lazy right hand but Kyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kyle dives in and scores a takedown into Mir's guard.
Mir is trying to keep Kyle in close.
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle lands a couple of elbows.

Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Mir is looking for a triangle but Kyle pushes his legs off easily.
Kyle is working Mir over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mir wants to sweep but no luck.

Kyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mir's head.
Kyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Kyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Kyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir is aware though and is defending well.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Kyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kyle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mir has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kyle has managed to get both his arms back between Mir's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Kyle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
Miris looking to pass into half guard but Kyle pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kyle is in guard.
Mir working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle postures up in Mir's guard and throws a big left but Mir blocks it.
Kyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir seems keen to control Kyle's posture.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kyle's guard.

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

Kyle looking for a guillotine here but Mir defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyle keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Kyle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mir can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Kyle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mir gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kyle counters with a left and a right that stings Mir.
Kyle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Mir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mir lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Kyle.
Mir chips away with some ground and pound.
Mir postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyle's head.
Takeru Kyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mir wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Kyle is keeping the position.

Kyle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mir defends it easily.
Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir scoring with punches to the head and body.

Kyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Kyle is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cain Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir thows a big elbow that misses.
Takeru Kyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kyle 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeru Kyle!