PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dempsey ONeill (ranked 1381 p4p, 1430 weight class) and Stefan Muller (ranked 199 p4p, 209 weight class). Muller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Samourai - by: Shurik'n. Stefan Muller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

ONeill
vs
Muller

189 cm
30
204
20 - 12 - 0

189 cm
33
220
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dempsey ONeill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Muller!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller connects with a leg kick.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
ONeill looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Muller blocks the low kick.
ONeill with the inside leg kick.
ONeill misses with a body shot.
ONeill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ONeill's hands.
ONeill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muller at a distance.
ONeill misses with a wild body shot.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
ONeill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
ONeill looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but ONeill is out of range.
ONeill is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muller with a hook.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
An inside leg kick from Muller misses.
ONeill scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
ONeill throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
ONeill tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Muller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stefan Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by ONeill. That's going to slow Muller down.
Muller misses with a straight left.
ONeill feinted there with a counter leg kick.

ONeill moves into range and clinches up with Muller.
ONeill avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
ONeill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller tries to throw a body punch but ONeill avoids it by throwing Muller back against the cage.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
ONeill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
ONeill prevents a takedown attempt there.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by ONeill.
ONeill scores with a nice hook to the head.
ONeill lands a shoulder strike.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill trying to control the position but instead, Muller has worked for underhooks and has pushed ONeill into the cage.
ONeill has Muller pressed against the cage.
ONeill will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Muller up against the cage.
ONeill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with ONeill's elbow.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables ONeill to keep the fight standing.
ONeill has Muller pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dempsey ONeill.
An inside leg kick from ONeill misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
ONeill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
ONeill defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller tries to work over ONeill's front leg with a kick but ONeill checks it.
ONeill looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muller. That's going to slow ONeill down.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from ONeill.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller throws a hook to the side of ONeill's head but ONeill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
ONeill is looking to chop away at Muller's legs.
Muller lands the left hand.
ONeill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from ONeill.
Muller missing with a left hand there. ONeill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ONeill.
ONeill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muller lands with an overhand left.
Muller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muller lunges at ONeill with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ONeill's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract ONeill.
Muller misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Muller misses.
Muller tries to work over ONeill's front leg with a kick but ONeill checks it.
ONeill swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

ONeill closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from ONeill as the two fighters clinch.
ONeill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by ONeill.
ONeill controlling the action here for a moment.
ONeill leaning against his opponent.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from ONeill.
ONeill wants to stall.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by ONeill.
ONeill avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
A short uppercut from ONeill.
ONeill misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dempsey ONeill will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
ONeill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
ONeill drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
ONeill is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
ONeill avoids the body shot from Muller.
Muller with a jab.
ONeill misses the shot to the body.
Muller thuds a left hand into ONeill's body.
Muller with a nice cross.
Stefan Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
ONeill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as ONeill blocks the low kick.
That kick from ONeill tenderised Muller's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
ONeill defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice jab there from Muller.
Muller's jab looks to have found its range, popping ONeill under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Muller. Beautiful body shot.
ONeill throws a leg kick
and Muller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
ONeill wants to land a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Muller throws a hook but ONeill blocks it.
It looked like ONeill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muller.
ONeill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Muller throws a solid leg kick but ONeill takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muller.
ONeill throws a leg kick but Muller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Muller misses with a hook. ONeill ducked under it nicely.
A left and a right from Muller both land. Nice combination.
Muller tries a low kick but ONeill avoids it.
Good leg kick by ONeill.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ONeill lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but ONeill shows good takedown defense.
A low kick lands for ONeill.
Muller motions for ONeill to come forward. Muller throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
ONeill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ONeill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
ONeill takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and ONeill counters with a leg kick.
Muller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.
ONeill throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
ONeill throws a shot to the body.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
ONeill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Muller throws out a loose jab but ONeill uses good head movement to avoid it.
ONeill throws a leg kick which misses Muller's front leg but catches the back leg as Muller tries to avoid it.
Muller lands a nice looking body shot.
ONeill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
ONeill throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
You can see that Muller has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
ONeill on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if ONeill tries to get out of the position.
Muller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. ONeill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muller with a nice head shot there.
Muller scoring with punches to the head and body.
ONeill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muller stands and throws ONeill's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
ONeill struggling a bit here.
Muller scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at ONeill to see if he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Muller working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ONeill is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Muller working the ground and pound.
Muller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Muller is trying to ground and pound but ONeill uses the momentary lack of control by Muller to regain half guard.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
ONeill trying to hold on to Muller's head to control him but Muller postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Muller lands a nice short elbow.

Muller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

ONeill misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
A good leg kick by Muller.
ONeill throws a nice inside leg kick.
ONeill throws a front kick aimed at Muller's knee but Muller avoids it well.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ONeill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
ONeill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
ONeill throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muller counters with a thumping low kick.
Muller scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice uppercut there from Muller.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between ONeill's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ONeill throws a front kick aimed at Muller's knee but Muller avoids it well.
ONeill works over Muller's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Stefan Muller has been cut.
Muller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from ONeill.
Muller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muller swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a leg kick
and ONeill counters with a series of strikes. Muller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
ONeill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Muller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on ONeill. That did some damage!
ONeill with a body punch. A glancing blow.
ONeill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Muller misses with a hook.
ONeill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
ONeill looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from ONeill. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller throws a leg kick that misses.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. ONeill should have avoided that one.
Muller throws a leg kick but ONeill sees it coming and checks it nicely.
ONeill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
A nice side step and Muller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Muller throws the left hand but ONeill avoids the punch easily.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.

ONeill closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ONeill taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muller is looking to break free of the clinch but ONeill has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
ONeill prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from ONeill.
ONeill misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, ONeill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. ONeill gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Muller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from ONeill.
A frustrated look appears on Muller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
ONeill avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
ONeill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
ONeill trying to stall but Muller improves his position.
ONeill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands a right hand.
Muller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
ONeill avoiding damage.
ONeill tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing ONeill back against the cage.
ONeill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for ONeill to work.
ONeill dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller tries to circle away but ONeill has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Muller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. ONeill is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dempsey ONeill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Muller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
ONeill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
ONeill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
ONeill blocking some punches.
Muller working hard to break the clinch.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
ONeill blocks an uppercut.
ONeill lands with a right to the head.

Muller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ONeill takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
ONeill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller lands a leg kick that knocks ONeill off balance momentarily.
Muller looks to throw the jab but ONeill is out of range.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Muller throws a series of strikes that have ONeill backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stefan Muller.
I think Muller 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stefan Muller!
An out of breath Stefan Muller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.