PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Muller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

North
vs
Muller

210 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philip North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Muller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North moves in looking to clinch but Muller pushes him off.

Muller has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
North is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.

Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
North throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muller.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt

and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. North won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Muller working the ground and pound.
North wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
North tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Muller presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Muller unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller landing strikes, looking to finish!
North is bucking up trying to escape but Muller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
North tries to hold on but Muller pushes him away.
North gets back to half guard.
Muller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Muller prevents North from improving his position.
Muller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks North with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muller throwing shots but North is blocking nicely.
North keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Muller thows a huge punch but North dodges it nicely.
Muller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Muller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller looks to land a strike but North avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Muller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
North is looking to stand up but Muller isn't so interested in that idea.
North pulls Muller in to control the position.
North on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if North tries to get out of the position.
North is breathing heavily.
Muller passes North's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
North wants to get back to his feet.
Muller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Muller is nestled in close to North, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muller thows a huge punch but North dodges it nicely.
North is looking to improve his position.
Muller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
North makes his way to full guard. A much better position for North.
Muller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

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.
Muller postures up and lands a big shot to North's brow.
North has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Muller has passed into side control.
Muller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Muller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Muller cracks North with a big right hand but North just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North taking a bit of punishment here - Muller scoring with strikes.
Muller lands a nice forearm strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Muller 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.

Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
North dodges the punch combination from Muller.

North shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Muller's guard.
Muller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst North is controlling him.
North wants to pass the guard but Muller is keeping the position.

North stands up from guard. Let's bang!
North misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

North throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Muller was covering up waiting for the punch and North finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muller has his feet on North's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
North is looking to clinch.
Muller shoots for a double leg takedown but North sprawls well. He's pushed Muller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
North lands a head kick!
Muller tries to clinch but North moves out of range.
North goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Muller shoots for a double leg takedown but North sprawls well. He's pushed Muller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Muller.
North is looking to reverse the position.
Muller lands a nice forearm strike.
Muller is putting a hurting on North here, landing some big shots from side control.
Muller working the strikes but North uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
North manages to get to full guard.
Muller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muller stopping the sweep attempt from North.
Muller is in close to North's body, working some short punches and elbows.
North is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

North working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muller cracks North with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muller scoring with punches to the head and body.
North not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muller postures up in North's guard and throws a big left but North blocks it.
Muller trying to stand up but can't free himself from North's guard.
Muller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
North fakes the leg kick and cracks Muller in the body.

Muller shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches North napping and manages to drive through into side control!
North gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Philip North will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A combination from North does no damage.
Muller moves in looking to clinch but North pushes him off.
North misses the shot to the body.
Muller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
North misses with a combination
and Muller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Muller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
North is trying to stand back up but Muller is controlling him
Muller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Muller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks North with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller prevents North from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North tries to roll over but Muller keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Muller.
Muller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
North preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Muller working North over with strikes.
Muller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
North makes his way to full guard. A much better position for North.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
North managing to control the position.
North wants to stand and escape but Muller is having none of it.
Muller distracts North with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Muller working some strikes from top position.
Muller working some strikes from top position.
Muller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
North is trying to control the position but Muller postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
North has momentary wrist control but Muller slips an elbow through the middle.
Muller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Muller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
North wants to stand up but Muller is controlling him.
Muller is working North over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
North looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
North avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four 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.

Muller clinches up against the cage.
North tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muller smiles and moves away.
North throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muller tries to clinch up.
North misses with a combination
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
Muller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
North circles away from the clinch attempt
and North counters with a big head kick but Muller shrugs it off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muller.
North misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from North.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Muller!