PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles has chosen Boyz N The Hood by Eazy E as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Muller
vs
Styles

185 cm
27
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Styles!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good work by Muller as he checks the leg kick.
Styles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Styles misses with a combination

and Muller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Muller trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
Styles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muller advances position into side control!
Muller scoring with punches from side control.
Styles is trying to buck Muller off.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Styles can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller is staying tight to Styles's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Muller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Muller trying to control the position but Styles is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller tries to score with some ground and pound. Styles controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Muller working the ground and pound but Styles is defending the strikes.

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.
Muller is trying to ground and pound but Styles uses the momentary lack of control by Muller to regain half guard.
Styles is trying to stand up here but Muller is controlling him well.
Muller 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.
Muller winds up and cracks Styles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Muller stalling away here and it's allowed Styles to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Muller stops Styles from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a strike but Styles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Muller wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
Muller wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
Muller tries to free his leg and advance position but Styles is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muller trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
Muller looking to pass the guard.
Muller throws and elbow that misses. Styles uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muller's guard. Nice move by Styles!
Muller striking off his back but it's not causing Styles any problems.
Styles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Styles wants to stand but Muller is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Styles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Styles swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.
Styles misses with a shot to the body
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Jason Styles has been cut.
Styles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Styles misses with an uppercut

and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Styles won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Styles!
Styles tries to buck Muller off but he can't manage it.
Muller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Styles hang on?
Styles is breathing heavily.
Muller tries to control but Styles wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller landing strikes from the mount.
Muller tries to control but Styles wriggling away.
Muller landing strikes from the mount.
Styles is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Muller breaks from Styles's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Styles is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller landing shots from mount.
Styles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Styles is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The referee warns Styles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles taking shots to the head.
Better Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Styles looks a forlorn figure.
Muller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Styles's face.
Muller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muller lands with some strikes.
Muller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Styles can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muller trying to control but Styles is having none of it.
Styles really wants to buck Muller off and get back to his feet.
Muller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Muller dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller breaks from Styles's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Muller lands a big elbow.

Styles is rocked!
You get the feeling that Styles really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Styles takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Styles that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Styles is still in real trouble! Can Muller finish him?
Muller lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller lands a big shot there that rocks Styles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Styles wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Better Muller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Styles's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Muller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Styles as he avoids it easily.
Styles seems to have recovered his senses.
Jason Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
Styles falls off balance throwing a combination

and Muller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muller.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
Muller lands a body shot.
Muller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muller wants a takedown.
Muller goes for a takedown attempt but Styles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Better Muller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Jason Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller scores with the left hand. Styles knows he should have avoided that one.
Styles throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muller makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Styles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Styles displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Styles slips a jab from Muller.
Styles sizes up Muller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Styles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Styles swings widly with a right hand

and Muller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Styles manages to break the clinch.
Styles connects with a single shot there.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Styles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Styles swings widly with a right hand
and Muller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Styles misses with a hook to the body
and Muller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Styles thinking.
Styles misses with a jab to the body
and Muller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Muller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Styles as he jumps to the side.
Muller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
Styles misses with a left hand

and Muller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Muller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Styles scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Styles moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles throws an off balance right hand
and Muller counters with a right hand to the body.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Styles should have avoided that one.
Muller misses with an uppercut
and Styles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Styles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Styles misses with a body shot

and Muller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Styles is trying to stand back up but Muller is controlling him
Better Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller content to control rather than advance.
Jason Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Styles is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Muller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Better Muller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Styles catches Muller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Better Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muller 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

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