PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maikon Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Posterior Clown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maikon Muller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Muller
vs
Clown

200 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maikon Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Posterior Clown!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clown with a lazy takedown attempt

and Muller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Clown's guard now.
Muller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clown keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Clown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muller manages to get himself to full guard.
Muller is trying to keep Clown in close.
Muller controlling Clown's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Maikon Muller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Clown fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clown closes the distance looking to clinch

and Muller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Clown!
Clown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Clown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Muller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Muller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clown defends it well.

Muller decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clown.
Maikon Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Posterior Clown.

Muller dives in and scores a takedown into Clown's guard.

Muller stands up from Clown's guard - Muller perhaps looking for a knockout.
Clown throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Maikon Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Muller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Clown on his heels. He'll look to pass Clown's guard now, I'm sure.
Clown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clown wants to sweep but no luck.
Muller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Muller wants to control from the top but Clown keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller postures up in Clown's guard and throws a big left but Clown blocks it.
Muller with a nice head shot there.
Muller stays in close to Clown's body and controls the position.
Muller throws a big elbow that misses.
Muller wants to control from the top but Clown keeps moving.
Muller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Maikon Muller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Clown is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Muller's half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clown stops Muller from getting back to his feet.
Muller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Clown is trying to control. Muller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muller wants to improve his position but Clown is controlling well.
Muller wants to control but Clown is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clown is trying to control. Muller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maikon Muller 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.

Clown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clown tries to close the distance and clinch but Muller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clown dives in and grabs Muller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes down on Clown's head and hops out.
Clown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muller as he jumps to the side.
Maikon Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Posterior Clown.
Clown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Muller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clown somewhat.

Muller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muller showed some decent athleticism there.
Muller stalling away here and it's allowed Clown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Clown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clown looking for a sweep. Not yet Clown, not yet.
Muller advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clown dodges the ground and pound from Muller.

Muller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Clown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Muller's guard! Nice work there by Clown!
Muller is trying to keep Clown in close.

Muller uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muller darts in and clinches Clown up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Muller.
Muller with a knee to the head.
Muller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clown avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Muller gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Clown regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clown is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Muller stands up from Clown's guard - Muller perhaps looking for a knockout.

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.
Muller trying to control but Clown is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Clown is trying to control the position but Muller postures up.
Muller working some strikes from top position.
Muller trying to control but Clown is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Muller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muller wants to pass the guard but Clown is keeping the position.
Clown wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Maikon Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

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.
Clown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muller.
Muller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clown looking for a sweep. Not yet Clown, not yet.

Clown has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
Clown keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clown won't allow Muller to pass to mount.
Nice strikes from Muller there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maikon Muller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Muller shoots in but no luck this time.
Clown shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Muller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clown wants to improve his position but Muller is controlling well.
Clown is refusing to be controlled, as Muller sits in half guard.
Muller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clown is looking for a sweep. Muller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muller throwing shots but Clown is blocking nicely.
Muller lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller trying to advance position but Clown counters by regaining guard.
Muller controlling from the top position.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clown can do to turn this around?
Clown controls Muller momentarily but Muller frees himself.
Muller tries to free his leg and advance position but Clown is retaining full guard.
Muller is looking to work some ground and pound but Clown has wrist control.
Clown is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Muller scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clown looking to control but Muller passes into half guard.
Muller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clown wants to get back to his feet.
Muller slows the pace down in half guard.

Muller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clown has hold of Muller's hands but Muller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Muller is working for a submission of some sort.
Clown is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clown is trying to control but can't.
Muller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clown does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muller content to control rather than advance.
Clown is looking to improve his position.

We're going to have a standup here because Maikon Muller wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but Clown shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clown doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Maikon Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muller misses with a takedown attempt - Clown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maikon Muller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clown just misses with a punch to the body.
Maikon Muller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Muller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Muller moves into the clinch.
Clown has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muller is working for takedown but Clown is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Muller has hold of one of Clown's legs. Clown is fighting the takedown attempt but Muller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller stops Clown from standing up.
Posterior Clown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Clown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maikon Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

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