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). Clown has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Posterior Clown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Muller
vs
Clown

200 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 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 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Posterior Clown!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller fails with a takedown attempt.

Muller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Muller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Muller lands a nice shot to the head.

Muller wants to finish this one by submission but Clown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Muller.
Muller with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muller looking to ground and pound but Clown is blocking nicely.
Muller misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Muller throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Muller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throwing strikes here but Clown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Muller is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Clown to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Clown shrugs it off.
Clown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Muller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clown hang on?
Muller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Clown is bucking up trying to escape but Muller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Muller scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clown?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clown hang on?
Muller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muller with a couple of short strikes.

Muller jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Clown is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Clown and Muller has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muller working the strikes but Clown uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Muller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clown is not content to let Muller control the position.
Clown trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is keen to just control but Clown is a slippery customer.
Clown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clown is trying to stand.
Clown looks winded!

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 thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clown's head.
Muller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Muller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Muller scoring with strikes but Clown is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clown is in a horrible position here. Muller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muller unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clown is in a horrible position here. Muller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Muller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Muller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Muller lands a big elbow.
Muller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller is landing with some decent strikes but Clown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Clown is in a horrible position here. Muller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muller scores with a takedown into Clown's guard.
Muller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Muller throws a big right hand that misses.
Clown is trying to keep Muller in close.
Clown wants to stand but Muller is controlling the position.
Muller controlling from the top position.
Clown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maikon Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller stands up over Clown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller advances to half guard.
Muller is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Muller lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Clown hang on?
Muller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Clown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Clown wants to control but Muller is having none of it.
Muller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller unloading with bombs!
Muller raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Muller landing shots from mount.
Muller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Muller looking to secure an arm triangle but Clown defends it well.
Muller landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Muller tries to control but Clown wriggling away.
Clown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Muller lands a big shot there that rocks Clown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Muller looking to control but Clown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clown working to try and regain half guard.
Muller looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muller looking to control but Clown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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 Clown's face.
Muller dominating with strikes here.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clown can do to turn this around?
Muller controlling from mount.
Muller looking to finish Clown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clown!
The referee warns Clown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller controlling his opponent.
Muller working Clown over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maikon Muller dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Muller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Clown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Muller moves into the clinch.

Muller gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Muller showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Muller cracks Clown with a solid left hand.
Muller stands up over Clown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muller.
Clown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller passes Clown's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muller trying to control the pace.
Muller moves nicely into side control.
Muller is chipping away with strikes.
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.
Clown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Muller tries to score with some ground and pound. Clown controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Muller lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller advances to full mount.
Muller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Muller with the ground and pound from mount.
Muller pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Muller landing shots from mount.
Muller raining down shots from the mount!
Muller lands with some strikes.

Clown is rocked!
Muller lands a big shot there that rocks Clown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clown is still in real trouble! Can Muller finish him?
Muller lands a heavy elbow.

Muller looking to secure an arm triangle but Clown defends it well.
Clown seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Muller looking to finish Clown with some ground and pound. This is bad for Clown!
Muller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Muller with shots to the head and body - Clown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Muller lands a big shot there that rocks Clown but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Muller looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Muller looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller drops a big elbow. That's hurt Clown! More shots from Muller and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maikon Muller!