PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Tan Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tan Gapuz
vs
Mueller

179 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Tan Gapuz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Claus Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mueller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gapuz looking for a sweep. Not yet Gapuz, not yet.
Gapuz doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gapuz looking for a sweep. Not yet Gapuz, not yet.

Mueller stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gapuz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mueller circles away.
Gapuz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mueller.
Gapuz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Claus Mueller has been cut.
Mueller ducks straight into an uppercut from Gapuz and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mueller maanges to regain guard straight away.

Mueller is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gapuz wants to control from the top but Mueller keeps moving.
Mueller is still in real trouble! Can Gapuz finish him?
Gapuz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mueller on the ground.
Gapuz stops Mueller from standing up.
Gapuz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mueller seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mueller scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mueller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mueller misses with a two punch combination.
Claus Mueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz shoots for a double leg takedown but Mueller sprawls well. He's pushed Gapuz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Mueller misses.
Gapuz swinging wilding here.
Gapuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mueller is fending him off so far but Gapuz persists. Nope, Mueller circles away and we're back to standing.
Gapuz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gapuz is breathing heavily.
Gapuz misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mueller as Gapuz shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Tan Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gapuz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mueller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mueller throws a series of punches but Gapuz avoids them all with ease.
Mueller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mueller connects with a crisp jab.
Gapuz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gapuz shoots for a double leg takedown but Mueller sprawls well. He's pushed Gapuz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mueller looks to land a combination. Gapuz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gapuz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mueller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gapuz is looking to clinch but Mueller is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a nice shot to the body.
Gapuz fails to land the takedown.
Gapuz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mueller circles away.
Gapuz has a takedown stuffed.

Mueller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Gapuz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Mueller stands up.

Gapuz moves into the clinch successfully.
Mueller stops a takedown attempt from Gapuz.
Mueller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gapuz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Gapuz has picked Mueller up - he's going for a ride! Gapuz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mueller kicks off Gapuz and gets to his feet.
Mueller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mueller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gapuz shoots in looking for a takedown. Mueller tries to sprawl out of it but Gapuz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mueller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mueller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gapuz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gapuz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gapuz wants to clinch up but Mueller keeps it at a distance.
Gapuz tries for a takedown but Mueller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gapuz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gapuz is looking to clinch.

Mueller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Mueller drags the fight down to the ground.

Mueller pushes Gapuz off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gapuz shoots in for a double leg but Mueller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mueller connects with the punch.

Mueller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mueller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gapuz trying to control but Mueller postures up.

Mueller escapes and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mueller tries to clinch but Gapuz is having none of it.
Gapuz tries to close the distance and clinch but Mueller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claus Mueller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claus Mueller'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.

Mueller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gapuz throws a one two combo.
Gapuz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mueller is fending him off so far but Gapuz persists. Nope, Mueller circles away and we're back to standing.

Mueller takes the fight into the clinch.
Mueller drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gapuz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mueller wants a takedown.
Mueller tries to pull guard but Gapuz won't allow it.
Prince Tan Gapuz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claus Mueller.

Gapuz breaks the clinch.
Gapuz tries to clinch up but Mueller circles away and keeps his distance.
Gapuz takes one to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gapuz.
Mueller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gapuz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gapuz scores with a one two! Mueller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gapuz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mueller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gapuz throws a series of punches but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller looks to land a combination but Gapuz avoids it well.
Gapuz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mueller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gapuz doesn't manage to clinch there - Mueller circles away.
Gapuz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mueller throws a nice looking combination but Gapuz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mueller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gapuz checks it well.
Claus Mueller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gapuz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mueller pinned against the cage. Mueller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mueller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gapuz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mueller circles away.
Gapuz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mueller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gapuz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mueller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gapuz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gapuz blocks a head kick by Mueller.
Gapuz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mueller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mueller is thwarting Gapuz's attempts to control the position.

Mueller stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gapuz to get to his feet.
Gapuz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mueller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gapuz is looking to clinch but Mueller is avoiding it.
A head kick by Mueller misses

and Gapuz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gapuz.
Gapuz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gapuz wants a takedown but no success here.
Gapuz tries to stall but Mueller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mueller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gapuz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Gapuz.

Gapuz breaks from the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Mueller. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller misses with the combination.
Gapuz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mueller's waist but Mueller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gapuz off to one side.

Mueller moves into range and clinches up with Gapuz.
Mueller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gapuz prevents it.

Gapuz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gapuz throws a series of punches but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller lands a jab-cross combination.
Gapuz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mueller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gapuz is looking to clinch.
Mueller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mueller misses with the combination.
Mueller shoots in looking for a takedown. Gapuz tries to sprawl out of it but Mueller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gapuz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gapuz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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.

Gapuz scores with a takedown into Mueller's guard.

Mueller has his feet on Gapuz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Gapuz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gapuz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mueller defends it well.
Claus Mueller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gapuz wants to stand but Mueller has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mueller kicks off Gapuz and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Claus Mueller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Claus Mueller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Mueller slips a jab and a cross from Gapuz.
Mueller throws a series of punches but Gapuz avoids them all with ease.
Mueller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gapuz.
A left and a right from Gapuz both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gapuz.

Mueller gets a takedown into half guard.

Mueller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gapuz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mueller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Mueller misses.
Mueller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Mueller. No joy for Gapuz on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gapuz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mueller moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gapuz lands a shoulder strike.
Gapuz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mueller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gapuz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gapuz fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Tan Gapuz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gapuz missing with knees to the body.
Gapuz trying to stall but Mueller improves his position.
Mueller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mueller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mueller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gapuz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Gapuz breaks from the clinch.
Mueller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gapuz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mueller but Mueller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gapuz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mueller misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Mueller as Gapuz shoots in.

Gapuz clinches with his opponent.
Mueller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mueller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gapuz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gapuz wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gapuz.
Gapuz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mueller avoiding damage.

Gapuz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gapuz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gapuz fails with the takedown.
Mueller tries to bum rush Gapuz with a series of wild strikes but Gapuz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Gapuz has Mueller up against the cage in a clinch.
Gapuz tries a knee to the head but Mueller blocks it.
Mueller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gapuz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Gapuz successfully pulls guard.
Gapuz is trying to keep Mueller in close.
Gapuz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mueller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gapuz, up you get!
Gapuz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gapuz fails with the takedown.
Mueller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prince Tan Gapuz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gapuz fails with the takedown.
Gapuz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Gapuz.
Mueller misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Gapuz.
Mueller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gapuz is looking to clinch but Mueller is avoiding it.

Mueller gets the takedown into side control.
Gapuz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gapuz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Mueller decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mueller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck for Gapuz with that takedown attempt.

Mueller drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mueller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mueller misses with a combination

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

Mueller pushes Gapuz off and scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gapuz shoots in and bounces Mueller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Mueller has his feet on Gapuz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claus Mueller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mueller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claus Mueller!