PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philipnchen Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mumro Mumro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mueller
vs
Mumro

200 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philipnchen Mueller!
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, Mumro Mumro!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller throws a front kick aimed at Mumro's knee but Mumro avoids it well.
Mumro tries to clinch up but Mueller circles away and keeps his distance.

Mumro tries to sprawl but Mueller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mumro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mueller is working away from the top position though.
Mueller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mumro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Mueller is working for a kimura but Mumro is defending it quite comfortably.

Mueller wants to work for an arm triangle but Mumro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mueller wants to stand up but Mumro has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller is thwarting Mumro's attempts to control the position.
Mueller lands with a punch from half guard.
Mumro is looking to get back to full guard here but Mueller has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Mumro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mueller trying to control the position but Mumro is working away.

That's two 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.
Mumro struggling a bit here.
Mumro sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mueller prevents Mumro from improving his position.
Mumro trying to control but Mueller postures up.
Mueller prevents Mumro from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller trying to control from half guard but Mumro is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mumro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mueller defends well and Mumro ends up having to push Mueller into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mumro.
As Mumro looks to move away, Mueller throws a big counter combo bu Mumro just gets out of the way.
Mumro throws out a loose jab but Mueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mumro throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mueller tries to work over Mumro's front leg with a kick but Mumro checks it.

Mumro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mueller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mueller wants to control but Mumro is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mumro throwing shots but Mueller is blocking nicely.
Mumro tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mueller.
Mueller wants to control but Mumro is keeping busy.
Mueller pushes Mumro off looking to stand but Mumro dives back in and keeps control.
Mueller manages to get to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mueller is controlling Mumro's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philipnchen Mueller dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mumro looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Mueller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mueller showed some decent athleticism there.
Mumro wants to control but Mueller is keeping busy.
Mueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mumro can do to turn this around?
Mueller wants to stand but Mumro has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mueller wants to take a breather but Mumro is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumro trying to control from the bottom.

Mueller is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mueller is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mueller wants to pass the guard but Mumro is defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mumro is looking to improve his position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mueller swinging wildly here.
Mueller fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mumro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mueller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mumro shoots for a takedown but Mueller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mueller dives in and grabs Mumro's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mumro pushes down on Mueller's head and hops out.
Mumro fails to land with a series of punches.
Mueller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mumro avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philipnchen Mueller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mueller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mumro looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mumro is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumro tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Mueller wants to control but Mumro is keeping him busy.
Mueller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mueller working the head and body with strikes.
Mueller throws an elbow but Mumro slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mumro is looking to regain half guard here but Mueller keeps moving and retains side control.
Mueller trying to control the position but Mumro is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mumro can't do much from the bottom here.
Mueller wants to control but Mumro is keeping him busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mumro seems a little lost for a moment, as Mueller dominates the positioning.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mumro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Mumro changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mueller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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 Philipnchen Mueller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mueller gets a clinch.
Mumro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mueller after a bit of a struggle.
Mueller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mumro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mumro wants to clinch.
Mueller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Mumro.

Mumro moves into range and clinches up with Mueller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumro is trying to pull guard but Mueller turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.

Mueller pulls Mumro into guard.
Philipnchen Mueller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mueller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller wants to control but Mumro passes easily into half guard.
Mumro uses his free foot to push down on Mueller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mueller.
Mumro trying to control but Mueller is having none of it.
Mueller regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller wants to control but Mumro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mueller is staying active underneath Mumro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mumro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mueller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mueller.

Mueller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mumro defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mumro postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mumro trying to control the position from guard on top but Mueller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mumro trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mueller manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Mueller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Mueller looking to improve position, pressing down on Mumro's thigh with his hand. Mumro seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Mueller paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Mueller's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Mumro picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mumro Mumro!