PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frederik Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nico Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Agosto has chosen Last Resort as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Muller
vs
Agosto

188 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frederik Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nico Agosto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agosto misses with a takedown attempt - Muller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Agosto closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Agosto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Agosto working away.
Muller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Muller is trying to improve his position.
Muller is working hard here to advance position.
Agosto lands a few punches from side control.
Muller can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Agosto.

Agosto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Agosto working the strikes but Muller uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Agosto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Muller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Muller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Muller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Agosto looks gassed!
Muller 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muller pushes Agosto off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agosto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Agosto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muller sprawls well initially but Agosto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muller taking some punishment here, with Agosto in his half guard.
Agosto working over Muller with some ground and pound. Muller looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Agosto seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muller does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muller is trying to stand back up but Agosto is controlling him
Muller tries to get to full guard but Agosto has control of the leg.
Agosto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Agosto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Agosto.

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

Muller has managed to clinch.
Muller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muller gets underhooks to prevent Agosto's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agosto as Muller tries to tie him up.
Agosto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Frederik Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Muller fails to land the takedown.

Muller gets a takedown into half guard.
Muller blocks the strikes from Agosto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muller decides to stand and escape the position.

Muller has closed the distance and engaged Agosto in a clinch.

Muller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Muller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Agosto is proving a slippery customer.
Muller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Agosto won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
Agosto trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muller seems keen to control Agosto's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nico Agosto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Agosto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller has a takedown stuffed.
Agosto keeps the fight on the outside.
Agosto has a takedown stuffed.
No joy there for Agosto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agosto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Muller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Agosto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Muller pulls his leg out and moves away.
Muller closes the distance and clinches up with Agosto, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes Agosto against the cage but Agosto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agosto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller circles away from the clinch attempt

and Muller moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Muller has clasped his hands together around Agosto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Agosto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller trying to control the action but Agosto is working from the bottom.

Muller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto sneaks back into half guard.

Muller stands up from half guard.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Agosto.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agosto's defenses.
Muller lands an elbow that stopped Agosto in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Agosto misses with a takedown

and Muller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frederik Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Muller. No joy for Agosto on that attempt.
Nico Agosto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Agosto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agosto stuffs the takedown attempt from Muller. Muller gets slowly back to his feet.
Muller throws a head kick that Agosto semi-blocks.
Agosto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Muller counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Agosto's guard now.
Muller wants to stand but Agosto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muller stopping the sweep attempt from Agosto.
Agosto keeping full guard, as Muller tries to pass.
Frederik Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Agosto is pulling down on Muller's head to control his posture.

Muller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Muller shoots and misses

and Agosto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Muller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Agosto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frederik Muller dominated that second round.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Agosto with a poor takedown

and Muller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muller.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Agosto blocks it with crossed arms.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Agosto throws a nice looking combination but Muller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agosto but Agosto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agosto wants to clinch.
Muller doesn't manage to clinch there - Agosto circles away.
No luck for Muller with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Agosto has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Agosto fails to pull guard.

Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller closes the distance but Agosto moves to the side

and Agosto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muller's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Agosto decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Muller, up you get!
Agosto missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agosto misses with a takedown

and Muller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Frederik Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nico Agosto.
Agosto working a defensive guard here.
Agosto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Muller kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Agosto wants to sweep here but Muller controlling him for the moment.
Agosto keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller chips away with some ground and pound.
Agosto trying to strike off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto looking for a sweep. Not yet Agosto, not yet.

Muller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Agosto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Agosto showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agosto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muller tries to get to full guard but Agosto has control of the leg.
Muller misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Agosto lands strikes from half guard.
Muller is not content to let Agosto control the position.
Agosto throwing shots but Muller is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto trying to control from half guard but Muller is working away.
Muller is looking to control Agosto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muller avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Agosto misses with a takedown attempt

and Muller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Agosto won't be happy with that.
Agosto tries to bench press Muller off him but Muller keeps the position.

Muller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Muller stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Agosto doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Muller counters with a shoot takedown. Agosto fights it but they end up in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Agosto.
Agosto is trying to stand back up but Muller is controlling him
Agosto tries to get to full guard but Muller has control of the leg.
Muller works his way into side control.

Muller is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Agosto looks calm but he's in trouble here. Muller gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Agosto is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Muller lets go of the hold and Agosto can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frederik Muller!