PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weber has chosen We Are The Union - We Don't Care If Yesterday Burns, Stoke Up The Fire as his entrance music. Mike Muse has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Muse
vs
Weber

190 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Muse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Weber!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber misses with a looping right.
Weber throws a right and a left that Muse avoids nicely.
Muse misses with a body shot.
Weber feints a counter leg kick.
Weber just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Weber!

Weber tries to keep at a distance but Muse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weber is defending well for now.
Weber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse tries to land knees in the clinch but Weber avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muse blocks it with crossed arms.

Weber drags the fight down to the ground.
Muse throwing strikes from guard but Weber blocks nicely.

Weber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muse has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Muse looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Weber passes Muse's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Muse wants to get back to his feet.
Weber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Muse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Muse wants to control but Weber is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Weber sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Muse is holding on to half guard well.
Muse is trying to get back to full guard.
Muse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weber is looking to take a break and control but Muse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Muse trying to control from the bottom.
Weber prevents Muse from standing back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weber.
A bone on bone clash there as Muse blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber wants to land a leg kick but Muse is out of range.
Weber darts in trying to clinch
and Muse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mike Muse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weber misses with a low kick.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muse is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Weber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weber. That did some damage!
Weber throws a right hand that Muse ducks under and follows up with a left that Muse also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Weber, right into the meat.
Weber falls off balance throwing a combination

and Muse counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. Weber won't want to take too many of those.
A right hand to the body from Weber.
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!
A knee to the head by Muse.

It looks like Jason Weber has been cut.
Weber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muse throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weber blocks it with crossed arms.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weber avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muse is working Weber over against the cage.
Weber is trying to pull guard but Muse has him pressed against the cage.
Muse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Weber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Weber tries to pull guard but Muse forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mike Muse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Weber.
Weber can't find room to land a body shot as Muse controls the action.
Muse tries a body shot but Weber blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Muse will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Weber misses with a looping right.
Weber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muse is looking to counter with head kicks.
Weber wants to clinch up but Muse keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Weber checks a leg kick.

Muse has closed the distance and engaged Weber in a clinch.
Muse avoids the elbow strike from Weber, against the cage.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Weber's ribcage.
Weber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muse walks away with a smile on his face. Weber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Weber walks into a straight right hand from Muse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber throws a head kick but Muse moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Muse tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weber misses with a straight left.
Weber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Weber throws a nice looking combination but Muse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber tries to clinch up but Muse circles away and keeps his distance.
Muse seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Weber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muse tries to avoid it but Weber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muse to the ground. Muse escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Muse.
Jason Weber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weber throws a jab when Muse was well out of range.
Weber tries to work over Muse's front leg with a kick but Muse checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muse.
Muse dodges the punch combination from Weber.
Muse feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jab by Muse.
Muse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muse throws a sloppy head kick and Weber moves out of range easily.
Weber is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muse tries to clinch there but Weber circles away.
Muse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muse misses with a low kick.
Muse throws a right hand that misses
and Weber counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice defenses there by Weber.
Weber connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muse. Muse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Weber.
Muse swings for the body but Weber moves out of range.
Weber defending well as Muse loads up on a big left hand.
Muse lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Weber.
An attempted straight right counter from Muse misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muse takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weber. Weber obviously looking to wear him down.
Weber looks to clinch
and Muse counters with a thumping low kick.
Weber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weber swinging wildly here.
Muse appears to be looking for a big counter.
Muse loads up on a big right hand but Weber slips the punch.
A combination from Weber does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Muse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weber manages to avoid it.
Weber misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber lunges at Muse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Muse's hand.
Weber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muse thinks about countering with a head kick.
Weber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weber cracks the inside of Muse's front leg.
Jason Weber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice cross by Muse.

Muse clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Weber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weber is breathing heavily.
Weber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muse tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weber avoids it.
Weber avoiding damage as Muse throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Weber will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jason Weber's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Weber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muse moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weber misses with a combination
and Muse counters with a slapping leg kick.
Weber throws the left hand but Muse avoids the punch easily.
Weber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weber throws a series of punches but Muse avoids them all with ease.
Good leg kick by Muse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muse tries a low kick but Weber avoids it.
Weber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Weber seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Muse was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weber.
Weber misses with a looping right.
Weber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Weber does no damage.
Weber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weber throws a right hand that Muse ducks under and follows up with a left that Muse also avoids with ease.
Weber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muse.
Weber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Muse digs a good hook to Weber's body.
Muse scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weber manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weber throws a right hand that Muse ducks under and follows up with a left that Muse also avoids with ease.
Muse fires out a quick counter leg kick but Weber just manages to avoid it.
Muse avoids the head kick by Weber.
Muse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Muse throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Weber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muse swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Weber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muse counters with a good low kick that Weber was not able to check.
A swing and a miss from Muse.
Weber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muse.
A low kick from Weber is predictable there
and Muse counters with a low kick, right behind Weber 's knee.
Muse throws a body shot but no joy.
Weber throws a body kick that misses.
Muse throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weber walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Muse.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Weber has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Weber and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Weber throws a jab but it's blocked by Muse.
Muse feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Weber throws a lazy uppercut
and Muse counters with an inside leg kick.
Muse misses with an uppercut. Weber saw that one coming.
Muse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Muse was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weber.
Weber throws a series of punches but Muse moves out of range.

Muse closes the distance and pushes Weber back into the cage.
Muse is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Weber is defending well for now.
Weber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weber tries to pull guard but Muse holds him up against the cage and eventually Weber drops back down to his feet.
Mike Muse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Weber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weber takes an elbow to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Muse breaks the clinch.

Muse clinches up with Weber and pushes him back against the cage.
Weber managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muse digs a right hand into Weber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weber's gas tank.
Muse blocks an elbow strike.
Weber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Muse showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!