PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 1425 p4p, 169 weight class) and Hennig Muller (ranked 2205 p4p, 279 weight class). McDonald 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McDonald
vs
Muller

184 cm
25
190 lbs
10 - 6 - 1

178 cm
23
184 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Groove Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller tries to clinch up.
McDonald connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
Muller scores with a shot to the body.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McDonald takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Muller instigates a clinch.
McDonald pushes Muller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muller tries to work over McDonald 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller blocks a body shot from McDonald .
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McDonald digs a right hand into Muller 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller 's gas tank.
Muller lands a right hand.
McDonald scores with a shot to the side of Muller 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

McDonald is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Muller can't fight it off and eventually McDonald manages to take the fight to the floor. Muller looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Muller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muller can do anything to dispel that myth.
McDonald with a flurry of punches that miss.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald is looking to work some ground and pound but Muller has wrist control.
Muller keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
McDonald postures up in Muller 's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
Muller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald postures up in Muller 's guard and throws a big left but Muller blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDonald accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDonald throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McDonald with a nice head shot there.
Muller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
McDonald throws a big elbow that misses.
McDonald pushing down on Muller 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Muller wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy.
McDonald lands strikes from half guard.
McDonald thows a huge punch but Muller dodges it nicely.
McDonald passes to full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald prevents Muller from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is landing with some decent strikes but Muller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McDonald thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Muller blocking the ground and pound.
Muller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
McDonald putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like Hennig Muller has been cut.
Muller felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
McDonald looking to finish with strikes here!
McDonald throwing strikes here but Muller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Muller taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller wants to control but McDonald is having none of it.
McDonald lands with some strikes.
McDonald postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Muller looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Muller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That has opened up Hennig Muller 's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McDonald throwing strikes here but Muller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by McDonald there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Muller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McDonald . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDonald .
Poor strikes thrown by McDonald there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Muller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McDonald .
McDonald avoids the attempt from Muller to control.
Muller working to try and regain half guard.
Muller wants to hold on but McDonald pushes him away.
McDonald throws some wild stikes that Muller manages to avoid easily.
McDonald avoids the attempt from Muller to control.
McDonald throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hennig Muller '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.

Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from McDonald .
Muller slips a jab from McDonald .
McDonald sets himself, and Muller steps forward looking for the clinch! McDonald avoids it this time.

Muller darts in and clinches McDonald up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Muller .
Muller blocking some punches.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.

The cut above Hennig Muller 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from McDonald .
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald lands with a right to the head.

Hennig Muller 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
McDonald lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Muller is rocked!
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?

McDonald has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Muller regains guard immediately.
McDonald lands a couple of digs.
McDonald postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Muller covers up, he's hurt! McDonald keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from McDonald and the ref steps in to end the fight! McDonald can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cletus McDonald !
A very excited looking Cletus McDonald made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.