PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Muller (ranked 2278 p4p, 2847 weight class) and Frank Lucas (ranked 284 p4p, 368 weight class). Muller comes to the cage accompanied by Samourai - by: Shurik'n. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Muller
vs
Lucas

189 cm
24
220
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
219
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller lands with an uppercut that bounces Lucas off the cage and back into range.
Lucas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lucas connects with a solid leg kick.
Lucas works Muller's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lucas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lucas lands a jab.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Stefan Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lucas's head backwards.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucas defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Muller's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller's corner calls for a 1-2. Muller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller misses with a looping left.
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller misses with a hook
and Lucas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muller thinking.
Muller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lucas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucas lands a slapping body shot.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lucas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller checks a low kick from Lucas.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lucas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lucas misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muller checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Muller misses.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas ducks right into an uppercut from Muller.
Muller throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas with a nice calf kick.
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucas counters with a head kick.
Muller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lucas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller. That snapped Lucas's head back.
Muller blocks a low kick nicely.
Muller throws a chopping leg kick but Lucas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Lucas.
Lucas scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Muller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas connects with a nice looking jab.
Lucas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Muller thumps Lucas with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Lucas's head but Lucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lucas throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Lucas thuds a left hand into Muller's body.
Lucas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lucas counter with a right hand.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muller throws out the jab.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Muller rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucas lands a nice looking body shot.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lucas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Lucas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with the combination.
Lucas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Muller with a body shot.
Lucas throws a shot to the body.
Lucas scores with a head kick.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Lucas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Lucas makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Muller really felt that one!
Lucas lands with a nice body punch.
Lucas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lucas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucas throws a wild body kick that Muller sees coming a mile off.
Muller lands a body shot.
Lucas defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Lucas lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick from Lucas, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lucas misses the shot to the body.
Muller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Muller backing away here, and Lucas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Lucas.
Lucas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Muller misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
Lucas moves out of range as Muller strikes.
Lucas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lucas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Muller avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Lucas misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Lucas dominated that round.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lucas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lucas blocks a leg kick.
Lucas flicks out a counter leg kick but Muller steps away.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Lucas moves away and avoids it.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucas! But no joy.

Muller pushes Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lucas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muller has Lucas pressed against the cage, preventing Lucas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucas's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.
Lucas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muller connects with the punch.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Lucas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lucas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muller throws the left hand but Lucas avoids the punch easily.
Lucas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lucas scores with a body shot.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
Muller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lucas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Lucas connects with an inside leg kick.
Lucas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucas thumps Muller with a low kick.
Lucas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muller tries to clinch but Lucas moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Lucas.
Muller is looking to slow Lucas down with leg kicks.
Lucas lands a leg kick that knocks Muller off balance momentarily.
Muller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lucas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lucas with the inside leg kick.
Muller checks a leg kick.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucas connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Lucas moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Lucas misses.
Lucas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller throws a head kick but Lucas moves out of range.
Lucas throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Muller changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab from Muller.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Lucas slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Muller misses.
Lucas with the inside leg kick.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Muller avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a nice body kick.
Lucas throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank Lucas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller checks a leg kick.
Lucas takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muller wants to land a leg kick but Lucas is out of range.
Lucas checks a leg kick nicely.
Muller throws a sloppy body shot
and Lucas counters with a thumping low kick.
Muller tries to land a leg kick but Lucas saw it coming and moves away.
Muller looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lucas! But no joy.
Muller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Muller lands with a hook. Lucas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lucas connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lucas slips a jab from Muller.
Lucas tries to score with a low kick but Muller moves his leg out of the way.
Lucas misses the jab.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Lucas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
Muller blocks a low kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Muller.
Lucas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Lucas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Muller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lucas punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch.
Lucas slips a jab from Muller.
Lucas misses with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Lucas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Muller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lucas lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut there from Muller.
A cross from Muller lands.
Muller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Lucas's head but Lucas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lucas tries to work over Muller's front leg with a kick but Muller checks it.
Muller scores with the left hand. Lucas knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Lucas misses with a low kick as Muller jumps back.
Muller lands with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Muller.
Lucas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas misses with a straight right.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Lucas's shoulder, as Lucas tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lucas. Lucas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lucas scores with a shot to the body.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
Muller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lucas.
Lucas lands with a slapping head kick.
Lucas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick lands from Lucas.
Lucas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lucas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lucas there.
Lucas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Muller blocks a leg kick.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas throws a body shot but no joy.
Lucas moves away from the strike by Muller.
Muller wants to slow Lucas down by chopping away at his legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucas.
Lucas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.

Muller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucas, pushing him back against the cage.

Lucas manages to break the clinch.
Lucas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muller's sensitive parts.
Lucas lands a leg kick that knocks Muller off balance momentarily.
Lucas connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Muller misses with the combination.
Lucas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.
Muller misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Lucas is out of range.
A low kick lands for Muller.
Muller feints and then cracks Lucas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lucas down.
Lucas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Muller punishes Lucas's body with a nice straight punch.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lucas's hands.
Muller connects with a jab.
Lucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller throws a body punch but Lucas moves out of range.
A big right from Muller misses.

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

Lucas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller avoids the body shot from Lucas.
Lucas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lucas moves away from the strike by Muller.
Nice uppercut there from Muller.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller looks to land a left hand but Lucas moved out of range nicely.
Lucas replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Muller blocks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses the jab.
Muller attempts a counter takedown but Lucas avoids it well and moves away.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller throws a body kick that misses.
Lucas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lucas.
A clash of legs there as Muller blocks the low kick.
Lucas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lucas. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.

Muller rushes Lucas and presses him up against the cage.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucas working aggressively here.
Muller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but Muller has him pressed against the cage.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.

Lucas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stefan Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Lucas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lucas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Lucas!