PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukazk Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bair has chosen Not Afraid-Eminem as his entrance music. 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
Bair

190 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Heart of a Champ Fight Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lukazk Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, David Bair!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller misses with the combination.
Muller lands with a good body shot.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Bair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bair circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller scores with a hook to the body. Bair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muller throws a right hand that Bair ducks under and follows up with a left that Bair also avoids with ease.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Muller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muller wants it to stay on the feet.
Bair shoots for a double leg takedown but Muller sprawls well. He's pushed Bair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a two punch combination.
Muller tries to bum rush Bair with a series of wild strikes but Bair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bair throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muller throws a right hand that Bair ducks under and follows up with a left that Bair also avoids with ease.
Bair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lukazk Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bair.

Bair is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Muller's half guard.
Bair stops Muller from getting back to his feet.
Bair trying to control from half guard but Muller is working away.
Muller gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muller scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Bair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bair tries for a takedown but Muller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bair should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
No joy there for Muller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muller misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bair breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bair.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bair sees it coming and avoids it easily.

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

Bair ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bair no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bair is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Muller manages to get himself to full guard.
Muller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bair.
Bair looking to pass the guard.
Bair trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukazk Muller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bair's head.
A shot to de liver by Bair. Beautiful body shot.
Bair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Lukazk Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muller lands a nice looking body shot.
Bair fails to land the takedown.
Bair misses with a hook to the body
and Muller counters with a left and a right that stings Bair.
Muller looks to land a combination but Bair avoids it well.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bair.
Bair shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller tries to bum rush Bair with a series of wild strikes but Bair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lukazk Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bair shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lukazk Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bair.
Bair has his takedown stuffed
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bair.

Bair bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bair slows the pace down.
Bair wants to control but Muller is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bair is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Muller has escaped the position, nice work there.

Bair is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Muller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Muller is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries to escape but Bair is in control.
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.

Bair stands up.
Bair lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Horrible takedown by Bair or perhaps it was just good defense by Muller which made him look bad.
Bair misses with a takedown attempt - Muller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Lukazk Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bair looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bair shoots in and drives through. Muller sprawls well.
Bair dodges the punch combination from Muller.
Bair shoots for a double leg takedown but Muller sprawls well. He's pushed Bair's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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 Lukazk Muller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Muller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muller throws a right hand that Bair ducks under and follows up with a left that Bair also avoids with ease.
Muller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Bair has closed the distance and engaged Muller in a clinch.
Bair has Muller pressed against the ropes, preventing Muller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bair throws an elbow but misses.
Muller tries to pull guard but Bair holds him up against the ropes and eventually Muller drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller wants a takedown but no success here.
Bair tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukazk Muller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bair fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Muller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Bair manages to pull guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bair trying to control the position.
Muller wants to stand but Bair has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bair 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.

Bair uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

Bair scores a takedown into full mount!
Muller wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
David Bair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is looking to improve his position but Bair isn't that keen on the idea.
Bair trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bair with good strikes from the mount here!
Muller's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Bair looking for a guillotine from mount but Muller is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Muller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Bair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muller 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukazk Muller!