PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Mufflin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salad has chosen The Ultimate Fighter as his entrance music. Chicken Salad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mufflin
vs
Salad

184 cm
28
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Mufflin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Salad!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mufflin's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mufflin looking to control.
Salad trying to control the position from guard on top but Mufflin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mufflin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mufflin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mufflin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Salad preventing the sweep.
Mufflin is trying to keep Salad in close.
Salad sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad looking to pass the guard.
Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but Mufflin has wrist control.
Salad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mufflin trying to keep a closed guard but Salad is proving a slippery customer.
Salad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mufflin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mufflin working a defensive guard here.
Salad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Salad postures up.
Salad advances position into side control!
Mufflin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Salad cracks Mufflin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salad wants to control but Mufflin is keeping him busy.
Mufflin defending against the ground and pound.

Salad goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mufflin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Salad but great work by Mufflin.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mufflin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mufflin wants to control but Salad is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mufflin wants to control but Salad is keeping him busy.
Salad wants to improve his position but Mufflin is controlling well.
Salad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mufflin trying to control the position from guard on top but Salad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salad seems keen to control Mufflin's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Salad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Salad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Salad can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mufflin is looking to escape.
Mufflin tries to hold on but Salad pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chicken Salad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Salad looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mufflin!

Salad jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Mufflin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Mufflin and Salad has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Salad remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Salad landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Mufflin is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Mufflin's face as Salad controls the position.
Oh Mufflin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chicken Salad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salad in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Mufflin looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Salad turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chicken Salad!
In his post fight interview, Chicken Salad started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.