PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller comes to the ring accompanied by Nightwish - Amaranth. Byron Blythe is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Muller
vs
Blythe

175 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

176 cm
19
171 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jakub Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Byron Blythe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Blythe.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Muller misses.
Blythe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller tries to clinch there but Blythe circles away.
Blythe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller.
Blythe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blythe works over Muller's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Jakub Muller has been cut.
Blythe looks to land a combination. Muller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Muller is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Blythe.
Blythe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blythe stalks Muller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muller's face. Muller staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Muller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blythe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller seems to have got his legs back now.

Muller has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Blythe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blythe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blythe throws a nice looking combination but Muller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blythe swinging wilding here.
Blythe throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
Muller wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Blythe misses with a two punch combination.
Blythe looks to land a combination but Muller avoids it well.
Jakub Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Muller there.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blythe.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Blythe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blythe blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch but Blythe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Blythe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Muller misses.

Muller has closed the distance and engaged Blythe in a clinch.

Blythe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller takes a swing at Blythe's ribcage but misses.
Blythe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Blythe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blythe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blythe throws a combination. Muller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Blythe misses with a jab, cross combination.

Muller gets a clinch.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muller's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Blythe is trying to break the clinch but Muller has him pressed against the ropes.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Blythe.
Blythe wants to break free but Muller has control.
Blythe has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
Blythe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blythe blocks an uppercut.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blythe has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Muller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A hook to the body from Muller.
Muller trying to stall but Blythe improves his position.
Blythe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller has Blythe pressed against the ropes, preventing Blythe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Blythe looking to stall.
Blythe tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.
Blythe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blythe is trying to break the clinch but Muller has him pressed against the ropes.
Blythe has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Blythe tries to circle away but Muller has him pinned against the ropes.
Blythe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blythe working hard to break the clinch.
Blythe can't break the clinch.
Muller working aggressively here.
Muller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blythe tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the ropes.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blythe blocks an uppercut.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller misses with some punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blythe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller is looking to control Blythe's arms but Blythe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muller has his back to the ropes.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller tries to stall but Blythe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Blythe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Blythe uses good head movement to avoid it.

Blythe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Blythe.
Blythe misses with a wild combination.
Blythe looks to land a combination but Muller avoids it well.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Blythe.
Blythe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blythe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Muller tries to clinch there but Blythe circles away.
Muller tries to clinch but Blythe moves out of range.
Blythe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blythe throws a right and a left that Muller avoids nicely.
Blythe misses with the combination.
Muller missing with a left hand there. Blythe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller takes one to the chin there.
Blythe jabs Muller right on the nose. Muller blinks but takes it well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Muller throws a hook but Blythe blocks it.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blythe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blythe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blythe.
Blythe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muller tries to clinch there but Blythe circles away.
Blythe tries to bum rush Muller with a series of wild strikes but Muller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blythe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muller.
Blythe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blythe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Blythe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blythe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blythe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muller counters with a series of strikes. Blythe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Blythe works over Muller's head and body with a nice combination.
Blythe stalks Muller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Muller's face. Muller staggers backwards, shaken.
Blythe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blythe misses with a combination
and Muller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muller throws a hook but Blythe avoids it easily.
Blythe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blythe.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muller slips a jab and a cross from Blythe.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Muller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Blythe.
Blythe fails to land with a series of punches.
Blythe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Muller tries to clinch up but Blythe circles away and keeps his distance.
Blythe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Blythe ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Muller moves in looking to clinch but Blythe pushes him off.
Blythe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Blythe.
Danga de danga de dang - Blythe scores with a four punch combination!
Blythe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Blythe misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Blythe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakub Muller's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Blythe scores with a one two! Muller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blythe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller tries to clinch up.
Muller tries to clinch but Blythe moves out of range.
Muller throws a hook but Blythe blocks it.
No joy there for Blythe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blythe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blythe to score with a decent uppercut.
Muller throws a combination that misses
and Blythe counters with a left and a right that stings Muller.
BOOM! Blythe lands a beautiful left hook that drops Muller. Muller tries to recover but Blythe is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Muller lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Byron Blythe!