PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 1347 p4p, 1212 weight class) and Stefan Muller (ranked 200 p4p, 179 weight class). Muller has chosen Samourai - by: Shurik'n as his entrance music. Stefan Muller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sol Fitzsimmons's chin.

Fitzsimmons
vs
Muller

187 cm
35
215
23 - 18 - 1

189 cm
31
220
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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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 23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sol Fitzsimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Muller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Stefan Muller has been cut.
Fitzsimmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muller.
Stefan Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Fitzsimmons's shoulder, as Fitzsimmons tries to avoid the shot.
Muller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fitzsimmons's hands.
Muller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fitzsimmons in his tracks.
Muller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Fitzsimmons moved out of range.
Fitzsimmons avoids the body shot from Muller.
Fitzsimmons throws a good cross that connects.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fitzsimmons is out of range and Muller settles back down.
Muller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Muller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Muller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ground and pound from Muller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fitzsimmons tries to bench press Muller off him but Muller keeps the position.
Fitzsimmons is trying to control Muller's posture but Muller avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller trying to control the position but Fitzsimmons is working away.
Muller throwing strikes but Fitzsimmons manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Fitzsimmons stands up.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fitzsimmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fitzsimmons takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Fitzsimmons closes the distance and clinches.
Muller takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fitzsimmons lands with a right to the head.
Fitzsimmons trying to control the position but instead, Muller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fitzsimmons into the cage.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Fitzsimmons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fitzsimmons pushes Muller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muller looks winded!
Fitzsimmons tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muller's elbow.
Muller takes an elbow to the temple.
Fitzsimmons scores with a shot to the side of Muller's head.
Muller managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons blocks a body shot from Muller.
Fitzsimmons lands with a light punch inside.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Muller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fitzsimmons tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Fitzsimmons back against the cage.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fitzsimmons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fitzsimmons missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller has had enough of the clinch but Fitzsimmons keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand.
Fitzsimmons gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fitzsimmons struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Muller misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Fitzsimmons.
Muller avoids a wild elbow strike from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller lands a damaging elbow.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Muller lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fitzsimmons lands a hook that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Fitzsimmons landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muller lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
Fitzsimmons leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fitzsimmons landing knees to the head.

That has opened up Stefan Muller's cut even more.
Muller working aggressively here.
Fitzsimmons missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muller as Fitzsimmons tries to tie him up.
Fitzsimmons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzsimmons pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fitzsimmons has him pressed against the cage.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fitzsimmons tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Fitzsimmons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Muller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Muller throws a shot to the body.
Muller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muller lands a front kick.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fitzsimmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
A bone on bone clash there as Fitzsimmons blocks the leg kick.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzsimmons was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fitzsimmons connects with an inside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Fitzsimmons misses.
The crowd cheers as Fitzsimmons lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muller doesn't seem phased though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muller checks a low kick from Fitzsimmons.
Muller lands a head kick. Fitzsimmons smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzsimmons throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fitzsimmons momentarily.

Fitzsimmons is rocked!
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Oh Fitzsimmons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Stefan Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muller moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller thows a leg kick but Fitzsimmons checks it
and Fitzsimmons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Sol Fitzsimmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller throws a hook but Fitzsimmons blocks it.
Muller moves out of range of the strikes.
Muller with a jab.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzsimmons walks into a straight right hand from Muller.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muller stuns Fitzsimmons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fitzsimmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller lands a nice hook to Fitzsimmons's body. Fitzsimmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Muller finds it's way round the side to connect with Fitzsimmons's head.
Muller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circle momentarily. Muller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Muller misses.
Muller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller throws a low kick but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzsimmons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Muller. Beautiful body shot.
Muller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muller misses with a hook.
Muller moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
Fitzsimmons jabs Muller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muller misses with a jab to the body
and Fitzsimmons counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fitzsimmons looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muller, as that shot connected.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muller has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller lands a jab to the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a head kick.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Muller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzsimmons connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muller's hands.
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Fitzsimmons looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muller.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Muller misses.
Decent striking displayed by Muller there.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Fitzsimmons coming out on top.
Fitzsimmons defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Muller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Stefan Muller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stefan 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Muller shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fitzsimmons's guard.

Fitzsimmons scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fitzsimmons defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Fitzsimmons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Muller moves forwards but Fitzsimmons connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muller connects with a single shot there.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Fitzsimmons misses its intended target.
Muller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fitzsimmons defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muller. That's going to slow Fitzsimmons down.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller swings for the body but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fitzsimmons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fitzsimmons defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Muller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fitzsimmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muller.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muller is defended easily by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muller moves away.
Muller misses with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muller tries a head kick but it misses.

Fitzsimmons closes the distance and clinches.

Muller manages to break the clinch.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fitzsimmons at a distance.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes one on the button.
Muller throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fitzsimmons throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range as Muller strikes.
Fitzsimmons scores with a hook to the body. Muller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Muller throws out a powerful jab.
Muller avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Muller.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Fitzsimmons lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Muller looking to score a takedown here. Fitzsimmons is defending well but Muller drives through and ends up in Fitzsimmons's guard.
Fitzsimmons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Muller's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzsimmons advances position into side control!
Fitzsimmons lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons scoring with punches and elbows.
Muller taking punishment in the form of punches.

Fitzsimmons decides to stand back up. Fitzsimmons steps back and let's Muller get back to his feet.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons lands a body shot.
Fitzsimmons feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mullers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fitzsimmons wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Fitzsimmons closes the distance and clinches.
Muller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fitzsimmons dodges an elbow strike from Muller.
Fitzsimmons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fitzsimmons lands an elbow just above Muller 's eye.
Fitzsimmons scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Stefan Muller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand.

Stefan Muller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Muller managing to block the knees to the body from Fitzsimmons.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller looking to stall.
Muller lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller lands an elbow inside.
Muller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fitzsimmons lands with a short shot to the head.
Fitzsimmons lands a left hand.
Fitzsimmons misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzsimmons misses with some punches.
Muller blocks a body shot from Fitzsimmons.
A short right from Fitzsimmons on the inside.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fitzsimmons.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fitzsimmons's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Fitzsimmons scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fitzsimmons lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee calls for Fitzsimmons to work.
Muller jumps guard but Fitzsimmons stands there with Muller around his waist. Muller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sol Fitzsimmons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fitzsimmons 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Fitzsimmons!
Sol Fitzsimmons thanked the fans post fight for their support.