PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Muller (ranked 25273 p4p, 23850 weight class) and Vvv Vvv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Muller
vs
Vvv

173 cm
26
140
2 - 3 - 0

165 cm
24
143
19 - 62 - 3

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 62 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vvv Vvv!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vvv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Muller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muller looks to land a combination but Vvv avoids it well.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Vvv was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Muller throws a series of punches but Vvv moves out of range.
Vvv appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vvv throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muller 's waist but Muller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vvv off to one side.
Muller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vvv back to the cage. Muller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller throws a series of punches but Vvv avoids them all with ease.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vvv counters with a nice body kick.
Vvv takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vvv shoots in looking for a takedown but Muller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vvv's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a right and a left that Vvv avoids nicely.
Luke Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vvv circles away quickly and effectively.
Vvv replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Muller blocks it well.
Muller is breathing heavily.

Vvv fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muller sprawls well initially but Vvv persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muller wants to get back to full guard.
Vvv is trying to control. Muller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muller wants to control but Vvv is keeping busy.
Muller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vvv wants to take a breather but Muller is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to control but Vvv is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sloppy strikes from Muller . Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Vvv only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Muller .
Vvv throws a fast counter high kick but Muller manages to duck under it in time.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vvv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vvv.
Vvv unleashes a big counter combination but Muller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck for Vvv with that takedown attempt.
Luke Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vvv Vvv.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vvv.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vvv dives in for a single leg takedown but Muller sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muller as he jumps to the side.
Muller throws a right hand that Vvv ducks under and follows up with a left that Vvv also avoids with ease.
Vvv slips a jab and a cross from Muller .
Vvv dives in and grabs Muller 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Muller pushes down on Vvv's head and hops out.
Muller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vvv appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Vvv responds with a good body kick, but Muller manages to step out the way in time.
Vvv closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muller circles away.
Muller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vvv.
Vvv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Vvv throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Muller was covering up waiting for the punch and Vvv finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Muller is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Vvv dives into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller is trying to control Vvv's posture but Vvv avoids it.
Muller is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vvv off and has taken his back!
Vvv covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Muller .
Vvv has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Muller .
Vvv has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Muller .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Muller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Vvv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vvv is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Vvv thinks about the counter body kick.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Luke Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vvv tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muller swivels and escapes.
Vvv slips a jab and a cross from Muller .
Vvv is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Muller as Vvv shoots in.
Muller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vvv counters with a solid body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vvv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muller pinned against the cage. Muller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luke Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vvv Vvv.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Muller sprawls well. Muller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vvv gets slowly back to his feet.
Muller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Vvv responds with a good body kick, but Muller manages to step out the way in time.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller misses with a double jab
and Vvv counters with a one-two to the body.
Muller looks to land a combination but Vvv avoids it well.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
And Vvv responds with a good body kick, but Muller manages to step out the way in time.
Muller tries to bum rush Vvv with a series of wild strikes but Vvv uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vvv tries for a takedown but Muller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muller stuffs the takedown.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Vvv counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vvv shoots in but Muller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vvv follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Muller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Muller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vvv to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vvv is controlling him.
Luke Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller keeping moving, preventing Vvv from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Vvv preventing the sweep.
Vvv must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Vvv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Muller avoids it really well and circles away.

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.
Muller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vvv follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Vvv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vvv is trying to counter with his kicks.
Muller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vvv raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Vvv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Muller 's face as Vvv controls the position.
Vvv wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muller keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Muller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Muller misses with a double jab.
Vvv counters with a body kick.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vvv circles away quickly and effectively.
Vvv takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Vvv's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vvv counters with a slapping leg kick.
Muller throws a combination that misses

and Vvv counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Vvv sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vvv trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vvv might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Muller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller being controlled here, momentarily.
Vvv trying to control but Muller is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Muller holds on and takes a little breather.
Vvv looking to sit in guard and control but Muller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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.
Vvv avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vvv can do to turn this around?
Vvv avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vvv wants to sweep but no luck.
Muller is looking to stand up but Vvv won't let him.
Vvv is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Muller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Muller stands up and waves to Vvv to follow him.
Muller throws a series of punches but Vvv avoids them all with ease.
And Vvv responds with a good body kick, but Muller manages to step out the way in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vvv dodges the punch combination from Muller .
Vvv follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Muller throws a right hand that Vvv ducks under and follows up with a left that Vvv also avoids with ease.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Vvv, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vvv dodges the punch combination from Muller .
Vvv thinks about the counter body kick.
Muller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muller wants it to stay on the feet.
Muller misses with a combination
and Vvv counters with a solid body kick.
Vvv fails to land the takedown.
Luke Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vvv Vvv.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vvv slips a jab and a cross from Muller .
Vvv counters with a body kick.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muller but Muller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Vvv looks to move away, Muller throws a big counter combo but Vvv just gets out of the way.
Muller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown attempt by Vvv or perhaps it was just good defense by Muller , which made it look bad.
Vvv Vvv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Vvv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vvv replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Muller blocks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Vvv shoots in for a takedown but Muller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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