PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tod Muffle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Decimus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Decimus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tod Muffle's chin.

Muffle
vs
Decimus

191 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
267 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tod Muffle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Decimus!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muffle misses with a double jab.
A combination from Decimus does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Decimus.
A thudding body kick lands there by Decimus!

Decimus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Muffle is trying to defend but Decimus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Decimus is taking a breather. Muffle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Decimus decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muffle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Decimus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muffle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decimus throws a body kick that misses.
Decimus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muffle's calf.
Decimus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decimus misses with a double jab.
Decimus is looking to clinch but Muffle is avoiding it.
Decimus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muffle circles away quickly and effectively.
Decimus connects with a solid leg kick.
A cross from Decimus lands.
Decimus looks to score with a jab to the body but Muffle is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimus shoots in looking for a takedown. Muffle tries to sprawl out of it but Decimus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muffle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick misses from Decimus.
Muffle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decimus throws a series of punches but Muffle moves out of range.
Muffle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decimus.
Decimus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muffle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dave Decimus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus cracks the inside of Muffle's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Decimus.
Decimus throws a right and a left that Muffle avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Decimus.
Decimus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muffle avoids the head kick by Decimus.
Muffle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Decimus moves in looking to clinch but Muffle pushes him off.
Muffle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Muffle pinned against the cage. Muffle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Muffle. No joy for Decimus on that attempt.
Tod Muffle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Decimus.
Muffle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muffle throws a series of punches but Decimus avoids them all with ease.
Muffle throws a combination that misses

and Decimus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Muffle!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Decimus get's back to his feet.
Muffle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Decimus dominated that round.
That's time! Muffle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big right from Decimus misses.
Muffle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muffle misses with a combination
and Decimus counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Decimus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muffle sprawls well initially but Decimus persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muffle wants to get back to his feet.
Decimus trying to control from half guard but Muffle is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Decimus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muffle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Decimus.
Muffle is trying to stand back up but Decimus is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Decimus trying to control the pace.
Decimus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muffle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Muffle pushes Decimus off and gets back to his feet.
Decimus motions for Muffle to come forward. Decimus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decimus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muffle misses with a double jab
and Decimus counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimus throws a leg kick but Muffle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dave Decimus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Muffle checks a leg kick.
Decimus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muffle misses with a series of wild punches.
Muffle moves out of range as Decimus throws a body kick.
Tod Muffle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Decimus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muffle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Muffle misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Muffle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decimus misses with a body kick.
Decimus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muffle counters with a two punch combo.
Muffle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muffle swinging wilding here.
Decimus lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muffle checks the leg kick.
Muffle misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Decimus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Decimus tries to work over Muffle's front leg with a kick but Muffle checks it.
Decimus misses with a combination
and Muffle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Decimus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decimus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muffle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Decimus shoots in for a double leg but Muffle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muffle misses with a series of wild punches.
Decimus shoots in for a takedown but Muffle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Decimus circles away quickly and effectively.
Muffle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Decimus.
Muffle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Muffle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decimus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muffle counters with a series of strikes. Decimus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Muffle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Decimus.
Tod Muffle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Decimus.
Muffle dodges the punch combination from Decimus.
Decimus fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muffle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Decimus connects with a crisp jab.
Decimus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muffle counters with a two punch combo.
Decimus tries to clinch up.
Decimus misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Muffle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decimus shoots in looking for a takedown. Muffle tries to sprawl out of it but Decimus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muffle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muffle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muffle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muffle defending well as Decimus loads up on a big left hand.
Decimus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Decimus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Muffle counters with a three punch combo that has Decimus backing up. Decimus nods at Muffle to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Decimus, as that shot connected.
Muffle misses with a few strikes there.
Muffle fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four 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.
Decimus scores with a leg kick.
Tod Muffle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Decimus misses with a wild combination.
Decimus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muffle's waist but Muffle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Decimus off to one side.
Decimus scoring well with a low kick there.
Muffle swinging wilding here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decimus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muffle counters with a left and a right that stings Decimus.
Decimus dodges the punch combination from Muffle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tod Muffle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Decimus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Decimus!