PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Mueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Klimas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mueller comes to the cage accompanied by RED. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mueller
vs
Klimas

198 cm
22
300 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

210 cm
29
285 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY
[WAO]MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Mueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Klimas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mueller moves in looking to clinch but Klimas pushes him off.
Mueller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klimas avoids a kick to the body.
Klimas throws a hook but Mueller avoids it easily.
Klimas misses with a two punch combination.
Klimas lands with a good body shot.
Mueller tries to clinch but Klimas is having none of it.
Klimas keeps the fight on the outside.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klimas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klimas looks to score with a jab to the body but Mueller is just out of range.
Klimas throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mueller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klimas.
Mueller closes the distance but Klimas moves to the side
and Klimas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mueller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mueller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mueller tries to clinch up but Klimas circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Mueller.
Mueller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klimas misses with a few strikes there.
Mueller tries a head kick but it misses.
Klimas throws a lazy uppercut

and Mueller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Klimas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mueller stalling.
Mueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mueller.
Klimas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mueller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimas avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Mueller blocks an uppercut.
Mueller is pushing Klimas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Klimas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mueller backwards.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Klimas looks gassed!
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mueller taking a breather.
Mueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Klimas won't want to take too many of those.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Mueller.
Mueller connects with a knee to the head.
Mueller'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klimas or not.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Mueller to work.
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mueller working Klimas over with knees to the body.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.
Klimas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Mueller.
A knee to the head by Mueller.
A knee to the head by Mueller.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimas.
Mueller is stalling here.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Klimas fails to land.
Mueller avoids the elbow strike from Klimas, against the cage.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Klimas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mueller lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mueller.
Mueller connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Klimas on the inside.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Klimas is looking to break free of the clinch but Mueller has double underhooks.
Mueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mueller tries to land knees in the clinch but Klimas avoids the damage to the body.
Klimas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.

Klimas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klimas throws a hook to the side of Mueller's head but Mueller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klimas throws a poor cross that misses

and Mueller moves into the clinch.
Mueller stalling in the clinch but Klimas improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mueller.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Come on Mueller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Klimas breaks from the clinch.
Mueller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Klimas. That did some damage!
Mueller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klimas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Klimas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mueller.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klimas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mueller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mueller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mueller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Klimas throws a series of punches but Mueller avoids them all with ease.

Mueller moves into range and clinches up with Klimas.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Klimas.
Mueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Klimas won't want to take too many of those.
Mueller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Klimas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Klimas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mueller wants to stall.
Mueller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klimas's face.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mueller blocks an elbow strike from Klimas.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klimas throws a head punch that misses.
Klimas has had enough of the clinch but Mueller keeps him there for the moment.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mueller tries to stall but Klimas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mueller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the body.
Mueller connects with a knee to the head.
Klimas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Klimas can't find room to land a body shot as Mueller controls the action.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Klimas throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mueller.
Klimas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mueller slowing the pace effectively.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klimas tries a body shot but Mueller blocks it.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling him.
Klimas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mueller works on Klimas's body with a couple of short punches.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klimas working hard to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Mueller.
Mueller connects with a knee to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mueller working Klimas over with knees to the body.
Klimas scores with a shot to the side of Mueller's head.
Mueller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimas avoids it.
Klimas is looking to break free of the clinch but Mueller has double underhooks.
Mueller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimas avoids it.
Mueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Klimas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Mueller blocking some punches.
Klimas misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Klimas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mueller trying to stall but Klimas improves his position.
Nice body punch from Mueller - that landed with a thud.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Mueller stalling in the clinch but Klimas improves position.
Mueller misses with a knee strike.
Klimas misses with some punches.
Mueller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Klimas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mueller trying to control the position but instead, Klimas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mueller into the cage.
Klimas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muellers head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mueller working Klimas over with knees to the body.
Klimas is trying to break free.
Mueller stalling the fight.
Mueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klimas.
Klimas tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
Mueller blocks an uppercut.
Mueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klimas can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimas.
Mueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mueller blocks the elbow strike.
Mueller blocking some punches.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Mueller blocking some punches.
Mueller landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
Klimas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Mueller.
Mueller effectively controlling the action here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Klimas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mueller looking to slow down the pace here.
Klimas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Klimas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mueller working Klimas over with knees to the body.
Mueller leaning against his opponent.
Mueller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klimas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mueller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klimas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mueller slows down the pace here.
Mueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klimas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Klimas misses with a jab to the body
and Mueller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klimas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klimas duly obliges.
Mueller wants to clinch.
Mueller is looking to clinch but Klimas is avoiding it.
Mueller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Klimas finds it's way round the side to connect with Mueller's head.
Klimas throws a right hand that Mueller ducks under and follows up with a left that Mueller also avoids with ease.
Klimas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mueller was well out of range. Poor timing from Klimas.
Mueller tries to clinch there but Klimas circles away.
Klimas throws a combination that misses
and Mueller finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Klimas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mueller counters with a slapping leg kick.
Klimas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mueller scores with a head kick.
Mueller blocks a jab.
Klimas misses with a hook
and Mueller counters with a nice leg kick.
Klimas throws a shot from downtown. Mueller moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mueller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klimas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Klimas throws a shot from downtown. Mueller moves away and avoids it.
Mueller tries to clinch up.
Mueller doesn't manage to clinch there - Klimas circles away.
Mueller tries to clinch but Klimas moves out of range.
Klimas misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Klimas misses with a hook. Mueller ducked under it nicely.
Mueller avoids the body shot from Klimas.
Klimas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klimas lands with a straight right. Mueller didn't see that one coming.
Peter Mueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mueller moves out of range of the strikes.
Klimas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch but Klimas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mueller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Mueller tries to clinch up but Klimas circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mueller clinches up with Klimas and pushes him back against the cage.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Klimas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mueller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mueller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Klimas can do to turn this around?
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mueller trying to control the position but instead, Klimas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mueller into the cage.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller scores with a knee to the head.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Mueller effectively controlling the action here.
Mueller lands a knee to the head.
Klimas misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimas wants to break free but Mueller has control.
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Mueller lands a knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mueller.

Klimas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Klimas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mueller slips a jab and a cross from Klimas.
Klimas thows a body shot but no joy.
Mueller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mueller tries to clinch up.
Klimas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mueller.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klimas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mueller avoids the body shot from Klimas.
Mueller tries to clinch there but Klimas circles away.
Mueller scores with a leg kick.
Mueller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peter Mueller is winning the standup battle so far.
Mueller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mueller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Klimas thows a body shot but no joy.
Klimas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klimas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimas misses with a body shot

and Mueller moves into the clinch.
Klimas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimas misses with the head strike.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klimas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Mueller stalling against the cage.
Mueller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Klimas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mueller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klimas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klimas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mueller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mueller.
Mueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mueller stalling in the clinch but Klimas improves position.
Klimas lands with a right to the head.
Klimas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Klimas lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mueller.
Klimas tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peter Mueller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Klimas misses with the head strike.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mueller looking to slow down the pace here.
Mueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Klimas won't want to take too many of those.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimas throws a head punch that misses.
Mueller trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Klimas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klimas throws a head punch that misses.
Klimas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Klimas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mueller uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's six 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.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Klimas working hard to break the clinch.
Mueller'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.
Mueller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klimas's efforts to push away.
Mueller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
Mueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mueller working Klimas over with knees to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the body.
Mueller lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Klimas won't want to take too many of those.
Klimas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Mueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klimas is defending well for now.
Klimas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
Klimas misses with the head strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Klimas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Klimas fails to land.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klimas takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mueller trying to stall but Klimas improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Klimas fails to land.
Mueller landing knees to the head.
Klimas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mueller.
Klimas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mueller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klimas is trying to break free.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klimas throws an elbow but misses.
Klimas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Mueller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Klimas misses with an elbow strike.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Klimas is trying to force a seperation but Mueller has the dominant position.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klimas scores with a shot to the side of Mueller's head.
Klimas wants to break free but Mueller has control.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Klimas misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Klimas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Klimas lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimas.
Klimas is trying to push Mueller away but Mueller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the head.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Klimas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klimas is defending well for now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Klimas tries to circle away but Mueller has him pinned against the cage.
Klimas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mueller scores with a knee to the head.
Klimas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimas.
Mueller prevents Klimas from breaking the clinch.
Mueller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Klimas's efforts to push away.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Mueller is looking to control Klimas's arms but Klimas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mueller has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Klimas.
Klimas tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Klimas.
Klimas has had enough of the clinch but Mueller keeps him there for the moment.
Klimas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Klimas as Mueller tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Mueller.
A right handed body shot lands from Mueller.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Klimas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Klimas misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Mueller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mueller rushes Klimas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Klimas misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mueller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mueller using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the head.
Klimas wants to break free but Mueller has control.
The referee calls for Mueller to work.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Mueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Klimas won't want to take too many of those.
Klimas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
A short right from Klimas.
Mueller prevents Klimas from breaking the clinch.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Mueller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klimas's face.
Mueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klimas is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klimas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mueller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klimas's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
Klimas working aggressively here.
Mueller tries to land knees in the clinch but Klimas avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Mueller.
Mueller trying to control the position but instead, Klimas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mueller into the cage.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling him.
Klimas lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Mueller lands an elbow inside.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mueller taking a breather.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Klimas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Klimas working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Klimas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Mueller landing knees to the head.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Klimas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two 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.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Mueller scores a nice knee to the body.
Klimas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mueller trying to control the position but instead, Klimas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mueller into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mueller.
Klimas misses with a punch on the inside.

Klimas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mueller.
Klimas misses with an uppercut

and Mueller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mueller blocking some punches.

Klimas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mueller tries to clinch but Klimas is having none of it.
Klimas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klimas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mueller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klimas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klimas missing with a left hand there. Mueller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller wants to clinch.
Mueller tries to clinch
and Klimas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klimas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klimas lands with a hook. Mueller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Klimas lands.
Mueller wants to clinch
and Klimas counters with a one-two to the body.
Klimas throws a right hand that Mueller ducks under and follows up with a left that Mueller also avoids with ease.
Mueller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klimas throws a body punch but Mueller moves out of range.
Klimas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mueller.
Klimas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Klimas misses with a looping left.
Klimas keeps the fight on the outside.
Mueller lands a nice looking body kick.
Mueller tries to clinch
and Klimas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimas thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Klimas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klimas misses with a left hand
and Mueller counters with a good low kick that Klimas was not able to check.
Mueller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mueller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimas misses the target.
Mueller tries to clinch but Klimas is having none of it.
Mueller tries to clinch but Klimas moves out of range.
Mueller fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mueller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Mueller.
Mueller blocking some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Mueller.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mueller landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mueller.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Mueller with a knee to the head.
Mueller with a knee to the head.
Mueller pushes Klimas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klimas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mueller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klimas's face.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Klimas works on Mueller's body with a couple of short punches.
Mueller missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Klimas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Klimas presses Mueller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Klimas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klimas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klimas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klimas has a couple of punches blocked by Mueller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Klimas misses with some punches.
Mueller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klimas misses with the head strike.
Klimas misses with some punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Klimas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Klimas on the inside.
Klimas misses with a punch on the inside.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the head.
Mueller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klimas throws an elbow but it misses.
Klimas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Mueller has Klimas pressed against the cage, preventing Klimas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klimas tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
Mueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klimas is defending well for now.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mueller.
Klimas misses with a punch on the inside.
Klimas is trying to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling him.
Mueller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klimas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Michael Klimas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mueller obliges.
Klimas tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
Klimas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mueller backwards.
Klimas tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
Mueller landing knees to the body.
Mueller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klimas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mueller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mueller is looking to control Klimas's arms but Klimas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mueller has his back to the cage.
Klimas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Klimas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klimas pushes Mueller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Klimas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mueller.
Klimas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mueller.
Klimas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Klimas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Klimas has had enough of the clinch but Mueller keeps him there for the moment.
Mueller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klimas.
Klimas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mueller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klimas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's eight 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.
Mueller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klimas is defending well for now.
Klimas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klimas.
Klimas lands an elbow inside that Mueller shrugs off.
Klimas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mueller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimas avoids it.
Mueller lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mueller as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Klimas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Klimas avoiding damage as Mueller throws knees to the body.
Klimas misses with a hook from the clinch.

Klimas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mueller tries to clinch up but Klimas circles away and keeps his distance.
Klimas throws a body punch but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller tries to clinch up.
Klimas cracks a nice hook into Mueller's ribs.
Klimas misses with a series of wild punches.
Mueller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klimas misses with a double jab
and Mueller counters with a nice leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mueller thumps Klimas with a low kick.
Klimas misses with a lunging right hand

and Mueller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mueller.
Klimas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klimas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klimas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Klimas.
Klimas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mueller crunches a lovely knee into Klimas's ribcage.
Mueller landing knees to the head.
Mueller has Klimas pushed against the cage.
Mueller working Klimas over with knees to the body.
Klimas lands a shoulder strike.
Mueller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peter Mueller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mueller lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mueller.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Klimas throws an elbow but misses.
Mueller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mueller lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Mueller.
Mueller lands a good knee to the midsection. Klimas won't want to take too many of those.
Mueller just leaning against Klimas, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Mueller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mueller 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Peter Mueller!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Peter Mueller!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Peter Mueller!

Peter Mueller wins by unanimous decision!