PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Spinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Spinos
vs
Muller

181 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 Amsterdam, Francisco Spinos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcel Muller!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller is looking to clinch but Spinos is avoiding it.
Spinos fails with a takedown attempt.
Spinos misses the shot to the body.
Spinos shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Spinos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spinos stuffs the takedown.
Spinos keeps the fight on the outside.
Marcel Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller doesn't manage to clinch there - Spinos circles away.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spinos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muller, right into the meat.
Spinos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Marcel Muller has been cut.

Spinos darts in and clinches Muller up against the cage.
Spinos managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spinos.
Muller with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Spinos avoids the damage to the body.
Spinos tries to break free but Muller pushes him back against the cage.
Muller taking a breather.
Spinos really is a fat lump.
Spinos has Muller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Muller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Spinos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinos.
Spinos takes a knee to the side of the body.

Muller manages to break the clinch.
Muller stuffs the takedown attempt from Spinos. Spinos gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller.
Spinos is breathing heavily.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Spinos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller throws a series of punches but Spinos avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spinos tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Muller misses with a head kick.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muller throws a right hand that Spinos ducks under and follows up with a left that Spinos also avoids with ease.

Spinos takes the fight into the clinch.
Muller digs a right hand underneath Spinos's ribcage. Spinos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spinos is looking to control Muller's arms but Muller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spinos has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spinos avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Spinos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spinos is defending well for now.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
Muller slowing the pace effectively.
Spinos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Muller landing knees to the body.
Muller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muller lands an elbow inside that Spinos shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller crunches a lovely knee into Spinos's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller slowing the pace effectively.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Muller to work.
Muller receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Muller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spinos's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spinos is trying to drag Muller to the mat but Muller just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Muller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcel Muller's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muller closes the distance and clinches.
Muller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Spinos shoots in for a double leg but Muller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muller tries to clinch but Spinos moves away
enabling Spinos to counter with a crisp jab.
Spinos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Muller clinches up against the cage.
Spinos blocking some punches.
Muller tries to land knees in the clinch but Spinos avoids the damage to the body.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Spinos.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinos.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spinos is defending well for now.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Muller gets underhooks to prevent Spinos's takedown attempt.
Spinos managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller effectively controlling the action here.
Muller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spinos avoids it.
Spinos tries for a takedown but Muller manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Spinos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Spinos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muller to keep the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spinos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Spinos jumps guard but Muller turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spinos keeps the fight on the outside.
Spinos swats away the attempt to clinch by Muller.
Some bone on bone action there as Muller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spinos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spinos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Francisco Spinos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Spinos shoots in and bounces Muller off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Muller is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller trying to control but Spinos is working from the bottom.
Spinos looking for a sweep. Not yet Spinos, not yet.
Muller trying to control but Spinos is working from the bottom.
Muller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Marcel Muller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Muller has a takedown stuffed.
Muller tries to clinch but Spinos is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller looks for a takedown but Spinos sprawls well.
Marcel Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller tries to clinch up.
Spinos blocks a head kick by Muller.
Jab from Spinos.
Spinos shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Spinos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spinos jabs Muller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcel Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcel 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!

Spinos closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the cage.
Muller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Spinos jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Muller stands up and waves to Spinos to follow him.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Muller. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Muller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Spinos.
Muller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muller fails with an attempt to clinch.

Muller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spinos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller trying to control the position from guard on top but Spinos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muller advances to half guard.
Muller trying to mount his opponent but Spinos defends it.
Muller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muller prevents Spinos from improving his position.
Muller thows a huge punch but Spinos dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Muller sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Muller is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Spinos is just riding it out for now. Muller eventually gives up the hold.
Spinos wants to control but Muller is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Muller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spinos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spinos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Spinos working a defensive guard here.
Spinos keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Marcel Muller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller pushing down on Spinos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Muller stands up and beckons Spinos to join him on the feet.

Muller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Spinos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spinos is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muller.
Marcel Muller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muller prevents Spinos from breaking the clinch.
Francisco Spinos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muller avoiding damage as Spinos throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcel Muller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muller 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

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