PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frito Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muller has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lei
vs
Muller

170 cm
30
170 lbs
17 - 59 - 2

185 cm
34
184 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 59 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frito Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Lei.
Muller looks winded!
Lei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muller.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Lei.
No joy there for Lei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muller ducks right into an uppercut from Lei.

Lei closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lei is trying to break free.
Lei lands an uppercut.
Muller working hard to break the clinch.
Lei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Muller keeps control of Lei as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lei misses with a knee to the head.

Lei breaks from the clinch.
Lei throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lei throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
Muller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Muller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lei.
Lei feints and then cracks Muller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muller down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lei.
Lei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muller avoids the head kick by Lei.

Lei moves into the clinch successfully.
Lei looking to throw knees to the head but Muller is blocking nicely.
Lei tries to break the clinch but Muller is controlling the position.

Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Lei.
Lei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lei shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muller eats them both and turns towards Lei to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lei tries to clinch up.
Frito Lei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Muller does no damage.
Lei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.

Oooooh!!! Lei has knocked Muller down with a huge combo! Lei steps away and waves a wobbly Muller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei throws a series of punches but Muller moves out of range.
Lei throws a front kick that sends Muller stumbling back into the cage.
Lei tries to clinch up.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A leg kick checked by Muller.

Lei clinches with his opponent.
Lei looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
Lei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lei wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Lei wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muller has Lei pressed against the cage, preventing Lei from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lei throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Lei tries to land a knee to the head but Muller blocks with his arms.
Lei wants to break free but Muller has control.
Lei wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller is working Lei over against the cage.
Lei is looking to break free of the clinch but Muller has double underhooks.
Lei is trying to break the clinch but Muller is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Muller.
Lei wants to break free but Muller has control.
Lei scores with a knee to the head.
Lei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.

Lei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lei tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Lei throws a right and a left that Muller avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lei.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Frito Lei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lei tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Lei tries to clinch but Muller moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch but Muller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lei lands a big head kick that sends Muller tumbling to the mat! Lei takes a step backwards and waves Muller back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Muller is rocked!
Lei tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Muller is still on wobbly legs! Can Lei finish him?
Lei doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Lei shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Muller takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Lei sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Muller bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frito Lei!