PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Butt Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egor 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.

Hurt
vs
Muller

164 cm
24
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butt Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Egor Muller!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Muller can pounce on him.

Hurt moves into the clinch.

Hurt jumps guard.

Hurt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Muller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Muller preventing the sweep.
Hurt pulls Muller in close to his closed guard and prevents Muller from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hurt wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Muller trying to control but Hurt is working from the bottom.
Muller advances position into side control!
Hurt trying to control but Muller flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Hurt covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Hurt trying to control the action but Muller just sinks the hooks in.
Muller is trying to stick to Hurt's back but Hurt is turning into Muller. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Muller's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hurt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Muller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurt is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hurt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hurt stays in close to Muller's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Muller for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hurt forces his way into half guard.
Muller gets full guard.

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.
Muller keeping full guard, as Hurt tries to pass.
Hurt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hurt throwing strikes from guard but Muller blocks nicely.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Hurt clinches with his opponent.
Hurt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muller walks away with a smile on his face. Hurt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Muller has closed the distance and engaged Hurt in a clinch.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muller is trying to push Hurt away but Hurt has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hurt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Muller up against the cage.
Hurt is trying to pull guard but Muller has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butt Hurt dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Muller dives in and grabs Hurt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hurt pushes down on Muller's head and hops out.
Muller tries for a takedown but Hurt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butt Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Muller.
Muller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hurt.
Muller scores with a body shot.
Muller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hurt misses with a head kick.
Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muller wants to counter with a clinch but Hurt pushes him away.
Muller fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hurt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Muller is trying to defend but Hurt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Muller is looking for a sweep. Hurt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Muller is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muller's head.
Hurt controlling the pace.
Hurt wants to stand but Muller has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hurt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Hurt with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hurt has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Muller works to full guard.
Butt Hurt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hurt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from Hurt as Muller shoots in.
Hurt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Muller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As Muller looks to move away, Hurt throws a big counter combo bu Muller just gets out of the way.
Muller shoots for a takedown but Hurt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As Muller tries to get set, Hurt tries to push him back and clinch up but Muller manages to avoid the attempt.
Hurt tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.

Hurt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Muller to the mat! Muller manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hurt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Muller's guard.
Hurt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hurt has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hurt controlling his opponent.
Hurt looking to finish with strikes here!
Hurt prevents Muller from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hurt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hurt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Butt Hurt dominated that second round.
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!

Hurt closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Muller quickly recovers to half guard.
Muller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hurt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hurt is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muller's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hurt tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muller shoots in and drives through. Hurt sprawls well.
Hurt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hurt closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the cage.
Hurt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hurt has had enough of the clinch but Muller keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hurt to keep the fight standing.
Butt Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Egor Muller.
A frustrated look appears on Muller's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hurt has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Muller uses from the top position.
Muller stopping the sweep attempt from Hurt.
Muller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hurt pulls Muller in close to prevent any damage.
Muller controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurt is wriggling around but Muller manages to pass to half guard.
Hurt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's three 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 takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hurt is trying is best to control the position here.

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.
Hurt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hurt doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Hurt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muller defends well.
Hurt wants to stand up but Muller is controlling him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hurt is pulling down on Muller's head. It's preventing any offense from Muller, at least for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Butt Hurt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hurt 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Butt Hurt!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Butt Hurt!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Butt Hurt!

Butt Hurt wins by unanimous decision!