PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maniek Kosela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Body Mueller (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.

Kosela
vs
Mueller

190 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maniek Kosela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Body Mueller!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kosela has closed the distance and engaged Mueller in a clinch.
Kosela can't break the clinch.
Kosela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kosela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kosela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kosela wants to clinch but Mueller slips to the side
and Mueller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kosela shoots in for a takedown but Mueller shows good takedown defense.

Mueller gets tackled into the cage by Kosela. Kosela maintains the clinch.

Kosela manages to break the clinch.
Kosela misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mueller checks a leg kick.
Mueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mueller keeps the fight on the outside.
Kosela throws a sloppy head kick and Mueller moves out of range easily.
Kosela is looking to clinch.
Mueller is looking for the big counter here.
Kosela misses with a takedown

and Mueller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosela is trying to break free.
Mueller throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kosela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mueller's brow.
Kosela lands an elbow inside.
Mueller working aggressively here.
Kosela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mueller working aggressively here.
Mueller misses with the head strike.
Kosela can't find room to land a body shot as Mueller controls the action.
Mueller avoiding damage as Kosela throws knees to the body.
Mueller avoids a wild elbow strike from Kosela.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosela is trying to break the clinch but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.
Kosela lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mueller.
Kosela misses with a punch to the body.
Mueller keeps control of Kosela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kosela blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mueller.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kosela throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mueller fails to land.
Mueller prevents Kosela from breaking the clinch.
Kosela lands an elbow inside.
Mueller misses with the head strike.
Kosela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mueller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosela is trying to push Mueller away but Mueller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kosela is stalling here.
Mueller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kosela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mueller misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kosela throws an elbow but misses.
Kosela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mueller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kosela is looking to break free of the clinch but Mueller has double underhooks.
Mueller avoids a wild elbow strike from Kosela.
Kosela is trying to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling him.
Kosela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mueller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kosela looking to throw knees to the head but Mueller is blocking nicely.
Mueller misses with some punches.
Kosela using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mueller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kosela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kosela can't break the clinch.
Kosela misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kosela's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kosela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kosela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mueller keeps the fight on the outside.
Mueller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Kosela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kosela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek Kosela dominated that 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.

Kosela tries to clinch but Mueller is having none of it.
Kosela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mueller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Maniek Kosela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kosela moves into the clinch.
Mueller avoids the elbow strike from Kosela, against the cage.
Kosela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kosela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kosela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kosela throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosela stalling in the clinch but Mueller improves position.
Mueller blocks an elbow strike.
Mueller blocks an elbow strike from Kosela.
Mueller working aggressively here.
Kosela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kosela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mueller can do to turn this around?
Kosela blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kosela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mueller avoids the elbow strike from Kosela, against the cage.

Kosela breaks the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mueller in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kosela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kosela has Mueller up against the cage in a clinch.
Kosela blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mueller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kosela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mueller's brow.

Kosela breaks from the clinch.
Kosela tries to clinch up.
Kosela throws a head kick that misses.
Kosela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mueller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kosela.
Kosela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kosela tries to clinch but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kosela.
Kosela is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mueller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kosela moves in looking to clinch but Mueller pushes him off.
Mueller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kosela tries to clinch there but Mueller circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kosela.
Kosela tries to clinch but Mueller is having none of it.
Kosela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mueller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kosela tries to clinch up but Mueller circles away and keeps his distance.
As Kosela backs off Mueller throws a huge counter combo but Kosela manages to avoid it all.
Mueller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kosela tries to clinch but Mueller moves out of range.
Mueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kosela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Body Mueller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kosela tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kosela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mueller has Kosela pressed against the cage, preventing Kosela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mueller misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mueller avoids it.
Mueller misses with some punches.
Mueller letting Kosela take a breather here.
Kosela lands a damaging elbow.
Kosela struggles to land a body shot inside as Mueller controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kosela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mueller's brow.
Kosela tries to land knees in the clinch but Mueller avoids the damage to the body.
Kosela throws an elbow but it misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Kosela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mueller.

Kosela breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maniek Kosela dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Kosela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Body Mueller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kosela throws a nice head kick!
Kosela wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kosela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Kosela backs off Mueller throws a huge counter combo but Kosela manages to avoid it all.

Kosela closes the distance and clinches.
Kosela missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosela throws an elbow but it misses.
Mueller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kosela tries to circle away but Mueller has him pinned against the cage.
Mueller has Kosela pressed against the cage, preventing Kosela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Kosela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kosela slowing the pace effectively.
Kosela tries to work over Mueller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mueller.
Mueller throws a punch but it's blocked by Kosela.
Kosela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kosela tries to break the clinch but Mueller is controlling the position.
Kosela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mueller has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosela misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kosela lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kosela looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mueller avoids the elbow strike from Kosela, against the cage.
Kosela throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kosela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kosela is trying to push Mueller away but Mueller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maniek Kosela has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mueller misses with the head strike.
Kosela lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mueller avoids a wild elbow strike from Kosela.
Kosela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mueller is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mueller misses with a punch on the inside.
Kosela misses with an elbow strike.
Kosela misses with an elbow over the top.
Kosela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mueller misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kosela breaks the clinch.
Kosela wants to clinch up but Mueller keeps it at a distance.
Mueller leaves Kosela with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kosela connects with a high kick.
Kosela wants to clinch.
Mueller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kosela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mueller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kosela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Mueller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kosela has managed to clinch.
Kosela wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kosela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mueller blocks an elbow strike from Kosela.
Stalling in the clinch from Kosela.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mueller.
Kosela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Body Mueller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maniek Kosela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short uppercut from Mueller.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maniek Kosela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kosela, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maniek Kosela!
After winning the bout, Maniek Kosela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.