PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tama Tonga (ranked 8852 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Muller (ranked 8763 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonga comes to the cage accompanied by Lockjaw . 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.

Tonga
vs
Muller

190 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

182 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tama Tonga !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julian Muller!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tonga shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Muller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Muller looking to control.
Tonga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Tonga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Muller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tonga has managed to get both his arms back between Muller's legs - danger averted.
Tonga is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Muller looking for subs off his back but Tonga has passed one foot through into half guard.

Tonga is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muller has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Muller manages to get to full guard.
Muller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tonga trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muller's guard.
Muller trying to keep a closed guard but Tonga is proving a slippery customer.
Tonga scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Muller is looking for a triangle but Tonga pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Muller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Muller has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Tonga is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Muller.
Muller manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tonga is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tonga keeps working.
Muller passes into side control, despite Tonga 's attempt to control the position.
Muller wants to control but Tonga is keeping him busy.

Muller wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tonga , who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tonga manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Muller is trying to work for a kimura but Tonga is defending well.
Muller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tonga is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muller's back!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muller is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tama Tonga 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.

Tonga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tonga takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Muller manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Muller has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tonga should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Muller has tightened it up now! Tonga should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian Muller!
Tama Tonga was interviewed post fight and said 'Bruhhhhhh'.