PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santu Avisu Kona (ranked 1192 p4p, 24 weight class) and Nicolas Muller (ranked 1284 p4p, 59 weight class). Nicolas Muller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Santu Avisu Kona's chin.

Avisu Kona
vs
Muller

195 cm
26
262 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

219 cm
37
282 lbs
28 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santu Avisu Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Avisu Kona moves out of range easily.

Avisu Kona has Muller up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Avisu Kona lands a nice shot to the body.
Avisu Kona lands a hook that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller throws an elbow that misses.
Muller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muller misses with a knee strike.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avisu Kona's elbow.
A short right from Avisu Kona on the inside.
Muller connects with a knee to the head.
Avisu Kona blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avisu Kona is defending well for now.
Avisu Kona blocks the elbow strike.
Muller prevents a body shot from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Avisu Kona takes an elbow to the temple.
Muller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Muller.

It looks like Santu Avisu Kona has been cut.
Muller connects with a knee to the head.
Avisu Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller misses with a punch to the body.
Avisu Kona blocking some punches.
Muller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Avisu Konas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller gets through Avisu Kona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avisu Kona looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona avoids a wild elbow strike from Muller.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Avisu Kona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Avisu Kona's elbow.
Avisu Kona managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Muller.
Avisu Kona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullers head.
Avisu Kona lands with a left to the head.
Muller misses with a knee to the head.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avisu Kona is defending well for now.
Avisu Kona blocks an elbow strike from Muller.
Avisu Kona working aggressively here.
Avisu Kona works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Avisu Kona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Avisu Kona blocks an uppercut.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Avisu Kona controls his hands.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Avisu Kona.

It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avisu Kona blocking some punches.
Avisu Kona lands a left hand.
Muller looks winded!
Muller blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Avisu Kona fails to land.
Avisu Kona avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
A short right from Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona blocking some punches.
Avisu Kona working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avisu Kona's brow.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Avisu Kona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Avisu Kona misses with some punches.
Avisu Kona misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Muller.
Muller with a knee to the head.
Muller lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Avisu Kona.
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller gets through Avisu Kona's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Avisu Kona seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muller can turn it around.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller misses with some punches.
Avisu Kona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Avisu Kona blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avisu Kona prevents a body shot from Muller.
Avisu Kona has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Avisu Kona scores with a shot to the side of Muller's head.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Avisu Kona leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avisu Kona blocks an uppercut.
Avisu Kona avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the cage.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Avisu Kona.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avisu Kona gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Avisu Kona.
Avisu Kona lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Avisu Kona lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Avisu Kona pushes Muller up against the cage in a clinch.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muller 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.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Avisu Kona gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller misses with a knee strike.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Avisu Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Muller.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller working aggressively here.
Avisu Kona working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avisu Kona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Avisu Kona.
Muller landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Avisu Kona fails to land.
A short right from Avisu Kona on the inside.
Muller lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller working Avisu Kona over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Avisu Kona has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Avisu Kona can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Muller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avisu Kona is defending well for now.
Muller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Avisu Kona lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Avisu Kona throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
Avisu Kona tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Avisu Kona blocks an elbow strike.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muller.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Avisu Kona misses with the head strike.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Avisu Kona's defenses.
Avisu Kona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Avisu Kona looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller landing knees to the head.
Avisu Kona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller lands an elbow just above Avisu Kona 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller scores with a knee to the head.
Muller landing knees to the head.
Avisu Kona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.

Avisu Kona is rocked!
Muller lands an elbow just above Avisu Kona 's eye.
Oh Avisu Kona is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avisu Kona blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Avisu Kona fails to land.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Avisu Kona backwards.
Nicolas Muller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muller creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Avisu Kona with a big uppercut! Avisu Kona tries to clinch up but Muller pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Avisu Kona to the mat! Avisu Kona covers up and Muller unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nicolas Muller!
An out of breath Nicolas Muller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Santu Avisu Kona was interviewed post fight and said 'I would like my opponent to be tested by USADA please!!!'.