PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russ Hacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russ Hacker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Muller
vs
Hacker

177 cm
19
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andreas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Hacker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hacker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muller.
Muller shoots in for a double leg but Hacker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Muller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Muller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muller lands in his opponent's guard.
Hacker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Hacker kicks Muller off and gets to his feet.
Hacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Muller shoots in but Hacker avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hacker swivels and escapes.
Andreas Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hacker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Muller shoots in but no luck this time.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Muller keeps the fight on the outside.
Hacker fails in his attempt to clinch.

Muller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hacker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hacker dodges the ground and pound from Muller.
Hacker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hacker wants to stand up but Muller is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Muller defending well though.
Hacker is nestled in close to Muller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hacker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hacker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hacker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hacker's back!
Hacker trying to get back to his feet but Muller is in full control for now.
Muller trying to control.

Hacker preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Muller.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muller is looking to control Hacker but Hacker is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Hacker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacker takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Hacker trying to get back to his feet but Muller is in full control for now.
Hacker looks gassed!
Hacker tries to roll but Muller sticks to his back.
Hacker looking very determined here, making life difficult for Muller.

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.
Muller scores with punches from the back.
Hacker looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Hacker covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Hacker takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Muller throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Hacker!
Muller connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hacker to escape the position.
Muller tries to keep control of the position but Hacker is staying busy.
Hacker tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Muller unloading with bombs!

Muller is working for a guillotine from mount but Hacker frees his head quite easily.
Hacker is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Muller feints and as Hacker raises his hands in defense, Muller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muller is working Hacker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Muller stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Muller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Muller is looking to take a break and control but Hacker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hacker tries to buck Muller off but Muller is having none of it.
Hacker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hacker wants to get back to his feet.
Muller has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hacker!
Hacker is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands a big elbow.
Muller landing punches.
Hacker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Muller.
Muller looking to finish Hacker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hacker!
Muller controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Muller.
Muller lands a heavy elbow.
Muller blocks Hacker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Muller is landing with some decent strikes but Hacker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hacker wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Hacker tries to hold on but Muller postures up.
Muller is landing with some decent strikes but Hacker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Muller cracks Hacker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Muller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hacker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Muller landing strikes from the mount.
Andreas Muller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muller controlling from mount.
BOOM! Muller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Muller.
Muller tries to control but Hacker wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hacker is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hacker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Muller with the ground and pound from mount.
Muller is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hacker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hacker is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Muller looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hacker is trying to stand.
Muller trying to control but Hacker is having none of it.
Muller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hacker is working to get back to half guard.
Hacker taking shots to the head.
Hacker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Hacker is squirming around, avoiding Muller's attempts to control the action.
Muller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hacker looks a forlorn figure.
Muller landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andreas Muller dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hacker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Hacker misses.

Muller forces Hacker back against the cage and clinches.
Hacker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Muller smiles and moves away.
Hacker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Muller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Muller seems to be looking for submissions.
Hacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Muller is trying to work for a kimura but Hacker is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hacker defends it well.
Hacker is trying to stand up here but Muller is controlling him well.
Muller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Muller blocks Hacker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Muller with good strikes from the mount here!
Muller scoring with strikes but Hacker is staying in there.
Hacker is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Muller controlling from the full mount.
A nice elbow there by Muller.
Muller sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hacker swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hacker is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Muller blocks Hacker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Muller landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hacker working to try and regain half guard.
Muller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hacker's face.
Hacker in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hacker working to try and regain half guard.
Muller controlling from the full mount.
Muller dominating with strikes here.
Muller lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Muller with the ground and pound from mount.
Muller wants to control the pace but Hacker is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller controlling from the full mount.
Muller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Muller postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hacker looks a forlorn figure.
Hacker is trying desperately to improve position.
Muller dominating with strikes here.

Muller goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hacker is on top in guard.
Hacker wants to stand and escape but instead Muller has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas Muller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muller, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Muller!