PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Hennig Muller (ranked 2063 p4p, 251 weight class) and Luke Venderag (ranked 5206 p4p, 459 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Muller
vs
Venderag

178 cm
28
184 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

181 cm
25
184 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hennig Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Venderag!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venderag throws a leg kick but Muller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venderag looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Venderag slips under a jab from Muller .
Venderag was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Muller avoids the body shot from Venderag.
As Venderag tries to get set, Muller tries to push him back and clinch up but Venderag manages to avoid the attempt.
Muller misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Venderag releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Venderag ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller misses with a combination
and Venderag counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venderag pushes Muller away with a front kick.
Nice shot by Muller .
Venderag connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muller momentarily.
Venderag works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muller lands a jab to Venderag's midsection.
Luke Venderag seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venderag misses with a looping left.
Muller slips under a jab.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Venderag slips the punch.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LA Vale Tudo in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Venderag misses with a looping left.
Muller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Muller just misses with a punch to the body.
Venderag throws a solid leg kick but Muller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Venderag.
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Venderag looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Venderag throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
Muller moves away from the strike by Venderag.
Venderag misses with an uppercut.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Venderag digs a good body shot into Muller 's ribs.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Venderag scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller lands with a cross.
Venderag moves out of range as Muller strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Venderag saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Venderag ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Nice jab there from Muller .
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Venderag.
Venderag throws a hook to the side of Muller 's head but Muller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Venderag just misses with a punch to the body.
Muller misses with a body shot.
Venderag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Venderag ducks under a wild hook from Muller .
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
and Venderag counters with a right hand to the body.
Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Venderag's head.
Venderag throws a leg kick which misses Muller 's front leg but catches the back leg as Muller tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Muller misses its intended target.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Luke Venderag will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Venderag lands a right hook to the body.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Venderag was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller .
Muller throws a body punch but Venderag moves out of range.
Venderag shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot by Muller .
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Venderag throws out the jab.
Venderag connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muller walks into a jab.
Jab from Venderag.
Muller defending well as Venderag loads up on a big left hand.
Muller 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Venderag under the eye.
Muller throws a right hand that misses
letting Venderag counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venderag looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Venderag lands with a cross.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venderag manages to avoid it.
Venderag bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muller 's head.
Venderag gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muller .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag is looking to land body kicks.
Muller wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Muller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Muller with a nice cross.
Muller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Venderag.
Venderag steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Luke Venderag seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muller slips a jab from Venderag.
Venderag scores with a nice head shot.
Muller throws a jab when Venderag was well out of range.
Muller throws a lazy uppercut
and Venderag counters with a low kick, right behind Muller 's knee.
Muller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muller scores with a nice right hand.
Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller throws the left hand but Venderag avoids the punch easily.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Venderag.
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luke Venderag is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venderag keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller .
Venderag looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venderag misses the shot to the body.
Venderag misses with a body shot.
Muller slips under a jab.
Muller throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Venderag.
Muller throws a poor cross that misses
and Venderag counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Muller .
Venderag just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller . That snapped Venderag's head back.
Muller lands a head shot.
Muller tests Venderag's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Venderag scores with a sloppy right hand. Muller should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Venderag.
Venderag bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Venderag.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hennig Muller will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Venderag lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Venderag counters with a body kick that stops Muller in his tracks momentarily.
The fighters circling - Venderag throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Venderag uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Venderag fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muller on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Muller . Those never looked like landing.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Venderag throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venderag looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Venderag coming out on top.
Venderag walks into a stiff left hand from Muller .
Venderag moves away from the strike by Muller .
Venderag looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Venderag throws a hook to the side of Muller 's head but Muller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venderag.
Nice uppercut there from Muller .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muller throws a jab when Venderag was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venderag takes a swing at Muller 's ribcage but misses.
Venderag moves out of range of the strikes.
Venderag takes one to the chin there.
Muller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muller slips under a jab.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Venderag.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Venderag sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Venderag moves forwards but Muller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A low kick from Venderag is predictable there

and Muller counters by clinching up.
Venderag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Venderag blocks an uppercut.
Venderag lands a body shot.
Venderag blocking some punches.
Venderag working aggressively here.
Venderag lands a body punch.
Venderag with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller is working Venderag over against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Venderag as the two fighters clinch.
Muller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Venderag landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Venderag.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Venderag.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Venderag uses good head movement to avoid it.
Venderag blocks a body shot from Muller .
Venderag lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Venderag lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Venderag tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller .
Muller misses with a body punch.
Muller works on Venderag's body with a couple of short punches.
Venderag misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muller lands with a short shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hennig Muller .
Well Muller 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hennig Muller !