PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Basko Godwin (ranked 2825 p4p, 1610 weight class) and Stefan Muller (ranked 371 p4p, 209 weight class). Muller has chosen Samourai - by: Shurik'n as his entrance music. 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.

Godwin
vs
Muller

192 cm
24
207
4 - 5 - 0

189 cm
23
220
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basko Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Muller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Godwin.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Godwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Stefan Muller has been cut.
Godwin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Godwin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muller cracks Godwin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Muller throws an off balance right hand

and Godwin counters by moving into the clinch.
Muller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Godwin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Godwin lands with a right to the head.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Muller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Godwin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Muller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godwin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.

Muller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muller.
Godwin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good exchange - Muller coming out on top.
Muller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Godwin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
A quick step to the side and Godwin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller avoids the body shot from Godwin.
Muller looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Godwin drives through and clinches with Muller against the cage.
Muller digs a right hand underneath Godwin's ribcage. Godwin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Godwin is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muller lands a hook that snaps the head of Godwin backwards.
Godwin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Godwin tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Godwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muller pushes off an throws an elbow but Godwin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muller throws an elbow but it misses.
Godwin works on Muller's body with a couple of short punches.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godwin's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Godwin works on Muller's body with a couple of short punches.
Godwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Godwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin works on Muller's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muller is trying to break the clinch but Godwin is controlling him.
Godwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Godwin.
Muller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Godwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Godwin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Godwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Godwin lands a shoulder strike.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Godwin's brow.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Godwin.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
Godwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Muller.
Godwin misses with the head strike.
Godwin lands with a left to the head.
Muller blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin keeps control of Muller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muller can't break the clinch.
Godwin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godwin misses with a body punch.
Godwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Godwin gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Godwin.

Muller breaks from the clinch.
Muller avoids the body shot from Godwin.

Godwin closes the distance and pushes Muller back into the cage.
Muller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Godwin walks away with a smile on his face. Muller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Basko Godwin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Muller.

Godwin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muller tries to break free but Godwin pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Muller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Godwin's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Muller throws an elbow but misses.
Godwin has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller tries to break free but Godwin pushes him back against the cage.
Godwin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muller's efforts to push away.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Godwin.
Godwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullers head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muller misses with an elbow strike.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Godwin.
Godwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Godwin.
Muller looks winded!
Muller is trying to force a seperation but Godwin has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Godwin.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Muller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Godwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godwin takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Godwin is looking to wear down Muller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Godwin moves out of range easily.
Basko Godwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godwin.
Godwin tries to counter by clinching up but Muller breaks away and moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Basko Godwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Muller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Muller misses with a straight right.
Godwin looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Muller misses with a body shot
and Godwin counters with a left to the body.
Godwin is looking to clinch.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Godwin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Godwin throws a head punch that misses.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller misses with some punches.
Basko Godwin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Godwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Godwin blocks the elbow strike.
Godwin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muller can do to turn this around?
Godwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Godwin lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Godwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muller's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Godwin - just one landing.
Godwin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Godwin closes the distance and clinches.
Godwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Godwin lands a nice uppercut.
Godwin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Godwin lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Muller.
Godwin lands with a right to the head.

Muller manages to break the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Godwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muller scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Godwin misses with the combination.
Godwin throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Muller. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Godwin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body punch from Godwin.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Godwin.
Godwin tries to counter by clinching up but Muller breaks away and moves out of range.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Godwin is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Godwin.
Muller avoids the body shot from Godwin.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - Muller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Godwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller feints the counter takedown.
Muller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Godwin is out of range.
Muller misses with a hook. Godwin ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Godwin finds it's way through Muller's defenses.

That has opened up Stefan Muller's cut even more.
Godwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller throws a chopping leg kick but Godwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Godwin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Godwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Godwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.
Godwin throws out a powerful jab.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Godwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Godwin.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Godwin moves out of range easily.
Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godwin.
Nice defenses there by Godwin.
Godwin throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller throws a lazy right hand but Godwin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godwin tries to clinch but Muller is having none of it.
Muller lands a jab to Godwin's midsection.
Godwin connects with a right hand. Muller shakes it off.
Muller checks a low kick from Godwin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godwin.

The cut above Stefan Muller's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Godwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Godwin tries to counter by clinching up but Muller breaks away and moves out of range.
Muller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Godwin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Godwin.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Godwin misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Godwin.
Godwin lands with a short shot to the head.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godwin lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Basko Godwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stefan Muller's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Godwin.
Stefan Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Godwin lands a big shot that drops Muller! Can he finish him?

Muller is rocked!
Godwin wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.
Muller is still in real trouble! Can Godwin finish him?
Muller seems to have recovered his senses.
Godwin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muller is keeping the position for now.
Godwin trying to control the position from guard on top but Muller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller keeping full guard, as Godwin tries to pass.
Godwin passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin controlling the action here.

Godwin is working for a submission of some sort.
Godwin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Muller tries to hold on but Godwin pushes him away.
Godwin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Basko Godwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Muller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Godwin is looking to advance position but Muller won't allow it.
Godwin controlling the pace.
Godwin is pressing down on Muller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muller is holding on for now.
Godwin sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller trying to control from the bottom.
Muller wants to get back to full guard but Godwin has passed into side control.
Godwin happy to just control the position for now.
Godwin tries to move to mount but Muller blocks the move with his legs.
Godwin advances to full mount.

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.
Godwin moves to take his opponent's back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Godwin continues to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Godwin avoiding Muller 's attempts to control his hands.
Stefan Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Godwin controlling the position well here. Muller rolled but Godwin kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Basko Godwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Godwin 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basko Godwin!
An out of breath Basko Godwin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.