PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Muesli (ranked 2195 p4p, 729 weight class) and Julio Christ (ranked 93 p4p, 34 weight class). Tyrone Muesli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Muesli
vs
Christ

210 cm
25
264
6 - 5 - 0

225 cm
23
300
11 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Muesli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muesli throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Muesli thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Muesli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Muesli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Christ doesn't seem bothered though.
Muesli blocks a jab.
Muesli ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ misses with an uppercut.
Muesli throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muesli wants to clinch up but Christ keeps it at a distance.
Muesli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Muesli lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.

Muesli shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Christ manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muesli stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Muesli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Muesli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Christ is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ wants to stand but Muesli is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muesli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muesli trying to control the position but Christ is working away.
Muesli passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Christ!
You get the feeling that Christ really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Muesli punching from mount but Christ doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Christ really wants to buck Muesli off and get back to his feet.

Muesli is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Christ to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Christ shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Muesli is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Christ to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Christ shrugs it off.
Muesli looking to control but Christ is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christ is trying to stand up.
Muesli misses with a head shot.
Christ is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Christ wants to try and get back to his feet.
Muesli looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christ has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Muesli looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ prevents Muesli from getting a body triangle.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muesli throwing sloppy strikes.
Christ trying to get back to his feet but Muesli is in full control for now.

Muesli working for a choke but Christ is defending well.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Muesli looking to break Christ's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Christ remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Muesli will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Muesli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but Muesli has full control of the position and if anything, Christ has just worked his way into a worse spot.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but Muesli has full control of the position and if anything, Christ has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Muesli missing with punches from the back.

Christ preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Muesli.
Christ is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Muesli somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Muesli throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Muesli struggling to land strikes to the head as Christ covers up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Muesli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Muesli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muesli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muesli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christ manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrone Muesli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Muesli shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Muesli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Christ is just riding it out for now. Muesli eventually gives up the hold.
Christ felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Christ is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Muesli is looking for a kimura here.
Christ tries to kick Muesli off but Muesli keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Christ is defending against the submission attempts here by Muesli.
Muesli stops Christ from getting back to his feet.

Muesli seems to be working for a kimura but Christ defends the submission attempt.
Muesli trying to pass the guard but Christ defending well.
Muesli stops Christ from getting back to his feet.

Muesli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Muesli wants to pass the guard but Christ is defending well.

That's two 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.
Muesli is working hard here to advance position.

Muesli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Christ doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muesli.
Christ is trying to stand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muesli is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muesli throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Muesli misses its intended target.
Christ connects with a single shot there.
Muesli misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Christ counter with a right hand.

It looks like Tyrone Muesli has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Muesli shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Christ napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Christ dodges the ground and pound from Muesli.

Muesli working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Christ is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Muesli tries to advance to mount but Christ denies him.
Muesli prevents Christ from escaping the position.

Muesli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Christ, who protects the arm well.
Christ pushes Muesli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Muesli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muesli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working.
Muesli in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Muesli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Muesli tries to move into full mount but can't pass Christ's legs.
Christ pushes Muesli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Muesli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muesli happy to just control the position for now.
Christ is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Muesli has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Muesli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Muesli's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Muesli clobbers Christ with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Christ slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Muesli misses.
Christ tests Muesli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muesli manages to avoid it.
Muesli scores with a body shot.
Christ throws a jab when Muesli was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Christ as he connects with a hook.
Muesli just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Muesli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Muesli.
Muesli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Donk. Muesli catches Christ right on the button with a cross.
Christ misses with a few strikes there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Muesli moves away and avoids it.
Muesli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Muesli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Christ counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Muesli misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muesli misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Christ's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muesli slips a straight right by Christ.
Christ 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.
Christ digs a good body shot into Muesli's ribs.
Tyrone Muesli is winning the standup battle so far.
Muesli moves forwards but Christ connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big left from Muesli misses.
Muesli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Christ can do to turn this around?
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Muesli with that takedown attempt.
Muesli darts in trying to clinch
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muesli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muesli misses with a two punch combination.
Muesli swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Muesli! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Christ!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Christ!
After winning the bout, Julio Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.