PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Muller (ranked 3362 p4p, 5217 weight class) and Chris Wilson (ranked 186 p4p, 238 weight class). Luke Muller had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Chris Wilson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Muller
vs
Wilson

173 cm
26
140
2 - 1 - 0

160 cm
26
140
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Muller !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Muller is just riding it out for now. Wilson eventually gives up the hold.
Muller wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
Muller is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller won't allow Wilson to pass to mount.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Muller is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Wilson trying to control the action but Muller is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilson is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.

Wilson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Wilson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Muller is breathing heavily.
Wilson is keen to just control but Muller is a slippery customer.

Wilson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muller sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Wilson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Muller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wilson.
Wilson is thwarting Muller 's attempts to control the position.

Wilson is looking for a kimura but Muller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilson to get the leverage.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Muller dodges it nicely.

Wilson is working for a kimura but Muller is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muller 's head.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wilson connects with a nice short shot to Muller 's temple.

Wilson is trying for a kimura here. Muller looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Wilson wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Wilson!