PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Muller (ranked 3344 p4p, 3729 weight class) and Rob Thornton (ranked 397 p4p, 433 weight class). 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.

Muller
vs
Thornton

192 cm
18
202
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
192
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jurgen Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Thornton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton ducks right into an uppercut from Muller.
Thornton throws a hook but Muller avoids it easily.
Muller looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Thornton pushes Muller up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thornton misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thornton.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thorntons head.
A right handed body shot lands from Thornton.
Nice body punch from Thornton - that landed with a thud.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Muller controls the action.
Thornton misses with a body punch.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Thornton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Thornton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Muller throws a head punch that misses.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thornton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thornton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Thornton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Muller lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller prevents Thornton from breaking the clinch.
Muller landing knees to the body.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thornton scores with a shoulder strike.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller gets through Thornton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thornton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thornton managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Thornton misses with a body punch.
Thornton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Thornton lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Thornton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Thornton breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Muller's head coaches at Combat Wombat Burrow that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Thornton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thornton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thornton misses with a body shot.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Thornton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thornton darts in trying to clinch
enabling Muller to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a low kick.
Thornton misses with the combination.
Muller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thornton.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muller.
Thornton throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
Muller tries to bum rush Thornton with a series of wild strikes but Thornton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Muller drives through and clinches with Thornton against the cage.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Thornton avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Thornton managing to block the knees to the body from Muller.
Thornton presses Muller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thornton throws a punch but it's blocked by Muller.
Thornton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thornton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thornton tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Muller blocks a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton working aggressively here.
Muller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thornton backwards.
Nice body punch from Thornton.
Thornton swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton digs a right hand into Muller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller's gas tank.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Thornton working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thornton throws a head punch that misses.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Muller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Muller dominated that 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.

Muller throws a one two combo.
Thornton misses with a wild combination.
Muller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jurgen Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thornton's sensitive parts.
Muller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Muller.
Muller looks to land a body kick but Thornton moved away.
Thornton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Thornton tries to keep at a distance but Muller has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Thornton.
Thornton avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller swings wildly with an uppercut but Thornton uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thornton.
Muller lands with a right to the head.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thornton is working Muller over against the cage.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Thornton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurgen Muller is winning the standup battle so far.

Muller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thornton, pushing him back against the cage.
Muller blocking some punches.
Muller lands a left hand.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Thornton blocking some punches.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thornton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muller blocks an uppercut.
Muller working aggressively here.
Thornton pushes Muller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Muller lands a good knee to the midsection. Thornton won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller misses with some punches.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Thornton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thornton wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Thornton takes a shot to the head.
Thornton is leaning against Muller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Thornton blocks an uppercut.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Muller controls his hands.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Muller trying to land knees to the body.
Thornton presses Muller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from Muller. Those never looked like landing.
Thornton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Muller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thornton scores with a nice head shot.

Muller is rocked!
Muller throws a right and a left that Thornton avoids nicely.
Oh Muller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thornton checks a leg kick.
Thornton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Thornton goes for a small jab and connects. Now Thornton goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Muller stumbles back but Thornton runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Muller to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Muller will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rob Thornton!