PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Blake (ranked 24472 p4p, 4007 weight class) and Jurgen Muller (ranked 538 p4p, 449 weight class). Blake comes to the cage accompanied by Si Cranstoun - Dynamo. Danny Blake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Blake
vs
Muller

184 cm
22
201
4 - 6 - 0

192 cm
19
202
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jurgen Muller!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Muller looks to throw the jab but Blake is out of range.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Danny Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blake throws a leg kick
and Muller counters with a straight right hand.
Muller's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Muller's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Muller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blake tries to clinch up
and Muller counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Muller misses.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blake, as that shot connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blake - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blake.
Blake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Blake clinches up with Muller and pushes him back against the cage.
Muller is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from Muller.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Blake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muller avoids it.
Nice elbow from Blake.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Blake misses with an elbow over the top.
Muller lands a shoulder strike.

Muller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blake wants to clinch up but Muller keeps it at a distance.
Muller throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Muller moved away.
Blake tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Despite the aggression on Muller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Muller down.
Muller misses the jab.
Blake throws a head kick but Muller moves out of range.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Muller seems unphased.
Blake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muller misses with a looping right.
Muller cracks Blake with a good jab.
Blake slips a jab from Muller.
Blake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Blake.
Muller misses with a hook.
Blake throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Blake.
Muller misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Muller misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Blake.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muller doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muller.
Muller lunges at Blake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blake's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Muller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake throws a chopping leg kick but Muller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
Muller feints and then cracks Blake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blake down.

Blake moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Muller dodges an elbow strike from Blake.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
Blake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muller is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny Blake will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blake misses with a head kick.
Blake thows a body kick. Muller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Blake walks into a stiff left hand from Muller.
Muller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muller.
Muller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muller swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blake misses with a right hand
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Danny Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a leg kick that misses.
Muller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Blake misses.
Muller misses with a straight left.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muller was well out of range. Poor timing from Blake.
Muller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muller misses with an uppercut

and Blake moves into the clinch.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muller is defending well for now.
Muller takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Muller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Blake.
Blake trying to land knees to the body.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller blocking some punches.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muller utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muller as Blake tries to tie him up.
Blake misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller gets through Blake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muller's efforts to push away.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Muller manages to break the clinch.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
Muller avoids the body shot from Blake.
Muller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blake.
Blake misses with a few strikes there.
Blake doesn't manage to clinch there - Muller circles away.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Blake should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller throws out a counter right but Blake avoids it with no problem.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Muller.
Muller avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muller jabs Blake right on the nose. Blake blinks but takes it well.
Blake scores with a head kick.
Blake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller throws a leg kick but Blake moved away.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Muller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
Blake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Muller's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Muller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Muller misses.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake swings widly with a right hand
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blake lands a nice shot that snaps Muller's head back.

Blake clinches.
Blake pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blake.
A short left from Blake.
Blake has Muller pressed against the cage, preventing Muller from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blake working aggressively here.

Muller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jurgen Muller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice cross by Muller.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Muller moves out of range easily.
Muller takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Muller misses.
Muller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muller connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
A solid body kick from Blake.
Blake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Muller manages to circle out of the way.
Blake throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Blake tries to clinch up.
Muller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Muller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muller.
Muller misses with a hook to the body

and Blake moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muller.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blake tries a knee to the head but Muller blocks it.
Muller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blakes head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blake moves away from the strike by Muller.
Muller with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Muller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Muller scores with a jab. Blake acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Muller misses with a hook. Blake ducked under it nicely.
Muller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blake counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries to clinch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blake darts in trying to clinch
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake dips to his left and cracks Muller with an uppercut!
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake backing away here, and Muller unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Muller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoids the body shot from Blake.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muller! But no joy.
Muller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blake counter with a right hand.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Blake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Muller misses with a hook to the body

and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blake misses with an elbow strike.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Blake.
Muller takes a knee right on the jaw!
Blake tries to land knees in the clinch but Muller avoids the damage to the body.
Blake misses with a body punch.

Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jurgen Muller.
I think Muller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jurgen Muller!
A very excited looking Jurgen Muller made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.