PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Muller (ranked 3445 p4p, 2500 weight class) and Phil Myanus (ranked 402 p4p, 318 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Muller
vs
Myanus

192 cm
19
202
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
197
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Urban Fighter

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jurgen Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Myanus!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Muller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muller wants it to stay on the feet.

Myanus gets a clinch.
Muller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Myanus.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myanus is looking for a takedown.
Jurgen Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Myanus.
Myanus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muller's efforts to push away.
Myanus tries to pull guard but Muller holds him up against the cage and eventually Myanus drops back down to his feet.
Muller is trying to break free.

Muller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Myanus's head.
Muller thuds a left hand into Myanus's body.
Myanus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Myanus, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Myanus moved out of range.
Muller lands with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Myanus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Myanus fails with a takedown attempt.
Myanus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Nice sprawl there from Muller as Myanus shoots in.
Myanus fails with the takedown
and Myanus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Muller as he connects with a hook.
Myanus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muller tries to avoid it but Myanus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muller to the ground. Muller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Myanus's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Myanus.
Myanus misses with a hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Myanus or perhaps it was just good defense by Muller, which made it look bad.
Jurgen Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Myanus's head but Myanus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muller slaps away a takedown attempt from Myanus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Muller with the inside leg kick.
Muller scores with the left hand. Myanus knows he should have avoided that one.
Myanus is looking to clinch but Muller is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Muller misses the target.
Muller is looking to slow Myanus down with leg kicks.
Myanus walks into a jab.
A left lands for Muller.
Muller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Myanus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Myanus tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Myanus looks for a takedown but Muller sprawls well.
Muller throwing a counter right hand but Myanus manages to avoid it.
Myanus has a takedown stuffed.

Myanus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Muller has momentary wrist control but Myanus slips an elbow through the middle.
Myanus is stalling in the full guard.
Myanus won't allow Muller to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myanus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Myanus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Myanus throwing strikes from guard but Muller blocks nicely.
Muller has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Myanus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Muller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Muller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Muller!

Muller trying to control the action but Myanus is working from the bottom.
Myanus is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgen Muller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Muller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myanus has time to react.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Myanus.

Myanus moves into range and clinches up with Muller.
Myanus looking for a takedown.
Muller gets underhooks to prevent Myanus's takedown attempt.
Muller gets underhooks to prevent Myanus's takedown attempt.
Jurgen Muller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Myanus.

Muller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muller scores with a sloppy right hand. Myanus should have avoided that one.
Muller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Muller. No joy for Myanus on that attempt.
As Myanus backs away, Muller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Myanus misses with a takedown
and Muller counters with a leg kick.
Muller swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Myanus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Myanus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muller lands with a hook. Myanus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Myanus tries for a takedown but Muller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Muller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myanus can do to turn this around?
Muller stuffs the takedown attempt from Myanus. Myanus gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy left from Muller finds it's target.
Muller tests Myanus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Myanus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Myanus is rocked!
Myanus shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Myanus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Muller seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Muller thumps Myanus with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Myanus.
Myanus fails with the takedown
and Muller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myanus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Muller feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Myanus sprawling to the canvas! Myanus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Muller finish him?!
Myanus is still on wobbly legs! Can Muller finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller cracks Myanus with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Myanus tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Muller pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Myanus is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jurgen Muller!
Jurgen Muller thanked the fans post fight for their support.