PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braun Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Grey
vs
Muller

175 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braun Muller!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Muller counters with a two punch combo.
Muller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muller throws a series of strikes that have Grey backpedaling.
Grey blocks a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grey is defended easily by Muller.
Grey tries to clinch but Muller moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muller misses with a body kick.
Grey tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
Grey tries to clinch there but Muller circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Muller counters with a big head kick but Grey shrugs it off.
A combination from Muller does no damage.

Muller drives through and clinches with Grey against the cage.
Grey wants to get back to striking at distance but Muller won't allow it.
Grey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muller just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey prevents Muller from breaking the clinch.
Muller leaning against his opponent.
Grey prevents Muller from breaking the clinch.
Muller looks gassed!
Grey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muller has him pressed against the cage.

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

Muller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Muller gets tackled into the cage by Grey. Grey maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey tries to pull guard but Muller won't allow it.

Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Muller as Grey shoots in.
Muller leaves Grey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Muller. Beautiful body shot.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Grey.
Muller lands with a nice combination. Grey backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.
Grey wants to clinch.
Muller lands a jab to the head.
Grey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muller tries a head kick but it misses.

Muller moves into the clinch.
Muller has Grey pressed against the cage, preventing Grey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Muller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muller defends it nicely.
Braun Muller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Muller duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braun Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Muller misses with a double jab.
Grey misses with a double jab.
Muller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grey misses with a few strikes there.

Grey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey is trying to control the action in half guard but Muller is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grey uses his free foot to push down on Muller's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Muller.
Grey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grey 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grey looking to finish with strikes here!
Grey wants to control the pace but Muller is squirming around nicely.
Muller blocking the ground and pound.
Muller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Grey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Grey wants to control the pace but Muller is squirming around nicely.
Grey looking to ground and pound but Muller is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grey raining down shots from the mount!
Muller is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grey lands a big elbow.
Grey landing strikes from the mount.
Grey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Muller because Grey loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocking the ground and pound.
Grey dominating with strikes here.
Grey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Muller tries to hold on but Grey postures up.
Grey throwing strikes here but Muller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Grey cracks Muller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Grey with good strikes from the mount here!

Grey is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Muller is surviving well by controlling Grey's body position as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grey thowing shots but they're missing.
Muller keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grey throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Grey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Muller has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Grey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Grey fails with the takedown.
Grey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sasha Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grey tries to clinch
and Muller counters with a one-two to the body.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Grey moves out of range easily.
Grey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muller defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muller swivels and escapes.
Grey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muller circles away.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grey circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Muller connects with a looping right hand.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Grey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grey tries to clinch up but Muller circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey misses with a few strikes there.
Muller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller dodges the punch combination from Grey.
Muller throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Muller takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Grey has a takedown stuffed.
Braun Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muller tries to avoid it but Grey 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 throws a right and a left that Grey avoids nicely.
Grey looks to land a combination but Muller avoids it well.
Muller misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Muller gets caught napping as Grey dives in and scores a takedown. Muller manages to retain guard.
Muller is looking to stand up but Grey isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Muller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grey thows a big elbow that misses.
Grey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey trying to move into half guard but instead Muller has managed to sweep!
Grey wants to get back to his feet but Muller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Sasha Grey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muller displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grey.
Grey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muller.
Grey tries to clinch
and Muller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muller throws a wild body kick that Grey sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sasha Grey.
I think Grey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Braun Muller!