PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pete Sproles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urpo Muilu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sproles comes to the cage accompanied by can't be touched -Roy Jones Jr. Muilu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: he's going the distance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sproles
vs
Muilu

174 cm
29
185 lbs
20 - 20 - 1

186 cm
33
182 lbs
20 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Sproles!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urpo Muilu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muilu misses with an uppercut.
Muilu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sproles manages to avoid it.
Sproles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muilu throws a solid leg kick but Sproles takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muilu.
Muilu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Muilu blocks a head kick by Sproles.
Pete Sproles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Muilu tenderised Sproles's leg. Sproles is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sproles fails to land with a series of punches.
Sproles throws a sloppy head kick and Muilu moves out of range easily.
Muilu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sproles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sproles tries a knee to the head but Muilu blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sproles throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muilu.
Muilu pushes off an throws an elbow but Sproles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sproles lands a shot to the body.
Sproles stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muilu goes for a takedown attempt but Sproles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Muilu slips under a jab from Sproles.
Pete Sproles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muilu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Sproles moves into range and clinches up with Muilu.
Muilu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sproles throws an elbow but it misses.

Muilu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muilu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sproles misses with a wild combination.

Sproles moves into the clinch.
Sproles takes an elbow to the forehead.
Muilu can't find room to land a body shot as Sproles controls the action.
Sproles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sproles misses with the head strike.
Sproles tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muilu managing to block the knees to the body from Sproles.
Sproles lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muilu backwards.
Muilu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the head but Muilu blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sproles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sproles lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Sproles.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sproles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muilu.
Muilu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sproles backwards.
Sproles throws a punch but it's blocked by Muilu.
A short right from Muilu on the inside.
Muilu trying to land knees to the body.
Muilu lands with a short shot to the head.
Muilu lands a right hand.
Sproles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sproles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Muilu.
Muilu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muilu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sproles is defending well for now.
Muilu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sproles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sproles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muilu lands an elbow that stopped Sproles in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Pete Sproles has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muilu.
Muilu wants to stall.
Sproles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sproles gets underhooks to prevent Muilu's takedown attempt.

Sproles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sproles throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Urpo Muilu has been cut.
Sproles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sproles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sproles lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sproles scores with a one two! Muilu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Sproles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muilu cracks Sproles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muilu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sproles loads up on a big right hand but Muilu slips the punch.
A punch combination from Sproles misses.
Muilu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sproles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sproles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muilu swings for the body but Sproles moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sproles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muilu scores with a punch to the head.
Muilu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Sproles moves into the clinch.
Muilu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sproles prevents the takedown attempt.
Pete Sproles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urpo Muilu.
Muilu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muilu.
Muilu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muilu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muilu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muilu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sproles tries a knee to the head but Muilu blocks it.

Muilu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sproles loads up on a big right hand but Muilu slips the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sproles digs a good hook to Muilu's body.
Sproles misses with the combination.
Muilu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Urpo Muilu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sproles moves into the clinch.
Sproles blocks an uppercut.
Sproles misses with a short punch on the inside.

Muilu gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sproles regains guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Muilu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sproles trying to control the position.
Sproles is adopting a defensive guard.
Sproles looking for a sweep. Not yet Sproles, not yet.
Sproles is trying to control the position but Muilu postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Pete Sproles just wasn't active enough.
Sproles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sproles clobbers Muilu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sproles throws a hook to the side of Muilu's head but Muilu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sproles feints a jab promting Muilu to slip. Sproles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Muilu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pete Sproles is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muilu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sproles.
Sproles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muilu counters with a right hand to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Muilu.
Muilu lands with an uppercut that bounces Sproles off the cage and back into range.
Sproles misses with a straight left.
Sproles thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muilu is looking to clinch but Sproles is avoiding it.

Sproles gets a clinch.
Muilu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muilu stalling against the cage.

Muilu lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sproles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Muilu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sproles looking to control.
Muilu with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muilu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muilu trying to control the position from guard on top but Sproles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muilu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sproles working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sproles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sproles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muilu is one step ahead there.
Muilu advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Muilu is working for a submission of some sort.
Sproles is refusing to be controlled, as Muilu sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ground and pound from Muilu.
Muilu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sproles is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muilu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muilu's back!
Muilu trying to control the position but Sproles manages to sink in the hooks.

Muilu defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Sproles's arms.
Urpo Muilu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sproles doesn't have the hooks in and Muilu manages to turn into his guard.
Muilu works over Sproles with some ground and pound from guard.
Muilu working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muilu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sproles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sproles trying to control the position.
Sproles is really struggling to control Muilu but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Muilu connects with a couple of short punches.
Muilu postures up in Sproles's guard and throws a big left but Sproles blocks it.
Sproles can't keep his opponent in guard - Muilu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muilu winds up and cracks Sproles with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Muilu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Muilu is nestled in close to Sproles, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urpo Muilu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Muilu misses with a looping right.
Muilu clobbers Sproles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sproles scores with a jab to the body.
Sproles scores with a jab to the jaw.

That has opened up Urpo Muilu's cut even more.

Sproles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muilu taking a breather.
Muilu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Muilu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muilu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sproles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muilu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sproles tries to bum rush Muilu with a series of wild strikes but Muilu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muilu lands with a cross.

Sproles clinches up with Muilu and pushes him back against the cage.
Muilu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sproles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sproles misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sproles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sproles is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muilu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muilu lands a nice elbow.
Sproles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muilu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sproles scores a nice knee to the body.
Urpo Muilu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muilu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muilu lands an elbow that stopped Sproles in his tracks for a moment.
Muilu tries to throw a body punch but Sproles avoids it by throwing Muilu back against the cage.
Muilu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sproles's defenses.
Muilu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Muilu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sproles's elbow.
Sproles managing to block the knees to the body from Muilu.
Muilu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sproles lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Muilu.
Sproles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muilu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muilu.
Pete Sproles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muilu throws an elbow but it misses.

Muilu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sproles jabs Muilu right on the nose. Muilu blinks but takes it well.
Muilu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sproles.
Sproles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sproles drops his hands momentarily and Muilu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sproles is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muilu.

Sproles closes the distance and clinches.
Muilu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sproles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sproles looking to throw knees to the head but Muilu is blocking nicely.
Muilu lands an elbow inside that Sproles shrugs off.
Sproles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muilu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sproles taking a breather.
Sproles throws an elbow but it misses.
Sproles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sproles with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sproles tries to land a knee to the head but Muilu blocks with his arms.
Sproles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sproles avoiding damage as Muilu throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muilu.
Sproles throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muilu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muilu obliges.
Muilu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sproles.
Muilu lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sproles throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muilu.
A right hook to the body lands for Muilu.
Sproles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muilu lands a hook to the side of the head.

Sproles is rocked!
Muilu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sproles backwards.
Oh Sproles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muilu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sproles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sproles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muilu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muilu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sproles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muilu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Muilu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sproles misses with a hook to the body
and Muilu counters with a straight right hand.
Sproles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Muilu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Muilu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Muilu works over Sproles with some ground and pound from guard.
Sproles keeping full guard, as Muilu tries to pass.
Muilu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Urpo Muilu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Muilu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Muilu looking to sit in guard and control but Sproles gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Muilu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sproles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Urpo Muilu.
I've got Muilu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urpo Muilu!
Urpo Muilu is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Urpo Muilu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.