PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshirio Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maeda
vs
Mulligan

182 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshirio Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulligan tries to clinch up.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mulligan has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Mulligan.
Mulligan misses with a knee to the head.
Mulligan lands an elbow that stopped Maeda in his tracks for a moment.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maeda is breathing heavily.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Mulligan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan stalls.
Mulligan lands an elbow that stopped Maeda in his tracks for a moment.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan with a knee to the head.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan lands an elbow inside.
Mulligan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mulligan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Mulligan lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow.
Mulligan landing knees to the head.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulligan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulligan lands an elbow inside that Maeda shrugs off.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulligan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mulligan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan with a knee to the head.
Mulligan is pushing Maeda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Maeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling him.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Mulligan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mulligan gets through Maeda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Mulligan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan has Maeda pushed against the cage.
Mulligan scores with a knee to the head.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan lands a right hand.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maeda misses with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan presses Maeda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulligan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mulligan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mulligan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mulligan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mulligan stalling the fight.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Maeda is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.
Mulligan prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan with a knee to the head.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulligan avoids it.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maeda wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan keeps control of Maeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mulligan digs a right hand underneath Maeda's ribcage. Maeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulligan taking a breather.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Mulligan - that landed with a thud.
Mulligan lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Maeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan lands an elbow that stopped Maeda in his tracks for a moment.
Mulligan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mulligan lands a good knee to the midsection. Maeda won't want to take too many of those.
Maeda tries to circle away but Mulligan has him pinned against the cage.
Mulligan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulligan is struggling to control the position.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mulligan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mulligan as the two fighters clinch.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mulligan pushes Maeda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maeda can't break the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mulligan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mulligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mulligan has Maeda pressed against the cage, preventing Maeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mulligan stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mulligan 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.

Mulligan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maeda slips a jab from Mulligan.
Maeda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mulligan checks it well.
Mulligan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maeda avoids the head kick by Mulligan.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Maeda moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch but Maeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maeda misses with an attempted mid kick.

Maeda gets tackled into the cage by Mulligan. Mulligan maintains the clinch.
Mulligan slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.
Mulligan lands a knee to the body.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Max Mulligan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maeda is trying to push Mulligan away but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Mulligan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maeda tries to circle away but Mulligan has him pinned against the cage.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow.
Mulligan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maeda up against the cage.
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Mulligan keeps control of Maeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mulligan prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mulligan lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan lands a good knee to the midsection. Maeda won't want to take too many of those.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mulligan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mulligan with a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to break free.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maeda wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan is pushing Maeda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mulligan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mulligan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mulligan missing with knees to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan effectively controlling the action here.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan landing knees to the head.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.
Mulligan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Maeda up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a good knee to the midsection. Maeda won't want to take too many of those.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Maeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mulligan misses with a knee strike.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maeda is trying to break free.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Mulligan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulligan connects with a knee to the head.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling him.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan lands a knee to the body.
Mulligan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulligan lands a body punch.
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
Mulligan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulligan has Maeda pressed against the cage.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hand to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan stalling the fight.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mulligan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mulligan avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Mulligan tries to clinch there but Maeda circles away.
A head kick from Mulligan lands but Maeda takes it in his stride.
Mulligan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. Mulligan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Mulligan.
Mulligan throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Mulligan wants to clinch up but Maeda keeps it at a distance.
Mulligan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nice cross by Maeda.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mulligan checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulligan takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maeda.
Mulligan avoids a kick to the body.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maeda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Mulligan lands but Maeda takes it in his stride.

Mulligan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maeda tries to break free but Mulligan pushes him back against the cage.
Maeda is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Mulligan misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mulligan misses with a knee strike.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulligan avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mulligan misses with an elbow strike.
Mulligan has Maeda pressed against the cage, preventing Maeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan trying to land knees to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Maeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mulligan scores with a knee to the head.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maeda missing with knees to the body.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan keeps control of Maeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Mulligan landing knees to the head.
Mulligan misses with an elbow strike.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maeda wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
Mulligan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mulligan lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow.
Mulligan connects with a knee to the head.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
Stalling in the clinch from Mulligan.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Maeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mulligan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
Mulligan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan with a knee to the head.
Mulligan is stalling here.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Mulligan lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Mulligan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Mulligan.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mulligan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maeda's brow.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling him.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to push Mulligan away but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Mulligan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.
Mulligan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan missing with knees to the body.
Maeda takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maeda takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.
Mulligan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
Mulligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Mulligan managing to block the knees to the body from Maeda.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulligan avoids it.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mulligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Mulligan trying to stall but Maeda improves his position.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Maeda is trying to push Mulligan away but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mulligan as the two fighters clinch.
Mulligan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mulligan lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Mulligan scores with a knee to the head.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mulligan obliges.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mulligan lands a knee to the body.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mulligan lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Mulligan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mulligan really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mulligan misses with a head kick.
Mulligan tries to clinch there but Maeda circles away.
Mulligan avoids the body shot from Maeda.
Mulligan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maeda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mulligan is looking to clinch but Maeda is avoiding it.
Mulligan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mulligan tries to clinch there but Maeda circles away.
Mulligan misses with a body punch
and Mulligan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda motions for Mulligan to come forward. Maeda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mulligan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A slow jab from Maeda misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sloppy strikes from Maeda. Those never looked like landing.
Mulligan moves out of range of the body kick from Maeda.
Maeda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mulligan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mulligan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mulligan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
Mulligan wants to clinch
letting Maeda counter with a right hand.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Mulligan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maeda throws the left hand but Mulligan avoids the punch easily.
Maeda misses with a straight right.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses
and Maeda counters with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Maeda lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mulligan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mulligan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Maeda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mulligan on the side of the head.
Mulligan darts in trying to clinch
and Maeda counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Maeda is having none of it.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Maeda moves out of range.
Mulligan wants to clinch up but Maeda keeps it at a distance.
Maeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mulligan's hands.
A low kick from Mulligan misses
enabling Maeda to counter with a crisp jab.
Maeda misses with the combination.
Mulligan checks the leg kick nicely there.

Mulligan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mulligan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maeda's face.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Mulligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan lands a knee to the body.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan landing knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda blocks the elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mulligan obliges.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maeda is trying to break free.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan is working Maeda over against the cage.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maeda.
Maeda blocks a body shot from Mulligan.
Mulligan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan is trying to stall.
Mulligan has Maeda pressed against the cage, preventing Maeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan has Maeda pushed against the cage.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Mulligan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mulligan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mulligan working aggressively here.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Maeda being controlled against the cage.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Mulligan digs a right hand into Maeda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maeda's gas tank.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda tries to circle away but Mulligan has him pinned against the cage.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mulligan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maeda in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mulligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Mulligan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mulligan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maeda's face.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maeda's face.
Mulligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mulligan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maeda is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mulligan connects with a knee to the head.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Mulligan lands a knee to the body.
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan has Maeda pressed against the cage, preventing Maeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maeda is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mulligan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Mulligan.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling him.
Mulligan with a knee to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan lands an elbow just above Maeda 's eye.
Maeda is trying to push Mulligan away but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mulligan connects with a knee to the head.
Mulligan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maeda's efforts to push away.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan scores a nice knee to the body.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Mulligan is controlling the position.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Mulligan lands a damaging elbow.
Mulligan scores with a knee to the head.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mulligan dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Mulligan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulligan tries a head kick but it misses.
Maeda misses with a two punch combination.
Maeda connects with a crisp jab.
Maeda moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mulligan throws a head kick that misses.
Max Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulligan slips a jab from Maeda.
Maeda throws a leg kick but Mulligan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mulligan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maeda counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulligan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Mulligan moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mulligan tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Maeda doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mulligan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Maeda is having none of it.

Mulligan takes the fight into the clinch.
Mulligan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maeda's face.
Mulligan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maeda's face.
Maeda working hard to break the clinch.
Mulligan throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda blocks an elbow strike from Mulligan.
Maeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mulligan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mulligan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Mulligan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mulligan working Maeda over with knees to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulligan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Maeda looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mulligan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tries to circle away but Mulligan has him pinned against the cage.
Mulligan gets through Maeda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mulligan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maeda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mulligan managing to block the knees to the body from Maeda.
Mulligan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mulligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
Knees to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maeda is defending well for now.
Mulligan struggles to land a body shot inside as Maeda controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mulligan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maeda's brow.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Maeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maeda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maeda can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch but Mulligan keeps him there for the moment.
Mulligan lands a knee to the body.
Mulligan lands an elbow that stopped Maeda in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Mulligan.
Mulligan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Mulligan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Mulligan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mulligan trying to land knees to the body.
Mulligan wants to stall.
Maeda can't break the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Mulligan won't allow it.
Mulligan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mulligan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maedas head.
Mulligan avoiding damage.
Mulligan digs a right hand into Maeda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maeda's gas tank.
Mulligan prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mulligan.
Mulligan scores with a knee to the head.
Mulligan prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Mulligan lands a nice knee to the body.
Mulligan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maeda up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Mulligan.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mulligan missing with knees to the body.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Mulligan has double underhooks.
Mulligan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mulligan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Mulligan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.
Come on Mulligan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulligan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mulligan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maeda's defenses.
Mulligan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mulligan scores with a knee to the head.
Maeda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tries to break free but Mulligan pushes him back against the cage.
Mulligan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maeda wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mulligan.
Maeda is trying to push Mulligan away but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mulligan.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mulligan obliges.
Mulligan is pushing Maeda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mulligan digs a right hand underneath Maeda's ribcage. Maeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mulligan lands a knee to the head.
Mulligan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maeda managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
Maeda tries to break free but Mulligan pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Mulligan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Mulligan.
Maeda dodges an elbow strike from Mulligan.
Mulligan trying to stall but Maeda improves his position.
Mulligan trying to land knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to force a seperation but Mulligan has the dominant position.
Maeda is trying to push Mulligan away but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mulligan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mulligan trying to land knees to the body.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mulligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Mulligan.
Mulligan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maeda.
Maeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mulligan avoids it.
Mulligan lands an elbow inside that Maeda shrugs off.
A right handed body shot lands from Mulligan.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mulligan.
Mulligan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mulligan throws an elbow but it misses.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mulligan throws an elbow but misses.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maeda avoids it.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mulligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Mulligan tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda avoiding damage as Mulligan throws knees to the body.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mulligan crunches a lovely knee into Maeda's ribcage.
Maeda tries to break free but Mulligan pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshirio Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Mulligan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mulligan blocks an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Mulligan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mulligan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 44:50
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 44:50
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Mulligan!