PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grayson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne. Mullen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country Boy Can Survive. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Grayson
vs
Mullen

171 cm
25
156 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

167 cm
27
146 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

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 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mullen.
Grayson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grayson blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Grayson fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Mullen misses
and Grayson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
Mullen lands with a hook. Grayson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mullen jabs at Grayson's body.
Mullen cracks the inside of Grayson's front leg.
Grayson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grayson.
Mullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Grayson moves out of range easily.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayson misses with a body shot.
Mullen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mullen.
A good leg kick by Grayson.
Mullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grayson is able to avoid easily.
Mullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mullen under the eye.
A low kick from Mullen misses
and Grayson counters with a body kick that stops Mullen in his tracks momentarily.
Grayson throws a jab when Mullen was well out of range.
Mullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grayson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Grayson misses with a wild body shot.
Mullen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick lands from Mullen.
A low kick from Mullen is predictable there
and Grayson counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mullen misses with a body punch
letting Grayson counter with a right hand.
Grayson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mullen counters with a head kick. That will keep Grayson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
and Grayson counters with a head kick.
Mullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grayson. That did some damage!
Mullen connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen walks into a straight right hand from Grayson.
Mullen lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Grayson counters with a right hand to the body.
Mullen throws a chopping leg kick but Grayson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen throws a lazy uppercut
and Grayson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen misses with the combination.
Grayson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mullen throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mullen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Grayson finds it's way through Mullen's defenses.
Mullen misses with a left hand
and Grayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A low kick from Mullen is predictable there
and Grayson counters with a straight right hand.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Mullen. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Mullen misses with a jab to the body
and Grayson counters with a nice body kick.
Mullen is looking to chop away at Grayson's legs.
Chris Mullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Mullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grayson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson checks a low kick from Mullen.
Grayson works the jab nicely.
Mullen thows a leg kick but Grayson checks it
and Grayson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mullen misses with a lunging right hand
and Grayson counters with a body kick.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body
and Grayson counters with a two punch combo.
Mullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grayson's calf.
Grayson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayson is looking to land body kicks.
Grayson thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but Mullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grayson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mullen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grayson scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Marcus Grayson has been cut.
Mullen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grayson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grayson shoots in but no luck this time.
Mullen throws a lazy uppercut
and Grayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Grayson throws a sloppy head kick
and Mullen counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayson misses with an uppercut.
Mullen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grayson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a leg kick
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mullen throws a right hand that misses
and Grayson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Grayson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mullen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mullen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mullen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
and Grayson counters with a good low kick that Mullen was not able to check.
A low kick from Mullen misses
and Grayson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayson digs a good body shot into Mullen's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a takedown
and Grayson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Grayson misses.
Grayson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good work by Grayson as he checks the leg kick.
Grayson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grayson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mullen on the side of the head.
Grayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Grayson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Grayson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Grayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen tries to land a front kick but Grayson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mullen throws a poor cross that misses
and Grayson counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mullen tries to score with a low kick but Grayson moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Grayson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayson closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Mullen misses
and Grayson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Grayson misses with a low kick.
Mullen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayson.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Mullen. Those never looked like landing.
Mullen connects with a high kick.
Grayson lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grayson throws a nice looking combination but Mullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grayson counters with an outside leg kick.
Mullen misses with a jab to the body
and Grayson counters with a nice uppercut.
Grayson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mullen throws a shot from downtown. Grayson moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Grayson is predictable there
and Mullen counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grayson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mullen thinking.
Mullen throws a lazy head kick
and Grayson counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayson swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Grayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Grayson counter with a right hand.
Grayson throws a good cross that connects.
Grayson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grayson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mullen. That one must have hurt.
Mullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grayson's calf.
Mullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mullen throws a leg kick
enabling Grayson to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayson swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
A low kick from Mullen is predictable there
and Grayson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mullen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Mullen!