PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes into the arena with Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Nando Rafael has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mullen
vs
Rafael

167 cm
32
146 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

170 cm
27
145 lbs
16 - 4 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nando Rafael!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a looping overhand right but Rafael ducks down to avoid it.
Nando Rafael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rafael. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Mullen.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rafael darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mullen fails with the takedown.
Rafael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rafael throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rafael looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Mullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rafael tries to score with a low kick but Mullen moves his leg out of the way.
Jab by Rafael.
Mullen blocks a head kick by Rafael.
An inside leg kick lands from Mullen.
Mullen checks the leg kick.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rafael.
Mullen slips a jab and a cross from Rafael.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafael throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafael looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rafael works the jab nicely.
Mullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rafael misses with a looping right.
Mullen scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Rafael checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mullen looks to land a left hand but Rafael moved out of range nicely.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rafael moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Rafael takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mullen cracks Rafael with a good jab.
Mullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rafael's calf.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rafael is just out of range.
Jab by Mullen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Rafael.
Rafael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullen's sensitive parts.
Mullen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rafael tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Rafael forces Mullen back against the cage and clinches.
Rafael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rafael misses with a punch to the body.

Mullen breaks from the clinch.
Mullen lands a nice looking body kick.
Rafael throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rafael swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rafael wants to clinch.
Nando Rafael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mullen cracks Rafael with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Rafael saw that one coming.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rafael.
Mullen throws a big shot that misses.
Rafael moves out of range of the body kick from Mullen.
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Rafael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. Rafael looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rafael tries to work over Mullen's front leg with a kick but Mullen checks it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mullen is defended easily by Rafael.
Mullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rafael looks to land a combination. Mullen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rafael takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafael throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafael will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rafael sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mullen scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen is looking to chop away at Rafael's legs.
Rafael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen works the jab nicely.
Rafael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rafael scores with a jab to the head.
Mullen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice cross by Rafael.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Mullen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mullen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Rafael.
Rafael tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mullen 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.

Rafael throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mullen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rafael counters with a one-two to the body.
Mullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rafael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rafael looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Rafael misses the shot to the body.
Mullen misses with a low kick as Rafael jumps back.
Rafael blocks a jab.
Rafael blocks the body kick.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rafael is just out of range.
Rafael takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Rafael pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rafael.
Rafael misses with a head kick.
Rafael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullen can pounce on him.
Rafael with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mullen to score with a decent uppercut.
Rafael throws a leg kick which misses Mullen's front leg but catches the back leg as Mullen tries to avoid it.
Chris Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rafael is able to avoid easily.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Rafael saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Rafael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullen can pounce on him.
Mullen lands a jab to Rafael's midsection.
Mullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mullen.
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Rafael's front leg but catches the back leg as Rafael tries to avoid it.
Mullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Mullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rafael's calf.
Rafael looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Mullen scores with a nice strike.
Rafael has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rafael there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rafael jabs Mullen right on the nose. Mullen blinks but takes it well.
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!
Rafael throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
Rafael avoids a kick to the body.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Mullen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rafael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullen connects with a body shot.
Rafael takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafael tries to clinch but Mullen moves out of range.
Rafael tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mullen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rafael on the side of the head.
Mullen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rafael throws a leg kick but Mullen moved away.
Nice body punch from Rafael.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rafael throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen stuns Rafael with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mullen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen checks the leg kick.
Rafael tries to clinch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen throws a wild body kick that Rafael sees coming a mile off.
Rafael has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mullen.
Mullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rafael has time to react.
Mullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rafael was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullen.
Rafael tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Rafael misses
and Mullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left and a right from Mullen both land. Nice combination.
Mullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mullen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mullen throws a push kick but Rafael slaps the foot to one side.
Rafael wants to clinch.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullen misses with a low kick as Rafael jumps back.
Rafael tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen cracks Rafael with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mullen thumps Rafael with a low kick.
Rafael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Mullen blocks a head kick by Rafael.
Mullen misses with a hook. Rafael ducked under it nicely.
Rafael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen thuds his right hand into Rafael's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mullen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rafael throws a wild body kick that Mullen sees coming a mile off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rafael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rafael tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rafael misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mullen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A slapping leg kick lands for Mullen.
Mullen scores with a three punch combo!
Rafael misses with a left hand
and Mullen counters with a nice uppercut.
Rafael misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mullen!
Rafael moves forwards but Mullen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mullen scores with a shot to the body.
Mullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafael on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rafael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rafael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rafael is out of range and Mullen settles back down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mullen.
Rafael takes one to the side of the head.
Mullen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rafael walks into a straight right hand from Mullen.

Rafael is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rafael is still on wobbly legs! Can Mullen finish him?
Mullen throws a right hand that Rafael ducks under and follows up with a left that Rafael also avoids with ease.
Mullen scores with a leg kick.
Rafael takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullen cracks the inside of Rafael's front leg.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Mullen moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rafael! Mullen continues to tee off on Rafael, landing with a left and a right! Mullen connects with a right hand that leaves Rafael sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Mullen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen retains his bantamweight title!
Chris Mullen gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).