PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Mullen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hogan
vs
Mullen

190 cm
26
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Hogan. Beautiful body shot.
Hogan takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Hogan.
Mullen scores with a spinning back kick!
Hogan misses the jab.
A nice combination there by Hogan.

It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
Mullen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan lands with an overhand left.
Mullen slips a jab from Hogan.
Mullen misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullen.
Mullen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hogan circles away.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Hogan saw that one coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mullen. Hogan shrugs it off though.
Mullen is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Hogan misses with a left hand
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan throws a sloppy body shot
and Mullen counters with a head kick. That will keep Hogan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mullen throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Mullen lands but Hogan takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Mullen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hogan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mullen tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hogan looks to throw the jab but Mullen is out of range.
Hogan throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Hogan misses the shot to the body.
Hogan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hogan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullen.
Hogan throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Mullen is looking to clinch.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Mullen lands a front kick.
Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Mullen counters with a nice body kick.
Hogan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Hogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
Mullen tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Hogan misses with an uppercut
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Hogan misses with a left hand
and Mullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hogan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Hogan does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
Mullen staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Hulk Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hogan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullen dodges the punch combination from Hogan.
Mullen staying out of range there.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Hogan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mullen. That one must have hurt.
Mullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Mullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hogan misses with a few strikes there.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen slips under a jab from Hogan.
A big right from Hogan misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Hogan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mullen counters with a head kick. That will keep Hogan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Hogan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Mullen is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan lands a jab to the head.

That has opened up Steve Mullen's cut even more.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Hogan lands with a right hand.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hulk Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
Hogan moves out of range as Mullen throws a body kick.
Hogan throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.
Mullen wants to clinch but Hogan slips to the side
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullen slips under a jab from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a straight left.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
Hogan throws a series of punches but Mullen moves out of range.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mullen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Hulk Hogan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hogan missing with a left hand there. Mullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mullen slips under a jab from Hogan.
Hogan throws an off balance right hand
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick
and Hogan counters with a nice uppercut.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
A jab lands there for Hogan.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Mullen lands but Hogan takes it in his stride.
Hogan fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hogan misses the target.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hogan blocks the body kick.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mullen throws a push kick but Hogan slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Hogan misses.
Hogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Hogan.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Mullen counters with a head kick. That will keep Hogan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullen.
Hogan throws a looping overhand right but Mullen ducks down to avoid it.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Hogan misses its intended target.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Mullen slips a jab from Hogan.
Hogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Hogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hogan tries to bum rush Mullen with a series of wild strikes but Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a body shot.
Hogan throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Mullen connects with a high kick.
Mullen throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
Hogan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hogan throws a right hand that Mullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullen also avoids with ease.
Hogan lands a nice shot that snaps Mullen's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Hogan.
Hogan blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
Hogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
Hulk Hogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mullen blocks a jab.
Steve Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullen lands with a slapping head kick.
Hogan throws the left hand but Mullen avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hulk Hogan.
Well Hogan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hulk Hogan!