PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raugas Mulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ned Logan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mulas
vs
Logan

162 cm
20
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raugas Mulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ned Logan!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Logan lands a nice hook to Mulas's body. Mulas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mulas throws a leg kick
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Logan with a jab.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mulas misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mulas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mulas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Mulas misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mulas doesn't seem bothered though.
Mulas shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Logan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Mulas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mulas looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Logan is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Mulas crashes against the mat.
Mulas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Logan is trying to buck Mulas off.
Mulas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan is trying to get back to his feet.
Mulas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mulas prevents Logan from escaping the position.
Mulas tries to score with some ground and pound. Logan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mulas throws a strike aimed at the side of Logan's head but Logan avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulas in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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!
Logan is pushing Mulas's head away, looking to escape. Mulas manages to hold on to the position though.
Mulas scores with punches from side control.

Mulas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Logan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mulas fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mulas throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Mulas crashes against the mat.
Mulas misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mulas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulas tries to score with some ground and pound. Logan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mulas wants to control but Logan is keeping him busy.
Mulas working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mulas working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mulas misses with the ground and pound.
Logan dodges the ground and pound from Mulas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan is trying to buck Mulas off.
An elbow from Mulas crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raugas Mulas 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.

Mulas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Logan jabs Mulas right on the nose. Mulas blinks but takes it well.
Logan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Logan misses with a body shot.

Mulas scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Logan manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ned Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulas fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mulas avoids the body shot from Logan.
Logan scores with a three punch combo!
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mulas. Mulas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Logan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mulas doesn't seem phased though.
Logan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mulas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Logan is out of range and Mulas settles back down.
Logan connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan scores with a sloppy right hand. Mulas should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulas dives in and grabs Logan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Logan pushes down on Mulas's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raugas Mulas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Logan.

Mulas is rocked!
Mulas looks up at the clock. Bad move! Logan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Mulas. Logan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ned Logan!
During a confident post fight interview, Ned Logan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.