PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bilbro Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Mulholland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Oscar Mulholland enters the cage!

Baggins
vs
Mulholland

161 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bilbro Baggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Mulholland!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins throws a combination. Mulholland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mulholland scores with a kick to the body.

Baggins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Baggins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baggins just content to control the position.
Mulholland tries to buck Baggins off but Baggins is having none of it.
Mulholland struggling a bit here.
Mulholland is looking for a sweep.
Mulholland is still trying to improve position.
Mulholland trying to remain calm as Baggins controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mulholland for as long as he can get away with.
Mulholland is looking for a sweep.
Mulholland trying to remain calm as Baggins controls from the top position.

Baggins goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mulholland has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Baggins but great work by Mulholland.

Mulholland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mulholland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Baggins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mulholland throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Baggins to regain full guard.
Baggins is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mulholland is fighting to break Baggins's control of his arms but Baggins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mulholland looking to pass the guard.
Baggins pulls Mulholland in close to prevent any damage.
Mulholland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baggins is keeping the position for now.

Baggins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins keeping moving, preventing Mulholland from controlling successfully.
Mulholland must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mulholland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baggins pulls Mulholland in to control the position.

Baggins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mulholland gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baggins keeping full guard, as Mulholland tries to pass.

Baggins looking for a guillotine here but Mulholland defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggins is pulling down on Mulholland's head. It's preventing any offense from Mulholland, at least for the moment.

Baggins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulholland throwing strikes from guard but Baggins blocks nicely.
Baggins has Mulholland pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bilbro Baggins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Baggins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mulholland's guard.
Baggins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mulholland wants to stand and escape but Baggins is having none of it.
Mulholland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baggins is one step ahead there.
Baggins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Mulholland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baggins defends it easily.
Baggins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulholland can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggins tries to free his leg and advance position but Mulholland is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baggins is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Baggins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mulholland tries to get to full guard but Baggins has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Baggins is working away from the top position though.
Mulholland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Baggins passes to full mount!
Baggins controlling the pace for now.

Baggins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mulholland has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Baggins controlling the pace for now.

Baggins is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mulholland has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mulholland has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Baggins's lack of action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland wants to improve his position but Baggins is controlling well.
Baggins is controlling the pace.
Mulholland wants to improve his position but Baggins is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baggins trying to mount his opponent but Mulholland defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bilbro Baggins dominated that second 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!

A big right from Mulholland misses.

Baggins darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mulholland tries to roll over but Baggins keeps him under control.

Baggins is trying to work for a kimura but Mulholland is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulholland is controlling Baggins's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Baggins stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggins is thwarting Mulholland's attempts to control the position.
Mulholland is looking to improve his position.
Mulholland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baggins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baggins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Baggins here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Baggins moves into full mount! Mulholland won't be happy about that!
Mulholland wants to hold on but Baggins pushes him away.
Baggins controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland tries to lock up and control but Baggins gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baggins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins lands a big shot there that rocks Mulholland but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baggins controlling the position easily from mount.
Mulholland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Baggins working for a guillotine from mount but Mulholland is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Baggins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mulholland can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Baggins working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Baggins landing strikes from the mount.
Bilbro Baggins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mulholland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Baggins looking to control and managing it successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bilbro Baggins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baggins 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bilbro Baggins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bilbro Baggins waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$225's logo in front of the cameras.