PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dave Wearmouth (ranked 8652 p4p, 835 weight class) and Pearse Mullen (ranked 8361 p4p, 821 weight class). Pearse Mullen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wearmouth
vs
Mullen

183 cm
20
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pearse Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wearmouth lands with a right hand.
Mullen needs to keep his hands up - Wearmouth had a free shot at his head there.
Mullen misses with a few strikes there.
Mullen moves in looking to clinch but Wearmouth pushes him off.
Wearmouth thuds his right hand into Mullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wearmouth has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Mullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullen fails to land with a series of punches.
Wearmouth's corner calls for a 1-2. Wearmouth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mullen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Wearmouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mullen's efforts to push away.
Mullen tries to break free but Wearmouth pushes him back against the ropes.
Mullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Pearse Mullen has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Wearmouth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wearmouth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullen's defenses.
Mullen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wearmouth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mullen is trying to force a seperation but Wearmouth has the dominant position.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wearmouth pushes Mullen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Wearmouth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mullen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mullen is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Wearmouth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wearmouth lands an elbow inside.
Mullen throws an elbow but it misses.
Wearmouth prevents Mullen from breaking the clinch.
Mullen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wearmouth has him pressed against the ropes.
Wearmouth is leaning against Mullen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Wearmouth keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mullen's efforts to push away.
Mullen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a damaging elbow.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth scores with a shoulder strike.

Wearmouth breaks the clinch.
Mullen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mullen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wearmouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mullen takes one on the button.
Wearmouth scores with a punch to the head.

Wearmouth gets a clinch.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Mullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wearmouth blocks it with crossed arms.
Wearmouth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wearmouth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wearmouth scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wearmouth.
A short right from Wearmouth.
Wearmouth prevents Mullen from breaking the clinch.
Wearmouth lands a right hand.

Wearmouth breaks from the clinch.
Wearmouth is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Wearmouth. That snapped Mullen's head back.

Mullen is rocked!

Mullen ducks into a a hook from Wearmouth and goes down! He looks in a bit of a mess; will he beat the count?! 4,5,6,7,8 - he's up and looking to carry on! The referee looks into his eyes and sees that he's OK to continue!
Mullen is still on wobbly legs! Can Wearmouth finish him?
Wearmouth cracks Mullen with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mullen is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Mullen is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mullen could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Dave Wearmouth!
Dave Wearmouth is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Wearmouth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.