PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Watch Out Ronaldo (ranked 1489 p4p, 57 weight class) and Mick Mulvaney (ranked 1214 p4p, 41 weight class). Mulvaney is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rocky Road To Dublin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Out Ronaldo
vs
Mulvaney

166 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

165 cm
22
140 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Watch Out Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mulvaney!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ronaldo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ronaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mulvaney.
Nice uppercut lands for Mulvaney. That snapped Ronaldo's head back.
Ronaldo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Watch Out Ronaldo has been cut.
Mulvaney shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mulvaney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Ronaldo finds it's way through Mulvaney's defenses.
Mulvaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ronaldo.
No joy there for Mulvaney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Ronaldo scores with a spinning back kick!
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mulvaney on the side of the head.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ronaldo does it's job there.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Mulvaney off balance momentarily.
Mulvaney moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Ronaldo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ronaldo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ronaldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the head.
Mulvaney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Mulvaney strikes.
Ronaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulvaney misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Mulvaney off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo connects with a jab.

Ronaldo pushes Mulvaney up against the cage in a clinch.
Mulvaney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo lands with a left to the head.

Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mulvaney walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mulvaney misses with a double jab.

Mulvaney pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney tries to score a body lock takedown but Ronaldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mulvaney blocking some punches.
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!
Ronaldo misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Ronaldo tries to work over Mulvaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mulvaney can't break the clinch.

Mulvaney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mulvaney throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mulvaney lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mulvaney throws a series of punches but Ronaldo avoids them all with ease.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Mulvaney fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Mulvaney.
Ronaldo cracks Mulvaney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mulvaney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Ronaldo breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulvaney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Mulvaney takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mulvaney dips to his left and cracks Ronaldo with an uppercut!
Mulvaney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ronaldo's calf.
Ronaldo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mulvaney.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mulvaney throws a head kick that misses.
Mulvaney jabs at Ronaldo's body.
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mulvaney misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mulvaney avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ronaldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mulvaney at a distance.
A lazy left from Mulvaney finds it's target.
Ronaldo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ronaldo avoids the body shot from Mulvaney.
Mulvaney misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ronaldo instigates a clinch.
Ronaldo leaning against his opponent.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Mulvaney avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mulvaney.
A shot in the inside from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ronaldo after a bit of a struggle.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Mulvaney.
A head punch on the inside from Ronaldo fails to land.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ronaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulvaney misses with a low kick as Ronaldo jumps back.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch but Mulvaney is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ronaldo moves into the clinch.
Ronaldo digs a right hand underneath Mulvaney's ribcage. Mulvaney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ronaldo gets through Mulvaney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronaldo tries to work over Mulvaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo effectively controlling the action here.

Mulvaney breaks from the clinch.
Mulvaney takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mulvaney has time to react.
Ronaldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulvaney misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mulvaney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ronaldo's hands.
Ronaldo feints and then cracks Mulvaney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mulvaney down.
Mulvaney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ronaldo scores with a jab. Mulvaney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulvaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronaldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crunch! Ronaldo slams his shin into Mulvaney's torso.
Mulvaney misses with a hook
and Ronaldo counters with a nice body kick.
Mick Mulvaney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Mulvaney.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Mulvaney off balance momentarily.

Ronaldo clinches up against the cage.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Mulvaney avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Mulvaney blocks an uppercut.
Mulvaney blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ronaldo lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Mulvaney blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mulvaney can do to turn this around?
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo tries to work over Mulvaney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ronaldo - that landed with a thud.

Ronaldo breaks the clinch.
Mulvaney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mulvaney's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Mulvaney misses.
Mulvaney misses with the combination.
Mulvaney throws a big shot that misses.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Mulvaney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mulvaney walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Mulvaney moves out of range.
Mulvaney's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mulvaney fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronaldo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ronaldo defending well as Mulvaney loads up on a big left hand.
Ronaldo dodges the punch combination from Mulvaney.

Ronaldo clinches with his opponent.
Ronaldo scores with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Ronaldo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mulvaney or not.

Ronaldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulvaney misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulvaney throws a right and a left that Ronaldo avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Ronaldo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ronaldo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mulvaney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mulvaney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney lands with a straight right. Ronaldo didn't see that one coming.
Nice jab there from Mulvaney.
Ronaldo scores with a sloppy right hand. Mulvaney should have avoided that one.
Ronaldo lands with a right hand.
Ronaldo moves in looking to clinch but Mulvaney pushes him off.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Mulvaney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Mulvaney throws out a loose jab but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Mulvaney's head.
Mulvaney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.
Mulvaney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mulvaney swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Watch Out Ronaldo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mulvaney takes one to the side of the head.
Ronaldo fakes the leg kick and cracks Mulvaney in the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ronaldo.
Mulvaney takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Mulvaney moves out of range.
Ronaldo scores with a body shot.
Ronaldo tries to clinch up but Mulvaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Mulvaney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo cracks Mulvaney with a good jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ronaldo connects with a looping right hand.
Mulvaney misses with a low kick as Ronaldo jumps back.
Mulvaney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ronaldo's head backwards.
Ronaldo blocks a head kick by Mulvaney.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mulvaney throws a big shot that misses.
Mulvaney misses with a two punch combination.
Mulvaney tries to clinch up.
Mulvaney throws a series of punches but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Mulvaney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ronaldo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ronaldo tried to counter with a leg kick but Mulvaney avoided it.
Mulvaney looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mulvaney. That did some damage!
Ronaldo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ronaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulvaney circles away.
Mulvaney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mulvaney throws a right hand that Ronaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ronaldo also avoids with ease.
Mulvaney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crunch! Ronaldo slams his shin into Mulvaney's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulvaney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mulvaney lands with a good body shot.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Mulvaney rushes Ronaldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a shot to the side of Mulvaney's head.
Watch Out Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mulvaney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ronaldo keeps control of Mulvaney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mulvaney has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulvaney has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ronaldo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo is pressed up against the cage. Mulvaney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ronaldo down to the mat. Ronaldo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Mulvaney pushes Ronaldo up against the cage in a clinch.
Ronaldo misses with a punch on the inside.
Mulvaney goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ronaldo prevents it.
Watch Out Ronaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Mulvaney.
Mulvaney has had enough of the clinch but Ronaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Mick Mulvaney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mulvaney is working for takedown but Ronaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ronaldo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ronaldo.
Mulvaney misses with a punch on the inside.
Mulvaney tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!
A relieved looking Watch Out Ronaldo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.