PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Mullin (ranked 1680 p4p, 202 weight class) and Dean Pritchard (ranked 1574 p4p, 188 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mullin
vs
Pritchard

185 cm
22
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Herbert Mullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dean Pritchard!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pritchard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mullin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pritchard misses with a body kick.
Pritchard tries to land a body kick
and Mullin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mullin misses the jab.
Dean Pritchard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Pritchard.
Mullin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mullin misses with an uppercut.
Mullin moves out of range as Pritchard throws a body kick.
Pritchard ducks under a wild hook from Mullin.
Mullin scores with a punch to the head.
Pritchard defending well as Mullin loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullin. Pritchard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pritchard misses with a looping right.
Mullin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pritchard scores with a push kick.
Mullin throws a poor cross that misses
and Pritchard counters with an inside leg kick.
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!
Pritchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullin throwing a counter right hand but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
Mullin lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pritchard swings for the body but Mullin moves out of range.
A big left from Mullin misses.
Mullin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pritchard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mullin throws a looping overhand right but Pritchard ducks down to avoid it.
Mullin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mullin lands an overhand right.
Mullin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mullin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pritchard connects with an inside leg kick.
Pritchard moves away from the strike by Mullin.
Mullin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pritchard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mullin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pritchard misses with a low kick as Mullin jumps back.
Mullin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mullin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pritchard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mullin if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin blocks a head kick by Pritchard.
An attempted straight right counter from Mullin misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Mullin.
Mullin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Mullin fails to land with a series of punches.
Pritchard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pritchard misses with a head kick.
Pritchard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mullins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pritchard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mullin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pritchard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pritchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullin.
Mullin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mullin misses with a body shot.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullin misses with a double jab.
Pritchard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mullin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pritchard. Mullin shrugs it off though.
Mullin scores with a one two! Pritchard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pritchard pushes Mullin away with a front kick.
Pritchard misses with the body kick
and Mullin counters with a two punch combo.
Pritchard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mullin if he has to take too many more of those.
Mullin throws a shot from downtown. Pritchard moves away and avoids it.
Pritchard misses with a low kick.
Mullin scores with the left hand. Pritchard knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pritchard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Mullin as he connects with a hook.
Pritchard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pritchard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mullin scores with the left hand. Pritchard knows he should have avoided that one.
Mullin swings for the body but Pritchard moves out of range.
Mullin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
Pritchard moves out of range of the strikes.
Mullin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mullin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pritchard.
Mullin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullin throws a jab but it's blocked by Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pritchard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullin.
Mullin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pritchard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pritchard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mullin misses with a double jab.
Pritchard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pritchard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mullin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Pritchard.
Mullin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herbert Mullin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pritchard throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pritchard.
Mullin fails to land with a series of punches.
Pritchard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pritchard slips a jab from Mullin.
A big left from Mullin misses.
A leg kick checked by Mullin.
Pritchard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pritchard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mullin fails to land with a series of punches.
Mullin avoids a kick to the body.
Pritchard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchard slips a straight right by Mullin.
Mullin throws a big shot that misses.
Mullin swings for the body but Pritchard moves out of range.
Mullin connects with the punch.
Mullin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin blocks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Mullin.
Mullin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pritchard can do to turn this around?
Mullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Mullin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pritchard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mullin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pritchard looks to land a left hand but Mullin moved out of range nicely.
Mullin throws a good cross that connects.
Pritchard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pritchard pushes Mullin away with a front kick.
Mullin misses with a series of wild punches.
Pritchard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick from Pritchard.
Pritchard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard connects with a crisp jab.
Mullin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice body kick from Pritchard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pritchard throws a body kick that misses
and Mullin counters with a nice body shot.
Mullin misses with an uppercut
and Pritchard counters with a leg kick.
Mullin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mullin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pritchard moves away.
Pritchard throws a body kick that misses
letting Mullin counter with a right hand.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pritchard feints and then cracks Mullin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mullin down.
Mullin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mullin takes a swing at Pritchard's ribcage but misses.
Pritchard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pritchard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pritchard on the side of the head.
Herbert Mullin is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mullin. Beautiful body shot.
Mullin misses the shot to the body.
Pritchard tries to land a body kick
and Mullin counters with a straight right hand.
Pritchard throws a front kick that sends Mullin stumbling back into the ropes.
Mullin blocks a head kick by Pritchard.
Mullin stalks Pritchard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pritchard's face. Pritchard staggers backwards, shaken.
Pritchard throws a front kick that sends Mullin stumbling back into the ropes.
Mullin lands a slapping body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Pritchard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mullin has got the better of the exchanges.
Mullin misses with a lunging right hand
and Pritchard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pritchard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pritchard misses with a hook.
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!
Mullin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pritchard.
Pritchard looks to land a body kick but Mullin moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pritchard.
Pritchard connects with a solid leg kick.
Pritchard feints and then cracks Mullin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mullin down.
Pritchard throws a front kick aimed at Mullin's knee but Mullin avoids it well.
Mullin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Mullin.
Mullin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pritchard misses with a low kick.
Mullin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A combination from Mullin does no damage.
Pritchard throws a leg kick
and Mullin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mullin throws a nice looking combination but Pritchard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullin misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullin scores with a punch to the head.
Mullin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pritchard tried to score with a low kick but Mullin checks it.
Mullin misses with a wild combination.
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 Herbert Mullin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pritchard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mullin finds it's way round the side to connect with Pritchard's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pritchard.
Pritchard throws a body kick that misses.
Mullin misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Mullin misses its intended target.
Mullin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mullin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
Mullin scores with a three punch combo!
Mullin throws out a loose jab but Pritchard uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pritchard is looking to score with low kicks.
As Pritchard looks to move away, Mullin throws a big counter combo but Pritchard just gets out of the way.
Mullin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pritchard doesn't seem bothered though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pritchard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mullin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mullin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pritchard has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mullin throws a shot to the body.
Pritchard swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pritchard.
Mullin scores with a nice head shot.
Mullin moves out of range of the leg kick from Pritchard.
Pritchard ducks right into an uppercut from Mullin.
Pritchard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pritchard scores with a nice body kick.
Pritchard connects with a leg kick. Mullin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pritchard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullin throwing a counter right hand but Pritchard manages to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pritchard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pritchard slips under a jab.
Pritchard digs a good hook to Mullin's body.
Mullin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pritchard circles away quickly and effectively.
Pritchard connects with a right hand. Mullin shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pritchard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullin's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pritchard is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullin misses with a hook.
Mullin avoids the head kick by Pritchard.
Pritchard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mullin catches Pritchard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pritchard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pritchard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mullin lands a slapping body shot.
Pritchard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pritchard connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mullin. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pritchard.
Pritchard looks to land a body kick but Mullin moved away.
Mullin is looking to counter punch.
Pritchard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Pritchard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mullin's calf.
Mullin feints a jab promting Pritchard to slip. Mullin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pritchard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pritchard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mullins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mullin misses with an uppercut.
Pritchard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mullin punishes Pritchard's body with a nice straight punch.
Mullin moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Pritchard misses
and Mullin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mullin dips to his left and cracks Pritchard with an uppercut!
Pritchard throws a head kick but Mullin moves out of range.
Mullin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pritchard misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pritchard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pritchard tries a head kick but it misses.
Pritchard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mullin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pritchard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mullin. That did some damage!
Pritchard throws a body kick that misses
and Mullin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dean Pritchard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pritchard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pritchard slips a jab and a cross from Mullin.
A jab lands there for Mullin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pritchard cracks Mullin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pritchard takes one on the button.
Pritchard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Herbert Mullin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pritchard throws a leg kick but Mullin moved away.
Mullin throwing a counter right hand but Pritchard manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herbert Mullin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mullin 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Herbert Mullin!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Herbert Mullin!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Herbert Mullin!

Herbert Mullin wins by unanimous decision!
Herbert Mullin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.