PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bishop's entrance music is Drunkula - Lift The Whip. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mullen's choice of entrance music: Country Boy Can Survive. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bishop
vs
Mullen

169 cm
28
142 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

167 cm
25
146 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Reyn`s Laundering(156!!)
BioPharm Nutrition

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop scores with a spinning back kick!
Bishop tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Bishop throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Bishop.
Mullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mullen slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a wild body shot.
Bishop tries to clinch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mullen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Mullen takes a swing at Bishop's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big left from Bishop misses.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mullen but Mullen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mullen jabs at Bishop's body.
Mullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop throws a jab when Mullen was well out of range.
Mullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bishop.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bishop is able to avoid easily.
Bishop misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a right hand that Bishop ducks under and follows up with a left that Bishop also avoids with ease.
Bishop swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mullen counters with a thumping low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bishop blocks the leg kick.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mullen.
Mullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bishop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Bishop takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bishop manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bishop falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mullen counters with a body kick.
Mullen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bishop rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mullen.
Mullen is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Mullen keeps it at a distance.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen misses with a leg kick
and Bishop counters with an outside leg kick.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bishop is breathing heavily.
Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bishop.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Mullen.
Bishop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mullen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullen scores with a leg kick.
Bishop takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bishop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mullen blocks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Mullen slips the punch.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Bishop slips a jab and a cross from Mullen.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bishop misses with a kick to the body.
Mullen lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bishop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

It looks like Billy Bishop has been cut.
Bishop has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bishop there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bishop tries to clinch up
letting Mullen counter with a right hand.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bishop works Mullen's body with a nice hook.
Good work by Bishop as he checks the leg kick.
Chris Mullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bishop circles away quickly and effectively.
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullen manages to avoid it.
Mullen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bishop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mullen - the referee stops the clock and Bishop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mullen. Bishop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bishop.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bishop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mullen misses with a hook to the body
and Bishop counters with a one-two to the body.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mullen.
Mullen connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop checks a low kick from Mullen.
Mullen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Mullen as he connects with a hook.
Bishop moves to clinch but Mullen breaks away
and Mullen counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bishop scores with a hook.
Bishop tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
and Mullen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bishop's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop.
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
enabling Mullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Mullen is looking to score with low kicks.
Bishop wants to clinch
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Bishop shrugs it off.
Bishop misses with a shot to the body
and Mullen counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Bishop connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop moves to clinch but Mullen breaks away
and Mullen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bishop might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bishop tries to clinch
and Mullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Mullen counter with a right hand.
Bishop looks to clinch
and Mullen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mullen.
A leg kick checked by Bishop.
Mullen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A low kick from Mullen is predictable there
and Bishop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bishop forces Mullen back against the cage and clinches.
Bishop goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mullen prevents it.
Mullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch.

Mullen lands a takedown into guard.
Mullen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bishop is looking to regain half guard here but Mullen keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen trying to control the position but Bishop is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bishop's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bishop.
Mullen throws a low kick but Bishop moves out of range easily.
Mullen lands a jab-cross combination.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mullen thumps Bishop with a low kick.
Mullen connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A low kick from Mullen is predictable there
and Bishop counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bishop throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Mullen slips the punch.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Bishop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mullen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bishop thinking.
Bishop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bishop checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bishop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mullen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bishop somewhat.
Bishop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Bishop moves out of range easily.
Bishop throws a lazy head kick
and Mullen counters with a thumping low kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mullen checks a leg kick.
Bishop throws a leg kick
and Mullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bishop misses with a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a left to the body.
Mullen throws a wild body kick that Bishop sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
Bishop doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullen circles away.
Bishop blocks a low kick nicely.
Mullen throws a series of strikes that have Bishop backpedaling.
Mullen slips a straight right by Bishop.
A leg kick checked by Mullen.
Mullen blocks the body kick.
Mullen lands a nice looking body shot.
Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Mullen feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bishop shoots and misses
and Mullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billy Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullen connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chris Mullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bishop in his tracks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
Bishop looks to throw a body kick
and Mullen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mullen is looking to slow Bishop down with leg kicks.
Mullen misses with a leg kick
and Bishop counters with a right hand to the body.
Mullen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chris Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mullen scores with a spinning back kick!
A solid body kick from Mullen.
Mullen lands a nice hook to Bishop's body. Bishop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bishop throws a sloppy body shot
and Mullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mullen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bishop moves out of range as Mullen throws a body kick.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mullen counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen lands a jab to the nose.
Bishop looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Bishop throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bishop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bishop tries to clinch up
and Mullen counters with a head kick. That will keep Bishop thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bishop closes the distance but Mullen moves to the side
and Mullen counters with a good, hard body kick but Bishop shrugs it off.
Bishop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mullen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mullen.
Mullen misses the shot to the body.
Bishop will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mullen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Chris Mullen!

Chris Mullen wins by unanimous decision!