PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mullin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Mullin
vs
Muller

186 cm
29
183 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

185 cm
33
184 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Mullin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Better Muller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullin blocks a low kick nicely.
Mullin lands a jab to the nose.
Muller fails with the takedown.
Michael Mullin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muller lands a nice shot to the body.
Muller lands a jab to the head.
Mullin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Muller avoids the head kick by Mullin.
Jab, jab by Mullin - just one landing.

Mullin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muller, pushing him back against the cage.
Muller blocks a body shot from Mullin.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mullin has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Muller misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mullin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muller blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Mullin there.
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!
Muller misses with a looping left.
Muller throws a hook but Mullin avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin throws a hook but Muller blocks it.

Muller moves into the clinch successfully.

Muller breaks the clinch.
Mullin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mullin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mullin throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Muller misses with a two punch combination.

Mullin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mullin is trying to control. Muller wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muller trying to hold on to Mullin's head to control him but Mullin postures up.
Muller is not content to let Mullin control the position.
Muller is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Mullin just wasn't active enough.
Muller shoots for a takedown but Mullin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller misses with the combination.
Muller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mullin pinned against the cage. Mullin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael Mullin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Better Muller.
Muller throws a leg kick which misses Mullin's front leg but catches the back leg as Mullin tries to avoid it.
Mullin looks to throw the jab but Muller is out of range.
Muller loads up on a big right hand but Mullin slips the punch.
Muller tries to move into range but Mullin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mullin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mullin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muller momentarily.
Mullin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Mullin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mullin misses with a straight right.
Mullin throws a right and a left that Muller avoids nicely.
Muller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Muller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Mullin's shoulder, as Mullin tries to avoid the shot.
Mullin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Muller.
Mullin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Muller lands with a hook. Mullin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mullin throws a shot from downtown. Muller moves away and avoids it.
Muller checks a low kick from Mullin.
Mullin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muller ducks right into an uppercut from Mullin.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullin.
Muller connects with a right hand. Mullin shakes it off.
Mullin misses with a body shot
and Muller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

It looks like Michael Mullin has been cut.
Muller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muller checks a low kick from Mullin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.
Mullin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullin lands with an uppercut that bounces Muller off the cage and back into range.
A nice combination there by Muller.

Mullin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Muller fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Mullin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller blocks a body shot from Mullin.
Mullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Mullin.
Mullin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Muller.
Mullin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Mullin blocking some punches.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Mullin controls his hands.
Mullin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Better Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Mullin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Muller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullin can pounce on him.

Muller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Muller showed some decent athleticism there.
Muller is stalling here. Mullin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Muller seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mullin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Mullin stands up.
Muller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot lands for Mullin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Mullin forces Muller back against the cage and clinches.
Mullin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mullin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Muller backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mullin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mullin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muller lands a left hand.

Muller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muller moves out of range as Mullin strikes.
Mullin 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 looping right.
Muller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mullin misses with the combination.
Muller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mullin with a nice cross.
Mullin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Mullin.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Better Muller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muller scores with a hook.
Muller throws a hook to the side of Mullin's head but Mullin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mullin scores with a hook.
Muller throws a series of punches but Mullin avoids them all with ease.
Muller slips a straight right by Mullin.
Mullin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Muller misses the target.
Mullin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muller catches Mullin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mullin misses the jab.
Mullin ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Muller moves out of range of the leg kick from Mullin.
Mullin throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mullin throws a body punch but Muller moves out of range.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mullin manages to avoid it.
Mullin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muller as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullin was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller.
Muller tried to score with a low kick but Mullin checks it.
Mullin shoots for a double leg takedown but Muller sprawls well. He's pushed Mullin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullin.
Mullin ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Mullin throws a nice looking combination but Muller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullin throws an overhand right that lands on Muller's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
Muller scores with a jab to the head.
Muller digs a good body shot into Mullin's ribs.
Mullin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muller misses with a straight right.
Muller looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullin is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Muller. No joy for Mullin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Mullin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller throws a nice looking combination but Mullin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Muller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a series of strikes that have Mullin backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller dodges the punch combination from Mullin.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Mullin saw that one coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muller misses with the combination.
Mullin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muller thuds a left hand into Mullin's body.
A big right from Mullin misses.
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mullin.
Muller blocks a low kick nicely.
Mullin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muller on the side of the head.
Muller throws a right and a left that Mullin avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullin throws out a loose jab but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mullin ducks under a wild hook from Muller.
Muller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullin misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Better Muller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Mullin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Mullin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mullin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mullin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Muller.
Mullin takes a swing at Muller's ribcage but misses.
Mullin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Muller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Mullin tenderised Muller's leg. Muller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Mullin.
Muller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mullin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muller has time to react.
Muller throws a big shot that misses.
Better Muller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mullin scoring well with a low kick there.
Muller shoots in and drives through. Mullin sprawls well.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Mullin.
Muller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big right from Mullin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muller.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullin.

Mullin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Muller napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Muller struggling a bit here.
Muller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mullin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Muller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Muller is doing well to control the position and prevent Mullin from advancing to side control.
Muller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muller keeping full guard, as Mullin tries to pass.
Muller controls Mullin momentarily but Mullin frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullin wants to control from the top but Muller keeps moving.

Mullin stands up and waves to Muller to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullin digs a good hook to Muller's body.
Mullin misses the body punch
and Muller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mullin slips a jab and a cross from Muller.
Mullin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muller fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muller throws a hook but Mullin avoids it easily.
Muller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Muller misses with a combination
enabling Mullin to counter with a crisp jab.
Muller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Mullin scores with a four punch combination!
Muller throws a low kick but Mullin moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Mullin.
Michael Mullin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mullin scores with a hook.
Mullin lands a really nice looking cross but Muller seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller. That snapped Mullin's head back.
Mullin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Muller with that takedown attempt.
Michael Mullin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Better Muller.
Mullin swings for the body but Muller moves out of range.
Mullin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Muller.
Muller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muller stuffs the takedown.
Mullin misses with a wild body shot.
Muller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mullin works over Muller's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Muller both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Muller. Those never looked like landing.
Mullin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mullin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Muller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Better Muller!