PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Hogan
vs
Mullen

190 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
205 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen throws a head kick but Hogan moves out of range.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Hogan throws out a loose jab but Mullen uses good head movement to avoid it.

Oooooh!!! Hogan has knocked Mullen down with a huge combo! Hogan steps away and waves a wobbly Mullen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Steve Mullen has been cut.
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!
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen throws a nice head kick!
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a solid body kick.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullen defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hogan throws a hook to the side of Mullen's head but Mullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Hogan misses.
A shot to the liver by Hogan. Beautiful body shot.
Mullen lands with a nice body kick.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Mullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand

and Mullen counters by moving into the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hogan has had enough of the clinch but Mullen keeps him there for the moment.
Hogan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hogan slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mullen misses with an elbow strike.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Hogan avoids the damage to the body.
Hogan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mullen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Mullen won't allow it.
Mullen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hogan gets through Mullen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mullen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hogan's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hogan is defending well for now.
Hogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hogan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hogan stalling.
Hogan avoiding damage as Mullen throws knees to the body.
Hogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Hogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullen is looking to clinch but Hogan is avoiding it.
Hogan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mullen tries to clinch up
and Hogan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
A big left from Hogan misses.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Hogan lands a head shot.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hogan connects with a crisp jab.
Hogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Hogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen'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.

Hogan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Hogan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hogan lands an overhand right.
Mullen slips a jab from Hogan.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Mullen slips a straight right by Hogan.
Mullen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Hogan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Mullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hogan.
Mullen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hogan thows a body shot but no joy.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mullen.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
Hogan throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan misses the body punch
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hogan.
Mullen moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Mullen wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Mullen defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hogan.
Hogan misses the body punch
and Mullen counters with a head 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!
Hogan scores with a jab. Mullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mullen tries to clinch there but Hogan circles away.
Mullen misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hogan misses.
Hogan throws a lazy uppercut
and Mullen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hogan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hogan misses with a double jab
and Mullen counters with a good, hard body kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Mullen counters with a solid body kick.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hogan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mullen under the eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan throws the left hand but Mullen avoids the punch easily.
Mullen lands with a kick to the temple. Hogan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hogan throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.
Hogan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Mullen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hulk Hogan is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hogan misses with a lunging right hand
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Hogan shrugs it off.
Mullen tries to clinch but Hogan is having none of it.
Mullen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steve Mullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Steve Mullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mullen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hogan.
Mullen tries to clinch up but Hogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hogan throws a right hand that misses
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Hogan 's knee.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Hogan moves out of range easily.
A right-left combo lands from Hogan.
Mullen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hogan lands a glancing blow to the side of Mullen's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hogan throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullen.
Hogan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Mullen is rocked!

That has opened up Steve Mullen's cut even more.
Hogan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mullen tries to clinch but Hogan moves away
and Hogan counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hulk Hogan!