PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Nick Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Lewis
vs
Mulligan

184 cm
23
186 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

186 cm
34
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Mulligan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulligan catches Lewis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mulligan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lewis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lewis dodges the punch combination from Mulligan.
Mulligan tried to score with a low kick but Lewis checks it.

Mulligan moves into the clinch successfully.
Mulligan blocks the elbow strike.
Mulligan lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewis won't want to take too many of those.
Mulligan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Mulligan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulligan.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mulligan backwards.
Lewis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mulligan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lewis's elbow.
Mulligan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis managing to block the knees to the body from Mulligan.
Mulligan avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Mulligan fails to land.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mulligan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mulligan throws a lazy head kick
and Lewis counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lewis blocks the leg kick.
Mulligan misses with a low kick.
Mulligan misses with a low kick as Lewis jumps back.
Mulligan blocks a head kick by Lewis.
Mulligan misses with a combination
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mulligan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mulligan.
Mulligan throws a leg kick
and Lewis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulligan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lewis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Mulligan misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Lewis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis moves forwards but Mulligan connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewis avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mulligan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mulligan.
Mulligan throws a series of punches but Lewis moves out of range.
Lewis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lewis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mulligan misses with a leg kick.
Mulligan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mulligan.
Max Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mulligan throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
Lewis takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulligan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mulligan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mulligan throws a leg kick
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lewis throws out a powerful jab.
Mulligan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewis counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis thows a leg kick but Mulligan checks it
and Mulligan counters with a good low kick that Lewis was not able to check.
Mulligan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Mulligan is predictable there
and Lewis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lewis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mulligan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mulligan throws a leg kick that misses.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mulligan misses with a leg kick
and Lewis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Lewis moves away
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis throws a low kick but Mulligan moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Mulligan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Mulligan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lewis.
Nick Lewis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A lazy body kick from Mulligan
and Lewis counters with a nice body shot.
Mulligan throws a sloppy head kick
and Lewis counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mulligan misses with a low kick.

Lewis has Mulligan up against the ropes in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulligan.
Lewis with a knee to the head.
Lewis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mulligan misses with the head strike.
Mulligan takes an elbow to the temple.

Mulligan is rocked!

It looks like Max Mulligan has been cut.
Mulligan avoids the elbow strike from Lewis, against the ropes.
Mulligan is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Mulligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Mulligan seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulligan misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Mulligan missing with knees to the body.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis missing with knees to the body.
Mulligan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Mulligan on the inside.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis throws an elbow but it misses.
Mulligan lands a shot to the body.
Mulligan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lewis looking to throw knees to the head but Mulligan is blocking nicely.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis leaning against his opponent.
Lewis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulligan misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nick Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lewis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis tries a knee to the head but Mulligan blocks it.
Mulligan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mulligan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Lewis lands a nice elbow.
Lewis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Mulligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lewis is defending well for now.
Mulligan misses with a knee strike.
Lewis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mulligan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mulligan landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mulligan tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the ropes.
Lewis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mulligan backwards.
Lewis scores a nice knee to the body.
Max Mulligan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mulligan 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Mulligan!