PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Country Boy Can Survive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cain
vs
Mullen

179 cm
36
155 lbs
28 - 10 - 2

167 cm
34
146 lbs
36 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear
ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain lands a really nice looking cross but Mullen seems unphased.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Cain avoids it.
Mullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cain was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullen.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cain's calf.
Cain with a jab.
Mullen lands a body shot.
Mullen misses with a few strikes there.
Cain dips to his left and cracks Mullen with an uppercut!
Mullen misses with a body shot.
Cain throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Cain moved away.
Mullen misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cain checks the leg kick.
Cain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chris Mullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen throws a solid leg kick but Cain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mullen.
Cain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Mullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen throws an off balance right hand
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Mullen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen throws a leg kick that misses.
Cain lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cain. Those never looked like landing.
Cain stuns Mullen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen throws a front kick aimed at Cain's knee but Cain avoids it well.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Mullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mullen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cain moves out of range of the body kick from Mullen.
Mullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen throws a push kick but Cain slaps the foot to one side.
Cain lands with an overhand left.
A good leg kick by Cain.
Mullen misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cain as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Cain defending well as Mullen loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mullen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A left lands for Cain.
Cain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Mullen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Cain with that takedown attempt.
Cain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mullen.
Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Mullen is looking to slow Cain down with leg kicks.
Cain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cain slips a jab from Mullen.

Cain gets a clinch.
Cain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mullen is keeping busy.
Cain blocks a body shot from Mullen.
Mullen scores with a shot to the side of Cain's head.

Cain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mullen won't allow Cain to sweep him here.
Mullen is looking to stand up but Cain won't let him.
Cain keeping full guard, as Mullen tries to pass.
Mullen pushes down on Cain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mullen controlling the pace.
Mullen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cain!

Mullen is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Mullen needs to keep his hands up - Cain had a free shot at his head there.
Cain throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Cain looks to land a body kick but Mullen moved away.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen wants to slow Cain down by chopping away at his legs.
Mullen scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain checks a low kick from Mullen.
Cain lands a slapping body shot.
Cain connects with a leg kick. Mullen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cain. That snapped Mullen's head back.
Mullen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mullen throws a wild body kick that Cain sees coming a mile off.
Cain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mullen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cain scrambles back to his feet.
Mullen digs a good hook to Cain's body.
Mullen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mullen connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cain works Mullen's body with a nice hook.
Mullen lands with an uppercut that bounces Cain off the cage and back into range.
Mullen avoids the body shot from Cain.
Cain's corner calls for a 1-2. Cain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Mullen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mullen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mullen walks into a straight right hand from Cain.
Cain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mullen.
Cain staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Cain.
Mullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cain.
Cain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mullen.

Cain is rocked!
Mullen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cain is able to avoid easily.
Cain slips a jab from Mullen.
Mullen blocks a leg kick.
Cain throws a low kick but Mullen moves out of range easily.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullen.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mullen.
Cain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullen lands with a good body shot.
Cain seems to have got his legs back now.
Mullen throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Cain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mullen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cain delivers a nice body kick.
Mullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Cain blocks the leg kick.
Cain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cain lands a jab to the nose.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mullen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain throws a push kick but Mullen slaps the foot to one side.
Cain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cain.
Mullen thumps Cain with a low kick.
Mullen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Cain shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mullen's guard.
Cain advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mullen!
Cain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mullen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mullen is looking to escape.
Cain is looking to work his way around to Mullen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Mullen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mullen is squirming around, avoiding Cain's attempts to control the action.
Cain landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen working to try and regain half guard.
Cain looking to control but Mullen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cain tries to take his opponent's back but Mullen turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Mullen won't allow Cain to sweep him here.

Cain has his foot on Mullen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mullen works his way back into a safe position though.

Mullen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mullen has managed to get both his arms back between Cain's legs - danger averted.
Mullen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott Cain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Chris Mullen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mullen lands a big head kick that sends Cain tumbling to the mat! Mullen takes a step backwards and waves Cain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mullen jabs Cain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mullen misses with a body shot.
Mullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cain.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mullen throws a low kick but Cain avoids it.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.
Mullen cracks Cain on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Cain falls backwards against the cage. Mullen follows up with more strikes that drop Cain to his knees. Mullen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Cain! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen gave a mention to Firebird Designs in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).