PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Roger Marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pvt. Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen. Mullen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama Said Knock You Out. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Marsden
vs
Mullen

225 cm
37
187 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

184 cm
31
195 lbs
22 - 12 - 2

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Pvt. Mullen!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsden throws a one two combo.
We've been hearing reports that Marsden has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsden tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Marsden doesn't manage to clinch there - Mullen circles away.

Marsden clinches up against the ropes.
Mullen tries a body shot but Marsden blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Marsden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Marsden blocks a body shot from Mullen.
Marsden is trying to break the clinch but Mullen has him pressed against the ropes.
Marsden is trying to stall.
Marsden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mullen has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden.
Mullen has a couple of punches blocked by Marsden.

Mullen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Marsden rushes Mullen and presses him up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marsden.
Mullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mullen struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden controls his hands.

Marsden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marsden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Marsden is just out of range.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Marsden throws a right and a left that Mullen avoids nicely.
Marsden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Marsden moves in looking to clinch but Mullen pushes him off.
Marsden connects with a body shot that sends Mullen's belly button to the back.
Marsden is looking to clinch.
Marsden tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Mullen throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
A big left from Mullen misses.
Mullen looks to throw the jab but Marsden is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Marsden throws a right hand that Mullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullen also avoids with ease.
Marsden cracks Mullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marsden tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mullen counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Marsden. That snapped Mullen's head back.
Mullen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marsden counters with a series of strikes. Mullen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Marsden.

It looks like Pvt. Mullen has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Marsden. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullen misses with a hook. Marsden ducked under it nicely.
Marsden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marsden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Marsden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pvt. Mullen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mullen walks into a straight right hand from Marsden.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsden swinging wildly here.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Marsden.
Roger Marsden is winning the standup battle so far.
Mullen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marsden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Marsden does it's job there.
Mullen lands with a nice body punch.
Marsden stalks Mullen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mullen's face. Mullen staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Marsden misses.
Marsden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Marsden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullen misses with a body shot.
Marsden throws a right and a left that Mullen avoids nicely.
Marsden connects with a right hand. Mullen shakes it off.
Marsden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marsden throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen misses with an uppercut.
Marsden fails to land with a series of punches.
Mullen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marsden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden.
Marsden is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marsden throws the left hand but Mullen avoids the punch easily.
Mullen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marsden swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen thuds a left hand into Marsden's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marsden misses with a looping right.
Marsden tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Marsden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marsden tries to clinch up
enabling Mullen to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marsden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marsden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marsden wants to clinch
and Mullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mullen moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Marsden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pvt. Mullen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mullen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Marsdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mullen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mullen misses with a two punch combination.
Marsden throws a hook to the side of Mullen's head but Mullen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roger Marsden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsden is looking to clinch.
Marsden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marsden misses with the combination.
Mullen scores with a big combo that sends Marsden crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Marsden flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Mullen jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Mullen!
Post fight, an emotional Pvt. Mullen said 'Id like to thank the fans and my sponsors KAISER and HGH Nutrients.Join me for the after party first rounds on me!!!'.