PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noel Slager (ranked 7115 p4p, 339 weight class) and Mick Mulvaney (ranked 5566 p4p, 283 weight class). Slager comes to the cage accompanied by Best UFC entrance of all time!!!. Mulvaney is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rocky Road To Dublin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slager
vs
Mulvaney

154 cm
18
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

165 cm
19
140 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noel Slager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Mulvaney!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulvaney lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Slager at a distance.
Slager misses with a takedown attempt - Mulvaney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mulvaney throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Noel Slager has been cut.
Slager could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mulvaney scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mulvaney scores with a body shot.
Mulvaney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slager tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mulvaney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slager somewhat.
Mulvaney digs a good body shot into Slager's ribs.
Slager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mulvaney slaps away a takedown attempt from Slager, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noel Slager. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mulvaney throws a left that rocks Slager and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mulvaney dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Slager regain composure!

Slager is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulvaney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slager to see if he's OK.
Oh Slager is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slager is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slager is trying to improve his position.
Mulvaney scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slager to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulvaney lands a decent elbow from side control.
Slager seems to have got his legs back now.

Mulvaney decides to stand up, so the ref orders Slager to his feet.
A left lands for Mulvaney.
Mulvaney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Mulvaney drops his shoulder and cracks Slager with a huge uppercut! Slager goes down! Can Mulvaney finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mulvaney is pushing down on Slager's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slager is fighting to maintain full guard but Mulvaney has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Mulvaney there.
Mulvaney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Slager missing with punches from the bottom.
Mulvaney working Slager over with strikes.
Mulvaney is nestled in close to Slager, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mulvaney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Mulvaney there.
Mulvaney winds up and cracks Slager with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mulvaney landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mulvaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mulvaney is looking for a kimura but Slager is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mulvaney to get the leverage.
Slager flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mulvaney working over Slager with some ground and pound. Slager looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Slager on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slager wants to get back to full guard.

Slager looking for submissions off his back.
Slager is breathing heavily.
Mulvaney is nestled in close to Slager, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mulvaney scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mulvaney performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mulvaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mulvaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slager has hold of Mulvaney's hands but Mulvaney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Mulvaney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulvaney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slager is staying active underneath Mulvaney, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mulvaney not doing much here.
Mulvaney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mulvaney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Slager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Slager taking some punishment here, with Mulvaney in his half guard.
Slager is looking for a sweep. Mulvaney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mulvaney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Slager is looking to improve his position.
Mulvaney sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mulvaney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slager is not content to let Mulvaney control the position.
Slager taking some punishment here, with Mulvaney in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mulvaney lands a nice short elbow.
Slager tries to get to full guard but Mulvaney has control of the leg.
Mulvaney lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mulvaney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slager is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mulvaney scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mulvaney lands a nice short elbow.
Mulvaney seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mulvaney is trying to control. Slager wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mulvaney is looking for a kimura here.
Mulvaney is trying to control the action in half guard but Slager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Mulvaney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Slager's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Slager tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mulvaney sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slager somewhat.
Mulvaney thuds his right hand into Slager's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mulvaney tries to bum rush Slager with a series of wild strikes but Slager uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Slager is looking to clinch.
Slager takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Noel Slager's cut is getting worse.
Slager is looking to clinch.
Slager fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Mulvaney releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mulvaney plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Slager to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Slager just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mick Mulvaney!
After the fight, Mick Mulvaney was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Noel Slager stepped up to the mic, saying 'sorry, i lost but i'll be back better and stronger as ever'.