PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mason Walsh (ranked 24570 p4p, 672 weight class) and Pearse Mullen (ranked 22239 p4p, 710 weight class). Pearse Mullen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Walsh
vs
Mullen

181 cm
20
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mason Walsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Pearse Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Mullen as he connects with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walsh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walsh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullen's defenses.
Mullen looking to stall.
Walsh is pushing Mullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walsh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mullen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walsh after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walsh working Mullen over with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Mullen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mullen is trying to break the clinch but Walsh is controlling him.
Walsh lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullen won't want to take too many of those.
Mullen takes an elbow to the temple.
Mullen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh lands a good knee to the midsection. Mullen won't want to take too many of those.
Walsh has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh landing knees to the body.
Walsh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mullen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Walsh prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walsh lands an elbow inside that Mullen shrugs off.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mullen takes an elbow to the temple.
Walsh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mullen up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Walsh to work.
Walsh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen wants to break free but Walsh has control.
Walsh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walsh blocking some punches.
Walsh can't find room to land a body shot as Mullen controls the action.
Walsh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Walsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Mullen backwards.
Walsh lands a damaging elbow.
Walsh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mullen gets through Walsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walsh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mullen up against the cage.
Mullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Walsh.
Walsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mullen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mullen tries to score a body lock takedown but Walsh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mason Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pearse Mullen.
Walsh landing knees to the body.
Mullen is trying to break the clinch but Walsh is controlling him.
Walsh lands a knee to the head.
Walsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walsh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullen's defenses.
Walsh lands a nice elbow.
Mullen taking a breather.
Walsh lands an elbow inside that Mullen shrugs off.
Walsh stalling in the clinch.
Mullen tries to pull guard but Walsh won't allow it.
Walsh avoids a wild elbow strike from Mullen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walsh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Walsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walsh smiles and moves away.

Walsh has closed the distance and engaged Mullen in a clinch.
Mullen is trying to break the clinch but Walsh has him pressed against the cage.

Walsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Walsh rushes Mullen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walsh lands an elbow inside.
Mullen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Walsh up against the cage.
Walsh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mullen, pushing him back against the cage.
Walsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mullen tries for a takedown but Walsh manages to get underhooks.
Walsh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mullen's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walsh.
Mullen working hard to break the clinch.

Walsh breaks the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mullen.
A punch combination from Mullen misses.

Walsh pushes Mullen up against the cage in a clinch.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walsh blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mullen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mullen tries to break free but Walsh pushes him back against the cage.
Walsh lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walsh scores with a knee to the head.
Walsh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mullen can do to turn this around?
Walsh looking to throw knees to the head but Mullen is blocking nicely.
Mullen tries to circle away but Walsh has him pinned against the cage.
Mullen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh connects with a knee to the head.
Walsh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
Mullen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walsh lands an elbow just above Mullen 's eye.
Walsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mullen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Walsh to work.
Walsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mullen's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walsh.
Walsh lands a nice knee to the body.
Walsh working Mullen over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walsh leaning against his opponent.
Walsh lands an elbow inside.
Mullen letting Walsh take a breather here.
Mullen tries to pull guard but Walsh won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walsh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walsh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mullen is trying to break the clinch but Walsh is controlling him.
Mason Walsh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mullen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Walsh breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walsh clinches with his opponent.
Walsh landing knees to the head.
Walsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mullen's face.
Mullen is looking to control Walsh's arms but Walsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mullen has his back to the cage.
Mullen working hard to break the clinch.
Mullen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walsh is keeping busy.
Mullen tries to break free but Walsh pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walsh.
Walsh crunches a lovely knee into Mullen's ribcage.
Walsh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mullen is trying to force a seperation but Walsh has the dominant position.
Walsh lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Walsh.
Walsh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Walsh has a couple of punches blocked by Mullen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walsh's elbow.
A knee to the head by Walsh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stalling in the clinch from Walsh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walsh.
Mullen has a couple of punches blocked by Walsh.
Mullen goes for a takedown attempt but Walsh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mason Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pearse Mullen.

Walsh has managed to clinch.
Walsh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walsh taking a breather.
Mullen tries to score a body lock takedown but Walsh shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Walsh dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Walsh instigates a clinch.
Walsh misses with a body punch.

Walsh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mullen misses with the combination.

Walsh has Mullen up against the cage in a clinch.
Walsh with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walsh obliges.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walsh avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mullen tries to break the clinch but Walsh is controlling the position.
Mullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Walsh.
Mullen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walsh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mullen's efforts to push away.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Walsh wants to clinch up but Mullen keeps it at a distance.
Walsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Walsh has managed to clinch.
Mullen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walsh lands a damaging elbow.
Walsh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Walsh stalling the fight.
Walsh is pushing Mullen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mullen wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mullen jumps into guard, dragging Walsh to the mat.
Walsh tries to stand but Mullen is controlling from the bottom.
Mullen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Walsh stands up and waves to Mullen to follow him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mullen - that will leave a mark!
Walsh misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mullen takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walsh walks away with a smile on his face. Mullen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mason Walsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pearse Mullen.
Walsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mason Walsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mullen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Walsh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mullen, pushing him back against the cage.
Walsh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mullen up against the cage.
Mullen is trying to pull guard but Walsh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mullen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Walsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walsh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mullen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Mullen manages to break the clinch.

Mullen closes the distance and pushes Walsh back into the cage.
Walsh stalling against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walsh.
Pearse Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mullen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walsh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walsh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Walsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Walsh landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walsh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Walsh.
Mullen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Walsh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Walsh crunches a lovely knee into Mullen's ribcage.
Walsh scores a nice knee to the body.
Walsh lands an elbow that stopped Mullen in his tracks for a moment.
Mullen working aggressively here.
Mullen is looking to break free of the clinch but Walsh has double underhooks.
Walsh lands an elbow inside.
Mason Walsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walsh - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Walsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walsh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Walsh!
Mason Walsh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.