PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanchez Roller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Keith Mullins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mullins
vs
Roller

188 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanchez Roller!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roller counters with a stiff right hand.
Roller swats away the attempt to clinch by Mullins.
Mullins tries to clinch there but Roller circles away.
Roller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mullins darts in trying to clinch
and Roller counters with a two punch combo.
Mullins tries to clinch up but Roller circles away and keeps his distance.
Mullins is looking to clinch.
Roller shoots in looking for a takedown. Mullins tries to sprawl out of it but Roller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mullins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mullins enables Roller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mullins manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Roller trying to control but Mullins is working from the bottom.

Mullins working for a triangle but Roller defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roller throwing strikes but missing.
Roller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mullins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roller wants to control from the top but Mullins keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roller wants to pass the guard but Mullins is keeping the position.
Mullins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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

Mullins working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Roller has passed into half guard!

Mullins actively working from the bottom here.
Roller lands with a punch from half guard.
Mullins on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Roller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mullins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Mullins actively working from the bottom here.
Mullins is breathing heavily.

Mullins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roller slips a nice elbow through Mullins's hands, connecting with Mullins's forehead.
Roller drops an elbow to the side of Mullins's head.
Ground and pound from Roller.

Mullins actively working from the bottom here.
Roller trying to control the pace.
Roller should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Mullins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Roller lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roller connects with a nice short shot to Mullins's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roller connects with an inside leg kick.
Roller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Roller keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, jab by Roller - just one landing.
Keith Mullins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Roller counters with a nice body shot.
Mullins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mullins shoots and misses
and Roller counters with a stiff right hand.
Mullins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mullins wants to clinch up but Roller keeps it at a distance.
Mullins is looking to clinch but Roller is avoiding it.
Mullins looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mullins tries to close the distance and clinch but Roller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roller connects with a solid leg kick.
Keith Mullins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins tries to clinch there but Roller circles away.
Mullins moves to clinch but Roller breaks away
and Roller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mullins looks to clinch
letting Roller counter with a right hand.
Mullins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mullins darts in trying to clinch
and Roller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mullins with a poor takedown
and Roller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mullins tries to close the distance and clinch but Roller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mullins scrambles back to his feet.
Mullins has his takedown stuffed
and Roller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roller throws a leg kick which misses Mullins's front leg but catches the back leg as Mullins tries to avoid it.
Mullins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Roller counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mullins has his takedown stuffed
and Mullins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Roller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mullins is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Mullins looking for submissions off his back.
Roller seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mullins has hold of Roller's hands but Roller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roller working the head and body with strikes.

Mullins looking for a kimura from the bottom but Roller passes into side control!

Roller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mullins being controlled for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mullins is looking to reverse the position.
Roller trying to control the position but Mullins is working away.
Mullins is trying to get back to half guard.
Roller wants to control but Mullins is keeping him busy.

Roller is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mullins has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mullins tries to buck Roller off but Roller is having none of it.

Roller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mullins is not content to let Roller control the position.
Mullins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sanchez Roller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Roller throws a head kick but Mullins moves out of range.
Mullins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roller counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Roller gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roller tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Mullins drops back looking for a leg! Roller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roller manages to kick Mullins off! Mullins jumps back into Roller's guard.
Roller working a defensive guard here.
Roller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roller working the ground and pound effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mullins is looking to improve his position but Roller isn't that keen on the idea.
Roller looking to control but Mullins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Roller controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mullins working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez Roller has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Roller connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Roller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mullins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mullins is working hard here to advance position.

Roller working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roller can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mullins is looking to escape.
Mullins is looking to get to half guard.
Mullins slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Mullins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roller is trying to control the action in half guard but Mullins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Keith Mullins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mullins looking for submissions off his back.
Roller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mullins has hold of Roller's hands but Roller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Mullins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roller in particular looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mullins looking for subs from the bottom but Roller mounts him!
Sanchez Roller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roller with shots to the head and body - Mullins looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sanchez Roller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanchez Roller!