PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mulligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mulligan's entrance music is collie buddz. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mulligan
vs
Victorio

225 cm
19
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Mulligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Victorio!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mulligan has closed the distance and engaged Victorio in a clinch.
Victorio leaning against his opponent.
Mulligan tries to pull guard but Victorio holds him up against the cage and eventually Mulligan drops back down to his feet.
Mulligan tries to score a body lock takedown but Victorio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mulligan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mulligan keeps control of Victorio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Victorio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulligan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mulligan wants to clinch.
Mike Mulligan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victorio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Victorio is looking to slow Mulligan down with leg kicks.

Mulligan moves into the clinch.
Mulligan has Victorio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Victorio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mulligan manages to break the clinch.
Victorio thuds his shin into the meat of Mulligan's side.
Mulligan looks to land a combination but Victorio avoids it well.
Victorio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Victorio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mulligan's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Victorio. Mulligan shrugs it off though.
Mulligan wants to clinch up but Victorio keeps it at a distance.
Victorio cracks the inside of Mulligan's front leg.
Mulligan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victorio counters with a good low kick that Mulligan was not able to check.
Victorio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mulligan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Victorio counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Victorio.
Victorio swinging wildly here.
Victorio throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Victorio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mulligan's sensitive parts.
Mulligan fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Victorio.
Victorio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mulligan if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Victorio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Victorio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Victorio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mulligan misses with a wild combination.
Mulligan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Victorio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mulligan.
Mulligan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Victorio. That one must have hurt.
Victorio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Victorio is having none of it.
Mulligan tries to clinch up but Victorio circles away and keeps his distance.
Mulligan is looking to clinch but Victorio is avoiding it.
A big right from Victorio misses.
Victorio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Victorio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mulligan's calf.
Victorio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Victorio wants it to stay on the feet.
Mulligan is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victorio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mulligan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mulligan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Victorio moves away
and Victorio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Victorio swings for the body but Mulligan moves out of range.
Victorio cracks the inside of Mulligan's front leg.
Victorio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mulligan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mulligan has a takedown stuffed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Victorio.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Victorio moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Victorio.
Mulligan looks to clinch
and Victorio counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Mulligan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Victorio connects with a right hand. Mulligan shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulligan tries for a takedown but Victorio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Victorio.
Mulligan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victorio. Victorio obviously looking to wear him down.

Mulligan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Victorio wants to break free but Mulligan has control.
Victorio is trying to break free.
Victorio is trying to break the clinch but Mulligan has him pressed against the cage.

Mulligan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mulligan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mulligan moves to clinch but Victorio breaks away
and Victorio counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Mulligan takes the fight into the clinch.
Mulligan tries to land a knee to the head but Victorio blocks with his arms.
Victorio is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Victorio dominated that 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.

Victorio slips a jab and a cross from Mulligan.
Victorio slips a jab and a cross from Mulligan.
Victorio thumps Mulligan with a low kick.
Mulligan fails with the takedown
and Victorio counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Victorio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victorio scores with a head kick.
A punch combination from Mulligan misses.
Mulligan misses with a takedown attempt - Victorio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tommy Victorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victorio cracks the inside of Mulligan's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Victorio.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mulligan doesn't manage to clinch there - Victorio circles away.
Victorio moves away from the strike by Mulligan.
Mulligan misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Victorio.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulligan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Victorio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Victorio thumps Mulligan with a low kick.
Mulligan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mulligan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Victorio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mulligan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mulligan dives in and grabs Victorio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Victorio pushes down on Mulligan's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victorio connects with a leg kick. Mulligan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Victorio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Victorio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Victorio throws a body punch but Mulligan moves out of range.
Victorio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Victorio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mulligan. That did some damage!
Victorio connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mulligan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Victorio counters with a good low kick that Mulligan was not able to check.
Tommy Victorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Victorio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Victorio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mulligan. That did some damage!
Victorio lands a front kick.
Mulligan moves to clinch but Victorio breaks away
and Victorio counters with a body kick.
Victorio thows a body kick. Mulligan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mike Mulligan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victorio stuns Mulligan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Victorio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mulligan will feel that in the morning.
Victorio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mulligan rather than just go for the knockout.
Victorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mulligan.
Victorio keeps Mulligan at a distance using the push kick.
Victorio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Victorio lands with a kick to the ribs.
Victorio misses with a head kick.
Mulligan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Victorio defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victorio. That's going to slow Mulligan down.
Victorio misses with a head kick.
Mulligan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Victorio. Mulligan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulligan falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mulligan tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mulligan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Victorio cracks the inside of Mulligan's front leg.
Mulligan closes the distance but Victorio moves to the side
and Victorio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mulligan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Victorio.
Good leg kick by Victorio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck for Mulligan with that takedown attempt.
Mulligan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Victorio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mulligan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Victorio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Victorio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mulligan blocks a head kick by Victorio.
Victorio scores with a spinning back kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Victorio scores with a leg kick.
Mulligan looks to land a combination but Victorio avoids it well.
Victorio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Victorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mulligan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Victorio - the referee stops the clock and Mulligan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Victorio. Mulligan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mulligan tries to close the distance and clinch but Victorio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mulligan tries to clinch but Victorio moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Victorio.
Victorio lands a front kick.
Victorio looks to score with a jab to the body but Mulligan is just out of range.
Mulligan is looking to clinch.
Mulligan darts in trying to clinch
and Victorio counters with an outside leg kick.
Mulligan is looking to clinch.
Mulligan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mulligan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Victorio as he jumps to the side.
Victorio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio lands a slapping body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mulligan.
Victorio fakes the leg kick and cracks Mulligan in the body.
Nice body kick there by Victorio.
Victorio throws a nice head kick!
Victorio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mulligan. That did some damage!
Mulligan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Victorio. Victorio obviously looking to wear him down.
Mulligan throws a right hand that Victorio ducks under and follows up with a left that Victorio also avoids with ease.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Victorio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulligan doesn't manage to clinch there - Victorio circles away.
Victorio lands a front kick.
Victorio delivers a nice body kick.
Victorio dips to his left and cracks Mulligan with an uppercut!
Victorio scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio lands a leg kick that knocks Mulligan off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Victorio lands a high kick!
Victorio throws a series of punches but Mulligan moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Victorio - that will leave a mark!
Mulligan moves in looking to clinch but Victorio pushes him off.
Victorio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mulligan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Victorio counters with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Victorio.
Mulligan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Victorio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mulligan moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Victorio.
Victorio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mulligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Victorio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tommy Victorio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Victorio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Victorio, right into the meat.
Victorio tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Victorio.
A nice inside leg kick there by Victorio. That's going to slow Mulligan down.
Mulligan thuds a left hand into Victorio's body.
Mulligan tries to clinch up.
Mulligan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Victorio counters with a leg kick.
Victorio feints and then cracks Mulligan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mulligan down.
Victorio scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulligan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorio lands a front kick.
Victorio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mulligan breaks the clinch.
Mulligan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Victorio scores with a body shot.
Mulligan tries to clinch there but Victorio circles away.
Victorio slaps away a takedown attempt from Mulligan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mulligan fails with the takedown
and Victorio counters with a good low kick that Mulligan was not able to check.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victorio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike Mulligan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulligan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mulligan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Victorio was well out of range. Poor timing from Mulligan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Victorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Victorio winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Victorio!