PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Santos
vs
Mullen

187 cm
31
210 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

185 cm
24
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos throws a right hand that Mullen ducks under and follows up with a left that Mullen also avoids with ease.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Santos throws a body kick that misses
and Mullen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos lands a head kick. Mullen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Santos duly obliges.
Mullen avoids a kick to the body.
Santos throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos throws a lazy head kick

and Mullen counters by moving into the clinch.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mullen blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen trying to land knees to the body.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mullen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen scores with a knee to the head.

Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Mullen throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen scores with a nice body kick.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Mullen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen motions for Santos to come forward. Mullen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses.
Santos throws a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Mullen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Santos will feel that in the morning.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Mullen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mullen throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Mullen takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Mullen.

It looks like Jake Santos has been cut.
Mullen scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Mullen has double underhooks.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Mullen has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Mullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mullen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
That kick from Mullen tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mullen throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Mullen counters with a head kick.
Santos blocks a head kick by Mullen.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Mullen throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mullen misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a lazy head kick
and Mullen counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.

Mullen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mullen misses with a knee to the head.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mullen fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Mullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mullen misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Mullen is controlling him.

Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Santos misses
and Mullen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Mullen slams his shin into Santos's torso.
Jake Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Santos throws a nice looking combination but Mullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.

Mullen closes the distance and clinches.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen misses with a knee to the head.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mullen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Santos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mullen.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos scores with a head kick. Mullen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Mullen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mullen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
Santos throws a series of punches but Mullen moves out of range.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mullen misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
Santos misses with a few strikes there.
Mullen throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Mullen is looking to land body kicks.
Mullen lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mullen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos throws a head kick that misses.
Jake Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Santos looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well.

Mullen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos can't break the clinch.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Mullen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
Mullen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Mullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Steve Mullen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santos avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Santos lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.

Mullen clinches with his opponent.
Mullen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Mullen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mullen landing knees to the head.
Mullen missing with knees to the body.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mullen has him pressed against the cage.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen lands a knee to the head.
Mullen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mullen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Mullen tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Mullen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mullen misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Mullen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mullen 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Steve Mullen!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Steve Mullen!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Steve Mullen!

Steve Mullen wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath and clearly excited Steve Mullen thanked Steel Penn's Laundry 93% for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).