PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pvt. Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen and Pietro Falasco. Falasco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Se lento ancora il fulmine . Pietro Falasco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mullen
vs
Falasco

184 cm
25
195 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

186 cm
29
199 lbs
16 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pvt. Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Falasco does it's job there.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mullen as he connects with a hook.
Mullen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Pietro Falasco has been cut.
Mullen misses with a double jab.
Falasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Mullen misses.
Falasco misses with a body kick.

Falasco tries to keep at a distance but Mullen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mullen scores with a shot to the side of Falasco's head.
Mullen pushes Falasco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Falasco goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mullen landing knees to the body.
Mullen dodges an elbow strike from Falasco.
Falasco misses with a knee to the head.
Mullen working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Falasco's elbow.
Falasco content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Falasco.
Mullen lands an uppercut.
Falasco blocks an uppercut.
Mullen digs a right hand into Falasco's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Falasco's gas tank.
A short left from Mullen.
Mullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Falasco looks gassed!
Mullen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falascos head.
Falasco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Mullen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Mullen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mullen.
Mullen works on Falasco's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Mullen.
Mullen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falasco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falasco is trying to stall.
Mullen slowing the pace effectively.
Mullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falasco backwards.
Mullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Falasco backwards.
Mullen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Falasco blocks an uppercut.
Falasco is trying to maintain a safe position but Mullen gets an underhook and turns Falasco into the cage.

Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Falasco scores with a hook to the body. Mullen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mullen misses with a few strikes there.
Mullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falasco.
Falasco needs to keep his hands up - Mullen had a free shot at his head there.
Mullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Falasco circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a chopping leg kick but Falasco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Falasco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Mullen cracks Falasco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mullen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Falasco to stand back up!

Falasco is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falasco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Falasco is still on wobbly legs! Can Mullen finish him?
Mullen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falasco was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullen.
Falasco seems to have recovered his senses.
Falasco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mullen tries to work over Falasco's front leg with a kick but Falasco checks it.
Falasco throws a looping overhand right but Mullen ducks down to avoid it.
Mullen drops Falasco with a straight right hand, right on the button! Mullen follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pvt. Mullen!
After winning the bout, Pvt. Mullen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.