PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Wu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and billy mulvihill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wu comes to the cage accompanied by L.L.Cool J - Mama said knock you out. mulvihill has chosen up in here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wu
vs
mulvihill

188 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
21
196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Team S.W.A.T.
Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelly Wu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, billy mulvihill!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wu does no damage.
mulvihill shoots for a takedown but Wu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
mulvihill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wu counters with a one-two to the body.
Wu misses with a takedown attempt

and mulvihill counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
mulvihill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but mulvihill has him pressed against the cage.

Wu manages to break the clinch.

mulvihill shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
mulvihill looking to control but Wu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
mulvihill takes Wu's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Wu is in trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wu is having to fend off submission attempts from mulvihill, who is looking to sink in the choke. mulvihill doesn't have the hooks in though and Wu manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
mulvihill wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
mulvihill tries to improve position but can't.
mulvihill looks gassed!
mulvihill is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
mulvihill wants to control but Wu postures up.

Wu stands up and beckons mulvihill to his feet.
Wu misses with a series of wild punches.
mulvihill shoots in but Wu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelly Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of billy mulvihill.
Wu misses with a combination

and mulvihill counters with a single leg into guard. Wu didn't expect that.
mulvihill must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
mulvihill looking to pass the guard.
Wu is looking to stand up but mulvihill isn't so interested in that idea.
mulvihill tries to free his leg and advance position but Wu is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu wants to stand and escape but mulvihill is having none of it.
Wu keeping moving, preventing mulvihill from controlling successfully.
Wu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
mulvihill wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
mulvihill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wu as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wu throws a right hand that mulvihill ducks under and follows up with a left that mulvihill also avoids with ease.
Wu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly Wu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed mulvihill momentarily.
mulvihill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
mulvihill stuffs the takedown attempt from Wu. Wu gets slowly back to his feet.
mulvihill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wu as he avoids it easily.
mulvihill fails with the takedown.
mulvihill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kelly Wu will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wu tries for a takedown but mulvihill circles away easily

and mulvihill counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wu!
Wu is squirming around, avoiding mulvihill's attempts to control the action.

mulvihill goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wu turns into him and now he's in mulvihill's guard.
mulvihill manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wu wants to control but mulvihill is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

mulvihill looking for a guillotine from mount but Wu is having none of it.
mulvihill prevents Wu from getting the reversal.
Wu throwing hammer fists to the chest of mulvihill. What's that going to do exactly?

mulvihill goes for an armbar but Wu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Wu.
mulvihill working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wu wants to pass the guard but mulvihill is keeping the position.
Wu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wu postures up.
Wu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu distracts mulvihill with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
mulvihill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wu passes mulvihill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Wu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
mulvihill checks the leg kick nicely there.
mulvihill connects with a nice looking jab.
Wu falls off balance throwing a combination

and mulvihill counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wu's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu is pulling down on mulvihill's head. It's preventing any offense from mulvihill, at least for the moment.
Wu wants to get back to his feet but mulvihill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
mulvihill trying to control but Wu is working from the bottom.
mulvihill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

billy mulvihill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wu tries to close the distance and clinch but mulvihill swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wu throws a right hand that mulvihill ducks under and follows up with a left that mulvihill also avoids with ease.
mulvihill dodges the punch combination from Wu.
Wu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
mulvihill fails with the takedown.
Wu tries to clinch up

and mulvihill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

mulvihill looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wu is staying active underneath mulvihill, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu trying to control from the bottom.
mulvihill is stalling here. Wu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! mulvihill seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Wu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Wu stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wu misses with a takedown

and mulvihill counters with a nice double leg into guard.
mulvihill won't allow Wu to get back to his feet.
mulvihill wants to control from the top but Wu keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu pulls mulvihill in close to prevent any damage.
Wu keeping moving, preventing mulvihill from controlling successfully.
mulvihill trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wu manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Wu tries to free his leg and advance position but mulvihill is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

mulvihill working for a triangle but Wu defends it easily.
mulvihill looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
mulvihill is trying to control but can't.
mulvihill wants to control the action here but instead Wu manages to pass to full mount!
mulvihill wants to hold on but Wu pushes him away.
Wu controlling from the full mount.

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.
mulvihill wants to hold on but Wu pushes him away.

Despite being in the dominant position, billy mulvihill just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
mulvihill misses with a double jab.
Wu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
mulvihill shoots in looking for a takedown. Wu tries to sprawl out of it but mulvihill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and mulvihill counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
mulvihill is looking to take a break and control but Wu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Wu wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

billy mulvihill really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No joy there for Wu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
mulvihill keeps the fight on the outside.
Wu fails to land with a series of punches.
mulvihill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wu as he jumps to the side.
Wu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wu throws a right hand that mulvihill ducks under and follows up with a left that mulvihill also avoids with ease.

mulvihill feints and as Wu raises his hands in defense, mulvihill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
mulvihill passes Wu's left leg - he's now in half guard.

mulvihill is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
mulvihill stalling away here and it's allowed Wu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu keeping full guard, as mulvihill tries to pass.
mulvihill controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
mulvihill trying to control but Wu is working from the bottom.
Wu lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mulvihill!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wu avoids the attempt from mulvihill to control.
mulvihill is working to get back to half guard.
Wu controlling his opponent.
mulvihill keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
mulvihill tries to lock up and control but Wu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
mulvihill is in all sorts of trouble here.
billy mulvihill has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as mulvihill is looking to escape.
Wu prevents mulvihill from getting the reversal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
mulvihill tries to lock up and control but Wu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kelly Wu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Wu misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown by mulvihill or perhaps it was just good defense by Wu which made him look bad.
Wu misses with a double jab.
mulvihill connects with a looping right hand.
mulvihill shoots in but no luck this time.
mulvihill is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wu.
Wu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts mulvihill as he jumps to the side.
Wu falls off balance throwing a combination

and mulvihill counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by mulvihill.
Wu looking for a sweep. Not yet Wu, not yet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mulvihill trying to control but Wu is working from the bottom.
mulvihill tries to free his leg and advance position but Wu is retaining full guard.
mulvihill looking to sit in guard and control but Wu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

mulvihill has his foot on Wu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wu works his way back into a safe position though.
Wu preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now mulvihill is on top in guard.
mulvihill tries to free his leg and advance position but Wu is retaining full guard.

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.
mulvihill trying to control but Wu is working from the bottom.
Wu can't keep his opponent in guard - mulvihill advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wu is trying to get back to full guard.
mulvihill tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
mulvihill trying to control from Wu's half guard. Wu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu keeping moving, preventing mulvihill from controlling successfully.
Wu wants to stand but mulvihill is controlling the position.
mulvihill controlling from the top position.
mulvihill wants to pass the guard but Wu is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
mulvihill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kelly Wu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of billy mulvihill.

Wu rushes mulvihill and presses him up against the cage.

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

mulvihill scores with a takedown into Wu's guard.
mulvihill slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
mulvihill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wu keeps working.
mulvihill controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
billy mulvihill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think mulvihill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 47:48
Judge James Glass scores the fight 47:48
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... billy mulvihill!
billy mulvihill is the new light heavyweight champion!