PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mullen (ranked 24595 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eelco De Haan (ranked 5883 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Mullen
vs
De Haan

208 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Waylon Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eelco De Haan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Haan scores with a push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Haan. That's going to slow Mullen down.
Mullen misses with a looping left.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mullen moves out of range of the body kick.
De Haan lands with a kick to the temple. Mullen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Waylon Mullen has been cut.
De Haan dives in for a single leg takedown but Mullen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Haan misses with a head kick.
De Haan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Haan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

De Haan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

De Haan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Haan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mullen avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Haan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mullen takes a step back to recover.
De Haan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

De Haan clinches with his opponent.
De Haan tries a knee to the head but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen tries to circle away but De Haan has him pinned against the cage.
De Haan landing some nice looking knees to the body.

De Haan manages to break the clinch.
De Haan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mullen. That did some damage!
That kick from De Haan tenderised Mullen's leg. Mullen is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Haan shoots in and drives through. Mullen sprawls well.
Waylon Mullen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eelco De Haan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Haan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Haan throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
Mullen feinted with a counter takedown.

Mullen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. De Haan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Mullen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Haan, who protects the arm well.
Mullen throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and De Haan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mullen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Haan is looking to improve his position.

Mullen is looking for a kimura but De Haan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mullen to get the leverage.

Mullen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
De Haan is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Haan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mullen.
De Haan wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
De Haan gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Mullen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Haan tries to get to full guard but Mullen has control of the leg.

Mullen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Haan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Haan.

De Haan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

De Haan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Haan!
A head kick misses from De Haan.
De Haan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mullen if he has to take too many more of those.
Mullen doesn't manage to clinch there - De Haan circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from De Haan misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Haan!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Haan misses with a two punch combination.
Waylon Mullen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Haan throws a nice looking combination but Mullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Haan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mullen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Haan slips under a jab from Mullen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mullen is defended easily by De Haan.

De Haan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Haan cracks Mullen with a nice body shot.
De Haan stalling against the cage.

De Haan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mullen with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Haan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Haan tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
De Haan lands with a nice body punch.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
De Haan wants to counter the offense by Mullen and move into the clinch position.
Mullen walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Haan.
De Haan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Haan keeps Mullen at a distance using the push kick.
Mullen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Haan lands with a kick to the temple. Mullen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Haan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

De Haan closes the distance and pushes Mullen back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Haan lands a knee to the head.
Mullen takes a knee to the side of the body.

De Haan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Haan misses with a few strikes there.
De Haan throws a series of punches but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Haan sprawls and moves away.
A head kick misses from De Haan.

Mullen drives through with a takedown into De Haan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mullen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

De Haan has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Mullen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Haan misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Haan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullen.
De Haan keeps control of Mullen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

De Haan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mullen.
As Mullen backs off De Haan throws a huge counter combo but Mullen manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waylon Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Haan scores with a jab to the body.
De Haan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mullen will feel that in the morning.
De Haan scoring well with a low kick there.
Mullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Haan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Mullen shoots in and gets a takedown into De Haan's guard.

De Haan manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eelco De Haan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Waylon Mullen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A slapping body kick lands there for De Haan.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Haan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Haan throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
A solid body kick from De Haan.

Mullen moves into the clinch.
De Haan is trying to pull guard but Mullen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
De Haan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mullen is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Haan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Haan scores with a one two! Mullen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eelco De Haan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Haan throws a head kick that half lands.

Mullen is rocked!
De Haan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Haan throws a head kick but Mullen moves out of range.
Oh Mullen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

De Haan moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from De Haan.

De Haan breaks the clinch.
Mullen tries to clinch there but De Haan circles away.
De Haan unleashes a big counter combination but Mullen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Haan.
De Haan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mullen defends it nicely.
De Haan swats away the attempt to clinch by Mullen.
De Haan unleashes a big counter combination but Mullen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

De Haan moves into the clinch.
Mullen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

De Haan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Haan works over Mullen's head and body with a nice combination.
Mullen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mullen tries to close the distance and clinch but De Haan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Haan is looking to slow Mullen down with leg kicks.
Mullen tries to clinch up but De Haan circles away and keeps his distance.
Mullen shoots for a double leg takedown but De Haan sprawls well. He's pushed Mullen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As Mullen backs off De Haan throws a huge counter combo but Mullen manages to avoid it all.
De Haan lands with a kick to the temple. Mullen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

De Haan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen tries to throw a body punch but De Haan avoids it by throwing Mullen back against the cage.

Mullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Haan throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waylon Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Haan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mullen defends well and De Haan ends up having to push Mullen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
De Haan connects with a high kick.
Mullen moves in looking to clinch but De Haan pushes him off.
De Haan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mullen.
De Haan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mullen with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Haan counters with a left to the body.
Mullen misses with a left hand
and De Haan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by De Haan.
Eelco De Haan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from De Haan tenderised Mullen's leg. Mullen is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Haan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mullen back to the cage. De Haan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
De Haan scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from De Haan.
Mullen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Mullen gets tackled into the cage by De Haan. De Haan maintains the clinch.

De Haan breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

De Haan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Haan throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen dives in for a single leg takedown but De Haan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mullen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De Haan throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from De Haan.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Haan. That's going to slow Mullen down.

De Haan instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Haan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Haan throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
De Haan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mullen rather than just go for the knockout.
De Haan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Haan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Haan or perhaps it was just good defense by Mullen, which made it look bad.
De Haan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Haan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mullen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Haan cracks Mullen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
De Haan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Haan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Haan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Haan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Haan circles away from the clinch attempt
and De Haan counters with a two punch combo.
De Haan lands a head kick!
De Haan throws a head kick that Mullen semi-blocks.
De Haan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Mullen tries to keep at a distance but De Haan has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Haan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen has had enough of the clinch but De Haan keeps him there for the moment.

De Haan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Haan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mullen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mullen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Haan napping and manages to drive through into side control!

De Haan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
De Haan scores with a head kick.
De Haan scores with a one two! Mullen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by De Haan or perhaps it was just good defense by Mullen, which made it look bad.
De Haan throws a combination. Mullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Haan scores with a spinning back kick!

De Haan moves into range and clinches up with Mullen.

De Haan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Haan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Haan scores with a head kick.
De Haan lands a two punch combo.
De Haan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Mullen tries to keep at a distance but De Haan has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

De Haan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Haan lands with a kick to the temple. Mullen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
De Haan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mullen back to the cage. De Haan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Waylon Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eelco De Haan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Haan thows a body kick. Mullen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
De Haan lands with a slapping head kick.
De Haan throws a head kick that Mullen semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eelco De Haan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Haan 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eelco De Haan!