PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus McMullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Howell
vs
McMullet

189 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Howell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus McMullet!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMullet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McMullet loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
Howell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McMullet ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McMullet on the side of the head.
McMullet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Howell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McMullet throws a combination. Howell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from McMullet.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McMullet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Howell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McMullet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
McMullet moves out of range of the strikes.
Howell digs a good body shot into McMullet's ribs.
Howell moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McMullet.
Howell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McMullet.
McMullet connects with a nice looking jab.
Howell is breathing heavily.
McMullet tries to move into range but Howell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McMullet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
Howell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howell avoids the body shot from McMullet.
A right-left combo lands from Howell.
McMullet takes one to the chin there.
McMullet throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
McMullet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Howell.
McMullet is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
Howell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McMullet throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McMullet looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
McMullet just misses with a punch to the body.
McMullet throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMullet connects with the punch.

It looks like Thomas Howell has been cut.
McMullet fails to land with a series of punches.
McMullet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McMullet throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMullet cracks Howell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Howell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McMullet lands with a shot to the body.
McMullet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McMullet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McMullet throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
McMullet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McMullet throws the left hand but Howell avoids the punch easily.
McMullet lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
McMullet throws a sloppy head kick and Howell moves out of range easily.
McMullet scores with a decent looking hook.

McMullet lands a left and a right that send Howell crashing to the mat, dazed. McMullet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Howell is rocked!

McMullet steps into range and cracks Howell with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Howell flops backwards and McMullet dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Howell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McMullet looking to pass the guard.
McMullet forces his way into half guard.
Howell seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMullet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McMullet with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Howell looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Howell is in trouble now - McMullet has advanced to mount!
McMullet looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that McMullet has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus McMullet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McMullet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McMullet misses the jab.
McMullet moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Howell's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Howell duly obliges.
McMullet moves out of range as Howell strikes.
Howell throws a hook to the side of McMullet's head but McMullet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McMullet misses the shot to the body.
Howell throws a right and a left that both miss.
McMullet cracks Howell with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McMullet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McMullet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Howell moves away from the strike by McMullet.
McMullet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Howell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Howell throws a series of strikes that have McMullet backpedaling.
Howell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McMullet circles away quickly and effectively.
Howell misses with a hook. McMullet ducked under it nicely.
McMullet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McMullet throws a hook but Howell avoids it easily.
McMullet misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
McMullet misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell throws a lazy right hand but McMullet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMullet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Howell sizes up McMullet with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McMullet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Howell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Howell.
Jab by Howell.
McMullet throws an overhand right that lands on Howell's shoulder, as Howell tries to avoid the shot.
Thomas Howell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Howell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - McMullet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMullet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McMullet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McMullet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McMullet.
McMullet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
McMullet moves out of range of the strikes.
McMullet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McMullet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Howell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Howell throws a hook but McMullet avoids it easily.
Cletus McMullet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McMullet.
McMullet lands the left hand.
Howell lands a jab-cross combination.
McMullet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from McMullet.
Howell throws a combination that misses
and McMullet counters with a nice uppercut.
Howell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A good leg kick by McMullet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Howell lands an impressive looking overhand right. McMullet doesn't seem phased though.
McMullet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Howell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McMullet misses with a looping left.
McMullet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Howell stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Howell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McMullet lands with an overhand left.

McMullet drops Howell with a beautiful combination! Howell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McMullet is looking for the KO!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as McMullet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Howell doesn't seem phased though.

Howell is rocked!
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McMullet.
McMullet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Howell misses with a combination
and McMullet counters with a nice uppercut.
Howell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from McMullet.
Howell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McMullet throws a looping overhand right but Howell ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from McMullet.
Howell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Howell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McMullet throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by McMullet.
McMullet misses with an uppercut. Howell saw that one coming.
McMullet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McMullet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McMullet scores with the left hand. Howell knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McMullet misses with an uppercut.
Howell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Howell walks into a straight right hand from McMullet.
McMullet connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Howell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A good leg kick by McMullet.
Howell seems to have got his legs back now.
McMullet misses the jab.
McMullet works Howell's body with a nice hook.
McMullet cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McMullet throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
McMullet cracks Howell with an open hand slap.
McMullet throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell looks to land a right hand but McMullet moved out of range.
McMullet lands with a hook. Howell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Howell walks into a left hand.
McMullet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McMullet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus McMullet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Howell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Howell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McMullet.
Howell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and McMullet counters with a crisp right hand that drops Howell! McMullet lets Howell back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Howell moves out of range of the body kick from McMullet.

McMullet cracks Howell with a big right hand and Howell goes down!
McMullet is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McMullet gets to his feet. Howell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McMullet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
McMullet looks to land a right hand but Howell moved out of range.
Jab from McMullet.
McMullet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McMullet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McMullet lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMullet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts.
McMullet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Howell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Howell looks to land a combination but McMullet avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMullet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McMullet lands a nice shot that snaps Howell's head back.
McMullet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howell. That did some damage!
McMullet misses the jab.
McMullet dodges the punch combination from Howell.
McMullet lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some wild striking there from Howell.
McMullet lands with a hook. Howell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by McMullet.
Howell lands a nice looking body shot.
Howell blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from McMullet.
Howell misses with a straight right.
Howell slips a straight right by McMullet.
Howell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McMullet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Howell throws a jab when McMullet was well out of range.
McMullet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howell.
McMullet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howell ducks under a wild hook from McMullet.
Nice body punch from McMullet.
McMullet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for McMullet.
McMullet thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMullet thows a left - swing and a miss!
McMullet loads up on a big right hand but Howell slips the punch.
McMullet throws a leg kick which misses Howell's front leg but catches the back leg as Howell tries to avoid it.
McMullet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McMullet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McMullet throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McMullet, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McMullet lands a left and a right that send Howell crashing to the mat, dazed. McMullet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Howell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

McMullet lands a left and a right that send Howell crashing to the mat, dazed. McMullet thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McMullet misses with a looping left.
Howell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McMullet throws a jab when Howell was well out of range.
Howell takes one to the chin there.
Howell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McMullet counters with a left to the body.
Howell slips a jab from McMullet.
McMullet misses with a straight right.
McMullet connects with a looping right hand.
McMullet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMullet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McMullet.
McMullet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thomas Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McMullet scores with a one two! Howell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus McMullet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McMullet 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus McMullet!