PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lillen Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Mules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Eklund
vs
Mules

180 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

183 cm
24
192 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lillen Eklund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Mules!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Eklund thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mules if he has to take too many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed right hand from Mules misses the target.
Eklund uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mules throws an overhand right that lands on Eklund's shoulder, as Eklund tries to avoid the shot.
Eklund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mules looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mules blocks the body kick.
Eklund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eklund takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Eklund. Those never looked like landing.
Eklund takes a swing at Mules's ribcage but misses.
Mules looks to land a left hand but Eklund moved out of range nicely.
Eklund looks to land a body kick but Mules moved away.
Mules throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eklund makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mules throws a series of punches but Eklund moves out of range.
Eklund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mules slips a jab and a cross from Eklund.
Mules misses with a double jab.
Mules throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice shot by Eklund.
Eklund misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Eklund.
Eklund cracks Mules with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mules blocks a head kick by Eklund.
Eklund connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mules. Mules circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mules misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eklund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mules sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eklund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mules counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eklund's knee momentarily.
Mules misses with a wild combination.
Mules finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Eklund throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A swing and a miss from Mules.
Mules blocks a jab.
Mules scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mules cracks Eklund with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mules throws a series of punches but Eklund moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mules, as that shot connected.
Eklund cracks the inside of Mules's front leg.
Mules scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eklund doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Eklund, as that shot connected.
Eklund's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Eklund duly obliges.
Mules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eklund.
Nice body kick there by Eklund.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mules avoids a kick to the body.
Eklund misses with an uppercut. Mules saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mules is looking to score with low kicks.
Mules misses with a hook. Eklund ducked under it nicely.
Eklund walks into a jab.
Mules looks to land a combination but Eklund avoids it well.
Lillen Eklund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eklund scores with a nice body kick.
Mules throws a hook but Eklund avoids it easily.
Eklund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mules uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eklund.
Eklund cracks Mules with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Eklund misses with a body shot
and Mules counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eklund is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eklund thows a leg kick but Mules checks it
and Eklund takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eklund throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mules throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mules scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eklund throws a push kick but Mules slaps the foot to one side.
Mules takes a swing at Eklund's ribcage but misses.
Mules falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eklund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eklund has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Eklund connects with a leg kick. Mules looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mules lands a body shot.
Mules misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mules looks gassed!
Eklund throws a poor cross that misses
and Mules counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eklund's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mules under the eye.
Eklund tries a head kick but it misses.
Eklund getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from Eklund.
Mules misses with a two punch combination.
Eklund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mules takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Eklund defending well as Mules loads up on a big left hand.
Mules tries to bum rush Eklund with a series of wild strikes but Eklund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eklund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mules takes a step back to recover.
Eklund with a jab.
Mules walks into a stiff left hand from Eklund.
Mules ducks right into an uppercut from Eklund.
Mules scores with a punch to the head.
Eklund misses with a body shot.
Mules uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eklund.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund misses with a body kick.
Mules swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eklund moves away from the strike by Mules.
Mules motions for Eklund to come forward. Mules throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eklund connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eklund!
Mules misses with a wild body shot.
Mules misses with a combination
and Eklund counters with a left to the body.
Mules takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Eklund avoids the body shot from Mules.
Eklund jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mules takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Eklund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Muless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eklund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Eklund swings for the body but Mules moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mules uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eklund.
Eklund tries to land a front kick but Mules steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Eklund tries a head kick but it misses.
Eklund lands with an uppercut that bounces Mules off the ropes and back into rage.
Eklund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lillen Eklund dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mules looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mules misses with a double jab.
Mules avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot by Mules.
Mules throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eklund counters with a left and a right that stings Mules.

It looks like Robert Mules has been cut.
Eklund scores with a jab. Mules acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Eklund throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mules.
Mules misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eklund slips under a jab.
Eklund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Muless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eklund misses with a straight left.
Eklund misses with a right hand
and Mules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mules checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mules looks to land a combination but Eklund avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Eklund.
Mules misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eklund. That's going to slow Mules down.
A telegraphed right hand from Eklund misses the target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mules might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Eklund has got the better of the exchanges.
Mules is breathing heavily.
Eklund throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eklund.
Mules throws a hook but Eklund blocks it.
Mules loads up on a big right hand but Eklund slips the punch.
Mules has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mules there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eklund lands a nice looking body kick.
Eklund throws a head kick but Mules moves out of range.
Eklund slips under a jab.
Mules tries to bum rush Eklund with a series of wild strikes but Eklund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eklund lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mules will feel that in the morning.
Robert Mules is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mules throws a low kick but Eklund avoids it.
Mules lands an overhand right.
Eklund lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Eklund throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Eklund throws a series of strikes that have Mules backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mules takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch combination from Eklund misses.
Eklund feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mules's calf.
Mules on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eklund throws a head kick but Mules moves out of range.
Eklund scores with a shot to the body.
Eklund is looking to slow Mules down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mules slips a jab and a cross from Eklund.
Mules shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mules swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eklund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eklund clobbers Mules with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Eklund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mules has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mules throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eklund works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mules walks into a stiff left hand from Eklund.
Mules has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Eklund bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mules's head backwards.
Eklund throws a front kick aimed at Mules's knee but Mules avoids it well.
Eklund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mules has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Eklund.
Eklund throws a leg kick
and Mules counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eklund keeps Mules at a distance using the push kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eklund.
Mules takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mules blocks a jab.
Mules swings widly with a right hand
and Mules takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Eklund.
Eklund is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mules can do to turn this around?
Eklund misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mules.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Eklund.
Eklund stuns Mules with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mules takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eklund bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Eklund.
A lazy left from Eklund finds it's target.
Eklund throws a push kick but Mules slaps the foot to one side.
Eklund throws a sloppy head kick and Mules moves out of range easily.
Eklund thows a body shot but no joy.
Mules slips under a jab.
Mules swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eklund throws a nice looking combination but Mules bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eklund misses with a body kick.
Mules paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Eklund looks to land a combination but Mules avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Eklund blocks the low kick.
Lillen Eklund is winning the standup battle so far.
Eklund lands a nice looking body kick.
Eklund misses with a lunging right hand
and Mules counters with a body kick that stops Eklund in his tracks momentarily.
Mules moves out of range of the body kick.
Eklund misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund tries to bum rush Mules with a series of wild strikes but Mules uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eklund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, jab by Mules - just one landing.
Mules lands with an uppercut that bounces Eklund off the ropes and back into rage.
Mules falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eklund counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eklund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mules.
An inside leg kick from Mules misses.
Eklund connects with a body shot.
A big left from Eklund misses.
Eklund connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Mules.
Eklund lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mules backs up against the ropes.
Mules stuns Eklund with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eklund scores with a punch to the head.
Mules throws a good cross that connects.
Mules takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mules. Eklund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eklund lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lillen Eklund dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Mules's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mules takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mules ducks under a wild hook from Eklund.
Mules ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eklund moves away.
Eklund throws a leg kick but Mules moved away.
Eklund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eklund lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mules lands an overhand right.
Eklund drops his hands momentarily and Mules takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eklund scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mules scores with a shot to the body.
Eklund throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mules misses with a looping left.
Mules's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Eklund throws a head kick that half lands.
Eklund pushes Mules away with a front kick.
Mules misses the body punch
and Mules takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mules on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Eklund scores with a one two! Mules had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mules wants to land a leg kick but Eklund is out of range.
Eklund misses the shot to the body.
Mules looks to land a right hand but Eklund moved out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mules walks into a straight right hand from Eklund.
Eklund missing with a left hand there. Mules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eklund throws out a loose jab but Mules uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eklund dips to his left and cracks Mules with an uppercut!
A jab from Eklund finds it's way through Mules's defenses.
Eklund's corner calls for a 1-2. Eklund obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eklund misses with a straight right.
Mules buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mules connects with a nice looking jab.
Eklund checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice combination there by Eklund.
Eklund tries a head kick but it misses.
Eklund staying out of range there.
Mules lands an overhand right.
Mules misses with a hook. Eklund ducked under it nicely.
Eklund lands the left hand.
Eklund does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eklund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mules.
Eklund swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robert Mules has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund misses with an uppercut
and Mules counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick from Eklund lands but Mules takes it in his stride.
Eklund misses with a hook. Mules ducked under it nicely.
Eklund jabs Mules right on the nose. Mules blinks but takes it well.
Eklund misses with a hook
letting Mules counter with a right hand.
Eklund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mules.
Mules lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mules swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eklund counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mules uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eklund.
Eklund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mules.
Mules thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mules misses with a hook. Eklund ducked under it nicely.
Mules takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eklund.
Eklund with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donk. Mules catches Eklund right on the button with a cross.
Eklund misses with an attempted mid kick.
Eklund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eklund scores with a sloppy right hand. Mules should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mules waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eklund.
Mules throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eklund.
Eklund just misses with a punch to the body.
Eklund blocks a head kick by Mules.
Mules fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Eklund on the side of the head.
Mules takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mules fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eklund tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mules throws a combination that misses
letting Eklund counter with a right hand.
Mules throws a big shot that misses.
Mules avoids the head kick by Eklund.
A solid body kick from Mules.
Eklund buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mules slips a jab from Eklund.
Mules moves out of range as Eklund throws a body kick.
Eklund looks for the body kick but Mules saw that one coming.
Mules lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eklund slips a jab and a cross from Mules.
Eklund throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mules counter with a right hand.
Eklund scores with a jab. Mules acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mules.
Eklund cracks Mules with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eklund manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Eklund misses
and Mules counters with a nice uppercut.
Mules fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eklund slips a straight right by Mules.
Mules takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circling - Eklund throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mules fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eklund manages to avoid it.
Eklund scores with a shot to the body.
Eklund scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Mules misses
and Mules takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eklund throws a hook to the side of Mules's head but Mules sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eklund lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mules falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eklund counters with a nice kick to the body.
Eklund works Mules's body with a nice hook.
Lillen Eklund is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Eklund lands a right hook to the body.
Eklund scores with a hook to the body. Mules takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lillen Eklund showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eklund has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lillen Eklund!