PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes to the cage accompanied by Spartan Warriors. Mullen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Country Boy Can Survive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Leonidas
vs
Mullen

180 cm
26
135 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

167 cm
31
146 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Leonidas moves into the clinch.

Leonidas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Leonidas moves into range and clinches up with Mullen.

Mullen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Leonidas wants to improve his position but Mullen is controlling well.
Leonidas tries to kick Mullen off but Mullen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Mullen is working for a kimura but Leonidas is defending it quite comfortably.
Leonidas is trying to get back to full guard.
Leonidas pushes Mullen off looking to stand but Mullen dives back in and keeps control.
Leonidas wants to get back to full guard.
Mullen is looking to take a break and control but Leonidas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Leonidas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mullen pulls his head out easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mullen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leonidas has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Mullen is going to stand back up.
Leonidas keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Leonidas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mullen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Leonidas is looking to improve his position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Mullen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mullen drives through with a takedown into guard.

Mullen decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Leonidas, up you get!
Leonidas cracks Mullen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses the jab.
Leonidas throws out a powerful jab.
Mullen slips a straight right by Leonidas.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullen misses with a looping right.
Leonidas is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Leonidas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Leonidas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mullen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Leonidas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mullen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mullen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Leonidas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leonidas keeping full guard, as Mullen tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mullen's guard.
Leonidas throwing strikes from guard but Mullen blocks nicely.
Leonidas pushing down on Mullen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Leonidas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Leonidas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mullen is just riding it out for now. Leonidas eventually gives up the hold.
Leonidas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen is in trouble now - Leonidas has advanced to mount!
Mullen tries to reverse the position but Leonidas maintains control.

Leonidas goes for an armbar but Mullen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mullen.
Mullen won't allow Leonidas to sweep him here.
Mullen tries to free his leg and advance position but Leonidas is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen postures up in Leonidas's guard and throws a big left but Leonidas blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Leonidas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Leonidas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mullen has picked Leonidas up and slammed him! Leonidas can't keep hold of the triangle and Mullen manages to pass to side control!
Leonidas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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 King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Leonidas scores with a nice strike.
Mullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullen.
Mullen throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Leonidas misses with a left hand
and Mullen counters with a nice leg kick.
Mullen throws a head kick but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas defending well as Mullen loads up on a big left hand.
Mullen blocks a jab.
Leonidas lands with a straight right. Mullen didn't see that one coming.
Mullen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.

Leonidas has closed the distance and engaged Mullen in a clinch.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mullen takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullens head.
Mullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mullen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonidas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Mullen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Mullen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Mullen moves away from the strike by Leonidas.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mullen throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas scores with a nice right hand.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Leonidas checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonidas misses the target.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Leonidas connects with a crisp jab.
Mullen moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leonidas moves out of range as Mullen throws a body kick.
Leonidas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Mullen throws a lazy body kick
enabling Leonidas to counter with a crisp jab.
Leonidas scores with a body shot.
Leonidas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leonidas misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonidas's sensitive parts.
Mullen tries to work over Leonidas's front leg with a kick but Leonidas checks it.
Leonidas blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullen misses the target.
Leonidas lands a two punch combo.
Mullen tries to land a front kick but Leonidas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mullen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mullen looks to land a body kick but Leonidas moved away.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leonidas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mullen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonidas throws a jab when Mullen was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Mullen.
Leonidas looks to land a left hand but Mullen moved out of range nicely.
Mullen looks to land a left hand but Leonidas moved out of range nicely.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas throws a combination. Mullen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with an uppercut. Leonidas saw that one coming.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mullen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Leonidas throws a lazy uppercut
and Mullen counters with a left to the body.
Mullen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mullen misses with a wild body shot.
Leonidas misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leonidas misses with a two punch combination.
Leonidas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mullen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leonidas. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut.
Mullen clobbers Leonidas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mullen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonidas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that King Leonidas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mullen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leonidas.
Mullen lands a jab to the head.
Leonidas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mullen lands a head shot.
Leonidas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Mullen.
Nice cross by Leonidas.
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mullen is looking to land body kicks.
Mullen slips a straight right by Leonidas.
A clash of legs there as Leonidas blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
King Leonidas is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Mullen is having none of it.
Mullen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mullen slips a jab from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Mullen avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mullen throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.
Leonidas misses with an uppercut. Mullen saw that one coming.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullen.
Leonidas tries to bum rush Mullen with a series of wild strikes but Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen defending well as Leonidas loads up on a big left hand.
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leonidas checks the leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leonidas.
Mullen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leonidas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Mullen circles away and keeps his distance.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Mullen.
Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mullen.
Leonidas lands with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Mullen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mullen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Mullen avoids it well.
Mullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mullen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leonidas sprawls well. Leonidas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Mullen thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas connects with a nice looking jab.
Mullen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leonidas lunges at Mullen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mullen's hand.

Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Leonidas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mullens head.
Leonidas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mullen.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Mullen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Mullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mullen prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Mullen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Mullen.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leonidas avoids the elbow strike from Mullen, against the cage.
Mullen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Leonidas after a bit of a struggle.

Mullen breaks the clinch.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Leonidas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Leonidas ducks under a wild hook from Mullen.
Leonidas throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but King Leonidas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Leonidas slips the punch.
Mullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leonidas misses with a lunging right hand
and Mullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas moves out of range as Mullen strikes.
Mullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mullen misses with a wild body shot.
Mullen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leonidas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Mullen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mullen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Leonidas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mullen somewhat.
Mullen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonidas circles away quickly and effectively.
Mullen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Leonidas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mullen. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Mullen misses with the body kick
and Leonidas makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
Leonidas scores with a jab. Mullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Leonidas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Leonidas throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mullen lands a really nice looking cross but Leonidas seems unphased.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mullen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leonidas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leonidas takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mullen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leonidas circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Leonidas misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mullen 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.
A slow jab from Mullen misses its intended target.
Leonidas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mullen.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Mullen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas lands the left hand.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
Leonidas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Leonidas lands with a straight right. Mullen didn't see that one coming.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
and Mullen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mullen.
Leonidas jabs Mullen right on the nose. Mullen blinks but takes it well.
Mullen throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Mullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonidas to score with a decent uppercut.
Mullen closes the distance and clinches up with Leonidas, looking for a takedown. Mullen pushes Leonidas against the cage but Leonidas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leonidas lands a jab.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Mullen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leonidas.
Leonidas with a jab.
Leonidas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mullen swinging wildly here.
Mullen misses with a straight right.
Mullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mullen.
Mullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Mullen settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Mullen.
Mullen throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Leonidas moves away from the strike by Mullen.
Mullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leonidas counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leonidas throws a right and a left that Mullen avoids nicely.
Mullen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonidas to score with a decent uppercut.
Leonidas cracks Mullen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice uppercut there from Mullen.
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!
Mullen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mullen thuds a left hand into Leonidas's body.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonidas takes a step back to recover.
Good exchange - Leonidas coming out on top.
Leonidas throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Chris Mullen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some bone on bone action there as Leonidas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leonidas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mullen throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Leonidas misses its intended target.
Leonidas slips a straight right by Mullen.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
Mullen lands with a right hand.
Mullen lands a jab to the head.
Mullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mullen throws a lazy right hand but Leonidas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Mullen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mullen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Leonidas avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Leonidas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Leonidas.
A jab from Leonidas does it's job there.
Leonidas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Leonidas there.
Mullen takes a swing at Leonidas's ribcage but misses.
Mullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Mullen slips a jab from Leonidas.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Leonidas looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Mullen misses the jab.
Mullen throws a looping overhand right but Leonidas ducks down to avoid it.
Leonidas lands a jab.
Mullen misses with a looping left.
Mullen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mullen misses with a straight left.
Mullen throws a push kick but Leonidas slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen throws a body punch but Leonidas moves out of range.
Mullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leonidas scores with a nice right hand.
Leonidas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Leonidas closes the distance and clinches.
Mullen looking to throw knees to the head but Leonidas is blocking nicely.

Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonidas swinging wildly here.
Leonidas slips under a jab from Mullen.
Chris Mullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Leonidas. Those never looked like landing.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mullen jabs Leonidas right on the nose. Leonidas blinks but takes it well.
Mullen throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Leonidas moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leonidas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leonidas throws a one two combo.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
Leonidas swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mullen.
Mullen walks into a jab.
Mullen thows a body kick. Leonidas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leonidas manages to avoid it.
Leonidas connects with a single shot there.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Mullen moves away
and Mullen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leonidas is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Leonidas throws a good cross that connects.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonidas.
Leonidas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leonidas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Leonidas lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mullen.
Leonidas lands an uppercut.
Leonidas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mullen can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Mullen.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Leonidas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leonidas stops a takedown attempt from Mullen.

Leonidas breaks the clinch.
Mullen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
A jab from Leonidas misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Mullen.
I think Leonidas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 47:49
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chris Mullen made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.