PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen comes into the arena with Country Boy Can Survive blaring out of the sound system. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Willie Nelson - Whiskey River kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mullen
vs
Williams

167 cm
31
146 lbs
27 - 9 - 1

174 cm
25
143 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 27 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mullen scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick from Williams lands but Mullen takes it in his stride.
Williams cracks Mullen with an open hand slap.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Mullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Mullen misses with a straight left.
Williams punishes Mullen's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Mullen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Mullen settles back down.
Mullen throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Evan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullen misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Mullen keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Mullen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Mullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Mullen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams takes a swing at Mullen's ribcage but misses.
Williams slips a straight right by Mullen.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mullen.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mullen fails to land the takedown.
Mullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mullen is able to avoid easily.
Williams tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Mullen moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Mullen throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Mullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullen.

Williams clinches.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Mullen lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams tries a body shot but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Mullen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mullen throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Mullen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mullen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullen throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mullen.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Mullen takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Mullen tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen lands with a nice body punch.
Mullen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mullen.
Mullen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Mullen works Williams's body with a nice hook.
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 Chris Mullen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Williams throws a looping overhand right but Mullen ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mullen.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Evan Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mullen scores with a nice right hand.
Mullen blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mullen blocks a head kick by Williams.
Mullen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams wants to clinch.
Mullen checks a low kick from Williams.
Mullen throws a big shot that misses.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Mullen.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Mullen moves away and avoids it.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Mullen blocks a leg kick.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mullen throws a good cross that connects.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Mullen takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Mullen slips the punch.
Mullen lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams tries to clinch there but Mullen circles away.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mullen.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Mullen.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mullen moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Mullen. Mullen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mullen keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mullen lands with a nice body kick.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Mullen's leg but Mullen calmly moves out of range.
Mullen misses with a body kick.
Mullen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullen misses the target.
Mullen throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Mullen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws a push kick but Mullen slaps the foot to one side.
Williams wants to clinch.
Nice body punch from Mullen.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mullen slips under a jab.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mullen's sensitive parts.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mullen lands the left hand.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Mullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mullen swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
That kick from Mullen tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams avoids the body shot from Mullen.
Mullen scores with a decent looking hook.
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 Chris Mullen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Williams wants to land a leg kick but Mullen is out of range.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mullen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mullen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Mullen with a nice cross.
Mullen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mullen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Mullen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mullen misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Mullen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Mullen is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mullen. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullen looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Mullen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mullen throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evan Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Mullen moves his leg out of the way.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen slips under a jab.
Mullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Mullen cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Mullen counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Mullen throws a body kick that misses.
Williams wants to clinch up but Mullen keeps it at a distance.
Mullen tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Mullen moves out of range easily.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams avoids the head kick by Mullen.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen avoids the body shot from Williams.
Mullen checks the leg kick.
Williams throws a nice head kick!

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Mullen.
Mullen managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mullen.

Mullen manages to break the clinch.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Mullen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mullen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams avoids the body shot from Mullen.
Mullen tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Mullen misses the target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mullen. That's going to slow Williams down.
Mullen moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams wants to clinch.
A big left from Mullen misses.
Good shot there by Mullen.

Williams instigates a clinch.
Mullen lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mullen is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mullen's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
A short right from Mullen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mullen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Chris Mullen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Mullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mullen is just out of range.
Mullen tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Mullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams jabs Mullen right on the nose. Mullen blinks but takes it well.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mullen.
Williams cracks the inside of Mullen's front leg.
Mullen takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Mullen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mullen checks a leg kick.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mullen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mullen thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Mullen.
Williams throws a hook but Mullen avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullen checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullen can pounce on him.
Williams looks for the body kick but Mullen saw that one coming.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mullen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams wants to clinch up but Mullen keeps it at a distance.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Mullen checks it.
A good leg kick by Mullen.
Mullen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Mullen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mullen stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams cracks the inside of Mullen's front leg.
Nice body kick from Mullen.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mullen throws out the jab.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams avoids the body shot from Mullen.

Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams slowing the pace effectively.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Mullen's head.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Mullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mullen breaks the clinch.
Mullen swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swings for the body but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Mullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Williams clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Mullen.

Mullen breaks the clinch.
Mullen motions for Williams to come forward. Mullen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Mullen scores with a leg kick.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mullen.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Mullen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick but Mullen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mullen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Mullen misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Mullen.
Williams tries to clinch but Mullen moves out of range.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams checks a low kick from Mullen.
A jab from Mullen misses.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams misses with a body shot.

Mullen gets a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mullen sitting in guard here, content to control.
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 Chris Mullen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Mullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams slips under a jab from Mullen.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mullen throws a leg kick
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mullen scores with a jab.
Mullen throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mullen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.

Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullen avoids the damage to the body.
Mullen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Mullen.
Mullen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullen avoids the damage to the body.
Mullen tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.

Mullen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mullen slips a jab from Williams.
Williams digs a good body shot into Mullen's ribs.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Mullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Mullen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mullen shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mullen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That kick from Mullen tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams throws a low kick but Mullen avoids it.
Mullen loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Mullen misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullen.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mullen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chris Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mullen tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Mullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mullen avoids a kick to the body.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Mullen's knee but Mullen avoids it well.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Mullen lands a jab to the head.
Williams wants to clinch
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen misses with a hook.
Mullen throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Mullen throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a low kick as Mullen jumps back.
Mullen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mullen.
Evan Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Mullen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mullen feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Mullen seems unphased.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mullen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mullen checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mullen lands a body shot.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Mullen.
Williams looks for the body kick but Mullen saw that one coming.
Williams throws a jab when Mullen was well out of range.
Mullen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mullen scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mullen lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mullen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Mullen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mullen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:48
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen retains his bantamweight title!
Chris Mullen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Firebird Designs logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.