... defeats Nolan in the video game, mocking about it.

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Jack always defeats Nolan in the video game, mocking about it.

Is "mocking" grammatically fine here, or some grammatical issue in this sentence?

Context: made it
 
@Cat - Man , also note:
1- Nolan is typically a surname, whereas Jack is a first name.
2-
Is "mocking" grammatically fine here
We do not use "fine" in the interrogative or negative forms of such sentences.
Say, for example:
Is "mocking" okay/correct here?
or is there some grammatical issue in with this sentence?
Note especially the verb I added to that clause.
Context: made it I made up that sentence.
See the correction above.
 
Jack always defeats Nolan in the video game, mocking him about it.

Is "mocking" grammatically fine correct here no comma here or and are there some any [other] grammatical issues in this sentence?

Context Source: I made wrote it.
Please note my corrections above.

With the addition of the object "him", the sentence is grammatically correct but it's not very natural. For a start, we tend to use "beat" rather than "defeat", unless we're commentating on professional sport. Also, we'd be more likely to use "and [frequently] mocks him about it". Note that to use "the video game", there would need to be a previous reference to the specific game you're talking about. If you're talking about various games, use the plural without an article.

Jack always beats Nolan at Resident Evil 4 and frequently mocks him about it.
Jack always beats Nolan at video games and frequently mocks him about it.

You didn't give us the context - you gave us the source. Context would be something like "I'm explaining to a friend that Jack always beats Nolan at [name of game] and then makes fun of him about it".
 

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