PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Mountain (ranked 4317 p4p, 4444 weight class) and Mohammed Henni (ranked 0 p4p, 500 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mountain
vs
Henni

192 cm
18
212
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohammed Henni!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henni misses with a double jab
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henni looks to clinch
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
Henni with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mountain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mountain cracks Henni with an open hand slap.
Henni shoots and misses
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Mountain with a nice calf kick.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain jabs Henni right on the nose. Henni blinks but takes it well.
Henni throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Henni throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Henni tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Henni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mountain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Henni.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Henni takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henni takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Mountain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henni doesn't seem phased though.
Mountain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mountain lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Mountain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mountain.

Henni takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mountain.
Mountain can't find room to land a body shot as Henni controls the action.
Mountain tries a body shot but Henni blocks it.
Henni tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Henni.
Henni gets through Mountain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Mountain working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Henni avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
Henni is working for takedown but Mountain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jari Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Henni.
Mountain is trying to maintain a safe position but Henni gets an underhook and turns Mountain into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
Mountain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Henni has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henni takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henni is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mountain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Henni blocks a body shot from Mountain.

Henni works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Henni is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mountain working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henni is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Henni throwing strikes from guard but Mountain blocks nicely.
Mountain being controlled here, momentarily.
Henni postures up in Mountain's guard and throws a big left but Mountain blocks it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

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.

Henni decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Decent striking displayed by Mountain there.
Henni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Henni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain dips to his left and cracks Henni with an uppercut!
Mountain lands a high kick!
Henni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Henni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mountain sprawls well initially but Henni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mountain tries to kick Henni off in order to stand up. Henni Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mohammed Henni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Henni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mountain cracks Henni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mountain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Henni.
Jab by Mountain.

Mountain tries to sprawl but Henni drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henni trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Henni 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Henni postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mountain to stand up.
Henni fails with the takedown
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henni on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Henni rushes Mountain and presses him up against the cage.
Mountain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mountain avoiding damage.
Henni is looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henni working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
Henni leaning against his opponent.
Mountain lands an uppercut.
Henni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Henni.
Mountain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Henni is keeping busy.
Henni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain looking to slow down the pace here.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Henni.
Mountain lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Henni.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mountain stops a takedown attempt from Henni.
Jari Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohammed Henni.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mountain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henni.
Henni leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mountain tries to work over Henni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henni.
Mountain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Henni up against the cage.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henni working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mountain misses with the head strike.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mountain has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henni wants to take the fight to the mat but Mountain manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mountain lands a right hand.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henni is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Henni is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Henni.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mountain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henni blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Mountain tries to stall but Henni uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mountain stalling in the clinch but Henni improves position.
Henni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mountain up against the cage.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Henni.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mountain, as that shot connected.

Henni shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henni showed some decent athleticism there.

Henni stands up out of the half guard.
Henni doesn't manage to clinch there - Mountain circles away.
Henni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mountain cracks Henni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Henni is predictable there
and Mountain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Henni moves into the clinch.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Henni.
Mountain is trying to maintain a safe position but Henni gets an underhook and turns Mountain into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Henni has managed to clinch.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Henni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henni blocking some punches.
Come on Henni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Henni jumps guard.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henni can do to turn this around?
Henni keeping moving, preventing Mountain from controlling successfully.

Mountain is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Henni has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mountain is looking to defend but Henni has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mountain! Henni pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mountain taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mohammed Henni!