PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaki Mountain (ranked 56 p4p, 226 weight class) and Thomas Hearn (ranked 8 p4p, 31 weight class). Hearn has chosen Professor X - Dave as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mountain
vs
Hearn

180 cm
31
173
27 - 13 - 0

185 cm
33
180
23 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hearn's head.
Hearn with a jab.
Hearn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hearn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hearn blocks a leg kick.
Hearn misses with a wild body shot.
Mountain checks a low kick from Hearn.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mountain checks it well.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Mountain scores with a nice right hand.
Hearn throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain scores with a jab. Hearn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mountain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hearn thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Hearn backs away, Mountain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A lazy body kick from Hearn
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hearn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mountain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mountain throws a wild body kick that Hearn sees coming a mile off.
Mountain throws a solid leg kick but Hearn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mountain.
Hearn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hearn! But no joy.
Mountain looks for the body kick but Hearn saw that one coming.
Hearn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hearn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain thuds his right hand into Hearn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
It seemed like Hearn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Mountain's front leg but catches the back leg as Mountain tries to avoid it.
Hearn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hearn throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain swings for the body but Hearn moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.
Hearn lands with an overhand left.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Hearn misses with a few strikes there.
Hearn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mountain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearn.
Decent striking displayed by Mountain there.
Mountain takes one to the chin there.
Mountain jabs at Hearn's body.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Hearn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain throws a body kick that misses
letting Hearn counter with a right hand.
Mountain throws the left hand but Hearn avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hearn.
Hearn walks into a stiff left hand from Mountain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Mountain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mountain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain with a nice cross.
Mountain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mountain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Hearn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hearn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hearn with a nice calf kick.
Mountain keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Mountain.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mountain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain cracks Hearn with an open hand slap.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Hearn misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn misses with an uppercut.
Mountain lands a two punch combo.
Hearn scores with a body shot.
Hearn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hearn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hearn throws a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Hearn looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Hearn throws a hook but Mountain blocks it.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Hearn blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Mountain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thomas Hearn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick from Hearn.
Mountain throws a chopping leg kick but Hearn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mountain walks into a stiff left hand from Hearn.
Hearn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kaki Mountain will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Hearn.
Hearn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mountain 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.
Hearn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Hearn thumps Mountain with a low kick.
Hearn moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Good leg kick by Mountain.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hearn with the inside leg kick.
Hearn defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Hearn.
Hearn misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with a thumping low kick.
Hearn looks for the body kick but Mountain saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Hearn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearn throws a right hand that Mountain ducks under and follows up with a left that Mountain also avoids with ease.
Hearn throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Hearn.
Hearn misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hearn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hearn throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
A left lands for Mountain.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hearn 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 Mountain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mountain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mountain lands a jab.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Hearn slips a jab from Mountain.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Mountain rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hearn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Hearn slips the punch.
Mountain misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain tries a low kick but Hearn avoids it.
Hearn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mountain - that will leave a mark!
Mountain scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick from Hearn misses.
Hearn blocks the body kick.
Hearn thuds a left hand into Mountain's body.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Hearn swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Hearn ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Mountain throws out a powerful jab.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a left and a right that stings Hearn.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Hearn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hearn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hearn tried to score with a low kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn tries to score with a low kick but Mountain moves his leg out of the way.
Hearn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hearn.
Mountain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hearn throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain misses with a few strikes there.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Mountain is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a hook. Hearn ducked under it nicely.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Hearn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hearn feints and then cracks Mountain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mountain down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain throws a leg kick
and Mountain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain misses with a hook.
Mountain throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hearn.
It seemed like Hearn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hearn checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Hearn misses.
Good work by Mountain as he checks the leg kick.
Hearn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Hearn connects with a leg kick.
Hearn jabs Mountain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mountain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Mountain blocks the leg kick.
Hearn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hearn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with an outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good leg kick by Mountain.
Hearn digs a good body shot into Mountain's ribs.
Mountain lands a lovely overhand right.
Hearn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mountain is looking to score with low kicks.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Hearn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Mountain blocks it well.
Mountain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mountain defending well as Hearn loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kaki Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain with the inside leg kick.
Hearn thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mountain ducks right into an uppercut from Hearn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain throws the left hand but Hearn avoids the punch easily.
Hearn throws out a counter right but Mountain avoids it with no problem.
Hearn lands a body shot.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hearn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hearn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hearn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hearn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.
Hearn pushes Mountain away with a front kick.
Mountain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hearn slips a straight right by Mountain.
Hearn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hearn misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hearn.
Mountain misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Hearn.
Hearn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hearn throws a body kick that misses.
Mountain blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.
Hearn misses with the body kick
and Mountain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearn throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Hearn.
Hearn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Hearn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mountain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hearn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mountain.
Mountain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hearn.
Hearn takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Mountain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mountain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearn.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hearn tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hearn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mountain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hearn at a distance.
Hearn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mountain momentarily.
Hearn moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Mountain avoids a kick to the body.
Mountain misses with a leg kick
and Hearn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice cross by Mountain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain misses with a right hand
and Hearn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hearn moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mountain as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Mountain misses.
Hearn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Hearn misses with a wild body shot.
Hearn tries to score with a low kick but Mountain moves his leg out of the way.
Hearn is looking to slow Mountain down with leg kicks.
Hearn 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.
Hearn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hearn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hearn throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Hearn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hearn throws a wild body kick that Mountain sees coming a mile off.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mountain throws an off balance right hand
and Hearn counters with a thumping low kick.
Hearn staying out of range there.
Hearn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Thomas Hearn just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hearn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hearn throws a sloppy head kick and Mountain moves out of range easily.
Hearn looks to land a combination but Mountain avoids it well.
Mountain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hearn loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
A big left from Mountain misses.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Mountain takes a swing at Hearn's ribcage but misses.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Hearn's head but Hearn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Hearn misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hearn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mountain - the referee stops the clock and Hearn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mountain. Hearn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some bone on bone action there as Mountain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab by Mountain.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountain misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain is looking to land body kicks.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Hearn moved out of range nicely.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Hearn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Hearn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hearn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
Hearn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mountain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearn scrambles back to his feet.
Hearn takes one to the chin there.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hearn manages to avoid it.
Mountain misses the jab.
Mountain lands with an uppercut that bounces Hearn off the cage and back into range.
Mountain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hearn doesn't seem bothered though.
Hearn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mountain. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn misses with a kick to the body.
Hearn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hearn misses with the body kick
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hearn tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hearn tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hearn.
Hearn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid body kick from Mountain.
Mountain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hearn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain throws the left hand but Hearn avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Hearn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Hearn's shoulder, as Hearn tries to avoid the shot.
Hearn tries a quick counter leg kick but Mountain is wise to it.
Mountain connects with a single shot there.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
Mountain backing away here, and Hearn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Hearn.
Hearn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Hearn does no damage.
Hearn moves away from the strike by Mountain.
Hearn throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hearn is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
It seemed like Hearn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hearn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain slips under a jab from Hearn.
Hearn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn ducks right into an uppercut from Mountain.
Hearn thows a body kick. Mountain tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a good low kick that Hearn was not able to check.
Hearn scoring well with a low kick there.
Mountain throws a hook but Hearn blocks it.
Hearn thuds his right hand into Mountain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hearn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hearn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hearn throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Hearn walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Mountain had his way with Thomas Hearn in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mountain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Hearn's head but Hearn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
A jab from Hearn does it's job there.
Mountain throws the kick towards the body but Hearn avoids it.
Hearn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Donk. Hearn catches Mountain right on the button with a cross.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Hearn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mountain thuds a left hand into Hearn's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn misses with a few strikes there.
Hearn lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Hearn.
Mountain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Mountain misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a jab.
Hearn throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a straight right hand.
Hearn takes one to the chin there.
Hearn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
An inside leg kick from Hearn misses.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Hearn moved out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mountain!
A jab from Mountain finds it's way through Hearn's defenses.
Hearn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hearn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Hearn moved away.
Hearn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearn. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hearn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mountain checks a leg kick.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Hearn.
A clash of legs there as Mountain blocks the low kick.
Mountain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hearn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hearn blocks a jab.
Hearn throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Mountain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mountain throws a leg kick
and Hearn counters with a body kick that stops Mountain in his tracks momentarily.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hearn tries to work over Mountain's front leg with a kick but Mountain checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain jabs Hearn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hearn throws a leg kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mountain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hearn.
Mountain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Mountain tries to land a front kick but Hearn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mountain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hearn.
Mountain throws a jab but it's blocked by Hearn.
Hearn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mountain throws a shot from downtown. Hearn moves away and avoids it.
Mountain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hearn. Hearn obviously looking to wear him down.
Hearn ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
A little jabbing left from Hearn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain moves away from the strike by Hearn.
Mountain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hearn slips a jab from Mountain.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hearn checks a leg kick.
Hearn moves out of range of the leg kick from Mountain.
Hearn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Nice straight punches there by Hearn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hearn.
Mountain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hearn delivers a nice body kick.
Mountain misses with a hook
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearn misses the shot to the body.
Hearn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Hearn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A nice leg kick from Hearn, right into the meat of the thigh.

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 Kaki Mountain.
Well Mountain 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 48:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Thomas Hearn!
Thomas Hearn is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Thomas Hearn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.