PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karry Mountain (ranked 824 p4p, 1247 weight class) and Will Rock Jr (ranked 112 p4p, 163 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Mountain
vs
Rock Jr

191 cm
21
159
7 - 2 - 0

173 cm
21
155
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karry Mountain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Rock Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karry Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rock Jr looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Mountain's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mountain scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rock Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Rock Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Mountain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mountain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mountain lunges at Rock Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock Jr's hand.
Rock Jr looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Rock Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Mountain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Rock Jr.
As Rock Jr backs away, Mountain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rock Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A little feinted left hand from Mountain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mountain throws a jab when Rock Jr was well out of range.

Mountain tries to keep at a distance but Rock Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mountain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rock Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mountain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rock Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short body shot lands from Mountain as the two fighters clinch.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Mountain thumps Rock Jr with a low kick.

Rock Jr closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Rock Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mountain managing to block the knees to the body from Rock Jr.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Mountain avoids the damage to the body.
Rock Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock Jr missing with knees to the body.
Come on Mountain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mountain blocking some punches.
Rock Jr tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Mountain blocks with his arms.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mountain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mountain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rock Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mountain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mountain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Rock Jr.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock Jr controls his hands.
Rock Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rock Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Mountain.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock Jr.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Rock Jr.
Mountain avoiding damage as Rock Jr throws knees to the body.
Mountain slows down the pace here.
Rock Jr misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mountain.
Mountain can't break the clinch.
Rock Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Rock Jr on the inside.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain cracks Rock Jr with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mountain.
Rock Jr blocking some punches.
Rock Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
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 is pushing Rock Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rock Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rock Jr working aggressively here.
Rock Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Rock Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
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 Karry Mountain will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mountain throws a sloppy body shot
and Rock Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rock Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mountain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rock Jr.
Mountain misses with a hook. Rock Jr ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick from Rock Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock Jr 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.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Rock Jr.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr throws a hook but Mountain avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mountain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rock Jr throws a low kick, looking for Mountain's leg but Mountain calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr tried to score with a low kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain throwing a counter right hand but Rock Jr manages to avoid it.
Mountain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rock Jr looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Rock Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Mountain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rock Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rock Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karry Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mountain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rock Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock Jr walks into a left hand.
Rock Jr throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a jab.
Mountain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mountain is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock Jr throws a fast counter high kick but Mountain manages to duck under it in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain checks a leg kick.
Rock Jr looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rock Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rock Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock Jr tries to land a leg kick but Mountain saw it coming and moves away.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Mountain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rock Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Rock Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with an inside leg kick.
Rock Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Mountain half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rock Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mountain scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain slips under a jab from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rock Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
Rock Jr misses with a straight left.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock Jr throws a low kick but Mountain avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr misses with a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Mountain there.
Mountain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mountain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rock Jr slips under a jab.
Rock Jr ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Rock Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Mountain shakes him off and moves away.
Rock Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Rock Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock Jr staying out of range there.
Rock Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karry Mountain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rock Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mountain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Mountain tried to score with a low kick but Rock Jr checks it.
Rock Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain keeps Rock Jr at a distance using the push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rock Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mountain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rock Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rock Jr staying out of range there.
Rock Jr tries to clinch there but Mountain circles away.
Rock Jr avoids the head kick by Mountain.
Mountain dips to his left and cracks Rock Jr with an uppercut!
Rock Jr wants to clinch up but Mountain keeps it at a distance.
Rock Jr misses the shot to the body.
Rock Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rock Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Rock Jr has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain stalling against the cage.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Rock Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mountain is defending well for now.
Mountain pushes Rock Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rock Jr can do to turn this around?
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain is struggling to control the position.
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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rock Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock Jr controls his hands.
Mountain avoiding damage as Rock Jr throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock Jr.
Mountain tries to stall but Rock Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mountain working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rock Jr backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mountain blocks a body shot from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Will Rock Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mountain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rock Jr up against the cage.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rock Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mountain gets through Rock Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rock Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mountain blocks it with crossed arms.
Mountain avoiding damage.
Rock Jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mountain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mountain blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mountain is defending well for now.
Mountain lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Mountain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rock Jrs head.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Rock Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountain misses the target.
Mountain checks a low kick from Rock Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rock Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Rock Jr closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Mountain.
Mountain looking to stall.
Rock Jr tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karry Mountain clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rock Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mountain scores with a leg kick.
Mountain blocks a low kick nicely.
Rock Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mountain throws a push kick but Rock Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock Jr slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr wants to slow Mountain down by chopping away at his legs.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
Rock Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Rock Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Rock Jr thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Rock Jr thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a nice leg kick.
Rock Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain is looking to score with low kicks.
Mountain catches Rock Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mountain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mountain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rock Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rock Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr misses with a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rock Jr thinking.
Mountain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rock Jr. That did some damage!
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rock Jr. Rock Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock Jr misses with a double jab.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with an inside leg kick.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Rock Jr misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock Jr. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mountain.
Mountain lands with a right hand.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Rock Jr moved out of range nicely.
Rock Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rock Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rock Jr blocks a jab.
Rock Jr is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mountain stuns Rock Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mountain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain misses with a hook.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rock Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock Jr tries to clinch up
and Mountain counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rock Jr instigates a clinch.
Mountain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rock Jr tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Rock Jr.
Mountain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rock Jr missing with knees to the body.
Rock Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain misses with a body punch.
Rock Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rock Jr backwards.
Rock Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mountain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Karry Mountain had his way with Will Rock Jr in that round.
That's time! Mountain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Mountain.
Mountain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
Rock Jr tries to counter with a clinch but Mountain shakes him off and moves away.
Mountain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick but Mountain moved away.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rock Jr missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mountain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Mountain misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr wants to land a leg kick but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand
and Rock Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Rock Jr throws a low kick, looking for Mountain's leg but Mountain calmly moves out of range.
Rock Jr is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Mountain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rock Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
Rock Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Mountain counters with a low kick, right behind Rock Jr 's knee.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mountain with a jab.
Mountain lands with a hook. Rock Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rock Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Will Rock Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rock Jr.
Mountain cracks Rock Jr with an open hand slap.
Rock Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain with the inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain scores with a jab to the head.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock Jr throws a solid leg kick but Mountain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rock Jr.
Mountain fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rock Jr just manages to avoid it.
Mountain stuns Rock Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock Jr misses the target.
Mountain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rock Jr has time to react.
Rock Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands with an overhand left.
Rock Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rock Jr.
Rock Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Mountain - just one landing.
Mountain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mountain lands a leg kick that knocks Rock Jr off balance momentarily.
Mountain connects with a body shot.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain delivers a nice body kick.
Rock Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain lands with an uppercut that bounces Rock Jr off the cage and back into range.
Rock Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mountain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mountain feints and then cracks Rock Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rock Jr down.
Mountain lands with a right hand.
Mountain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Mountain.
An attempted straight right counter from Mountain misses the target.
A low kick lands for Mountain.
Rock Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karry Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karry Mountain!
Karry Mountain retains his lightweight title!