PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain has chosen kuningas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Balboa
vs
Mountain

185 cm
31
215 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

189 cm
32
209 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

DJs Locker

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky Balboa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain lands a body shot.
Mountain lands with a slapping head kick.
A slow jab from Balboa misses its intended target.
Balboa swinging wildly here.

Balboa lands a left and a right that send Mountain crashing to the mat, dazed. Balboa thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Jari Mountain has been cut.
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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mountain thumps Balboa with a low kick.

Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.
Balboa lands a body shot.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Balboa controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain blocking some punches.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Balboa tries to land a knee to the head but Mountain blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
A right handed body shot lands from Mountain.
Balboa misses with a knee strike.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Balboa.
Mountain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Balboa avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
Balboa lands a shot to the body.
Balboa has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
A right hand to the body from Balboa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Mountain - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain can't break the clinch.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Balboa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Balboa lands a nice uppercut.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain managing to block the knees to the body from Balboa.

Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Balboa.
Balboa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
A left lands for Balboa.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Balboa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mountain.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balboa manages to avoid it.
Balboa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mountain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Balboa blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Balboa tries a body shot but Mountain blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Balboa tries a knee to the head but Mountain blocks it.
Balboa misses with some punches.
Balboa struggles to land a body shot inside as Mountain controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Balboa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balboa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain looking to slow down the pace here.
Balboa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Balboa working aggressively here.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mountain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Balboa's leg. Balboa is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Balboa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Mountain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mountain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Mountain. Those never looked like landing.
Mountain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Balboa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mountain misses with a combination
and Balboa counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Balboa.
Mountain throws a good cross that connects.
Mountain cracks a nice hook into Balboa's ribs.
Mountain blocks a jab.
Balboa lands with an uppercut that bounces Mountain off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain throws a series of strikes that have Balboa backpedaling.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Mountain.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mountain.
Balboa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mountain.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Balboa is looking to clinch.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Balboa rather than just go for the knockout.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain throws a quick inside leg kick.
Balboa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balboa misses with a looping right.
Mountain looks to land a combination. Balboa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balboa swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Balboa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Balboa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Balboa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mountain lands with a short shot to the head.

Mountain manages to break the clinch.
Balboa misses the jab.
A left and a right from Balboa both land. Nice combination.
Mountain scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a lazy uppercut
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Balboa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mountain. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Balboa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mountain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Balboa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Balboa cracks Mountain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Balboa.
Mountain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Balboa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mountain counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Balboa.
Balboa throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
Mountain feints and then cracks Balboa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Balboa down.
Mountain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Balboa throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Balboa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Balboa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Balboa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a two punch combo.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mountain defending well as Balboa loads up on a big left hand.
Mountain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Balboa on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Mountain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mountain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Balboa clinches up against the cage.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike.
Balboa tries to throw a body punch but Mountain avoids it by throwing Balboa back against the cage.
Mountain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mountain stalling.
Mountain takes a shot to the head.
Balboa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain gets underhooks to prevent Balboa's takedown attempt.
Mountain scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain tries to work over Balboa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balboa throws a knee to the head but misses.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balboa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mountain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mountain throws a front kick that sends Balboa stumbling back into the cage.
Mountain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mountain. That's going to slow Balboa down.
Mountain lands a right hook to the body.
Balboa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Mountain finds it's target.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mountain scores with a leg kick.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mountain circles away quickly and effectively.
Mountain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mountain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mountain to score with a decent uppercut.
Mountain throws a leg kick which misses Balboa's front leg but catches the back leg as Balboa tries to avoid it.
Balboa takes one to the side of the head.

Balboa is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain jabs Balboa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Balboa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Balboa seems to have got his legs back now.
Balboa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain scores with a decent looking hook.
Balboa missing with a left hand there. Mountain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Balboa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. Balboa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Balboa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mountain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Balboa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Balboa tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Balboa's head backwards.
Balboa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Horrible takedown by Balboa or perhaps it was just good defense by Mountain which made him look bad.
Mountain connects with a body shot.
Balboa misses with a hook to the body

and Mountain counters by moving into the clinch.

Mountain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Balboa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mountain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mountain wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Balboa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Balboa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Mountain.

Oooooh!!! Mountain has knocked Balboa down with a huge combo! Mountain steps away and waves a wobbly Balboa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mountain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mountain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle, before Mountain throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Balboa's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Mountain lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Jari Mountain!
A very excited looking Jari Mountain made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.