PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia comes to the cage accompanied by The Witcher. Mountain has chosen kuningas 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.

Of Ravia
vs
Mountain

176 cm
30
203 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

189 cm
36
209 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Perkele!

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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Ravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia misses with a body punch
and Mountain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Of Ravia.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Of Ravia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Of Ravia backs up against the cage.
Geralt Of Ravia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses
and Mountain counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Of Ravia blocks the leg kick.
Of Ravia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Of Ravia throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Mountain slips under a jab from Of Ravia.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Ravia checks a leg kick.
Of Ravia checks a low kick from Mountain.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia misses with a left hand
and Mountain counters with an outside leg kick.
Mountain throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Mountain only half commits.
Of Ravia misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mountain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Of Ravia will feel that in the morning.
Of Ravia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mountain sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mountain is looking to slow Of Ravia down with leg kicks.
Mountain is looking to chop away at Of Ravia's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mountain.
Of Ravia misses with a series of wild punches.
Of Ravia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain slips a jab from Of Ravia.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mountain.
Mountain has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Of Ravia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A left lands for Mountain.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Of Ravia misses.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
Mountain throws out a leg kick but Of Ravia moves out of range and Mountain only half commits.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia tries to work over Mountain's front leg with a kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain jabs Of Ravia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Of Ravia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Of Ravia.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Of Ravia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Mountain there.
Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Of Ravia throws an off balance right hand
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Of Ravia misses with a kick to the body.
Of Ravia checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Of Ravia throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mountain lands with an uppercut that bounces Of Ravia off the cage and back into range.
A leg kick checked by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia misses with a hook.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. Of Ravia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Of Ravia moved out of range nicely.
Of Ravia lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mountain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountain cracks the inside of Of Ravia's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia tests Mountain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mountain, right into the meat.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Of Ravia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Ravia avoids a kick to the body.
Of Ravia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Of Ravia wants to land a leg kick but Mountain is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia swings widly with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mountain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mountain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mountain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mountain throws the kick towards the body but Of Ravia avoids it.
Mountain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Of Ravia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Ravia is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mountain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Of Ravia tries to move into range but Mountain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Ravia. That did some damage!
Mountain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Of Ravia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mountain thuds his right hand into Of Ravia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Ravia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Of Ravia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jari Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Of Ravia throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Mountain misses with a kick to the body.
Mountain fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain is looking to land body kicks.
A cross from Mountain lands.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain punishes Of Ravia's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain throws a low kick, looking for Of Ravia's leg but Of Ravia calmly moves out of range.
Of Ravia avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Of Ravia moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Of Ravia there.
A telegraphed right hand from Of Ravia misses the target.
Mountain thows a leg kick but Of Ravia checks it
and Mountain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mountain misses with a leg kick
and Of Ravia counters with a right hand to the body.
Of Ravia misses with a looping left.
Of Ravia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Of Ravia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Of Ravia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mountain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Of Ravia scrambles back to his feet.
Of Ravia throws a shot to the body.
Mountain throws a jab when Of Ravia was well out of range.
Of Ravia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mountain.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Mountain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Ravia.
Of Ravia defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Of Ravia is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
Of Ravia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Of Ravia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mountain's hands.
Of Ravia misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia connects with a leg kick. Mountain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Of Ravia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Of Ravia blocks a low kick nicely.
Mountain feints and then cracks Of Ravia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Ravia down.
A left lands for Mountain.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Of Ravia might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mountain swings for the body but Of Ravia moves out of range.
Mountain throws a low kick but Of Ravia avoids it.
Of Ravia tries to work over Mountain's front leg with a kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Of Ravia throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Of Ravia ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Of Ravia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Of Ravia just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Ravia 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Of Ravia moved out of range nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Ravia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mountain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mountain thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Mountain.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mountain 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 Of Ravia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Of Ravia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mountain throws out a powerful jab.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Of Ravia lands an overhand right.
Of Ravia tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mountain misses with a straight left.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mountain lands with a shot to the body.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mountain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Of Ravia backs up against the cage.
Of Ravia throws a head kick that misses.
Of Ravia 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 needs to keep his hands up - Of Ravia had a free shot at his head there.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.
Mountain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain punishes Of Ravia's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain connects with an inside leg kick.
Mountain lunges at Of Ravia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Of Ravia's hand.
Mountain finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Of Ravia misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mountain slips a jab from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mountain's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Of Ravia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mountain can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Ravia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mountain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain lands a really nice looking cross but Of Ravia seems unphased.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia throws a nice looking combination but Mountain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mountain.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Mountain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mountain.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Of Ravia throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Of Ravia's head backwards.
Of Ravia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That kick from Mountain tenderised Of Ravia's leg. Of Ravia is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Of Ravia sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Ravia. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Ravia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain lands a leg kick that knocks Of Ravia off balance momentarily.
Mountain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Of Ravia is rocked!
Mountain scores with a body shot.
Oh Of Ravia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mountain lands a nice shot that snaps Of Ravia's head back.
Mountain circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Of Ravia tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Mountain wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jari Mountain!
Our winner, Jari Mountain, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.