PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Long Hung Dong (ranked 523 p4p, 601 weight class) and Kaki Mountain (ranked 80 p4p, 86 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dong
vs
Mountain

188 cm
35
175
24 - 16 - 1

180 cm
27
170
13 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Long Hung Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaki Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain keeps Dong at a distance using the push kick.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
Dong loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
Dong throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.
Dong misses with a looping right.
Mountain flicks out a counter leg kick but Dong steps away.
Dong throws a chopping leg kick but Mountain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mountain throws a push kick but Dong slaps the foot to one side.
A clash of legs there as Dong blocks the low kick.
Mountain throws a leg kick that misses.
Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dong lands a right hook to the body.
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mountain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Mountain misses.
Dong takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain lands with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
Dong looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Dong's shoulder, as Dong tries to avoid the shot.
Dong misses with a hook
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dong looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Dong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mountain.
Mountain lands a leg kick that knocks Dong off balance momentarily.
Dong thows a leg kick but Mountain checks it
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountain's corner calls for a 1-2. Mountain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dong 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.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain digs a good body shot into Dong's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dong.
Dong scores with a nice head shot.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Dong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a body punch
and Mountain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Dong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mountain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dong connects with the punch.
Mountain staying out of range there.
Mountain slips a jab from Dong.
Dong throws a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dong throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Mountain on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Dong feinted with a counter takedown.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Mountain takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
Mountain connects with a solid leg kick.
Mountain tried to score with a low kick but Dong checks it.
Dong moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Dong slips a jab from Mountain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Dong.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mountain! But no joy.
Mountain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dong throws a body kick that misses
and Mountain counters with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dong fails to pull guard.
Mountain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mountain fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mountain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dong is leaning against Mountain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dong swings wildly with an uppercut but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Dong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain lands a hook that snaps the head of Dong backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dong fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Dong.
Dong is working Mountain over against the cage.
Mountain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Mountain.
Dong misses with some punches.
Dong fails to pull guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Dong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mountain misses with the head strike.
Dong tries to work over Mountain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain misses with a punch on the inside.
Dong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Long Hung Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Dong is trying to pull guard but Mountain turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Mountain dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Dong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mountain at a distance.
Dong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Dong has Mountain up against the cage in a clinch.

Dong decides to pull guard.
Dong pulls Mountain in close to prevent any damage.
Mountain is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dong has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dong's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Dong trying to control the position.
Dong trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Mountain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dong, up you get!
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mountain misses with an uppercut.
Dong misses the shot to the body.
Dong lands with a nice combination. Mountain backs away looking to recover.
Mountain lands a nice shot that snaps Dong's head back.
Mountain throws a jab when Dong was well out of range.
And Dong counters with a quick kick to the body but Mountain blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong blocks a jab.
Mountain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mountain checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mountain catches Dong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mountain scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain delivers a nice body kick.
Mountain scores with a nice strike.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mountain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dong 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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain slips a straight right by Dong.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Dong cracks Mountain with an open hand slap.
Dong throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mountain - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as Mountain blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Nice body kick from Mountain.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dong walks into a stiff left hand from Mountain.
Dong looks to land a left hand but Mountain moved out of range nicely.
Dong lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mountain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mountain cracks Dong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
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!
Dong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mountain connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong walks into a jab.
Mountain scores with a sloppy right hand. Dong should have avoided that one.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mountain throws a chopping leg kick but Dong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dong tries a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dong.
Kaki Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Dong misses its intended target.
Mountain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain moves out of range of the body kick from Dong.
Mountain connects with a leg kick.
Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mountain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dong throws the left hand but Mountain avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Mountain misses its intended target.
Mountain looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dong is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kaki Mountain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dong tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A bone on bone clash there as Dong blocks the leg kick.
Mountain scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Mountain.
Dong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Mountain. That snapped Dong's head back.
Dong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mountain scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Mountain.
Mountain lands an uppercut.
Mountain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mountain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong takes a shot to the head.
Mountain makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mountain working aggressively here.
Mountain lands a left hand.
Dong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mountain backwards.
Dong throws a head punch that misses.
Dong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain is looking to control Dong's arms but Dong gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mountain has his back to the cage.
Mountain throws a punch but it's blocked by Dong.
Mountain goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mountain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain tries a body shot but Dong blocks it.
Mountain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dong's elbow.

Mountain manages to break the clinch.
Long Hung Dong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dong clinches.
Mountain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Long Hung Dong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mountain swings wildly with an uppercut but Dong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong jumps guard but Mountain stands there with Dong around his waist. Dong gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mountain tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dong tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dong throws a punch but it's blocked by Mountain.
Mountain working aggressively here.

Mountain breaks from the clinch.
Dong ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Dong tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dong drops his hands momentarily and Mountain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dong misses with a right hand
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountain misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mountain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mountain scores with a decent looking hook.
Mountain misses with a looping right.
Mountain misses with a hook. Dong ducked under it nicely.
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 checks the leg kick.
Dong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dong throws out a powerful jab.
Dong lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Mountain.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dong takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Mountain. That snapped Dong's head back.
Dong wants to clinch
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands with a nice body punch.
Dong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dong lands a jab.
Mountain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
Mountain avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dong throws out a loose jab but Mountain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mountain.
Dong throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Dong misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain keeps the fight on the outside.
Mountain scores with a jab.
Dong needs to keep his hands up - Mountain had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaki Mountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mountain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaki Mountain!
After winning the bout, Kaki Mountain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.