PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddah Joe (ranked 806 p4p, 1120 weight class) and Tauski Mountain (ranked 51 p4p, 70 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Joe
vs
Mountain

150 cm
26
300
14 - 7 - 0

175 cm
38
295
20 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mountain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Mountain is quick to defend against it.
No joy there for Mountain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe blocks a leg kick.
Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Mountain is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand

and Joe counters with a takedown into side control.
Joe wants to control but Mountain is keeping him busy.

Joe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Joe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mountain will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mountain bucks up and tries to throw Joe off but instead Joe has got his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mountain is trying to get back to his feet but Joe has full control of the position and if anything, Mountain has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Joe looking for the choke but no joy.
Mountain is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
I would not like to be Mountain right now.
Joe thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Mountain trying to get back to his feet but Joe is in full control for now.

Mountain defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Joe throwing sloppy strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe is looking to control Mountain but Mountain is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Joe lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mountain hold on?!

It looks like Tauski Mountain has been cut.
Joe trying to control momentarily.
Mountain is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Joe lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mountain hold on?!

Mountain fending off the submission attempt from Joe.

Mountain showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Joe misses with punches from the back.

Joe is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Mountain covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Joe tightening his grip on Mountain, looking for the choke.
Joe is looking to control Mountain but Mountain is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Buddah Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Joe dodges the punch combination from Mountain.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mountain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe attempts a counter takedown but Mountain avoids it well and moves away.
Mountain pushes Joe away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Joe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a head kick but Joe moves out of range.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joe checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick.
Tauski Mountain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mountain throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mountain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mountain does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mountain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joe's head backwards.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe attempts a counter takedown but Mountain avoids it well and moves away.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a combination that misses

and Joe counters with a single leg into guard. Mountain didn't expect that.
Joe looking to sit in guard and control but Mountain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Joe throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mountain uses it to pass to side control.
Buddah Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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 decides to stand back up. Mountain steps back and let's Joe get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tauski Mountain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tauski Mountain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mountain throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Mountain fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mountain throws a shot to the body.
Mountain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Mountain scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a straight left.
Mountain lands a head kick!
Joe avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Joe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Joe appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Joe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
No joy there for Mountain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mountain sprawls and moves away.
Mountain throws a front kick that sends Joe stumbling back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mountain.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe attempts a counter takedown but Mountain avoids it well and moves away.
Mountain throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.
Joe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mountain misses with a lunging right hand

and Joe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
Joe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Mountain manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Joe keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mountain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mountain pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe 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 that is checked

and Joe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mountain!
Joe wants to control for a moment but Mountain uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tauski Mountain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mountain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tauski Mountain!
After the big win, Tauski Mountain made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors NARCOS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.