PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Bushman (ranked 1669 p4p, 23101 weight class) and Kari Mountain (ranked 193 p4p, 537 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bushman
vs
Mountain

182 cm
21
193
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
30
200
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrence Bushman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushman throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Terrence Bushman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bushman tried to score with a low kick but Mountain checks it.
Nice body punch from Bushman.
Bushman with the inside leg kick.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
Bushman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mountain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bushman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mountain if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bushman counters with a straight right hand.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Bushman moved out of range.
Bushman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Terrence Bushman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Mountain is predictable there
and Bushman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bushman.
Mountain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bushman.
Mountain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mountain checks a leg kick nicely.
Bushman tries to land a leg kick but Mountain saw it coming and moves away.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Bushman.
Bushman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mountain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Bushman avoids them all with ease.
Mountain lands a nice hook to Bushman's body. Bushman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mountain misses with the combination.
Bushman lands a leg kick that knocks Mountain off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bushman 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.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bushman scoring well with a low kick there.
Mountain shoots for a takedown but Bushman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bushman tried to counter with a leg kick but Mountain avoided it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain connects with a leg kick.
Bushman works the jab nicely.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain throws a counter combo.
Mountain swings for the body but Bushman moves out of range.
Bushman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bushman avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bushman avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Mountain lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain 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 looks to land a left hand but Bushman moved out of range nicely.
Bushman blocks a low kick nicely.
Bushman swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Bushman.
Bushman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bushman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mountain is defended easily by Bushman.
Bushman sizes up Mountain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Mountain shoots in looking for a takedown but Bushman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mountain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terrence Bushman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kari Mountain.
Mountain tries to bum rush Bushman with a series of wild strikes but Bushman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bushman counters with a nice leg kick.
Mountain swings for the body but Bushman moves out of range.
Bushman cracks Mountain with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bushman lands with an uppercut that bounces Mountain off the cage and back into range.
Bushman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bushman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bushman throws the kick towards the body but Mountain avoids it.
Bushman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Both fighters circling a little - Bushman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mountain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bushman moves away.
Mountain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mountain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bushman connects with an inside leg kick.
Bushman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushman fakes the leg kick and cracks Mountain in the body.
A low kick from Mountain misses
letting Bushman counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Bushman's head coaches at Patskun tappelukoulu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bushman is looking to land body kicks.
Mountain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mountain moves forwards but Bushman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mountain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bushman rather than just go for the knockout.
Mountain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bushman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Mountain's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bushman lands a nice looking body shot.
Mountain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bushman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mountain takes a step back to recover.
Bushman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mountain can do to turn this around?
Mountain shoots in for a takedown but Bushman shows good takedown defense.
Mountain throws a wild body kick that Bushman sees coming a mile off.
Bushman misses with a kick to the body.
Bushman throws a hook but Mountain blocks it.
Mountain misses the jab.
Mountain takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kari Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick from Bushman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bushman checks a low kick from Mountain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a nice looking combination but Bushman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Bushman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mountain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mountain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain throws a head kick but Bushman moves out of range.
Bushman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bushman throws a leg kick which misses Mountain's front leg but catches the back leg as Mountain tries to avoid it.
Bushman digs a good body shot into Mountain's ribs.
Bushman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A low kick from Mountain misses
and Bushman counters with an inside leg kick.
Bushman looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.
Mountain walks into a stiff left hand from Bushman.
Terrence Bushman is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot lands for Bushman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Mountain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick lands for Bushman.
Bushman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bushman scores with the left hand. Mountain knows he should have avoided that one.
Mountain throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Bushman to counter with a crisp jab.
Bushman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bushman digs a good hook to Mountain's body.
A punch combination from Mountain misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bushman!
Bushman throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Bushman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mountain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Bushman.
Mountain throws a leg kick which misses Bushman's front leg but catches the back leg as Bushman tries to avoid it.
Mountain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bushman looks to land a body kick but Mountain moved away.
Bushman slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
Nice uppercut there from Bushman.
Bushman cracks Mountain with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bushman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bushman pushes Mountain away with a front kick.
Bushman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bushman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Terrence Bushman dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bushman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bushman delivers a nice body kick.
Bushman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bushman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mountain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bushman counters with a body kick that stops Mountain in his tracks momentarily.
Bushman jabs at Mountain's body.
Mountain avoids a kick to the body.
Mountain misses with a combination
and Bushman counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Bushman counters with a quick kick to the body but Mountain blocks it.
Mountain throws a jab when Bushman was well out of range.
Mountain misses with a head kick.
Bushman quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bushman 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain tries to bum rush Bushman with a series of wild strikes but Bushman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bushman. That one must have hurt.
Bushman lands with a nice body kick.
Mountain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Bushman.
Mountain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bushman.
Mountain tries for a takedown but Bushman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bushman throwing a counter right hand but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Bushman throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Bushman.
Bushman lands a nice shot to the body.
Bushman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bushman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mountain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bushman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kari Mountain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bushman scores with the left hand. Mountain knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bushman!
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Bushman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bushman scoring well with a low kick there.
Bushman misses with a body kick.
Bushman catches Mountain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Terrence Bushman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mountain misses with a low kick.
Bushman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain throws the left hand but Bushman avoids the punch easily.
Bushman lands a right hook to the body.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushman.
Mountain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bushman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bushman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bushman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushman.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Bushman moves out of range.
Mountain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mountain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bushman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bushman with a nice calf kick.
Bushman 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.
Jab by Bushman.
Bushman 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.
Both fighters circling a little - Bushman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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 pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bushman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bushman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bushman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mountain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick lands for Bushman.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mountain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bushman - the referee stops the clock and Mountain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bushman. Mountain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bushman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bushman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bushman.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mountain walks into a stiff left hand from Bushman.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Bushman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bushman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Bushman!