PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 360 p4p, 11 weight class) and Jari Mountain (ranked 189 p4p, 10 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Out
vs
Mountain

180 cm
32
276 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

189 cm
53
209 lbs
31 - 18 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
Out looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Out swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Out throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mountain counters with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Mountain. Those never looked like landing.
Out is looking to counter punch.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Out misses its target.
Mountain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Out connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mountain scrambles back to his feet.
Out uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Out connects with a single shot there.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Out's knee momentarily.
Out misses the body punch
and Mountain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Out thinking.
Out fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Out throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Out's head but Out sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Out throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mountain counters with a nice low kick that buckles Out's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Out misses its intended target.
Out misses the body punch
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Out looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Out looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Mountain scores with a leg kick.
Mountain missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Out throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain throws a lazy right hand but Out sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Out misses the body punch
and Out takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Out blocks a jab.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Mountain.
Out throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
Mountain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Out with a body shot.
Mountain tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain throws a right hand that misses
and Mountain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Out's head but Out sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mountain.
Out misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A lazy left from Mountain finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mountain.
Out swings widly with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Out misses.
Out misses with a right hand
and Mountain counters with a leg kick.
Mountain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mountain throws a nice outside leg kick.
Out slips a straight right by Mountain.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
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!
Out takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Out is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mountain.
Mountain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mountain dodges the punch combination from Out.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain lands a nice shot that snaps Out's head back.
Mountain misses with an uppercut. Out saw that one coming.
Out misses with a straight left.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Mountain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mountain scores with a hook to the body. Out takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Out is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mountain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Mountain slips under a jab from Out.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Out avoids it with no problem.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Out throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Out misses its intended target.
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.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mountain misses with a hook. Out ducked under it nicely.
Jari Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Out misses with an uppercut
and Mountain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mountain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mountain connects with a looping right hand.
Mountain swings widly with a right hand
and Out counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Out misses with a looping left.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mountain.
Out misses the shot to the body.
Out throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out misses with a hook. Mountain ducked under it nicely.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain throws a one two combo.
Mountain scores with a shot to the body.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
It looked like Out was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mountain.
Mountain misses with a straight left.
Out misses the jab.
Out lands a body shot.
Out misses with a left hand
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mountain.
Out throws a body shot but no joy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mountain in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain slips under a jab from Out.
Out closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain lands with a straight right. Out didn't see that one coming.
Mountain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Out. Out circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Out throws a body shot but no joy.
Out digs a good body shot into Mountain's ribs.
Mountain moves forwards but Out connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Out fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mountain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mountain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Out moves away.
Out takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Out misses with a hook
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Out digs a good hook to Mountain's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Mountain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Out waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
Out is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Out avoids the body shot from Mountain.
Out swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain throws out a counter right but Out avoids it with no problem.
Out thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Out there.
Mountain lands a jab to the nose.
Out throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Out. That snapped Mountain's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Out misses with a looping right.
Mountain throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
Out moves away from the strike by Mountain.
Out looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Out checks a leg kick.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Out blocks a low kick nicely.
Mountain scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Out throws a series of punches but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain misses with a looping right.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Out misses
and Mountain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Out throws a poor cross that misses
and Mountain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mountain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mountain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Out.
Out scores with a nice strike.

Mountain is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Out engages and cracks Mountain with a massive lead left hook - Mountain tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Out is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knock Out!
An out of breath Knock Out thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.