PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain comes into the arena with kuningas blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Mountain
vs
Beck

189 cm
24
209 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
213 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Beck!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
Beck slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
Mountain throws a head kick but Beck moves out of range.
Beck misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Mountain. Those never looked like landing.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Beck's shoulder, as Beck tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Mountain misses.
Beck blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Mountain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
Beck slips a straight right by Mountain.
A head kick misses from Mountain.
Mountain scores with a jab. Beck acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mountain throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
Beck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Beck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck digs a good hook to Mountain's body.
Beck takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck thows a body shot but no joy.
Mountain misses with a wild combination.
Mountain takes a swing at Beck's ribcage but misses.
Mountain defending well as Beck loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beck throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mountain throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mountain scores with a jab.
Beck throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mountain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beck avoids the head kick by Mountain.
Beck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.
A jab from Mountain misses.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
Mountain fails to land with a series of punches.
Beck throws a jab but it's blocked by Mountain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
Jari Mountain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beck avoids the body shot from Mountain.
A nice combination there by Mountain.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain looks to land a right hand but Beck moved out of range.
Mountain misses with a looping right.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beck.
Mountain connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountain misses with a looping right.
Mountain misses the jab.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain dominated that round.
That's time! Mountain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mountain throws a right hand that Beck ducks under and follows up with a left that Beck also avoids with ease.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Beck's head but Beck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beck doesn't manage to clinch there - Mountain circles away.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Beck is out of range.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mountain loads up on a big right hand but Beck slips the punch.
Beck walks into a left hand.
Mountain lunges at Beck with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beck's hand.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Beck swings for the body but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain with a jab.
Beck is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mountain rather than just go for the knockout.
Mountain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mountain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beck.
Beck misses with a wild body shot.
Beck blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Beck throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck blocks a jab.
Beck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mountain throws a right hand that misses
and Beck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beck thows a body shot but no joy.
Beck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Mountain stuns Beck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Beck slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mountain works the jab nicely.
Beck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mountain was well out of range. Poor timing from Beck.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.
Beck avoids the head kick by Mountain.
Beck walks into a jab.
Beck blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Beck blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Beck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mountain momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain cracks Beck with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mountain misses with a combination
and Beck makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beck works Mountain's body with a nice hook.
Beck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mountain.
Mountain connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jari Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountain lands a lovely overhand right.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Beck is just out of range.
Beck defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Mountain 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.

A shot to the liver by Beck. Beautiful body shot.
Mountain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Beck counters with a nice uppercut.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Beck is out of range.
Mountain throws a body punch but Beck moves out of range.
Mountain cracks a nice hook into Beck's ribs.
Beck tries to bum rush Mountain with a series of wild strikes but Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck looks to land a combination but Mountain avoids it well.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
Beck walks into a jab.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beck misses with a hook.
Beck takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mountain lands with a nice combination. Beck backs away looking to recover.
Beck on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mountain drops his hands momentarily and Beck takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beck takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Beck lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mountain misses with a head kick.
Mountain throws a lazy right hand but Beck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beck takes one to the chin there.
Mountain misses with a body punch
and Beck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beck showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck dodges the punch combination from Mountain.
A telegraphed right hand from Beck misses the target.
Beck scores with a punch to the head.
Beck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beck jabs Mountain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mountain punishes Beck's body with a nice straight punch.
Mountain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Beck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beck.
Beck looks to land a right hand but Mountain moved out of range.
Mountain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mountain throws a jab but it's blocked by Beck.
Beck throws a hook to the side of Mountain's head but Mountain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mountain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mountain ducks right into an uppercut from Beck.
Mountain throws a hook to the side of Beck's head but Beck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mark Beck just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Beck throws a shot from downtown. Mountain moves away and avoids it.
Beck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mountain misses with a looping left.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
A big right from Beck misses.
Beck staying out of range there.
Beck jabs Mountain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beck throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Beck.
Mountain throws a looping overhand right but Beck ducks down to avoid it.
Beck misses with a lunging right hand
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Mountain tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a combination that misses
and Beck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Beck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mountain momentarily.
Mountain avoids the body shot from Beck.
Beck steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Beck throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
A telegraphed right hand from Mountain misses the target.
Beck moves away from the strike by Mountain.
A head kick by Mountain misses
and Beck cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beck manages to avoid it.
Beck misses the body punch
and Beck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Beck avoids them all with ease.
Beck fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mountain manages to avoid it.
Beck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain tries a head kick but it misses.
Beck looks to score with a jab to the body but Mountain is just out of range.
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mountain misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain misses with the combination.
Beck throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Beck just misses with a punch to the body.
Beck scores with a hook to the body. Mountain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beck clobbers Mountain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mountain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beck.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Mountain as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck tests Mountain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Beck lands a nice shot to the body.
Beck takes a swing at Mountain's ribcage but misses.
Mountain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beck circles away quickly and effectively.
Mountain throws a sloppy head kick and Beck moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mountain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beck.
Mountain tries to bum rush Beck with a series of wild strikes but Beck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Beck dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Beck throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Mountain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beck. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beck moves away.
The fighters circling - Mountain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beck blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Beck moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beck was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
Beck moves out of range of the strikes.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mountain swings for the body but Beck moves out of range.
Mountain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Beck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mountain throws an overhand right that lands on Beck's shoulder, as Beck tries to avoid the shot.
Beck ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mountain moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beck circles away quickly and effectively.
Mountain misses with a right hand
and Beck counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beck lands a nice shot that snaps Mountain's head back.
Mountain swinging wildly here.
Beck jabs Mountain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beck throws a hook but Mountain blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Beck.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck avoids the body shot from Mountain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain stuns Beck with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mountain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beck sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mountain. Beck does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beck ducks under a wild hook from Mountain.
Mountain misses the shot to the body.
Mountain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beck slips a jab and a cross from Mountain.
Mountain throws a lazy right hand but Beck sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beck gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mountain.
Mountain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beck is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mountain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Beck is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jari Mountain.
Well Mountain 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jari Mountain!
Jari Mountain retains his light heavyweight title!