PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain comes to the cage accompanied by kuningas. Johnson has chosen Gary Clark Jr. - Bright Lights as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Mountain
vs
Johnson

189 cm
33
209 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

192 cm
35
219 lbs
20 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Fight Night Nutrition

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Johnson throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mountain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mountain misses with a wild combination.
Mountain lands a head kick!

It looks like Balrog Johnson has been cut.
Mountain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
Johnson looks for the body kick but Mountain saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a wild combination.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mountain swings for the body but Johnson moves out of range.
Mountain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson motions for Mountain to come forward. Johnson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mountain misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Mountain in his tracks momentarily.
Mountain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Johnson is out of range and Mountain settles back down.
Johnson keeps Mountain at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mountain.
Mountain throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.

Johnson rushes Mountain and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Mountain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mountain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Mountain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson has Mountain pressed against the cage, preventing Mountain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain takes a shot to the head.
Mountain is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Mountain stalling.
Mountain pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Johnson.
Mountain tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mountain prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Mountain has Johnson pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.

Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Mountain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mountain.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mountain.
Mountain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mountain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Mountain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Mountain needs to keep his hands up - Johnson had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mountain throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mountain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mountain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Johnson walks into a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mountain.
Mountain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnson on the side of the head.
Mountain throws a big shot that misses.
Mountain lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mountain turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mountain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
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.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mountain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mountain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mountain blocks the body kick.
Johnson tries a low kick but Mountain avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mountain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson throws a front kick that sends Mountain stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mountain's calf.
Johnson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jari Mountain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balrog Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mountain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Mountain throws out a powerful jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Johnson.
Johnson scoring well with a low kick there.
Mountain throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a body punch but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain checks a leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab when Mountain was well out of range.
Mountain just misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain blocks the body kick.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Mountain is out of range.
Jab by Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mountain lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.
Johnson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mountain's head.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Mountain.
Balrog Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson blocks the body kick.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Mountain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mountain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Johnson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Mountain misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Mountain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Mountain looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mountain circles away.
Mountain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mountain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Johnson tried to score with a low kick but Mountain checks it.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Johnson 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.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mountain.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mountains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Mountain there.
An inside leg kick from Mountain misses.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Mountain connects with the punch.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Mountain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mountain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Mountain tries to score with a low kick but Johnson moves his leg out of the way.
Mountain is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Johnson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson feints and then cracks Mountain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mountain down.
Mountain misses with a body kick.
Johnson throws a chopping leg kick but Mountain manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mountain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Mountain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Mountain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mountain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mountain thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mountain moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Mountain fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson misses with a leg kick
and Mountain counters with a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Balrog Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Balrog Johnson's cut.
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!

Mountain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mountain connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Johnson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Mountain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Johnson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mountain stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Mountain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Johnson.
Johnson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Mountain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mountain.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Mountain as he connects with a hook.
Johnson 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.
Mountain connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Mountain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mountain's calf.
Mountain tries a head kick but it misses.
Mountain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Mountain slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mountain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mountain tried to score with a low kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Mountain.
Mountain misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnson.
Mountain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Johnson moves out of range as Mountain strikes.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson checks a low kick from Mountain.
Mountain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mountain lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Johnson.
A big right from Mountain misses.
Mountain throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Johnson.
Mountain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mountain.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Mountain's knee but Mountain avoids it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Johnson - that will leave a mark!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Mountain ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mountain takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Mountain.
Mountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mountain works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mountain lands the left hand.
Mountain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mountain.
Mountain slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mountain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Mountain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Mountain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mountain throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a body kick that stops Mountain in his tracks momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balrog Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Johnson!
Balrog Johnson thanked the fans post fight for their support.