PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jeppe Mahonen (ranked 4593 p4p, 5041 weight class) and Jamie Oliver (ranked 536 p4p, 572 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mahonen
vs
Oliver

199 cm
20
200
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
210
0 - 0 - 0

Brawler
Intelligent

Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeppe Mahonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamie Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahonen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliver manages to avoid it.
Mahonen throws a lazy right hand but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jeppe Mahonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahonen.

Oliver moves into the clinch.
Mahonen is leaning against Oliver and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver blocks an uppercut.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Mahonen has him pressed against the ropes.
Mahonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Mahonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahonen misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahonen.
Oliver avoids the elbow strike from Mahonen, against the ropes.
Mahonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mahonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahonen tries a knee to the head but Oliver blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliver wants to stall.
Mahonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliver's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Mahonen is controlling him.
Mahonen tries to land a knee to the head but Oliver blocks with his arms.
Oliver is trying to push Mahonen away but Mahonen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mahonen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oliver is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahonen gets an underhook and turns Oliver into the ropes.
Mahonen can't find room to land a body shot as Oliver controls the action.
Mahonen lands a shoulder strike.
Mahonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahonen working aggressively here.
Mahonen has a couple of punches blocked by Oliver.
Oliver blocking some punches.
Mahonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliver controls his hands.
Oliver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mahonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oliver avoids it.
Oliver lands with a light punch inside.
Mahonen misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Mahonen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Oliver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mahonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliver backwards.
Mahonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oliver blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mahonen lands a body punch.
Mahonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliver wants to get back to striking at distance but Mahonen won't allow it.
Oliver scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Mahonen on the inside.
Mahonen keeps control of Oliver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliver is trying to break free.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the head but Mahonen blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeppe Mahonen dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oliver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahonen.
Mahonen misses with a double jab.

Mahonen tries to keep at a distance but Oliver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mahonen misses with an elbow strike.
Oliver is trying to force a seperation but Mahonen has the dominant position.
Oliver scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mahonen.
Mahonen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oliver or not.
Oliver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mahonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliver avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahonen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Mahonen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliver can do to turn this around?
Mahonen misses with the head strike.
Oliver tries to circle away but Mahonen has him pinned against the ropes.
Mahonen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliver.
Mahonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver tries to break free but Mahonen pushes him back against the ropes.
Oliver can't break the clinch.
Mahonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mahonen misses with a body punch.
Oliver prevents a body shot from Mahonen.
Mahonen misses with a knee strike.
Mahonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliver blocking some punches.
Mahonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mahonen as Oliver tries to tie him up.
Mahonen misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oliver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mahonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliver.
Oliver wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oliver works on Mahonen's body with a couple of short punches.
Oliver lands a shot to the body.
Oliver wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to stall but Mahonen improves his position.
Oliver seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Oliver throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oliver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mahonen has Oliver pressed against the ropes, preventing Oliver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mahonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oliver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oliver working hard to break the clinch.
Mahonen misses with a knee strike.
Oliver is looking to control Mahonen's arms but Mahonen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oliver has his back to the ropes.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Mahonen is controlling him.
Mahonen throws a head punch that misses.
Mahonen misses with a knee to the head.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Mahonen is controlling him.
Mahonen lands a nice uppercut.
Oliver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mahonen avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeppe Mahonen 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!

A low kick lands for Oliver.

Oliver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mahonen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jeppe Mahonen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mahonen connects with a knee to the head.
Oliver wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mahonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Mahonen prevents Oliver from breaking the clinch.
Oliver misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahonen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mahonen pushes Oliver back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oliver working hard to break the clinch.
Mahonen keeps control of Oliver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mahonen misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oliver blocks an uppercut.
Mahonen throws a head punch that misses.
Mahonen lands a nice uppercut.
Mahonen misses with the head strike.
Mahonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oliver is defending well for now.
Mahonen tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliver avoids the damage to the body.
Oliver is trying to break the clinch but Mahonen has him pressed against the ropes.
Mahonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahonen.
Oliver is trying to maintain a safe position but Mahonen gets an underhook and turns Oliver into the ropes.
Oliver is trying to force a seperation but Mahonen has the dominant position.
Mahonen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mahonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliver controls his hands.
Oliver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jeppe Mahonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahonen has a couple of punches blocked by Oliver.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Oliver wants to stall.
Oliver has had enough of the clinch but Mahonen keeps him there for the moment.
Oliver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mahonen is defending well for now.
Oliver is looking to break free of the clinch but Mahonen has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mahonen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oliver.
Oliver blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeppe Mahonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahonen 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeppe Mahonen!