PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haplopelma Hainanum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mountain is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by kuningas. Haplopelma Hainanum could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jari Mountain's chin.

Hainanum
vs
Mountain

190 cm
24
218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

189 cm
28
209 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Stonewall

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haplopelma Hainanum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jari Mountain!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Mountain.
Mountain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hainanum.
Hainanum moves in looking to clinch but Mountain pushes him off.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mountain counters with a left and a right that stings Hainanum.
Mountain moves out of range of the leg kick from Hainanum.
Hainanum thumps Mountain with a low kick.
Hainanum throws a sloppy head kick and Mountain moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Hainanum misses.
Hainanum tries to land a front kick but Mountain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hainanum blocks a jab.

Hainanum clinches up against the cage.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mountain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mountain lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hainanum backwards.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain wants to get back to striking at distance but Hainanum won't allow it.
Hainanum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mountain.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mountain is defending well for now.
Hainanum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Hainanum has Mountain pressed against the cage, preventing Mountain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Mountain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mountain takes an elbow to the temple.
Hainanum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Mountain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hainanum backwards.
Mountain tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the cage.
Hainanum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mountain up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum landing knees to the body.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mountain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hainanum pulls his leg out and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hainanum being controlled against the cage.
Mountain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mountain gets through Hainanum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mountain wants a takedown but no success here.
Hainanum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mountain dodges an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Mountain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hainanum just leaning against Mountain, taking a breather.
Mountain has Hainanum pressed against the cage.
Hainanum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mountain misses with the head strike.
Mountain scores with a shot to the side of Hainanum's head.
Mountain blocks an elbow strike.
Hainanum content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mountain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mountain wants to get back to striking at distance but Hainanum won't allow it.
Mountain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mountain struggles to land a body shot inside as Hainanum controls his hands.
Mountain tries to stall but Hainanum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mountain lands with a right to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the head but Mountain blocks with his arms.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hainanum working aggressively here.
Mountain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hainanum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mountain is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hainanum can't fight it off and eventually Mountain manages to take the fight to the floor. Hainanum looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mountain trying to control but Hainanum is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jari Mountain will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hainanum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mountain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mountain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hainanum. That one must have hurt.

Hainanum moves into range and clinches up with Mountain.
Hainanum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Mountain gets through Hainanum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mountain.
Hainanum pushes Mountain back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hainanum lands a damaging elbow.
Hainanum letting Mountain take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mountain misses with a punch to the body.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hainanum working Mountain over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mountain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Hainanum.
Hainanum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hainanum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mountain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mountain.
Hainanum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haplopelma Hainanum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hainanum can't find room to land a body shot as Mountain controls the action.
Hainanum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mountain blocks it with crossed arms.
Hainanum landing knees to the body.
Mountain tries to work over Hainanum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hainanum - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hainanum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jari Mountain has been cut.
Hainanum throws a head punch that misses.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mountain is keeping busy.
Hainanum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mountain is defending well for now.
Hainanum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hainanum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hainanum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mountain avoids it.
Mountain avoiding damage as Hainanum throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to throw a body punch but Hainanum avoids it by throwing Mountain back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mountain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mountain tries to break free but Hainanum pushes him back against the cage.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hainanum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hainanum tries to land knees in the clinch but Mountain avoids the damage to the body.
Mountain has had enough of the clinch but Hainanum keeps him there for the moment.
Hainanum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mountain's elbow.
Hainanum misses with the head strike.
Hainanum stalls.
Hainanum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hainanum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mountain.
Mountain misses with some punches.
Hainanum blocks a body shot from Mountain.
Hainanum throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Mountain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain taking a breather.
Mountain lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mountain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mountain.

Mountain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hainanum tries to close the distance and clinch but Mountain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Mountain.
Danga de danga de dang - Mountain scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Haplopelma Hainanum has been cut.
Mountain lands with a straight right. Hainanum didn't see that one coming.
Hainanum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mountain checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hainanum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mountain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hainanum.
Mountain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hainanum dodges the punch combination from Mountain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mountain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hainanum.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mountain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hainanum - the referee stops the clock and Mountain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hainanum. Mountain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hainanum looks for the body kick but Mountain saw that one coming.
Mountain scores with a hook.
Hainanum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mountains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jari Mountain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hainanum throws a head kick that misses
and Mountain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hainanum.

Mountain tries to keep at a distance but Hainanum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mountain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Mountain.

Mountain breaks the clinch.
Mountain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hainanum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Haplopelma Hainanum will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hainanum darts in and clinches Mountain up against the cage.
Mountain tries to break the clinch but Hainanum is controlling the position.
Hainanum trying to land knees to the body.
Hainanum throws a head punch that misses.
Mountain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hainanum gets underhooks to prevent Mountain's takedown attempt.
A short left from Hainanum.
Mountain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hainanum has a couple of punches blocked by Mountain.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mountain is keeping busy.
Mountain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mountain has a couple of punches blocked by Hainanum.
Hainanum is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mountain is keeping busy.
Mountain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hainanum has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mountain.
Still in the clinch, Hainanum scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hainanum.
Mountain blocks a body shot from Hainanum.
Mountain lands a nice uppercut.
Hainanum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hainanum is trying to stall.
Hainanum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hainanum lands an elbow inside.

Mountain has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hainanum clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mountain trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hainanum doesn't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mountain slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jari Mountain.
Mountain checks a low kick from Hainanum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain blocks a low kick nicely.
Hainanum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mountain. That did some damage!
Hainanum lands a leg kick that knocks Mountain off balance momentarily.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Hainanum.
Hainanum throws a leg kick
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Hainanum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Hainanum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Hainanum closes the distance and clinches.
Hainanum missing with knees to the body.
Mountain scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mountain taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Mountain.
Mountain jumps guard but Hainanum stands there with Mountain around his waist. Mountain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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 looking to break free of the clinch but Hainanum has double underhooks.
Mountain avoids a wild elbow strike from Hainanum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain blocks an elbow strike from Hainanum.
Hainanum prevents the takedown attempt.
Haplopelma Hainanum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Mountain.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mountain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mountain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hainanum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mountain.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mountain as Hainanum tries to tie him up.
Hainanum misses with an elbow strike.
Hainanum is leaning against Mountain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hainanum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mountain up against the cage.
Mountain taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hainanum.
Mountain misses with a hook from the clinch.

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 Haplopelma Hainanum.
I think Hainanum has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Haplopelma Hainanum!
After winning the bout, Haplopelma Hainanum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.