PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heigar Helderson (ranked 24869 p4p, 4929 weight class) and Ishmael Egyptian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishmael Egyptian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Helderson
vs
Egyptian

165 cm
25
138
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
143
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heigar Helderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ishmael Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egyptian scores with a shot to the body.
Egyptian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Helderson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Egyptian to the mat! Egyptian manages to get full guard.
Helderson wants to pass the guard but Egyptian is keeping the position.
Helderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Egyptian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Helderson is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helderson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Helderson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Egyptian for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderson connects with a couple of short punches.

Egyptian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Helderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Helderson stands up from Egyptian's guard - Helderson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Helderson misses with a few strikes there.
Egyptian scores with a jab to the body.
Helderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Egyptian tries to avoid it but Helderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Egyptian to the ground. Egyptian escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Helderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Egyptian on his heels. He'll look to pass Egyptian's guard now, I'm sure.

Egyptian looking for a guillotine here but Helderson defends easily.
Helderson pushing down on Egyptian's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Helderson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Egyptian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helderson pulls Egyptian in to control the position.
Egyptian looking to pass the guard.
Helderson pulls Egyptian in to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helderson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Egyptian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helderson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Egyptian is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Helderson holds on and takes a little breather.
Egyptian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Helderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Helderson keeping moving, preventing Egyptian from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helderson wants to stand but Egyptian is controlling the position.
Helderson trying to control the position here.
Helderson is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Egyptian dives into side control.
Helderson being controlled for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Helderson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Heigar Helderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Helderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Egyptian.
Egyptian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.

Helderson moves into the clinch.
Egyptian is trying to pull guard but Helderson has him pressed against the cage.

Egyptian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Helderson chips away with some ground and pound.

Egyptian looking for subs off his back but Helderson has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian wants to control but Helderson passes into side.
Egyptian is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderson scores with punches from side control.

Helderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Egyptian to his feet.
Helderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Egyptian misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Helderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Helderson tightens his grip and picks Egyptian up, before dumping him to the ground. Egyptian manages to land in guard.
Egyptian is breathing heavily.
Helderson passes Egyptian's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Helderson uses his free foot to push down on Egyptian's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Egyptian.
Helderson controlling his opponent.

Helderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Egyptian frees his head quite easily.
Egyptian tries to hold on but Helderson postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Helderson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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!
Helderson raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Helderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Helderson content just to control the position here.
Helderson lands a big shot there that rocks Egyptian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Egyptian is bucking up trying to escape but Helderson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Helderson lands a heavy elbow.
Helderson controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helderson is landing with some decent strikes but Egyptian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Helderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Egyptian wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Egyptian tries to break free.
Helderson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Helderson.
Helderson scores with punches from the back.

Egyptian is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Helderson.
Egyptian is taking damage to the body and head.

Helderson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Helderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Egyptian defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Heigar Helderson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Helderson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Egyptian defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Helderson keeps control of the position as Egyptian tries to break free.
Helderson trying to control.

Helderson looking for the RNC.

Egyptian showing good submission defense here.
Egyptian tries to roll but Helderson sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heigar Helderson dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Egyptian throws a lazy uppercut

and Helderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Helderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Egyptian is proving hard to escape from.

Egyptian working for a triangle but Helderson defends it easily.

Egyptian working for a triangle but Helderson defends it easily.
Helderson wants to control from the top but Egyptian keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helderson connects with a couple of short punches.
Egyptian can't keep his opponent in guard - Helderson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian is trying to control but Helderson passes into side control!
Egyptian looks to move to half guard but instead Helderson has passed into mount! Damn!
Helderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egyptian can do to turn this around?
Egyptian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Helderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Egyptian hang on?

Helderson is working for a guillotine from mount but Egyptian frees his head quite easily.
Egyptian can't escape the position.
Helderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Helderson lands a couple of good shots and Egyptian has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helderson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Helderson.
Egyptian looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Helderson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Egyptian won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Helderson off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Heigar Helderson!