PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rios (ranked 23234 p4p, 3977 weight class) and Jonas Heldemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Diego Rios has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Diego Rios seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rios
vs
Heldemo

184 cm
23
195
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
192
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Heldemo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios works Heldemo's body with a nice hook.
Heldemo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Heldemo is looking to score with low kicks.
Heldemo misses with a body punch
and Heldemo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heldemo misses the jab.
Donk. Rios catches Heldemo right on the button with a cross.
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heldemo thinking.
Heldemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Heldemo throws out a powerful jab.
Rios needs to keep his hands up - Heldemo had a free shot at his head there.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heldemo.
Heldemo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heldemo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heldemo misses with a wild body shot.
Rios throws a quick counter head kick but Heldemo was just out of range.
Rios feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heldemos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Heldemo ducks right into an uppercut from Rios.
Heldemo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Heldemo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rios sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Heldemo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rios counters with a straight right hand.
Jonas Heldemo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heldemo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rios fires out a quick counter leg kick but Heldemo just manages to avoid it.
Rios lands the left hand.
Heldemo looks to clinch
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Heldemo punishes Rios's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Heldemo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Heldemo tries to counter with a clinch but Rios shakes him off and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heldemo misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
Heldemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Heldemo wants to slow Rios down by chopping away at his legs.
Heldemo works Rios's body with a nice hook.
Rios defending well as Heldemo loads up on a big left hand.
Heldemo lands a nice hook to Rios's body. Rios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Heldemo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rios has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rios and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Heldemo misses the shot to the body.
Rios appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Heldemo throws a body shot but no joy.
Rios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Heldemo.
It appears Rios was looking to counter with a kick there.
Rios moves out of range as Heldemo strikes.
Rios thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo misses with a body shot.
Heldemo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
Good exchange - Rios coming out on top.
Heldemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Heldemo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Rios swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Heldemo slips under a jab from Rios.
Heldemo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rios.
Rios slips a jab from Heldemo.
Rios throws a big counter combination but Heldemo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heldemo misses with an uppercut
and Rios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heldemo misses with an uppercut
and Rios counters with a left and a right that stings Heldemo.
Rios connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rios. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heldemo.
Heldemo misses with an uppercut
and Rios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Heldemo misses with a left hand
and Rios counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Heldemo tries to clinch up but Rios circles away and keeps his distance.
Heldemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heldemo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Rios.
Heldemo throws a lazy uppercut
and Rios counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rios lands a nice hook to Heldemo's body. Heldemo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rios throws a front kick aimed at Heldemo's knee but Heldemo avoids it well.
Jab from Heldemo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heldemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Diego Rios will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heldemo throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Heldemo loads up on a big right hand but Rios slips the punch.
Heldemo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rios counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Rios does no damage.
Heldemo throws a right and a left that Rios avoids nicely.
Rios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heldemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios throws a big shot that misses.
Heldemo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heldemo throws out the jab.
Heldemo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Rios scores with a decent looking hook.
Heldemo swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heldemo.
Heldemo misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
A nice combination there by Rios.
Rios throws a body punch but Heldemo moves out of range.
Heldemo scores with a nice strike.
Heldemo misses the body punch
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Heldemo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rios walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heldemo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heldemo wants to counter with a clinch but Rios pushes him away.
Rios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heldemo throws a right hand that misses
letting Rios counter with a right hand.
Heldemo throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios looks to score with a jab to the body but Heldemo is just out of range.
Heldemo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
It looks like Rios has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Heldemo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heldemo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rios is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heldemo can do to turn this around?
Rios takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heldemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Heldemo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rios throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Heldemo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rios appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Heldemo.
Rios is looking for a counter combo.
Heldemo looks to score with a jab to the body but Rios is just out of range.
Rios connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heldemo's hands.
Rios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heldemo.
Heldemo throws a shot to the body.
Rios swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rios sets himself, and Heldemo steps forward looking for the clinch! Rios avoids it this time.
Heldemo misses with an uppercut. Rios saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Rios misses the target.
Rios scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Heldemo misses the jab.
Heldemo throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Heldemo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rios was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Heldemo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Heldemo.
Heldemo moves forwards but Rios connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diego Rios is winning the standup battle so far.
Heldemo swings widly with a right hand
enabling Rios to counter with a crisp jab.
Heldemo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heldemo thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rios moves away.
Rios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heldemo has time to react.
Rios looks to land a combination but Heldemo avoids it well.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Rios attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Rios blocks the leg kick.
Heldemo tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
Heldemo misses the shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Heldemo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rios has got the better of the exchanges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heldemo. Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
Heldemo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rios.
Heldemo swings for the body but Rios moves out of range.
It looked like Rios was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Heldemo.
Heldemo is looking to clinch but Rios is avoiding it.
Rios went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rios moves out of range as Heldemo strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Rios dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Heldemo misses with a lunging right hand
and Rios counters with a leg kick.
Heldemo throws a leg kick but Rios sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heldemo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heldemo's head.
Heldemo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rios fails to land with a series of punches.
Rios fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rios scores with a jab to the body.
Rios cracks Heldemo with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heldemo throws a body shot but no joy.
Heldemo misses with a looping left.
Heldemo throws a right hand that misses
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Heldemo fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Heldemo looks to move away, Rios throws a big counter combo but Heldemo just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios just misses with a punch to the body.
Heldemo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rios.
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heldemo. Rios does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rios misses the target.
Rios lands the left hand.
Heldemo misses with a looping left.
Rios throws a big counter combination but Heldemo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Heldemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heldemo misses with a right hand
and Rios counters with a series of strikes. Heldemo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heldemo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Heldemo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo misses with a wild body shot.
Rios is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rios swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios throws a nice looking combination but Heldemo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios lands a jab to Heldemo's midsection.
Nice body punch from Rios.
Heldemo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Heldemo misses with a low kick.
Heldemo misses the shot to the body.
Heldemo dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Rios fails to land with a series of punches.
Rios takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heldemo throws an off balance right hand
and Rios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rios keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heldemo.
Heldemo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rios displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heldemo throws out the jab.
Heldemo throws a leg kick
and Heldemo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios throws a combination that misses
enabling Heldemo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Rios.
Heldemo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heldemo lands a slapping body shot.
Heldemo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Heldemo looks to land a left hand but Rios moved out of range nicely.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Heldemo backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios swats away the attempt to clinch by Heldemo.
Heldemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rios.
Heldemo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rios.
Heldemo throws a poor cross that misses
and Rios counters with a straight right hand.
Rios swats away the attempt to clinch by Heldemo.
Heldemo throws a hook but Rios blocks it.
Heldemo punishes Rios's body with a nice straight punch.
Jonas Heldemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heldemo digs a good hook to Rios's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Rios showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rios 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Rios!
Diego Rios bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.