PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie River (ranked 158 p4p, 1432 weight class) and Bryce Helix (ranked 12 p4p, 84 weight class). River's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

River
vs
Helix

170 cm
29
143
26 - 13 - 1

167 cm
25
140
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conquer

Conviction
Conquer

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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix misses with a body shot.
Helix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Helix moves out of range easily.
River connects with a crisp jab.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Helix.
Helix scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Helix moves out of range as River strikes.
A head kick by River misses
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River thuds his shin into the meat of Helix's side.
River with a hook.
River thows a body kick. Helix tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River throws the left hand but Helix avoids the punch easily.
Helix throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - River coming out on top.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helix.
Helix throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Helix.
River throwing a counter right hand but Helix manages to avoid it.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helix has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a leg kick which misses Helix's front leg but catches the back leg as Helix tries to avoid it.
Helix slips under a jab from River.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Helix.
River throws a push kick but Helix slaps the foot to one side.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helix digs a good hook to River's body.
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from River both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot by River.
River takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
Helix misses with a looping right.
River cracks Helix with a right hand to the side of the head.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix.
Helix walks into a stiff left hand from River.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Helix checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
Helix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helix slips under a jab.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from River.
Helix tries to work over River's front leg with a kick but River checks it.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. River catches Helix right on the button with a cross.
Helix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses the shot to the body.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River scores with a nice strike.
River takes one on the button.

It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Helix throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from River misses.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helix tries to counter with a clinch but River shakes him off and moves away.
River misses with a straight left.
Helix blocks a jab.
River is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River lands a front kick.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A head kick misses from River.
Helix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
River with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a leg kick that misses.
Helix walks into a jab.
River scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helix checks a leg kick.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from River.
River tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helix's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by River.
River lands with a shot to the body.
Helix with a nice cross.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Helix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Helix with a nice calf kick.
River misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
River throws a head kick that misses.
Helix throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
Helix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
River is looking to counter with head kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
That's time! River's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

River misses with a body shot.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River.
Helix cracks River with a good jab.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Helix scores with a jab to the jaw.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Charlie River is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River 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 Helix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River catches Helix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helix.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River blocks the body kick.
River misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River defending well as Helix loads up on a big left hand.
Helix throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helix misses with a low kick.
River takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Helix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helix can do to turn this around?
A good leg kick by Helix.
Helix misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Helix might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, River has got the better of the exchanges.
River throws a leg kick but Helix checks it.
Helix throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Good work by Helix as he checks the leg kick.
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helix swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a front kick that sends Helix stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
Helix throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
River is looking to counter with head kicks.
Helix misses with a left hand
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River misses with a double jab
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River lands a front kick.
River scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helix thows a left - swing and a miss!
River checks a leg kick nicely.
A lazy left from Helix finds it's target.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helix. That did some damage!
River takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River misses with a hook
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Helix jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Helix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
River looks to land a left hand but Helix moved out of range nicely.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
An inside leg kick lands from Helix.
Helix misses with a looping left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Helix 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.
River throws a low kick but Helix avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix throws a shot to the body.
River lands a nice hook to Helix's body. Helix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Helix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix lands a nice looking body shot.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helix is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good exchange - Helix coming out on top.
Helix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helix misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River throws a right and a left that Helix avoids nicely.
Helix tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
A good leg kick by River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River slips under a jab.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bryce Helix will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charlie River'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!

A left lands for River.
Helix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from River.
Helix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces Helix off the cage and back into range.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
Helix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River digs a good body shot into Helix's ribs.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
River on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws an overhand right that lands on Helix's shoulder, as Helix tries to avoid the shot.
A left lands for Helix.
Helix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River connects with a leg kick.
Helix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
River digs a good body shot into Helix's ribs.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
River throws a leg kick but Helix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Helix misses with a looping left.
River is looking to counter punch.
Helix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River throws a wild body kick that Helix sees coming a mile off.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helix blocks a jab.
Helix throws a big counter head kick but River avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River, as that shot connected.
River digs a good body shot into Helix's ribs.
A low kick lands for River.
River ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
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!
River throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
River misses with a low kick.
River stuns Helix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Helix.
Some bone on bone action there as Helix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River misses with a low kick.
River tries to work over Helix's front leg with a kick but Helix checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Helix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helix tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helix pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River motions for Helix to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helix connects with a leg kick.
River tests Helix's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helix scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix slips a straight right by River.
River takes a swing at Helix's ribcage but misses.
Helix checks a low kick from River.
Helix keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helix throws a head kick that misses.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Helix with a nice cross.
Helix moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
A little jabbing left from Helix on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
River misses with an uppercut.
River misses with a lunging right hand
and Helix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helix connects with a leg kick.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helix looks to land a combination but River avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Helix's shoulder, as Helix tries to avoid the shot.
River throws a leg kick which misses Helix's front leg but catches the back leg as Helix tries to avoid it.
Helix misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
River throws a sloppy body shot
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
Helix scores with a kick to the midsection.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helix is out of range and River settles back down.
Helix needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helix defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River misses with a low kick.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Helix avoids the head kick by River.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
River moves out of range of the body kick.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie River!
Our winner, Charlie River, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.