PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Fordig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mick Helm acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Fordig
vs
Helm

225 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zeus Fordig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mick Helm!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fordig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Helm paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Fordig drops Helm with a beautiful combination! Helm stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fordig is looking for the KO!

Helm is rocked!

It looks like Mick Helm has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fordig tries to clinch up.
Helm is still on wobbly legs! Can Fordig finish him?

Fordig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helm, pushing him back against the ropes.
Helm seems to have recovered his senses.
Helm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fordig pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fordig lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Fordig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fordig has Helm up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fordig unloads a knee to the mid-section. Helm lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Helm should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Fordig breaks the clinch.
Fordig doesn't manage to clinch there - Helm circles away.
Fordig slaps away a takedown attempt from Helm, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Helm looks gassed!
Fordig is looking to clinch but Helm is avoiding it.

Helm gets a takedown into half guard.
Helm stops Fordig from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fordig is staying active underneath Helm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fordig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fordig moves in looking to clinch but Helm pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fordig lands a big head kick that sends Helm tumbling to the mat! Fordig takes a step backwards and waves Helm back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That has opened up Mick Helm's cut even more.

Fordig moves into the clinch.

Fordig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helm shoots for a takedown but Fordig saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zeus Fordig has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.
Fordig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Helm swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fordig lands a big head kick that sends Helm tumbling to the mat! Fordig takes a step backwards and waves Helm back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fordig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Helm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fordig really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Helm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Fordig moves into the clinch.
Fordig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helm backwards.

Fordig breaks from the clinch.
Fordig is looking to clinch.
Fordig tries to clinch up but Helm circles away and keeps his distance.
Fordig is looking to clinch.
Fordig wants to clinch.
Fordig tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fordig tries to clinch up.
Fordig lands a glancing blow to the side of Helm's head.
Fordig tries to close the distance and clinch but Helm swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fordig rushes Helm and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Fordig.

The cut above Mick Helm's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fordig lands a good knee to the midsection. Helm won't want to take too many of those.
Fordig dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Fordig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fordig darts in and clinches Helm up against the ropes.
Fordig taking a breather.

Fordig breaks from the clinch.

Fordig drives through and clinches with Helm against the ropes.
Fordig avoiding damage.
Fordig lands a good knee to the midsection. Helm won't want to take too many of those.

Fordig breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fordig tries to clinch up but Helm circles away and keeps his distance.
Helm keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fordig gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fordig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helm swats away the attempt to clinch by Fordig.

Fordig pushes Helm up against the ropes in a clinch.

Fordig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fordig is looking to clinch.
Fordig throws a series of strikes that have Helm backpedaling.
Zeus Fordig is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fordig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fordig gets a clinch.
Fordig landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Fordig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fordig tries to clinch there but Helm circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fordig moves in looking to clinch but Helm pushes him off.

Fordig instigates a clinch.

Fordig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Fordig scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeus Fordig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Helm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fordig's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Fordig duly obliges.
Fordig tries to clinch but Helm is having none of it.
Fordig is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helm can do to turn this around?
Fordig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Helm paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fordig gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fordig gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Helm takes an elbow to the temple.
Fordig is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Helm is keeping busy.
Helm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fordig controlling the action here for a moment.

Fordig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fordig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helm is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fordig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fordig fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fordig lands a big head kick that sends Helm tumbling to the mat! Fordig takes a step backwards and waves Helm back to his feet - he wants the finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm swats away the attempt to clinch by Fordig.

Fordig sends Helm crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fordig is motioning to the referee to let Helm up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Mick Helm's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fordig steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Helm is out on his feet! Fordig sets himself and nearly takes Helm's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zeus Fordig!