PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid has chosen You're The Best as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Helio
vs
Kid

190 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helio punishes Kid's body with a nice straight punch.
Helio misses with a body shot.
Helio sizes up Kid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Helio misses the jab.
Kid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helio.
Kid drops his hands momentarily and Helio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Helio takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Helio digs a good body shot into Kid's ribs.
Kid throws a series of punches but Helio avoids them all with ease.
Kid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helio throws a jab when Kid was well out of range.

Helio instigates a clinch.
Kid tries a knee to the head but Helio blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Helio.
A right hand to the body from Helio.

Helio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kid clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Helio has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Kid's body.
Helio connects with a big shot to the side of Kid's head.
What can Kid do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio throwing sloppy strikes.
Helio just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Helio missing with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helio trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Kid doesn't escape.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikal Helio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Helio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kid stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Helio misses the target.
Kid looks to clinch
and Helio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Helio clinches up with Kid and pushes him back against the cage.

Helio has clasped his hands together around Kid's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Helio lands some shots froms side control.
Helio throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Helio misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Helio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kid taking punishment in the form of punches.
Helio lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikal Helio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kid checks a leg kick nicely.
Helio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kid checks it well.

Helio has Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Kid with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Helio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Helio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kid up against the cage.
Kid with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Mikal Helio has been cut.
Kid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helio as Kid tries to tie him up.
Helio lands a shoulder strike.
Helio pushes Kid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kid has Helio pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Helio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Helio lands a nice shot to the body.
Helio lands a shot to the body.
Kid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kid is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Helio.
Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helio lands a nice uppercut.
Helio scores with a shot to the side of Kid's head.
Kid tries to land knees in the clinch but Helio avoids the damage to the body.
Helio lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Helio.
A right hand to the body from Helio.
Kid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Helio lands a nice shot to the body.
Helio controlling the action here for a moment.
Kid wants to stall.
Helio lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Helio as the two fighters clinch.
Helio lands with a short shot to the head.
Helio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kid is trying to break free.
Helio digs a right hand into Kid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kid's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helio lands a body punch.
Helio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helio pushes Kid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kid being controlled against the cage.
Helio digs a right hand underneath Kid's ribcage. Kid let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Helio on the inside.
Helio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Helio.
A left hand lands to the body for Helio.
Helio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid prevents the takedown attempt.
Kid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kid tries to land knees in the clinch but Helio avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Helio.
Helio lands a nice uppercut.
Helio leaning against his opponent.
Mikal Helio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kid tries to land a knee to the head but Helio blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Helio.
Still in the clinch, Helio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helio pushes Kid back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Helio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Helio lands with a left to the head.
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Helio lands a body punch.
Helio lands a nice uppercut.
Kid letting Helio take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Helio - that landed with a thud.
Helio digs a right hand into Kid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kid's gas tank.
Helio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kid can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Helio - that landed with a thud.
Helio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Helio.
A right handed body shot lands from Helio.
Helio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helio scores with a shoulder strike.

Helio gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Helio lands with a punch from half guard.
Helio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Helio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Helio stalling.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio moves into full mount! Kid won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikal Helio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikal Helio's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Helio rushes Kid and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helio blocks it with crossed arms.
Kid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helio.
Helio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Helio lands a body punch.
Kid has had enough of the clinch but Helio keeps him there for the moment.
Helio lands a hook to the side of the head.

Helio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helio fakes the leg kick and cracks Kid in the body.
Helio takes a swing at Kid's ribcage but misses.
Kid wants to clinch but Helio slips to the side
and Helio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Helio looks for the body kick but Kid saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Helio instigates a clinch.
Helio lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Helio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helio scores with a nice hook to the head.

Kid is rocked!

Helio has hold of one of Kid's legs. Kid is fighting the takedown attempt but Helio gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kid is still in real trouble! Can Helio finish him?
Helio content to stall in guard here.
Kid seems to have recovered his senses.
Mikal Helio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikal Helio.

Kid has closed the distance and engaged Helio in a clinch.
Karate Kid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helio scores with a hook to the body.
Kid tries a knee to the head but Helio blocks it.
Kid wants to stall.
Helio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

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.

Kid manages to break the clinch.

Kid tries to keep at a distance but Helio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Helio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kid using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helio as Kid tries to tie him up.
Kid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helio is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Kid's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kid looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helio.
Kid misses with a knee to the head.
Helio avoiding damage as Kid throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikal Helio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helio 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikal Helio!