PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, weird Japanese music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Heleno
vs
Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja

168 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heleno misses with a head kick.
Heleno looks to land a body kick but Murkulanvippaaja moved away.
Heleno throws a low kick, looking for Murkulanvippaaja's leg but Murkulanvippaaja calmly moves out of range.
Heleno misses with a left hand

and Murkulanvippaaja holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Heleno.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Murkulanvippaaja blocks with his arms.

Murkulanvippaaja manages to break the clinch.
Heleno misses with a lunging right hand
and Murkulanvippaaja cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab lands there for Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja swats away the attempt to clinch by Heleno.

Murkulanvippaaja clinches with his opponent.
Murkulanvippaaja on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with the head strike.
Murkulanvippaaja can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murkulanvippaaja has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Heleno.
Heleno cracks Murkulanvippaaja with a nice body shot.
Heleno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a short punch on the inside.

Murkulanvippaaja breaks the clinch.
Heleno misses with an uppercut
and Heleno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Heleno misses.
A head kick misses from Heleno.
Heleno misses with a left hand
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a two punch combo.
Heleno throws a right hand that misses
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Heleno throws a leg kick that misses.
Heleno is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Murkulanvippaaja's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Heleno throws a low kick but Murkulanvippaaja avoids it.
Heleno takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Heleno misses with a left hand
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a left to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a series of strikes that have Heleno backpedaling.
Taichi Heleno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heleno ducks right into an uppercut from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja checks a low kick from Heleno.
Murkulanvippaaja cracks Heleno with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno wants to clinch but Murkulanvippaaja slips to the side
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a nice body shot.
Heleno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a stiff right hand.
Heleno throws a left and a right that both miss

and Murkulanvippaaja moves into the clinch.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murkulanvippaaja avoids it.
Heleno taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Murkulanvippaaja breaks from the clinch.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heleno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murkulanvippaaja.
Heleno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murkulanvippaaja is out of range.
Heleno lands a lovely overhand right.
Murkulanvippaaja scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Murkulanvippaaja bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Heleno's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to clinch but Heleno moves out of range.
Heleno 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.
Heleno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a shot to the body
and Heleno counters with a good low kick that Murkulanvippaaja was not able to check.
Murkulanvippaaja changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Heleno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Heleno tries to clinch but fails miserably

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

Heleno breaks from the clinch.
Murkulanvippaaja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heleno.
Murkulanvippaaja lands with an uppercut that bounces Heleno off the cage and back into rage.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heleno misses with a left hand
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heleno is looking to slow Murkulanvippaaja down with leg kicks.
Murkulanvippaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murkulanvippaaja doesn't manage to clinch there - Heleno circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno swings widly with a right hand
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heleno connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Heleno looks to clinch
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a series of strikes. Heleno will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heleno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a two punch combo.
Heleno slips a straight right by Murkulanvippaaja.
Heleno misses with a leg kick.
Murkulanvippaaja walks forward, straight into a front kick from Heleno.
Murkulanvippaaja looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murkulanvippaaja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Murkulanvippaaja swinging wildly here.
Heleno misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Heleno keeps the fight on the outside.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a lazy right hand but Heleno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heleno staying out of range there.
Murkulanvippaaja moves out of range of the body kick.
Murkulanvippaaja takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja has been cut.
Murkulanvippaaja checks a low kick from Heleno.
Murkulanvippaaja takes a swing at Heleno's ribcage but misses.
Heleno throws a leg kick but Murkulanvippaaja moved away.
Heleno feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murkulanvippaaja's calf.
Murkulanvippaaja's corner calls for a 1-2. Murkulanvippaaja obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Heleno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Heleno throws a lazy uppercut
and Murkulanvippaaja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murkulanvippaaja has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot by Murkulanvippaaja.
Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja slips a straight right by Heleno.
Heleno on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heleno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Murkulanvippaaja misses.
Murkulanvippaaja sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murkulanvippaaja, as that shot connected.
Heleno misses with a few strikes there.
Heleno scores with a spinning back kick!
Murkulanvippaaja is breathing heavily.

Heleno moves into range and clinches up with Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a body punch.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Murkulanvippaaja in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heleno scores a nice knee to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja avoiding damage as Heleno throws knees to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to break free but Heleno pushes him back against the cage.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Murkulanvippaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Heleno has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Murkulanvippaaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Heleno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Heleno - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heleno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to get back to striking at distance but Heleno won't allow it.
Heleno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Heleno breaks from the clinch.
Heleno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heleno scores with a leg kick.

Heleno takes the fight into the clinch.

Heleno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heleno lands a high kick!
Heleno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Heleno misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno throws a leg kick which misses Murkulanvippaaja's front leg but catches the back leg as Murkulanvippaaja tries to avoid it.
Murkulanvippaaja misses with an uppercut
and Heleno counters with a straight right hand.
Heleno slips a straight right by Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja blocks a head kick by Heleno.
Heleno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heleno keeps the fight on the outside.
Murkulanvippaaja takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Heleno clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Murkulanvippaaja.
Heleno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Heleno - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heleno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Murkulanvippaaja can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja takes an elbow to the temple.
Murkulanvippaaja working hard to break the clinch.
Heleno working Murkulanvippaaja over with knees to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja is trying to push Heleno away but Heleno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heleno lands a left hand.
Murkulanvippaaja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murkulanvippaaja working hard to break the clinch.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a head punch that misses.

Heleno breaks from the clinch.
Heleno is looking to chop away at Murkulanvippaaja's legs.
Heleno dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murkulanvippaaja. That did some damage!
Murkulanvippaaja goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murkulanvippaaja walks into a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Heleno is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murkulanvippaaja takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taichi Heleno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kapteeni Panu Gordon Murkulanvippaaja's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Heleno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sloppy strikes from Murkulanvippaaja. Those never looked like landing.
Heleno wants to clinch but Murkulanvippaaja slips to the side

and Murkulanvippaaja counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murkulanvippaaja.
Heleno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Heleno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to get back to striking at distance but Heleno won't allow it.
Heleno lands a knee to the body.
Heleno lands a good knee to the midsection. Murkulanvippaaja won't want to take too many of those.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Murkulanvippaaja blocks with his arms.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Heleno.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Murkulanvippaaja's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a body punch.
Murkulanvippaaja managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murkulanvippaaja avoids it.
Good body shot from Murkulanvippaaja.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heleno keeps control of Murkulanvippaaja as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja has had enough of the clinch but Heleno keeps him there for the moment.
Murkulanvippaaja is trying to break the clinch but Heleno has him pressed against the cage.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murkulanvippaaja tries to circle away but Heleno has him pinned against the cage.
Murkulanvippaaja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a body punch in the clinch.

Murkulanvippaaja's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heleno lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murkulanvippaaja takes a step back to recover.
Heleno misses with a low kick.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heleno stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murkulanvippaaja throws the left hand but Heleno avoids the punch easily.
Heleno looks to clinch
and Heleno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murkulanvippaaja drops his hands momentarily and Heleno takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heleno misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Heleno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murkulanvippaaja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heleno.
Murkulanvippaaja looks to land a right hand but Heleno moved out of range.
Murkulanvippaaja throws a body punch but Heleno moves out of range.
Heleno avoids the body shot from Murkulanvippaaja.
Heleno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Murkulanvippaaja counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heleno darts in trying to clinch

and Murkulanvippaaja moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno working Murkulanvippaaja over with knees to the body.
Murkulanvippaaja is looking to break free of the clinch but Heleno has double underhooks.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Heleno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murkulanvippaaja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Murkulanvippaaja lands a hook that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno misses with some punches.
Taichi Heleno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heleno displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murkulanvippaaja up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Heleno for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

Murkulanvippaaja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Heleno.
Heleno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murkulanvippaaja is out of range.
Murkulanvippaaja cracks a nice hook into Heleno's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murkulanvippaaja looks to land a left hand but Heleno moved out of range nicely.
Heleno connects with a leg kick. Murkulanvippaaja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Heleno attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Heleno scoring well with a low kick there.
Heleno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heleno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Murkulanvippaaja checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heleno moves out of range of the strikes.
Heleno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Murkulanvippaaja on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heleno. Heleno obviously looking to wear him down.
Murkulanvippaaja misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taichi Heleno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heleno 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taichi Heleno!