PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demon Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Heleno's choice of entrance music: weird Japanese music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Beast
vs
Heleno

175 cm
29
163 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

168 cm
25
167 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heleno checks a low kick from Beast.
Heleno tries to close the distance and clinch but Beast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Heleno.
Heleno looks to land a body kick but Beast moved away.
Beast missing with a left hand there. Heleno was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heleno misses with a low kick as Beast jumps back.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick.
Heleno fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Beast has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Demon Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Beast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Heleno.
Beast connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Heleno's hands.
Beast throws a leg kick that misses.
Heleno slips a straight right by Beast.
Heleno wants to slow Beast down by chopping away at his legs.
Heleno tries to clinch up but Beast circles away and keeps his distance.
Heleno blocks a jab.
Heleno finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beast stuns Heleno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Heleno fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beast checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Heleno, right into the meat.
Heleno moves out of range as Beast strikes.
Heleno moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Heleno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beast looking to throw knees to the head but Heleno is blocking nicely.
Heleno blocks an elbow strike from Beast.
Beast throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beast misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heleno.
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Heleno.
Beast doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beast pushes off an throws an elbow but Heleno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heleno pressing his opponent against the cage.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by Heleno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beast lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Heleno.
Heleno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Beast in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beast lands a nice elbow.
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beast throws an elbow that misses.
Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beast misses with an elbow over the top.
Heleno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heleno avoids a wild elbow strike from Beast.
Beast throws an elbow but it misses.
Heleno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno blocks the elbow strike.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beast blocks it with crossed arms.
Heleno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Beast throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno tries to land knees in the clinch but Beast avoids the damage to the body.
Heleno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beast throws an elbow but misses.
Beast tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heleno avoids it.
Beast takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beast.
Heleno slowing the pace effectively.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but Beast blocks it.
Beast working Heleno over with knees to the body.
Heleno blocks the elbow strike.
Heleno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heleno looks gassed!
Beast missing with knees to the body.
Heleno avoiding damage as Beast throws knees to the body.
Beast tries to land knees in the clinch but Heleno avoids the damage to the body.
Heleno blocks the elbow strike.
Heleno tries to land knees in the clinch but Beast avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beast is defending well for now.
Heleno blocks the elbow strike.
Heleno trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heleno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beast lands an elbow inside.
Beast misses with an elbow over the top.
Heleno blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Beast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beast throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Beast with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beast avoids it.
Heleno lands a good knee to the midsection. Beast won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taichi Heleno will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Heleno tries to score with a low kick but Beast moves his leg out of the way.
Heleno avoids the body shot from Beast.
A good leg kick by Heleno.
Beast is looking to chop away at Heleno's legs.
Beast misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heleno.
Beast connects with a single shot there.
Beast moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Heleno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beast lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beast has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beast moves out of range of the body kick.
Heleno keeps Beast at a distance using the push kick.
Beast throws a body punch but Heleno moves out of range.
Beast throws a lazy right hand but Heleno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heleno connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heleno scores with a push kick.
Heleno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Heleno tries to clinch but Beast moves out of range.
Heleno misses with a body kick.
Heleno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heleno misses with a low kick.
Heleno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beast misses the jab.
Heleno throws a low kick, looking for Beast's leg but Beast calmly moves out of range.
Beast lands a nice looking body shot.
Heleno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beast tries a low kick but Heleno avoids it.
Beast throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heleno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast looks to land a combination but Heleno avoids it well.
Heleno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heleno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Heleno is looking to land body kicks.
Heleno swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Beast. That snapped Heleno's head back.
Beast throws a leg kick which misses Heleno's front leg but catches the back leg as Heleno tries to avoid it.
Heleno looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heleno misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Heleno there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Heleno.
Heleno wants to clinch up but Beast keeps it at a distance.
Beast closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Beast gets tackled into the cage by Heleno. Heleno maintains the clinch.
Beast is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heleno blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Heleno lands a knee to the head.
Beast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heleno blocking some punches.
Heleno stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Beast.
Beast pushes off an throws an elbow but Heleno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Beast fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beast trying to land knees to the body.
Beast misses with some punches.
Beast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heleno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beast pushes off an throws an elbow but Heleno leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beast missing with knees to the body.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heleno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Heleno on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beast tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beast tries a knee to the head but Heleno blocks it.
Beast lands an elbow just above Heleno 's eye.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Beast is blocking nicely.
Beast is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heleno is defending well for now.
Heleno avoiding damage as Beast throws knees to the body.
Beast managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast tries to land knees in the clinch but Heleno avoids the damage to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Heleno landing knees to the head.
Beast takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Beast misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Taichi Heleno will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Heleno wants to land a leg kick but Beast is out of range.
Heleno throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Beast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Heleno counters with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heleno.
Heleno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heleno throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heleno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beast tests Heleno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beast tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Heleno misses.
Beast throws a jab when Heleno was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Beast.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast throws a jab but it's blocked by Heleno.
Heleno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heleno throws a push kick but Beast slaps the foot to one side.
Heleno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beast misses with a few strikes there.
Heleno tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Beast throws a right hand that misses
and Heleno counters with a nice body kick.
Beast chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heleno can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beast shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heleno.
A big left from Beast misses.
Taichi Heleno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heleno bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Beast tries to score with a low kick but Heleno moves his leg out of the way.
Nice body kick there by Heleno.
Beast takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Beast misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heleno lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heleno throws a push kick but Beast slaps the foot to one side.
Heleno tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Beast manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beast lunges at Heleno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Heleno's hand.
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heleno.
Heleno tries to clinch but Beast moves out of range.
Beast throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heleno.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heleno.
Beast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heleno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heleno misses with a low kick.
Heleno walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Heleno avoids the body shot from Beast.
Heleno cracks the inside of Beast's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast punishes Heleno's body with a nice straight punch.
Heleno misses with a body kick.
Heleno motions for Beast to come forward. Heleno throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Heleno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Heleno darts in and clinches Beast up against the cage.
Beast lands an elbow just above Heleno 's eye.
Heleno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Beast's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Taichi Heleno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Beast managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Heleno managing to block the knees to the body from Beast.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Beast trying to land knees to the body.
Beast tries to stall but Heleno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Heleno obliges.
Heleno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
Beast unloads a knee to the mid-section. Heleno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beast tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beast throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Heleno controlling the action here for a moment.
Heleno dodges an elbow strike from Beast.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Demon Beast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heleno crunches a lovely knee into Beast's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taichi Heleno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Heleno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

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