PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Helber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helber is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by War is coming. Rusty Helber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rose
vs
Helber

170 cm
27
181 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

183 cm
26
174 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rusty Helber!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helber checks a leg kick nicely.
Helber shoots for a takedown but Rose saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Helber tries a head kick but it misses.
Rose misses with a hook
and Helber counters with a series of strikes. Rose will be more careful next time no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Helber.
Rose throws a hook but Helber avoids it easily.
Helber misses with a head kick.
Rose tests Helber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rose takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rose fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helber checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Helber.
Helber digs a good hook to Rose's body.
Rusty Helber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Helber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rose is fending him off so far but Helber persists. Nope, Rose circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose looks to land a right hand but Helber moved out of range.
Helber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rose takes a swing at Helber's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helber throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.

Helber scores a takedown into full mount!
Helber lands a big elbow.
Helber punishing his opponent with strikes.
Helber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rose?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rose manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Helber lands strikes from half guard.
Helber wants to stand but Rose has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Helber is keen to just control but Rose is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helber throws a strike but Rose avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Helber looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose has Helber pulled in close to control his posture.
Helber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rose's head.
Helber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Helber is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rose is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rose has escaped and now he's on top!
Rose passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helber is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Helber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helber is keeping the position for now.
Helber is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Helber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Helber looking for a guillotine here but Rose defends easily.
Helber wants to stand up but Rose is controlling him.

Rose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rose.
Helber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Helber dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

That kick from Rose tenderised Helber's leg. Helber is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rose lunges at Helber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helber's hand.
Rose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Helber.
Helber fails to land the takedown.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Helber's shoulder, as Helber tries to avoid the shot.
Helber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rose stuns Helber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rose scores with a three punch combo!
Helber staying out of range there.
Rose avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Rose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helber throws a leg kick that misses.
Helber takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose checks the leg kick.
Helber looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Helber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rose.
Helber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Helber tries a low kick but Rose avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helber checks a leg kick.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Helber should have avoided that one.
Helber tries for a takedown but Rose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hunter Rose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Helber.
Helber tries to clinch up.
Rose digs a good hook to Helber's body.
Helber misses the shot to the body.
Rose checks a low kick from Helber.
Helber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rose throws a body punch but Helber moves out of range.
Helber thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helber.
Hunter Rose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Helber.
Helber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Helber throws a chopping leg kick but Rose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Helber. Those never looked like landing.
Helber is breathing heavily.
Helber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rose rather than just go for the knockout.
Rose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Rose. Beautiful body shot.
Helber avoids the head kick by Rose.
Rose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rose turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rose lands with a nice body punch.
Helber pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose digs a good hook to Helber's body.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Rose throws a one two combo.
Rose misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Rose. No joy for Helber on that attempt.
Rose swings for the body but Helber moves out of range.
Helber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Helber misses with a two punch combination.
Helber lands a lovely overhand right.
Helber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rose scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helber takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Helber moved out of range nicely.
Helber just misses with a punch to the body.
Helber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Helber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rose throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helber.
Rose takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rose lands a jab to Helber's midsection.
Hunter Rose is winning the standup battle so far.
Rose throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Helber blocks a leg kick.
Helber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rose sizes up Helber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose scores with a sloppy right hand. Helber should have avoided that one.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Rose with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helber to score with a decent uppercut.
Helber connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Rose dominated that second round.
That's time! Rose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A jab from Helber misses.
Rose looks to land a left hand but Helber moved out of range nicely.
A combination from Helber does no damage.
Rose scores with a nice head shot.
Rose keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helber.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose blocks a head kick by Helber.
Jab, jab by Rose - just one landing.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Helber doesn't seem bothered though.
Helber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Helber feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helber looking to sit in guard and control but Rose gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rose works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rose seems content to control.
Helber preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Rose trying to control the action but Helber is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Hunter Rose wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Helber!
Rose throws a body punch but Helber moves out of range.
Helber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rose looks to score with a jab to the body but Helber is just out of range.
Helber checks the leg kick.
Helber swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Helber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Helber with the ground and pound but Rose uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose wants to sweep here but Helber controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Helber has passed into side control.
Rose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rose sneaks back into half guard.
Rose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Helber's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Helber's back!
Rose is not going to allow Helber to sit and survive in this position.
Helber rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helber gets full guard.

Helber uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Helber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rose!
Rose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rose is squirming around, avoiding Helber's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rose wants to control but Helber is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rusty Helber.
I think Helber has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Helber!
Rusty Helber really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sublime Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.