PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brutaali Keijo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keijo comes to the ring accompanied by CMX - Pyörivät Sähkökoneet. Brutaali Keijo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Keijo
vs
Helgi

179 cm
22
174 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

178 cm
22
172 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutaali Keijo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi connects with a nice looking jab.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Keijo throws a lazy right hand but Helgi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Keijo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helgi connects with a body shot that sends Keijo's belly button to the back.
Helgi lands a jab to Keijo's midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by Keijo.
Helgi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Keijo.
A swing and a miss from Keijo.
A punch lands to the side of Helgi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Keijo misses with a double jab.
Helgi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi thows a body shot but no joy.
Helgi throws a series of punches but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Brutaali Keijo has been cut.
Helgi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keijo doesn't seem bothered though.
Helgi defending well as Keijo loads up on a big left hand.
Helgi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick from Helgi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi thuds a left hand into Keijo's body.
Helgi connects with a body shot that sends Keijo's belly button to the back.
Keijo is breathing heavily.
Helgi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keijo is out of range.
Keijo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Keijo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Keijo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Helgi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helgi throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keijo scores with a jab to the head.
Keijo scoring well with a low kick there.
Keijo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helgi throws out the jab.
Helgi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Keijo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helgi.
A jab from Keijo misses.
Helgi swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi jabs Keijo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helgi takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Helgi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helgi ducks under a wild hook from Keijo.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keijo throws out a powerful jab.
Keijo tries to move into range but Helgi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Helgi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Keijo rather than just go for the knockout.
Keijo throws a series of punches but Helgi avoids them all with ease.
Helgi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keijo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Helgi looks for the body kick but Keijo saw that one coming.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Helgi throws a big shot that misses.
Keijo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Helgi.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keijo doesn't manage to clinch there - Helgi circles away.
Keijo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Helgi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Keijo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Helgi misses with a wild body shot.
Keijo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Helgi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Helgi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Helgi throws a leg kick that misses.
Helgi throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo lands a jab to Helgi's midsection.
Helgi is looking to slow Keijo down with leg kicks.
Helgi throws a head kick but Keijo moves out of range.
Keijo throws out a loose jab but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helgi checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keijo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keijo fails to land with a series of punches.
Helgi lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi wants to slow Keijo down by chopping away at his legs.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keijo was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Keijo is defended easily by Helgi.
Helgi looks for the body kick but Keijo saw that one coming.
Helgi misses the body punch
and Keijo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Helgi.
Helgi slips a straight right by Keijo.
Keijo misses with a low kick.
Keijo tries to work over Helgi's front leg with a kick but Helgi checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi throws a shot to the body.
Keijo misses with a takedown attempt - Helgi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutaali Keijo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helgi swings for the body but Keijo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutaali Keijo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Helgi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helgi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helgi scores with a leg kick.
Helgi walks into a stiff left hand from Keijo.
Keijo misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Helgi.
Helgi thows a body shot but no joy.
Helgi misses with a hook
letting Keijo counter with a right hand.
Helgi scores with a punch to the head.
Helgi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Keijo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helgi thuds a left hand into Keijo's body.
Keijo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Helgi back to the ropes. Keijo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Keijo slips under a jab.
Keijo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keijo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helgi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keijo.

Helgi instigates a clinch.
Keijo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Keijo working aggressively here.
Keijo misses with the head strike.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Keijo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keijo misses with a wild body shot.
Keijo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helgi.
Nice uppercut there from Helgi.
Keijo throws a shot from downtown. Helgi moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Keijo misses.
Keijo throws a jab but it's blocked by Helgi.
Keijo misses with a straight left.
A combination from Keijo does no damage.
Keijo checks a low kick from Helgi.
Helgi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Keijo.
Helgi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Helgi.
Keijo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi connects with a body shot.
Helgi feints a jab promting Keijo to slip. Helgi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keijo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Keijo is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Helgi. Keijo shrugs it off though.
Helgi tried to score with a low kick but Keijo checks it.
Helgi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Helgi throws a monster overhand right that drops Keijo! Helgi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.