PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kano Shinomori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helix comes to the cage accompanied by The Ghost Inside - Unspoken. Kano Shinomori has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brad Helix's chin.

Helix
vs
Shinomori

189 cm
26
224 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Malicious Intent Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kano Shinomori!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinomori lunges at Helix with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Helix's hand.
Helix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shinomori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
Helix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Helix.
Shinomori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinomori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helix moves away.
Shinomori defending well as Helix loads up on a big left hand.
Helix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shinomori throws out the jab.
Helix misses with a hook.
Helix catches Shinomori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shinomori manages to avoid it.
Helix tests Shinomori's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shinomori throws a shot from downtown. Helix moves away and avoids it.
Helix takes a swing at Shinomori's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shinomori throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Shinomori enables Helix to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shinomori manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Helix postures up.
Helix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Helix postures up in Shinomori's guard and throws a big left but Shinomori blocks it.
Helix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kano Shinomori has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nice shot by Helix.
Helix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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!
Shinomori takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shinomori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinomori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helix.
Shinomori throws a jab when Helix was well out of range.
Helix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinomori closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Shinomori.
Shinomori is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A big right from Shinomori misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helix.
No joy there for Shinomori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shinomori looks gassed!
Shinomori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helix is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Shinomori throws a lazy uppercut
and Helix counters with a body kick that stops Shinomori in his tracks momentarily.
Helix thuds his shin into the meat of Shinomori's side.
Good shot there by Helix.
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!
Helix lands an overhand right.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shinomori.
Kano Shinomori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix misses with a wild body shot.
Helix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shinomori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helix scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Helix.

A head kick lands from Helix that sends Shinomori to the canvas. Shinomori tries to scramble back to his feet but Helix brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Kano Shinomori has been cut.
The strikes coming from Helix are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shinomori keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Shinomori is avoiding damage well.
Helix fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Shinomori is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Helix crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Helix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kano Shinomori's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Shinomori takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice sprawl there from Shinomori as Helix shoots in.
Helix throws a shot from downtown. Shinomori moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Shinomori misses.
Kano Shinomori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinomori moves out of range as Helix strikes.

Helix shoots in and gets a takedown into Shinomori's guard.
Helix throws an elbow that misses. Shinomori uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Helix's guard. Nice move by Shinomori!
Helix is pulling down on Shinomori's head to control his posture.
Shinomori wanted to stand there but Helix had control of the position.
Shinomori wants to control from the top but Helix keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Helix wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Shinomori takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Brad Helix has been cut.
Crunch! Helix slams his shin into Shinomori's torso.
Shinomori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shinomori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shinomori is breathing heavily.
Shinomori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix thuds a left hand into Shinomori's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Shinomori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helix throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shinomori.
Shinomori throws a looping overhand right but Helix ducks down to avoid it.
Shinomori stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helix.
Shinomori misses with an uppercut
and Helix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shinomori's knee momentarily.
Shinomori takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helix lands a head shot.
A big left from Shinomori misses.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Shinomori steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helix. That one must have hurt.
Shinomori on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shinomori might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helix lands a right hook to the body.
Shinomori on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix catches Shinomori with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Helix feints and as Shinomori raises his hands in defense, Helix changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Helix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Helix tries to free his leg and advance position but Shinomori is retaining full guard.
Helix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brad Helix wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shinomori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinomori has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helix.
Shinomori cracks a nice hook into Helix's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shinomori misses with a right hand
and Helix makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shinomori really felt that one!
Helix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shinomori's sensitive parts.
Shinomori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shinomori can do to turn this around?
Shinomori slips a jab from Helix.
Helix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinomori moves away.
Shinomori throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shinomori takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A good leg kick by Helix.
Shinomori's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helix, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Helix dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Helix jabs Shinomori to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shinomori has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Helix.
Shinomori fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Helix thuds his right hand into Shinomori's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shinomori misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shinomori takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helix scoring well with a low kick there.
Helix cracks Shinomori with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shinomori pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Helix.

Helix gets a takedown into half guard.
Shinomori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Helix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shinomori defending well though.
Helix missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Helix controlling the action here.
Kano Shinomori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinomori blocking the ground and pound attempt from Helix.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Brad Helix just wasn't active enough.
Shinomori throws out a loose jab but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinomori off the cage and back into range.
Crunch! Helix slams his shin into Shinomori's torso.
Shinomori throws the left hand but Helix avoids the punch easily.
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Helix finds it's way through Shinomori's defenses.
Shinomori misses with a wild body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Helix.
Helix working away.
Shinomori is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Helix tries to score with some ground and pound. Shinomori controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Shinomori takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shinomori's shoulder. That is not cool.
Shinomori managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Helix.
Shinomori defending against the ground and pound.
Helix tries to score with some ground and pound. Shinomori controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Shinomori's face as Helix controls the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix throws an elbow but Shinomori slips to the side and avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Helix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helix 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Helix!
During a confident post fight interview, Brad Helix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.