PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryant Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BURN ONE DOWN. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Helix
vs
Kanen

189 cm
25
215 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
26
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Condemned

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryant Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samor Kanen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix slips under a jab from Kanen.
Kanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kanen misses the jab.
Kanen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Helix.
Kanen throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Kanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Kanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Samor Kanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanen defending well as Helix loads up on a big left hand.
Kanen misses with a right hand
and Helix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Helix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Helix 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.
Kanen tries to land a front kick but Helix steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kanen.
Helix ducks right into an uppercut from Kanen.

It looks like Bryant Helix has been cut.
Helix jabs Kanen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Helix.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Kanen throws a wild body kick that Helix sees coming a mile off.
Helix scores with a jab.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Kanen is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kanen!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix looks for a takedown but Kanen sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix blocks a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Kanen as Helix shoots in.
Helix misses with a few strikes there.
Kanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kanen throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Helix slips under a jab.
Kanen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Helix checks it well.
Helix defending well as Kanen loads up on a big left hand.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanen.
Helix walks into a stiff left hand from Kanen.
Helix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix slips a jab from Kanen.
Kanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kanen misses with a straight right.
Kanen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kanen is looking to score with low kicks.
Kanen misses with a wild body shot.
Kanen tries to land a body kick
and Helix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Helix.
Kanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Helix dives in and grabs Kanen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kanen pushes down on Helix's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryant Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanen throws a nice looking combination but Helix bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helix.
Kanen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Kanen. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Helix.
Kanen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanen throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Kanen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanen misses with a looping left.
Kanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Helix. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kanen throws a right and a left that Helix avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samor Kanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryant Helix's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kanen lands a nice shot that snaps Helix's head back.
Kanen lands with a nice body punch.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Kanen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kanen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Helix sizes up Kanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanen misses the target.
Kanen misses with a hook. Helix ducked under it nicely.
Helix is looking to wear down Kanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kanen 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.
Helix tries for a takedown but Kanen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanen moves out of range of the body kick from Helix.
Samor Kanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kanen misses the shot to the body.
Kanen misses with a jab to the body
and Helix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kanen throws a big shot that misses.
Kanen lands a head shot.
Helix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Helix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kanen misses with a double jab.
Kanen misses with a body shot.
Kanen moves out of range of the body kick from Helix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix swings for the body but Kanen moves out of range.
Kanen swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
Kanen connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Samor Kanen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanen misses the shot to the body.
Kanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Helix slips a jab and a cross from Kanen.
Helix smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kanen misses with a right hand

and Helix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kanen won't be happy with that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Helix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kanen some visible discomfort.
Kanen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix with the ground and pound but Kanen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Kanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Helix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kanen is positioning himself well to prevent Helix advancing to mount.
Helix is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kanen is looking for a sweep. Helix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helix scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Helix wants to work for an arm triangle but Kanen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Helix is looking to take a break and control but Kanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bryant Helix will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryant Helix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kanen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Helix.
Kanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Kanen misses with a straight right.
Kanen looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Kanen swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Kanen ducks right into an uppercut from Helix.
Kanen throws an off balance right hand
and Helix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanen throws a leg kick
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kanen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Helix's head backwards.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Helix does it's job there.
Helix blocks the body kick.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Kanen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helix defending well as Kanen loads up on a big left hand.
Helix lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kanen misses with a left hand
and Helix counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanen staying out of range there.
Helix misses with a looping right.
Helix tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kanen swivels and escapes.
Helix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kanen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Helix counters with a thumping low kick.
Kanen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Helix tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanen walks into a straight right hand from Helix.
Kanen throws a head kick but Helix moves out of range.
Donk. Helix catches Kanen right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.
Helix slips a jab from Kanen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanen. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanen looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Helix jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kanen throws a leg kick
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Kanen.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kanen blocks a jab.
A big right from Helix misses.
Nice body kick there by Kanen.
Kanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helix.

Helix looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kanen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Helix advances position into side control!
Kanen is not content to let Helix control the position.
Helix misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryant Helix clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bryant Helix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Helix looks to land a right hand but Kanen moved out of range.
Kanen moves away from the strike by Helix.
Kanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Helix is just out of range.
Kanen misses with a leg kick
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helix lands a leg kick that knocks Kanen off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Kanen misses its intended target.
Helix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Helix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helix lands a really nice looking cross but Kanen seems unphased.
Helix thows a body shot but no joy.
Helix misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanen missing with a left hand there. Helix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanen. That's going to slow Helix down.
Kanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helix moves away.
Helix fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Helix finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanen's head.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Kanen scores with a nice right hand.
Helix doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kanen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helix.
A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helix throws a nice outside leg kick.
Helix shoots in for a double leg but Kanen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Kanen counters with a nice body shot.
Kanen misses with a body shot.
Helix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helix, right into the meat.
Helix misses with a body shot.
Helix shoots for a double leg takedown but Kanen sprawls well. He's pushed Helix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryant Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Helix slips under a jab from Kanen.
Helix throws a body punch but Kanen moves out of range.
Kanen looks to land a left hand but Helix moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Kanen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kanen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helix shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kanen as he jumps to the side.
Helix takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Helix avoids the head kick by Kanen.
Kanen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kanen lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Helix fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kanen sprawls well initially but Helix persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Helix is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kanen regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Kanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helix throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Samor Kanen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bryant Helix's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A shot to the liver by Kanen. Beautiful body shot.
Helix shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kanen defends it nicely.
Helix blocks the body kick.
Kanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kanen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kanen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helix feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kanens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kanen blocks a low kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanen slips a jab from Helix.
Kanen throws a head kick but Helix moves out of range.
Kanen misses with a leg kick

and Helix counters with a takedown into side control.
Kanen is looking for a sweep.
Kanen is looking to get back to his feet here but Helix is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kanen's back.
Kanen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kanen avoids the strikes from Helix.
Helix missing with strikes from the back.
Helix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanen trying to control the action but Helix just sinks the hooks in.
Helix really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kanen.
Will Helix go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanen avoids the strikes from Helix.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Helix throwing strikes and Kanen squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Helix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Samor Kanen has been cut.
Poor strikes thrown by Helix there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Helix throwing strikes here but Kanen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Helix sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kanen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helix pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryant Helix showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Helix has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bryant Helix!