PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughter - Billy Preston. Helio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You are the best Around! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raine
vs
Helio

183 cm
30
190 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

190 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikal Helio!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Helio tenderised Raine's leg. Raine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raine feints and then cracks Helio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helio down.
Raine tries a low kick but Helio avoids it.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helio checks a leg kick.
Raine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raine checks it well.
Raine cracks the inside of Helio's front leg.
Helio lands with a good body shot.
Helio avoids the body shot from Raine.
Helio checks a low kick from Raine.
Raine checks the leg kick nicely there.

Raine gets caught napping as Helio dives in and scores a takedown. Raine manages to retain guard.
Raine managing to control the position.
Helio forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raine keeps working.
Raine wants to control but Helio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Helio is nestled in close to Raine, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Raine is looking for a sweep. Helio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raine trying to control here.
Helio thows a huge punch but Raine dodges it nicely.
Helio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine has hold of Helio's hands but Helio slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Helio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Helio throwing shots but Raine is blocking nicely.
Helio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raine is looking for a sweep. Helio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helio wants to free his trapped foot but Raine is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Raine is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helio is keen to just control but Raine is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Helio is working for a kimura but Raine is defending it quite comfortably.

Helio is working for a kimura but Raine is defending it quite comfortably.
Helio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Helio missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Helio frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Helio unloads with some shots from mount but Raine bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raine is working hard here to advance position.
Helio landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikal Helio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Helio shoots in and gets a takedown into Raine's guard.
Helio trying to control but Raine is working from the bottom.
Mikal Helio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Helio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Helio throws a big elbow that misses.
Raine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Helio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helio throws an elbow that misses. Raine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Helio's guard. Nice move by Raine!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine trying to control the position from guard on top but Helio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raine wants to get up but he can't break Helio's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Helio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raine looking to pass the guard.
Raine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Helio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Raine is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helio wants to get back to full guard.
Raine trying to control the pace.
Helio tries to roll over but Raine keeps him under control.
Helio is trying to control but can't.
Helio gets back to full guard.
Helio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine wants to control from the top but Helio keeps moving.

Raine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Helio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Raine has managed to get both his arms back between Helio's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helio trying to keep a closed guard but Raine is proving a slippery customer.
Raine trying to control but Helio is working from the bottom.
Raine is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

We're going to have a standup here because Aldo Raine wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Helio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raine's sensitive parts.
Raine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helio.
Helio misses with a wild body shot.
Raine looks to score with a jab to the body but Helio is just out of range.
Helio scores with a head kick.

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Helio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Helio postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helio trying to control but Raine is working from the bottom.
Helio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikal Helio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Raine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helio. That's going to slow Raine down.
Helio misses the jab.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Helio pushes him off.
Helio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Helio throws a low kick but Raine moves out of range easily.
Raine attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Raine blocks the low kick.
Helio shoots in for a takedown but Raine shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Raine misses the target.
Raine throws a shot to the body.
Raine blocks a head kick by Helio.
Helio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio thows a body shot but no joy.
Helio blocks the body kick.
Raine misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Helio.
A bone on bone clash there as Helio blocks the leg kick.
Raine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raine loads up on a big right hand but Helio slips the punch.
Helio misses with a low kick.
Raine slips under a jab from Helio.
Raine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helio.
Helio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mikal Helio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raine connects with the punch.
Raine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Helio momentarily.
Raine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Helio moves out of range of the body kick.
Raine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Helio scores with a takedown into Raine's guard.
Helio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Helio is looking to advance position but Raine has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Helio tries to lock up and control but Raine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Helio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Helio is holding on to half guard well.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio trying to control but Raine postures up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Helio wants to get back to full guard.
Helio trying to hold on to Raine's head to control him but Raine postures up.

Mikal Helio has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Helio.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raine.
Helio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raine avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mikal Helio.
I've got Helio 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikal Helio!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mikal Helio waved his t-shirt featuring Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery 's logo in front of the cameras.