PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Hellstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helder Ninja Passos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja Passos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Uppercut-2Pac. Alexander Hellstorm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Helder Ninja Passos's chin.

Hellstorm
vs
Ninja Passos

195 cm
19
255 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Hellstorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helder Ninja Passos!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ninja Passos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ninja Passos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ninja Passos misses with a knee to the head.
Ninja Passos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ninja Passos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hellstorm is looking for a takedown.
Ninja Passos misses with a knee to the head.
Ninja Passos looking to throw knees to the head but Hellstorm is blocking nicely.
Ninja Passos has Hellstorm pressed against the cage, preventing Hellstorm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hellstorm managing to block the knees to the body from Ninja Passos.
Hellstorm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ninja Passos pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hellstorm shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hellstorm passes to side control.
Ninja Passos is not content to let Hellstorm control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hellstorm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hellstorm trying to control the action but Ninja Passos is working from the bottom.

Hellstorm tries for a kimura but Ninja Passos is defending well.
Ninja Passos is trying to buck Hellstorm off.

Hellstorm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstorm has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hellstorm punching from mount but Ninja Passos doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Hellstorm looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hellstorm trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hellstorm is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Ninja Passos moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ninja Passos misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstorm drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ninja Passos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Hellstorm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellstorm misses with a takedown attempt - Ninja Passos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Ninja Passos rushes Hellstorm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ninja Passos looking to throw knees to the head but Hellstorm is blocking nicely.
Ninja Passos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hellstorm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hellstorm is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ninja Passos gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ninja Passos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellstorm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ninja Passos stalling in the clinch but Hellstorm improves position.

Hellstorm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ninja Passos tries to keep at a distance but Hellstorm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ninja Passos lands an elbow that stopped Hellstorm in his tracks for a moment.
Ninja Passos is looking to control Hellstorm's arms but Hellstorm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ninja Passos has his back to the cage.

Hellstorm breaks the clinch.
Hellstorm moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Hellstorm closes the distance and pushes Ninja Passos back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninja Passos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ninja Passos is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Hellstorm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ninja Passos closes the distance and clinches.
Hellstorm tries for a takedown but Ninja Passos manages to get underhooks.
Ninja Passos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hellstorm in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Hellstorm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hellstorm rushes Ninja Passos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ninja Passos tries a knee to the head but Hellstorm blocks it.
Ninja Passos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hellstorm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hellstorm tries to pull guard but Ninja Passos holds him up against the cage and eventually Hellstorm drops back down to his feet.
Ninja Passos taking a breather.

Hellstorm breaks the clinch.
Hellstorm tries a head kick but it misses.
Hellstorm fails with a takedown attempt.

Ninja Passos clinches up with Hellstorm and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninja Passos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellstorm.

Hellstorm has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ninja Passos is trying to keep an underhook but Hellstorm manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hellstorm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja Passos pushes Hellstorm off looking to stand but Hellstorm dives back in and keeps control.
Hellstorm is pressing down on Ninja Passos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ninja Passos is holding on for now.

Hellstorm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ninja Passos defends it well.
Ninja Passos wants to get back to his feet.
Hellstorm seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ninja Passos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Passos pushes Hellstorm off looking to stand but Hellstorm dives back in and keeps control.
Hellstorm works his way into full mount!
Ninja Passos tries to buck Hellstorm off but he can't manage it.

Hellstorm wants to finish this one by submission but Ninja Passos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hellstorm.

Hellstorm is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ninja Passos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ninja Passos shrugs it off.
Hellstorm wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Hellstorm tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja Passos is trying to stand up.

Hellstorm is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ninja Passos is surviving well by controlling Hellstorm's body position as best he can.
Ninja Passos is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Hellstorm working for a submission but Ninja Passos is keeping him at bay.
Ninja Passos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstorm tries to control but Ninja Passos wriggling away.
Hellstorm raining down hammerfists from mount.

Hellstorm with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ninja Passos squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hellstorm punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstorm punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hellstorm quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hellstorm but it's paid off an Ninja Passos is forced to tap! Nice work by Hellstorm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexander Hellstorm!
After winning the bout, Alexander Hellstorm thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.