PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Helano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Helano
vs
O Brian

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

218 cm
25
298 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Helano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, TJ O Brian!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helano is breathing heavily.

Helano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

O Brian drags the fight down to the ground.

O Brian is looking for a triangle but Helano pushes his legs off easily.
O Brian is trying to keep Helano in close.

Helano stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Helano gets a clinch.
O Brian is pushing Helano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

O Brian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brian seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Helano is looking for a sweep. O Brian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
O Brian trying to control the action but Helano is working from the bottom.
O Brian works his way into side control.
O Brian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helano is trying to control O Brian's posture but O Brian avoids it.
O Brian moves into full mount!
O Brian can't control as he wanted to and Helano manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
O Brian stalling away here and it's allowed Helano to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helano keeping moving, preventing O Brian from controlling successfully.
O Brian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Helano's guard.

Helano is looking for a triangle but O Brian pushes his legs off easily.
O Brian seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Helano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brian engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
O Brian stopping the sweep attempt from Helano.
O Brian lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ O Brian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

O Brian shoots in and bounces Helano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
O Brian trying to control but Helano is working from the bottom.
Helano wants to sweep but no luck.
O Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Helano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. TJ O Brian wasn't active enough on the ground.

Helano feints and as O Brian raises his hands in defense, Helano changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
TJ O Brian has got the better of the ground game so far.
O Brian has a closed guard, preventing Helano from standing up.

O Brian is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Helano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

O Brian dives in and scores a takedown into Helano's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Helano is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Brian is aware though and is defending well.
O Brian slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Helano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Helano wants to sweep but no luck.
O Brian trying to control but Helano is working from the bottom.
O Brian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Helano trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

TJ O Brian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

O Brian drives through and clinches with Helano against the cage.

O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helano shoots in for a double leg but O Brian sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

O Brian throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Helano was covering up waiting for the punch and O Brian finishes the takedown easily into guard.
O Brian trying to control the position from guard on top but Helano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Helano trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

TJ O Brian has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Helano throws a series of punches but O Brian moves out of range.
Helano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from O Brian.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ O Brian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Helano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Helano throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. O Brian tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Helano is in O Brian's guard.
O Brian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Helano postures up in O Brian's guard and throws a big left but O Brian blocks it.
O Brian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Helano stands up from guard. Let's bang!
O Brian tries to clinch
and Helano counters with a left and a right that stings O Brian.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Helano.
Helano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Helano tries to keep at a distance but O Brian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by O Brian after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Helano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helano tries to circle away but O Brian has him pinned against the cage.
O Brian can't get the takedown.
Helano digs a right hand underneath O Brian's ribcage. O Brian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Brian tries to score a body lock takedown but Helano shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helano just leaning against O Brian, taking a breather.
O Brian landing some nice looking knees to the body.

O Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

O Brian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
O Brian is trying to control the action in half guard but Helano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helano wants to improve his position but O Brian is controlling well.
Helano wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Helano.
Helano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Helano wants to stand up but O Brian is controlling him.

Helano is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Helano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Brian defends it easily.

O Brian gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helano tries to clinch but O Brian is having none of it.
Helano closes the distance and clinches up with O Brian, looking for a takedown. Helano pushes O Brian against the cage but O Brian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gustavo Helano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

O Brian instigates a clinch.
Helano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brian's elbow.
O Brian missing with knees to the body.
O Brian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Helano lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Helano.
TJ O Brian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Helano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brian's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gustavo Helano.
Well O Brian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ O Brian!