PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Helsinki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Helsinki
vs
Grey

182 cm
25
262 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
249 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Helsinki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Grey!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helsinki misses the jab.
Helsinki throws a jab but it's blocked by Grey.
Helsinki lands with a cross.
Helsinki throws a leg kick that misses.

Grey moves into the clinch successfully.
Helsinki trying to land knees to the body.
Grey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Helsinki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Grey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Helsinki uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Grey kicks Helsinki off and gets to his feet.
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!

Grey has Helsinki up against the cage in a clinch.

Grey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helsinki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grey is able to avoid easily.

Grey closes the distance and pushes Helsinki back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helsinki.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey breaks the clinch.
Helsinki really is a fat lump.

Grey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helsinki defending well though.

Grey decides to stand and escape the position.
Grey digs a good hook to Helsinki's body.
Helsinki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey.

Grey has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Helsinki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grey has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Helsinki uses from the top position.

Grey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Helsinki off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Helsinki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grey manages to avoid it.
Grey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helsinki misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Helsinki lands with a shot to the body.
Grey throws a right and a left that Helsinki avoids nicely.
Grey looks gassed!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helsinki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helsinki thows a leg kick but Grey checks it

and Grey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Helsinki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grey blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grey pulls guard.
Helsinki prevents Grey from getting back to his feet.
Grey wants to improve his position but instead Helsinki has moved into half guard.

Grey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Helsinki scores with a body shot.
Grey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helsinki looks to score with a jab to the body but Grey is just out of range.
Helsinki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Helsinki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helsinki thows a body shot but no joy.
Helsinki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Helsinki.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helsinki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helsinki scores with a jab to the body.
Helsinki scores with the left hand. Grey knows he should have avoided that one.
Helsinki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helsinki lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helsinki jabs at Grey's body.
Helsinki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Helsinki swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Helsinki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Grey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helsinki throws a chopping leg kick but Grey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helsinki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Helsinki gets caught napping as Grey dives in and scores a takedown. Helsinki manages to retain guard.

Helsinki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grey with a flurry of punches that miss.

Grey stands up from Helsinki's guard - Grey perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helsinki connects with an inside leg kick.
Grey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helsinki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helsinki lands a nice looking body shot.
Helsinki lands a nice looking body shot.
Helsinki is looking to wear down Grey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helsinki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnny Helsinki is winning the standup battle so far.
Helsinki is looking to chop away at Grey's legs.
Helsinki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helsinki jabs at Grey's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helsinki scores with the left hand. Grey knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnny Helsinki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Grey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helsinki.
Helsinki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helsinki can pounce on him.
Helsinki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grey.
Helsinki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Helsinki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helsinki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helsinki misses with a leg kick
and Grey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helsinki misses the shot to the body.
Grey walks into a stiff left hand from Helsinki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helsinki. That's going to slow Grey down.
Helsinki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helsinki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
Grey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Helsinki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helsinki.
Gabriel Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helsinki thows a leg kick but Grey checks it

and Grey counters by clinching up.
Helsinki misses with a knee to the head.
Grey prevents a body shot from Helsinki.
Grey lands an elbow just above Helsinki 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helsinki trying to land knees to the body.
Grey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helsinki is defending well for now.

Grey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey keeping moving, preventing Helsinki from controlling successfully.
Helsinki prevents Grey from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helsinki trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Helsinki dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Helsinki throws a leg kick but Grey checks it.
Helsinki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A lazy left from Helsinki finds it's target.

Grey instigates a clinch.
Grey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Grey breaks the clinch.
Helsinki is looking to slow Grey down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Helsinki. That's going to slow Grey down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helsinki. Grey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helsinki lands an overhand right.
Grey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helsinki can pounce on him.
Donk. Helsinki catches Grey right on the button with a cross.

Grey is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helsinki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grey is still on wobbly legs! Can Helsinki finish him?
Helsinki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helsinki walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Grey drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Helsinki swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Grey's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Helsinki!
A relieved looking Johnny Helsinki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.