PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikal Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio comes to the cage accompanied by You are the best Around!. Nesset has chosen Mohamed's theme tune as his entrance music. Arnfinn Nesset has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Helio
vs
Nesset

190 cm
30
195 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

191 cm
32
201 lbs
22 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikal Helio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesset takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nesset fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nesset takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nesset lands a nice looking body shot.

Nesset closes the distance and clinches.
Helio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nesset backwards.
Helio tries to pull guard but Nesset forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Helio fails to pull guard.
Helio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helio misses with a punch to the body.
Helio tries to score a body lock takedown but Nesset shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikal Helio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nesset working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Helio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
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 is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nesset doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helio has had enough of the clinch but Nesset keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nesset.
Helio fails to pull guard.
A short left from Nesset.
Nesset slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helio blocks an uppercut.
Nesset doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helio.
Nesset fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nesset throws a punch but it's blocked by Helio.
Helio is trying to pull guard but Nesset turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nesset struggles to land a body shot inside as Helio controls his hands.
Nesset misses with a punch on the inside.
Helio blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Helio pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Helio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nesset can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Helio is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Nesset rolls with it to try and escape but Helio cranks on the arm and Nesset is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikal Helio!
After the big win, Mikal Helio made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.