PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Helwani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Helwani
vs
Vovchanchyn

189 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Helwani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Helwani coming out on top.

It looks like Igor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Helwani scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vovchanchyn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Helwani throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Helwani cracks Vovchanchyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Helwani misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Helwani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Helwani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helwani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helwani.
Helwani looks to score with a jab to the body but Vovchanchyn is just out of range.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Helwani lands a jab to the head.
Vovchanchyn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leon Helwani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Vovchanchyn.
Helwani jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Helwani misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helwani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vovchanchyns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vovchanchyn throws a right and a left that Helwani avoids nicely.
Vovchanchyn looks winded!
Helwani lands a right hook to the body.
Helwani is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vovchanchyn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Helwani lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helwani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That has opened up Igor Vovchanchyn's cut even more.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Vovchanchyn has eaten all the pies!
Helwani lands an overhand right.
Helwani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vovchanchyn in his tracks.

Vovchanchyn is rocked!
Vovchanchyn gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Helwani gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Helwani!