PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Davis
vs
Helgi

170 cm
31
150 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

178 cm
27
169 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helgi scores with a body shot.
Davis tries to bum rush Helgi with a series of wild strikes but Helgi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helgi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the body from Helgi misses

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Davis wants to control but Helgi is keeping him busy.
Davis passes to full mount!
Davis punching from mount but Helgi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Helgi regains half guard.
Davis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Helgi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Davis seems content to control.
Davis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Davis is trying to control the action in half guard but Helgi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helgi trying to control but Davis postures up.
Helgi is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Davis just wasn't active enough.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helgi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Helgi tenderised Davis's leg. Davis is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Davis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Helgi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davis.
Helgi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Davis scores with a kick to the body.
A big right from Davis misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helgi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helgi at a distance.
Helgi scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
Davis throws the left hand but Helgi avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi lands a slapping body shot.
Helgi misses with a two punch combination.
Helgi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Davis.
Helgi throws a right hand that misses

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Helgi looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis trying to control the action but Helgi is working from the bottom.
Davis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helgi's head.
Helgi trying to control from the bottom.
Davis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helgi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Davis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Well, if Davis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Helgi tries to roll over but Davis keeps him under control.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helgi keeps working.
Helgi is looking to control Davis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Helgi avoid being mounted?
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Helgi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice defenses there by Helgi.
Helgi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Davis.
A jab from Davis finds it's way through Helgi's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good leg kick by Helgi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
Davis checks the leg kick nicely there.

Davis tries to keep at a distance but Helgi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Davis.
Davis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis lands a body shot.
Helgi stops a takedown attempt from Davis.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis closes the distance and clinches up with Helgi, looking for a takedown. Davis pushes Helgi against the cage but Helgi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi delivers a nice body kick.
Helgi avoids the body shot from Davis.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Helgi's ribs.
Helgi lands a right hook to the body.
Davis slips a jab from Helgi.
Davis throws a hook but Helgi blocks it.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Joe Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Davis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helgi defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi is looking to slow Davis down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helgi.
Helgi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helgi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
A low kick from Helgi misses
and Davis counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Helgi misses with a wild combination.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi looks to score with a jab to the body but Davis is just out of range.
Davis tries to land a leg kick but Helgi saw it coming and moves away.
Davis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helgi was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
Helgi throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helgi misses with a straight right.
Davis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Helgi checks the leg kick.
Helgi checks a leg kick.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Davis 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 Helgi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helgi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Helgi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Helgi is looking to chop away at Davis's legs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helgi 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 Davis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Davis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Helgi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Davis rather than just go for the knockout.
Helgi looks to land a combination. Davis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Joe Davis has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a nice strike.
Helgi connects with a leg kick. Davis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Helgi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
Helgi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Helgi moves out of range as Davis strikes.
Helgi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helgi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helgi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Helgi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helgi clobbers Davis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Helgi.

Davis dives in and scores a takedown into Helgi's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Davis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Helgi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Helgi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Davis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helgi.
Davis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi slips a straight right by Davis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helgi.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Davis, right into the meat.
Helgi throws a shot to the body.
Davis connects with an inside leg kick.
Helgi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis throws an overhand right that lands on Helgi's shoulder, as Helgi tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Helgi.
Davis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice shot lands for Davis.
Helgi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Davis moves out of range of the leg kick from Helgi.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Davis walks into a left hand.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Davis momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis checks a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis motions for Helgi to come forward. Davis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi ducks under a wild hook from Davis.
Davis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Davis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.
Helgi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Davis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Helgi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Davis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Helgi connects with a jab.
Davis throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Davis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helgi.
Helgi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi works Davis's body with a nice hook.
Davis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helgi as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Davis throws a head kick but Helgi moves out of range.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Davis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helgi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Davis looking to score a takedown here. Helgi is defending well but Davis drives through and ends up in Helgi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davis is one step ahead there.
Helgi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
Davis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helgi is looking to stand up but Davis isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Helgi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Helgi is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Helgi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helgi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.