PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tico Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Helix (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.

Rambo
vs
Helix

150 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Helix!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.

Helix drives through with a takedown into Rambo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Helix postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rambo really is a fat lump.
Helix connects with a couple of short punches.
Helix throwing strikes from guard but Rambo blocks nicely.
Helix postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Helix content to stall in guard here.
Rambo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Helix engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Helix working some strikes from top position.
Rambo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo wants to stand up but Helix is controlling him.
Helix stays in close to Rambo's body and controls the position.
Helix cracks Rambo with a solid left hand.
Helix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helix distracts Rambo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Helix is stalling in the full guard.
Rambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Helix is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo working a defensive guard but Helix passes into half guard.
Rambo is in trouble now - Helix has advanced to mount!
Helix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Helix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rambo?
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!
Helix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helix pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rambo is breathing heavily.
Helix working Rambo over with strikes here.
BOOM! Helix connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Helix goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rambo turns into him and now he's in Helix's guard.
Helix wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Helix looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Helix lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rambo!
Helix controlling the pace for now.
Helix with the ground and pound from mount.
Helix controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rambo taking shots to the head.
Helix looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix with good strikes from the mount here!
Helix lands a big shot there that rocks Rambo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Helix is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rambo is surviving well by controlling Helix's body position as best he can.
Helix unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rambo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Helix controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Helix is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rambo is surviving well by controlling Helix's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Helix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helix works the jab nicely.
Rambo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Helix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Helix misses with a wild combination.

Helix scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rambo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Helix working the body and head with strikes.
Rambo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rambo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Helix controlling the position.
Helix cracks Rambo with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo prevents Helix from moving into mount.
Helix works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Helix controls the position from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helix in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Helix's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rambo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Helix taking a breather here.
Helix cracks Rambo with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with punches from side control.
Rambo is being controlled here.
Helix landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix taking a breather here.
Helix tries to move to mount but Rambo blocks the move with his legs.
Helix has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Helix is working Rambo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Helix is chipping away with strikes.
Helix scores with punches from side control.
Helix is chipping away with strikes.
Rambo seems a little lost for a moment, as Helix dominates the positioning.

Helix thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rambo taking shots to the head.
Helix controlling from mount.
Helix landing shots from mount.
Rambo is bucking up trying to escape but Helix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Helix lands a nice shot to the head.
Helix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Helix is landing with some decent strikes but Rambo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helix dominating with strikes here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix lands a couple of good shots and Rambo has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Helix slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

Helix working for the choke.
Helix controlling the position well here. Rambo rolled but Helix kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix is punishing Rambo with some ground and pound.
Helix lands punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Helix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Helix gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Helix lands a nice short elbow.
Helix is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helix is taking a breather. Rambo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Helix is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rambo is just riding it out for now. Helix eventually gives up the hold.
Helix working Rambo over with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helix moves into full mount! Rambo won't be happy about that!
Helix controlling the position easily from mount.
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Helix looking to finish Rambo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rambo!
Helix working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Helix looking to finish Rambo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rambo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix controlling the pace for now.
Helix lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Helix unloading with bombs!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix scoring with strikes but Rambo is staying in there.
Helix controlling from the full mount.
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Rambo is bucking up trying to escape but Helix cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Helix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Helix is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rambo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix working Rambo over with strikes here.
Helix working Rambo over with strikes here.
Helix lands a big elbow.
Rambo taking shots to the head.

Helix looking to secure an arm triangle but Rambo defends it well.
Helix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Helix unloading with bombs!
Helix takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helix scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rambo?
Helix looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Helix controlling his opponent.
Helix is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Helix punishing his opponent with strikes.
Helix looking to control and managing it successfully.
Helix breaks from Rambo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Helix lands a big elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Helix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Helix tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tico Rambo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Helix is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Helix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Helix 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Helix!