PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Sexyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sexyama has chosen Sexy Singing as his entrance music. Brandon Helix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Helix
vs
Sexyama

179 cm
21
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Sexyama!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sexyama throws a leg kick but Helix moved away.
Helix stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sexyama.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Helix fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Sexyama as he connects with a hook.
Helix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sexyama is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Sexyama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helix throws the left hand but Sexyama avoids the punch easily.
Sexyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Helix moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Helix has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sexyama regains guard immediately.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sexyama working a defensive guard here.
Helix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sexyama works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helix 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.

Sexyama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Helix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Helix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Helix won't allow Sexyama to sweep him here.
Sexyama trying to control the position.
Sexyama told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix distracts Sexyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Sexyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix distracts Sexyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Sexyama throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Helix escapes and throws Sexyama's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sexyama on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Helix sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sexyama is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Helix wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sexyama, who protects the arm well.
Sexyama taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama is trying to control Helix's posture but Helix avoids it.
Helix misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Helix working the ground and pound.
Helix advances nicely into full mount.
Sexyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sexyama regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sexyama is trying to control but can't.
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 Brandon Helix will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick from Sexyama misses.
Helix takes a jab right on the kisser.

Sexyama darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.
Helix blocks a body shot from Sexyama.

Helix lands a takedown into guard.
Sexyama is trying to hold Helix in close to prevent damage but Helix has managed to pass into half guard.
Helix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sexyama is refusing to be controlled, as Helix sits in half guard.

Sexyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Helix pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sexyama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Helix thows a huge punch but Sexyama dodges it nicely.
Helix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sexyama's head.
Helix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sexyama trying to control but Helix postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sexyama is holding on to half guard well.
Helix has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sexyama can't escape the position.
Brandon Helix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sexyama taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix with good strikes from the mount here!
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Sexyama taking shots to the head.
Helix lands a heavy elbow.

Sexyama is rocked!
Sexyama is squirming around, avoiding Helix's attempts to control the action.
Helix looking to finish Sexyama with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sexyama!
Sexyama is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Helix has a good base and remains in mount.
Sexyama seems to have recovered his senses.
Sexyama takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Helix's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Helix!
Yoshihiro Sexyama was interviewed post fight and said 'It was obviousl...'.