PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Vanderbeet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Helderski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vanderbeet
vs
Helderski

160 cm
24
142 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

175 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

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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 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Horacio Vanderbeet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcin Helderski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Helderski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Helderski's coach down at Elite MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Helderski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short uppercut from Vanderbeet.
Helderski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vanderbeet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helderski letting Vanderbeet take a breather here.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanderbeet tries to land knees in the clinch but Helderski avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helderski as Vanderbeet tries to tie him up.
Vanderbeet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helderski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helderski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vanderbeet prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet is leaning against Helderski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Helderski prevents a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Helderski controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helderski looking for a takedown.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Helderski.
Vanderbeet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helderski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vanderbeet lands with a left to the head.
Vanderbeet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
Helderski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helderski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helderski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vanderbeet scores with a shoulder strike.
Vanderbeet tries to work over Helderski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Vanderbeet's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vanderbeet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vanderbeet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Helderski blocking some punches.
Helderski blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Helderski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanderbeet throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helderski blocks a body shot from Vanderbeet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
Helderski takes an elbow to the temple.
Vanderbeet lands with a right to the head.
Vanderbeet leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vanderbeet is working Helderski over against the cage.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Helderski.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Helderski controls the action.
Vanderbeet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vanderbeet misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helderski blocks an uppercut.
Vanderbeet can't find room to land a body shot as Helderski controls the action.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch to the body.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Helderski.
Vanderbeet misses with a punch to the body.
Helderski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vanderbeet prevents it.
Vanderbeet trying to land knees to the body.
Helderski is trying to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vanderbeet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vanderbeet is pressed up against the cage. Helderski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vanderbeet down to the mat. Vanderbeet avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Helderski throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helderski prevents a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vanderbeet fails to land.
Vanderbeet tries a body shot but Helderski blocks it.
Helderski stalling in the clinch but Vanderbeet improves position.
Helderski prevents a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vanderbeet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helderski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vanderbeet tries a knee to the head but Helderski blocks it.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow inside.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helderski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vanderbeet prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that round.
That's time! Vanderbeet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Helderski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vanderbeet as he jumps to the side.

Vanderbeet rushes Helderski and presses him up against the cage.
Horacio Vanderbeet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vanderbeet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helderski backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Vanderbeet.
A left hand lands to the body for Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Vanderbeet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helderskis head.
Vanderbeet misses with the head strike.
Vanderbeet works on Helderski's body with a couple of short punches.
Vanderbeet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vanderbeet works on Helderski's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Vanderbeet fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helderski goes for a takedown attempt but Vanderbeet pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vanderbeet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Helderski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vanderbeet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vanderbeet pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Helderski back to the cage. Vanderbeet follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Marcin Helderski has been cut.
Helderski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Vanderbeet instigates a clinch.
Helderski blocks a body shot from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helderski backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vanderbeet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vanderbeet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helderski can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanderbeet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Helderski up against the cage.
Vanderbeet lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Helderski.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet misses with the head strike.
Helderski can't get the takedown.
Horacio Vanderbeet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcin Helderski.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vanderbeet obliges.
Helderski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helderski trying to control the position but instead, Vanderbeet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helderski into the cage.
Vanderbeet scores with a shot to the side of Helderski's head.
Vanderbeet has a couple of punches blocked by Helderski.
Helderski lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet is looking to control Helderski's arms but Helderski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vanderbeet has his back to the cage.
Helderski working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Helderski.
Vanderbeet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Helderski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Helderski wants to control from the top but Vanderbeet keeps moving.
Helderski is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanderbeet manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vanderbeet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Helderski is looking to get to half guard.
Vanderbeet controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vanderbeet throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Helderski because Vanderbeet loaded up on that one.
Helderski is squirming around, avoiding Vanderbeet's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vanderbeet punching from mount but Helderski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vanderbeet trying to control but Helderski is having none of it.

Vanderbeet swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Helderski is now in Vanderbeet's guard. A big mistake from Vanderbeet there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Vanderbeet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcin Helderski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Helderski gets tackled into the cage by Vanderbeet. Vanderbeet maintains the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vanderbeet lands an uppercut.
Helderski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helderski.
Nice body punch from Vanderbeet - that landed with a thud.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vanderbeet taking a breather.
Vanderbeet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helderski is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Vanderbeet as the two fighters clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanderbeet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helderski tries to circle away but Vanderbeet has him pinned against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Helderski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vanderbeet digs a right hand underneath Helderski's ribcage. Helderski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vanderbeet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vanderbeet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helderski pushes Vanderbeet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vanderbeet scores with a hook to the body.
Vanderbeet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helderski backwards.
A short body shot lands from Vanderbeet as the two fighters clinch.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.
Vanderbeet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vanderbeet struggles to land a body shot inside as Helderski controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helderski misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Vanderbeet as the two fighters clinch.
Vanderbeet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vanderbeet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vanderbeet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vanderbeet working aggressively here.
Helderski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vanderbeet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helderskis head.
Helderski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Vanderbeet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet lands with a right to the head.
Helderski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vanderbeet after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vanderbeet lands a right hand.
Vanderbeet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Vanderbeet.
Helderski tries to stall but Vanderbeet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vanderbeet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet wants to stall.
Vanderbeet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helderski backwards.
Vanderbeet stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helderski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanderbeet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helderski.
Vanderbeet lands an elbow just above Helderski 's eye.
Vanderbeet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanderbeet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Helderski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Vanderbeet as the two fighters clinch.
Horacio Vanderbeet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vanderbeet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vanderbeet.
Vanderbeet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Helderski stalling the fight.
Vanderbeet tries a knee to the head but Helderski blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vanderbeet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Vanderbeet.
A short left from Vanderbeet.
Marcin Helderski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helderski misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Vanderbeet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vanderbeet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Vanderbeet!
A victorious Horacio Vanderbeet thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.