PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathon Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Kliza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Helm
vs
Kliza

161 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathon Helm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lukasz Kliza!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Helm.

Kliza tries to keep at a distance but Helm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kliza has Helm pressed against the cage, preventing Helm from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helm tries to break the clinch but Kliza is controlling the position.
Kliza lands an elbow inside that Helm shrugs off.
Helm wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kliza prevents Helm from breaking the clinch.
Kliza creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Helm's defenses.

Helm is trying to trip Kliza. He has hold of a leg but Kliza is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Helm persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Helm trying to control but Kliza is working from the bottom.

Kliza is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Helm defends well.
Helm has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kliza has a closed guard, preventing Helm from standing up.
Helm knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kliza on the ground.

Kliza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Helm can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kliza keeping moving, preventing Helm from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm stands up over Kliza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Kliza is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Helm frees his head nicely. Oh but Kliza has switched to an armbar! Helm is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Lukasz Kliza!