PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fossmo comes to the cage accompanied by Helge Fossmo predikar. Artest has chosen Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain as his entrance music. Helge Fossmo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fossmo
vs
Artest

203 cm
30
286 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

200 cm
21
252 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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Cage Star

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Artest!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Fossmo misses.

Fossmo takes the fight into the clinch.
Fossmo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Artest prevents it.
Artest with a knee to the head.

It looks like Helge Fossmo has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Artest fails to land.
Fossmo lands with a short shot to the head.
Artest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fossmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Artest.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fossmo.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Artest.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fossmo's brow.
Fossmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artest takes a shot to the head.
Fossmo jumps guard but Artest turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Artest misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fossmo is defending well for now.
Fossmo lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest landing knees to the body.
Artest keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fossmo's efforts to push away.
Artest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fossmo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fossmo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fossmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Artest.
Fossmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fossmo scores with a shot to the side of Artest's head.
Artest missing with knees to the body.
Fossmo managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.
Artest tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fossmo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Artest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fossmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Fossmo.
Artest gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fossmo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helge Fossmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artest lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest lands a shoulder strike.
Artest lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fossmo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Artest just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fossmo's brow.
Artest tries a body shot but Fossmo blocks it.
Artest working aggressively here.
Artest misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artest pushes Fossmo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fossmo lands with a left to the head.
Artest blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artest tries to land knees in the clinch but Fossmo avoids the damage to the body.
Fossmo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artest misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fossmo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Artest misses with an elbow strike.
Artest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fossmo avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Artest doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fossmo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artest blocking some punches.
Artest swings wildly with an uppercut but Fossmo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fossmo managing to block the knees to the body from Artest.
Artest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fossmo.
Artest blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Artest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fossmo is defending well for now.
Fossmo avoiding damage as Artest throws knees to the body.
Fossmo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fossmo prevents a body shot from Artest.

Fossmo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Artest uses from the top position.

Fossmo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Artest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Artest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Fossmo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Artest is defending well. Fossmo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Artest has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Fossmo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helge Fossmo!
Helge Fossmo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.