PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Billy Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief has chosen We Own It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Helix
vs
Zangief

168 cm
23
150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
150 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conquer

KAISER

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zangief misses with a body kick.
Helix misses with a double jab.
Zangief looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Zangief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Zangief is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zangief chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zangief checks a low kick from Helix.
Helix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Helix throws a shot to the body.

Helix fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zangief to the ground. Helix is now in Zangief's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helix content to stall in guard here.
Zangief is trying to keep Helix in close.
Helix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Helix advances position into side control!
Helix taking a breather here.
Helix scores with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Zangief sneaks out the side door and pushes Helix away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Zangief dodges the punch combination from Helix.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zangief. Helix shrugs it off though.
Zangief moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helix moves away from the strike by Zangief.
Helix blocks a head kick by Zangief.
Zangief throws a sloppy head kick and Helix moves out of range easily.
Zangief throws a head kick that misses.
Zangief throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Helix counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zangief won't be happy with that.
Zangief wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief is being controlled here.
Helix throws an elbow but Zangief slips to the side and avoids it well.
Helix trying to control the position but Zangief is working away.
Zangief prevents Helix from improving position.
Helix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zangief keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Helix scoring with punches and elbows.
Helix cracks Zangief with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Zangief will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The strikes coming from Helix are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Zangief can't do much from the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Helix.
Zangief is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Helix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zangief takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helix looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Helix takes a swing at Zangief's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Helix.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Helix checks a leg kick.
Zangief blocks a jab.
Helix with a nice cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Helix blocks the leg kick.

Zangief darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Helix.
Helix is trying to break free.
Helix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zangief backwards.
Helix stalling in the clinch.
Helix lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Helix tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Zangief's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Zangief pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helix wants to land a leg kick but Zangief is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Helix checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Billy Helix is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zangief throws a half hearted mid kick.
Helix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zangief.
Zangief moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helix ducks right into an uppercut from Zangief.
Helix blocks a head kick by Zangief.
Helix avoids the head kick by Zangief.
Zangief tries a head kick but it misses.
Helix throws a hook to the side of Zangief's head but Zangief sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Helix does no damage.
Helix checks the leg kick.
Helix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helix shoots for a double leg takedown but Zangief sprawls well. He's pushed Helix's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Zangief closes the distance and clinches.
Helix wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Zangief throws an elbow that misses.
Zangief tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief throws an elbow that misses.
Helix dodges an elbow strike from Zangief.

Zangief breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helix fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zangief avoids the body shot from Helix.
Helix looks to land a right hand but Zangief moved out of range.
Helix takes a swing at Zangief's ribcage but misses.
Zangief misses with a two punch combination.
Zangief ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Nice sprawl there from Zangief as Helix shoots in.
Zangief moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big left from Helix misses.

Helix drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Zangief is looking to stand back up but Helix counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Zangief.
Helix slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zangief keeps working.
Helix throwing shots but Zangief is blocking nicely.
Helix trying to control from Zangief's half guard. Zangief has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Helix slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zangief is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Helix trying to move into half guard but instead Zangief has managed to sweep!

Zangief won't allow Helix to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Helix is on top in guard.

Helix pushing down on Zangief's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zangief avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Helix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Helix will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Helix lands the left hand.
Zangief throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix checks a leg kick.
Zangief throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zangief blocks a jab.
Zangief doesn't manage to clinch there - Helix circles away.
Zangief throws a solid leg kick but Helix takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zangief.
Zangief uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helix.
A low kick from Helix is predictable there

and Zangief counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zangief.

Zangief breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zangief manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix moves away from the strike by Zangief.
Helix throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zangief.
Zangief throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Helix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That kick from Helix tenderised Zangief's leg. Zangief is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zangief moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Zangief.
Helix thows a leg kick but Zangief checks it
and Zangief counters with a leg kick.
Helix moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zangief displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.
Helix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Zangief ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helix avoids the head kick by Zangief.
A left lands for Helix.
Helix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Travis Zangief is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zangief throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Helix counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zangief takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Helix passes into half guard.
Helix is taking a breather. Zangief 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zangief avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Helix.
Zangief is not content to let Helix control the position.
Helix looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zangief with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helix is trying to control. Zangief wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Helix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Zangief has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Helix working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix is trying to control the action in half guard but Zangief is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zangief knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Helix is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Helix prevents Zangief from getting the reversal.
Helix throws some wild stikes that Zangief manages to avoid easily.
Helix content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Helix looking to finish with strikes here!
Zangief is in a horrible position here. Helix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Travis Zangief has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zangief is in a horrible position here. Helix smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Billy Helix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Zangief is rocked!
Zangief is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Helix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Helix, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Helix!
Travis Zangief spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm not proud of my performance I knew I could have done much better. This guy is a beast and he was great tonight. '.