PBP Commentary

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

Almodovar
vs
Helix

155 cm
26
159 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

168 cm
24
150 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedro Almodovar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Helix!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix misses with a shot to the body
letting Almodovar counter with a right hand.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Helix.
Helix landing a few strikes.
Almodovar regains half guard, as Helix was trying to land strikes.
Helix is keen to just control but Almodovar is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix trying to mount his opponent but Almodovar defends it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Helix working his ground and pound in the gym.
Helix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix is trying to control the action in half guard but Almodovar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Helix is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Helix is trying to control the action in half guard but Almodovar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Helix seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Helix controlling the action here.
Helix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Almodovar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Almodovar is looking to improve his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Helix is just content to waste time from the top position. Almodovar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Helix controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Helix wants to control from the top but Almodovar keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Helix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've been told by Almodovar's head coaches at Demon's Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Almodovar tries to bum rush Helix with a series of wild strikes but Helix uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Helix darts in looking for a takedown but Almodovar gets double underhooks and turns Helix into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almodovar is looking to score with low kicks.
Almodovar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helix misses with a takedown attempt
and Almodovar counters with a nice uppercut.
Helix dives in for a single leg takedown but Almodovar sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Almodovar jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Pedro Almodovar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Helix.
Almodovar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Helix.
Almodovar misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
Helix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Helix closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Almodovar to the mat! Almodovar manages to get full guard.
Helix has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Helix controlling from the top position.
Almodovar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix trying to control but Almodovar is working from the bottom.
Helix throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almodovar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Almodovar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Helix is one step ahead there.
Almodovar keeping moving, preventing Helix from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Almodovar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helix.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Helix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helix connects with an inside leg kick.
Helix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Helix throws a right and a left that Almodovar avoids nicely.
Almodovar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Helix.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Almodovar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Almodovar appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Almodovar slips a straight right by Helix.
Helix throws a looping overhand right but Almodovar ducks down to avoid it.
Helix missing with a left hand there. Almodovar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almodovar slips under a jab from Helix.
Almodovar throwing a counter right hand but Helix manages to avoid it.
Helix fails with a takedown attempt.
Helix throws a body punch but Almodovar moves out of range.
Helix throws a looping overhand right but Almodovar ducks down to avoid it.
Almodovar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Almodovar.
Almodovar lands with a kick to the temple. Helix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helix throws the left hand but Almodovar avoids the punch easily.
Almodovar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Almodovar blocks a jab.
Almodovar appears to be looking for a big counter.
Almodovar throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix missing with a left hand there. Almodovar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It appears Almodovar was looking to counter with a kick there.
Almodovar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Helix throws a lazy right hand but Almodovar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Almodovar.
Donk. Helix catches Almodovar right on the button with a cross.
Almodovar looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helix gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Almodovar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Almodovar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Almodovar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helix thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Almodovar blocks a low kick nicely.
Almodovar is looking for a counter combo.
Helix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pedro Almodovar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Helix.
Helix misses with a takedown attempt - Almodovar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Billy Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Helix lands a really nice looking cross but Almodovar seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Helix.
Helix misses with a lunging right hand
and Almodovar counters with a low kick, right behind Helix 's knee.
Helix moves out of range as Almodovar strikes.
Almodovar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helix is out of range and Almodovar settles back down.
Almodovar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.
Almodovar is looking to counter punch.
Helix throws a shot from downtown. Almodovar moves away and avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Almodovar.
Almodovar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Helix missing with a left hand there. Almodovar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Almodovar throws a quick counter head kick but Helix was just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Almodovar. That's going to slow Helix down.
Almodovar lands a high kick!

Helix is rocked!
Helix walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Almodovar swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pedro Almodovar!