PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Helter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulov Nalimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Helter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ulov Nalimov's chin.

Helter
vs
Nalimov

172 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremy Helter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulov Nalimov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nalimov moves into the clinch.
Nalimov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nalimov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nalimov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nalimov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Helter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nalimov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Helter's defenses.
Nalimov misses with a body punch.
Helter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nalimov smiles and moves away.

Nalimov rushes Helter and presses him up against the cage.
Nalimov landing knees to the body.
Nalimov lands a knee to the body.
Helter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nalimov walks away with a smile on his face. Helter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Helter dives in and grabs Nalimov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nalimov pushes down on Helter's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Helter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helter darts in looking for a takedown but Nalimov gets double underhooks and turns Helter into the cage.

Nalimov drives through and clinches with Helter against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nalimov lands an elbow that stopped Helter in his tracks for a moment.
Helter looking for a takedown.
Nalimov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nalimov lands an elbow that stopped Helter in his tracks for a moment.
Helter tries to break free but Nalimov pushes him back against the cage.
Helter has had enough of the clinch but Nalimov keeps him there for the moment.
Nalimov tries to throw a body punch but Helter avoids it by throwing Nalimov back against the cage.
Nalimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Helter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nalimov lands a knee to the body.
Helter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nalimov just stands there and leans against the cage.

Nalimov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nalimov.
Nalimov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Helter will feel that in the morning.

Nalimov rushes Helter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov working Helter over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nalimov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nalimov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nalimov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Helter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helter blocks a body shot from Nalimov.
Nalimov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Helter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nalimov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nalimov lands a good knee to the midsection. Helter won't want to take too many of those.
Nalimov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helter avoids it.
Helter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nalimov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Helter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nalimov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Nalimov to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov scores a nice knee to the body.
Nalimov lands a nice knee to the body.
Helter can't get the takedown.
Nalimov stops a takedown attempt from Helter.
Helter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nalimov has him pressed against the cage.
Nalimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nalimov scores a nice knee to the body.
Nalimov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nalimov scores with a knee to the head.
Nalimov lands a hook that snaps the head of Helter backwards.
Nalimov landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Nalimov.
Nalimov with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nalimov breaks from the clinch.
Helter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nalimov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Helter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Helter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nalimov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nalimov smiles and moves away.
Helter dives in and grabs Nalimov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nalimov pushes down on Helter's head and hops out.
Helter tries for a takedown but Nalimov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Helter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nalimov.
Nalimov connects with a solid leg kick.
Nalimov misses the shot to the body.
Helter is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nalimov.
Helter shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulov Nalimov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nalimov throws a hook but Helter blocks it.
Helter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nalimov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Helter has his takedown stuffed
and Nalimov counters with a series of strikes. Helter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nalimov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Helter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Nalimov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helter, pushing him back against the cage.
Nalimov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nalimov lands a damaging elbow.
Helter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nalimov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helter's efforts to push away.
Nalimov slowing the pace effectively.
Nalimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nalimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nalimov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helter's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helter tries to break free but Nalimov pushes him back against the cage.
Helter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nalimov stalling against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nalimov obliges.
Helter wants to break free but Nalimov has control.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nalimov.
Ulov Nalimov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nalimov lands a knee to the body.
Nalimov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nalimov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nalimov taking a breather.
Helter wants to get back to striking at distance but Nalimov won't allow it.
Nalimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nalimov - that landed with a thud.
Nalimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov connects with a knee to the head.
Nalimov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Helter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nalimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nalimov throws a body kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Nalimov. No joy for Helter on that attempt.
Helter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nalimov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nalimov lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nalimov lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Nalimov.
Nalimov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helter blocks it with crossed arms.
Helter is trying to push Nalimov away but Nalimov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Nalimov breaks from the clinch.
Helter throws a body punch but Nalimov moves out of range.
Nalimov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov throws a quick inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nalimov. Helter does a little dance to reset his feet.

Helter closes the distance and clinches.

Nalimov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jeremy Helter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nalimov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nalimov misses with an uppercut. Helter saw that one coming.
Nalimov thows a body kick. Helter tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nalimov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Helter somewhat.
Helter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nalimov has managed to clinch.
Helter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Nalimov - that landed with a thud.
Nalimov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helter's efforts to push away.
Nalimov just leaning against Helter, taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nalimov.
Stalling in the clinch from Nalimov.
Helter is trying to pull guard but Nalimov has him pressed against the cage.
Nalimov lands an elbow that stopped Helter in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulov Nalimov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nalimov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Helter shoots in looking for a takedown. Nalimov tries to sprawl out of it but Helter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nalimov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jeremy Helter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nalimov lands a leg kick that knocks Helter off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Nalimov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nalimov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nalimov connects with a jab.
Nalimov stuffs the takedown attempt from Helter. Helter gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Helter. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nalimov counters with a body kick that stops Helter in his tracks momentarily.
Nalimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circling - Helter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Helter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nalimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nalimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nalimov.
Nalimov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nalimov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helter's face.
Ulov Nalimov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helter fails to pull guard.
Helter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nalimov prevents it.
Helter tries to break the clinch but Nalimov is controlling the position.
Nalimov lands a nice elbow.
Helter is trying to break the clinch but Nalimov has him pressed against the cage.
Helter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nalimov working Helter over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Nalimov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nalimov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nalimov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helter has his takedown stuffed
and Nalimov counters with a nice body kick.

Helter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nalimov to the ground. Helter is now in Nalimov's guard.
Helter trying to control the position from guard on top but Nalimov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nalimov is trying to keep Helter in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helter looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nalimov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helter wants to pass the guard but Nalimov is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jeremy Helter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ulov Nalimov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nalimov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Ulov Nalimov!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Ulov Nalimov!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Ulov Nalimov!

Ulov Nalimov wins by unanimous decision!