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). This should be fireworks!

Helter
vs
Nalimov

172 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulov Nalimov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helter fails with a takedown attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Nalimov. Helter shrugs it off though.
Helter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nalimov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Helter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nalimov misses with a jab to the body
and Helter counters with a one-two to the body.
Nalimov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nalimov stuffs the takedown attempt from Helter. Helter gets slowly back to his feet.
Helter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Helter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helter fails to land with a series of punches.
Nalimov stuffs the takedown attempt from Helter. Helter gets slowly back to his feet.
Nalimov counters with a body kick.
Helter misses with a two punch combination.
Nalimov thumps Helter with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helter blocks a head kick by Nalimov.
Helter misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Nalimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Helter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nalimov counters with a good low kick that Helter was not able to check.
Nalimov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helter. Nalimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nalimov is looking to clinch but Helter is avoiding it.
No luck for Helter with that takedown attempt.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Helter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nalimov counters with a straight right hand.
Jeremy Helter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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.
Sloppy strikes from Nalimov. Those never looked like landing.
Ulov Nalimov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helter shoots in but no luck this time.
Helter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nalimov as he avoids it easily.
Nalimov feints a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Nalimov as Helter shoots in.
Helter is breathing heavily.
Nalimov thumps Helter with a low kick.
Nalimov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nalimov lands with a slapping head kick.
Helter dives in and grabs Nalimov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nalimov pushes down on Helter's head and hops out.
Helter throws a poor cross that misses
and Nalimov counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov misses with a head kick.

Nalimov closes the distance and pushes Helter back into the cage.
Helter takes an elbow to the temple.
Nalimov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nalimov obliges.
Nalimov with a knee to the head.
Nalimov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nalimov lands an elbow that stopped Helter in his tracks for a moment.
Helter is trying to break free.
Nalimov with a knee to the head.
Helter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nalimov is stalling here.
Helter tries to circle away but Nalimov has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helter's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Nalimov.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nalimov.
Nalimov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nalimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nalimov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Helter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nalimov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nalimov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Helter up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ulov Nalimov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Helter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nalimov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Helter scores with the left hand. Nalimov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice sprawl there from Nalimov as Helter shoots in.
Helter fails with the takedown
and Nalimov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Helter just misses with a punch to the body.
Helter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nalimov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Helter has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Helter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nalimov misses the shot to the body.
Ulov Nalimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nalimov stuffs the takedown attempt from Helter. Helter gets slowly back to his feet.
Nalimov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Nalimov clinches up with Helter and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nalimov lands a knee to the head.
Nalimov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nalimov lands an elbow inside.
Nalimov lands an elbow that stopped Helter in his tracks for a moment.
Nalimov lands a shot to the body.
Ulov Nalimov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Helter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nalimov stalls.
Helter is trying to break the clinch but Nalimov is controlling him.
Nalimov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nalimov lands a knee to the body.
Helter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Nalimov.
Nalimov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nalimov scores a nice knee to the body.
Nalimov lands an elbow inside that Helter shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nalimov.
Nalimov scores a nice knee to the body.
Nalimov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helter is trying to force a seperation but Nalimov has the dominant position.
Helter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nalimov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nalimov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nalimov.
Nalimov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nalimov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nalimov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helter has had enough of the clinch but Nalimov keeps him there for the moment.
Helter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Helter tries to break free but Nalimov pushes him back against the cage.
Nalimov prevents Helter from breaking the clinch.
Nalimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nalimov has Helter pressed against the cage, preventing Helter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nalimov.
Helter takes a shot to the head.
Helter is trying to push Nalimov away but Nalimov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nalimov lands a knee to the body.
Nalimov scores with a shoulder strike.
Helter tries to break free but Nalimov pushes him back against the cage.
Helter is trying to push Nalimov away but Nalimov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Helter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nalimov tries to land a knee to the head but Helter blocks with his arms.
Helter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nalimov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Nalimov.
Helter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nalimov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helter tries to circle away but Nalimov has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nalimov.
Nalimov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Helter is looking to break free of the clinch but Nalimov has double underhooks.
Nalimov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helter's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nalimov lands a damaging elbow.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Helter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nalimov's guard.
Helter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Helter wants to control from the top but Nalimov keeps moving.
Nalimov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Helter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nalimov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Helter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nalimov is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Helter drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Helter as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Nalimov screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Helter! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jeremy Helter!