PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Helgi
vs
Fayth

178 cm
37
169 lbs
37 - 16 - 0

190 cm
33
172 lbs
30 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Underworld Clothing
Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ray Fayth!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Fayth.

Helgi takes the fight into the clinch.
Fayth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fayth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helgi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fayth backwards.
Fayth tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Fayth on the inside.
Fayth tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Fayth avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Helgi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fayth is keeping busy.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
Fayth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayth's elbow.
Fayth misses with the head strike.
Helgi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fayth or not.
Fayth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Helgi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Helgi misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Fayth.
A head punch on the inside from Helgi fails to land.
Fayth tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Fayth back against the cage.
Fayth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Helgi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Fayth working aggressively here.

Fayth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fayth moves away from the strike by Helgi.
Helgi ducks under a wild hook from Fayth.
Helgi misses with a kick to the body.
Fayth slips under a jab from Helgi.
Fayth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
Helgi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fayth makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fayth stuns Helgi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fayth has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Helgi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fayth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fayth ducks under a wild hook from Helgi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth wants to slow Helgi down by chopping away at his legs.
Fayth moves out of range as Helgi throws a body kick.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Helgi. Fayth shrugs it off though.
Fayth misses with a looping right.

Helgi rushes Fayth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.

Fayth manages to break the clinch.
Fayth throws a leg kick but Helgi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fayth moves out of range as Helgi throws a body kick.
It seemed like Fayth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helgi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Helgi connects with a right hand. Fayth shakes it off.
Helgi throws a shot to the body.
Fayth throws a leg kick that misses.
Helgi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A solid body kick from Helgi.
Helgi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Ray Fayth has been cut.
Fayth keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fayth with the counter takedown but Helgi avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth cracks Helgi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fayth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi tries to clinch up.
Fayth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Helgi slips under a jab.
Helgi misses with a low kick.
Fayth feints the counter takedown.
Helgi checks a low kick from Fayth.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helgi tries to land a front kick but Fayth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fayth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helgi slips a straight right by Fayth.
Fayth misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
Helgi backing away here, and Fayth unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Helgi looks to land a body kick but Fayth moved away.
Fayth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Fayth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A clash of legs there as Fayth blocks the low kick.
Helgi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Helgi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Fayth counters with a nice double leg into side control. Helgi won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fayth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Helgi some visible discomfort.
Fayth throws a strike aimed at the side of Helgi's head but Helgi avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayth trying to control the position but Helgi is working away.
A lull in the action here as Fayth stalls from top position.
Helgi is trying to improve his position.
Fayth tries to advance to mount but Helgi denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Helgi clinches up with Fayth and pushes him back against the cage.
Fayth prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Fayth is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Helgi to keep the fight standing.
Fayth throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Fayth tries for a takedown but Helgi manages to get underhooks.
Helgi tries a body shot but Fayth blocks it.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Fayth.
Fayth blocking some punches.
Helgi taking a breather.

Fayth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi wants to clinch.
Fayth lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi lands the left hand.
A cross from Helgi lands.
Some wild striking there from Fayth.

Helgi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fayth controls his hands.
Helgi lands a left hand.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fayth's elbow.
Fayth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fayth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fayth can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Fayth jumps guard but Helgi stands there with Fayth around his waist. Fayth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bjorn Helgi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Fayth.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helgi lands a left hand.
Helgi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fayth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi cracks Fayth with a nice body shot.
Fayth scores with a shot to the side of Helgi's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi scores with a shoulder strike.
Helgi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Fayth blocking some punches.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fayth controls his hands.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Fayth.
Helgi misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Fayth avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Fayth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi presses Fayth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helgi misses with some punches.
Helgi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Helgi tries to work over Fayth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Helgi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Helgi on the inside.
Fayth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helgi is leaning against Fayth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Fayth.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fayth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi lands an uppercut.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Helgi as the two fighters clinch.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Fayth tries a body shot but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi lands a shot to the body.
Helgi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fayth can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Fayth misses with a hook from the clinch.

Fayth breaks the clinch.
Helgi staying out of range there.
Helgi misses with a few strikes there.
Fayth lands with a hook. Helgi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Helgi throws a looping overhand right but Fayth ducks down to avoid it.
Fayth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Helgi sprawls well. Helgi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fayth gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fayth lands with a cross.
Fayth throws a sloppy body shot
and Helgi counters with a straight right hand.
Helgi swings for the body but Fayth moves out of range.
Fayth throws out a counter right but Helgi avoids it with no problem.
Fayth staying out of range there.

Helgi gets a clinch.

Fayth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fayth drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Helgi keeping moving, preventing Fayth from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fayth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Helgi wants to sweep here but Fayth controlling him for the moment.
Fayth wants to control from the top but Helgi keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Helgi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fayth is trying to break the clinch but Helgi has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fayth fails to land.
Helgi presses Fayth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fayth working hard to break the clinch.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Helgi.
Good body shot from Fayth.
Helgi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fayth backwards.
Fayth is trying to pull guard but Helgi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Helgi lands with a short shot to the head.
Fayth tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Fayth back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi gets underhooks to prevent Fayth's takedown attempt.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Helgi scores with a shot to the side of Fayth's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Fayth controls the action.
Bjorn Helgi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Helgi.
Fayth can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Helgi tries a body shot but Fayth blocks it.

Fayth wants the takedown. Helgi is fighting it off but Fayth persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Helgi's guard against the cage.
Helgi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fayth is one step ahead there.
Ray Fayth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Helgi is working hard here to advance position.
Helgi keeping moving, preventing Fayth from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth stopping the sweep attempt from Helgi.
Helgi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Helgi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Helgi is pulling down on Fayth's head to control his posture.
Fayth wants to pass the guard but Helgi is keeping the position.
Helgi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Helgi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fayth loads up on a big right hand but Helgi slips the punch.
Fayth throws a hook to the side of Helgi's head but Helgi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fayth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helgi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fayth throws out the jab.
Helgi is looking to counter the offense by Fayth and move into the clinch.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Fayth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Helgi. That did some damage!
Helgi misses with a series of wild punches.
Helgi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fayth counters with a stiff right hand.
Helgi lands with an uppercut that bounces Fayth off the cage and back into range.
Fayth avoids the head kick by Helgi.
Fayth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Helgi moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Helgi misses the target.
Fayth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helgi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Helgi throws a series of punches but Fayth moves out of range.
Bjorn Helgi is winning the standup battle so far.
Fayth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helgi defending well as Fayth loads up on a big left hand.
Helgi misses with a leg kick.
Fayth misses with a looping right.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fayth throws a shot from downtown. Helgi moves away and avoids it.
Helgi scores with a leg kick.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fayth was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
It seemed like Fayth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fayth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helgi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Helgi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fayth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Fayth.
Helgi misses with a double jab.
Helgi lands with a good body shot.
Helgi takes one to the chin there.
Fayth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fayth avoids the body shot from Helgi.
Fayth steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Helgi throws a shot from downtown. Fayth moves away and avoids it.
Helgi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fayth's hands.
Fayth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fayth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fayth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Helgi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fayth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fayth doesn't seem bothered though.
Fayth blocks a low kick nicely.
Fayth drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fayth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fayth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Helgi is looking to wear down Fayth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Helgi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fayth scores with a sloppy right hand. Helgi should have avoided that one.
Fayth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helgi.
Fayth flicks out a counter leg kick but Helgi steps away.

Helgi clinches up against the cage.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fayth jumps into guard, dragging Helgi to the mat.
Helgi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Helgi advances to half guard.
Helgi is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Fayth looking for submissions off his back.
Helgi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Helgi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fayth defending well though.
Helgi wants to stand up but Fayth has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Helgi decides to stand and escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Fayth with that takedown attempt.
Helgi misses the body punch
and Fayth counters with a nice body shot.
Helgi scores with a nice strike.
Fayth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helgi can pounce on him.
Fayth keeps Helgi at a distance using the push kick.
Fayth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Helgi connects with a right hand. Fayth shakes it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Helgi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fayth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fayth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helgi's elbow.
A short right from Helgi.
Helgi tries to work over Fayth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi had his way with Ray Fayth in that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fayth throws a body punch but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fayth throws a hook but Helgi avoids it easily.
Helgi tries to close the distance and clinch but Fayth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Helgi misses.
Helgi misses with a shot to the body
and Fayth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fayth tries to work over Helgi's front leg with a kick but Helgi checks it.
Helgi moves out of range of the body kick from Fayth.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helgi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fayth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helgi blocks a head kick by Fayth.
Helgi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fayth on the side of the head.
Helgi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fayth swings for the body but Helgi moves out of range.
And Helgi counters with a quick kick to the body but Fayth blocks it.
Fayth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helgi moves away.
Helgi connects with a high kick.
Fayth jabs at Helgi's body.
Helgi takes one to the chin there.
Fayth throws a hook to the side of Helgi's head but Helgi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fayth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Helgi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Fayth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helgi.
Helgi throws a sloppy head kick
and Fayth counters with a straight right hand.
Helgi tries a head kick but it misses.
Fayth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helgi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ray Fayth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Helgi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helgi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fayth's hands.
Fayth misses with a body shot.
Fayth blocks a head kick by Helgi.
It seemed like Fayth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Fayth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Helgi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fayth can do to turn this around?
Helgi throws a head kick but Fayth moves out of range.
Fayth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helgi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fayth throws a hook but Helgi avoids it easily.
Fayth thows a leg kick but Helgi checks it
and Helgi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Helgi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fayth.
Fayth misses with a hook
and Helgi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fayth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Helgi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Helgi. Beautiful body shot.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fayth throws an off balance right hand
enabling Helgi to counter with a crisp jab.
Fayth lands a jab-cross combination.
Fayth misses with a hook.

Helgi closes the distance and clinches.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fayth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fayth blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Fayth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Helgi or not.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helgi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fayth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Helgi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fayth struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Fayth tries to break free but Helgi pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Helgi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fayth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Fayth - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Fayth.
Fayth can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Fayth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bjorn Helgi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Helgi, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
Bjorn Helgi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.