PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Moreno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Helix
vs
Moreno

165 cm
30
138 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

173 cm
33
147 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brett Helix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Moreno!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
Helix lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moreno's sensitive parts.

Moreno darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Helix drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moreno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Helix goes for a takedown attempt but Moreno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Helix lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moreno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
Helix tries to land a leg kick but Moreno saw it coming and moves away.
Brett Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Helix. That snapped Moreno's head back.
Helix connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Moreno's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Paulo Moreno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moreno has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Moreno blocks the leg kick.
Helix looks for the body kick but Moreno saw that one coming.
Moreno avoids the body shot from Helix.
Moreno tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Moreno is out of range.

Moreno takes the fight into the clinch.
Moreno throws an elbow that misses.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno stops a takedown attempt from Helix.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helix misses with the head strike.
Helix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Brett Helix has been cut.
Moreno lands an elbow that stopped Helix in his tracks for a moment.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno takes a shot to the head.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Helix goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moreno prevents it.
Helix managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a hook that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Nice elbow from Moreno.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Helix blocks the elbow strike.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Helix managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Helix throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Helix drops down looking for an ankle pick but Moreno pulls his leg out and moves away.

Moreno clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Helix has Moreno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moreno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helix doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Moreno has Helix pressed against the cage.
Moreno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Moreno lands a nice elbow.
Moreno has Helix pressed against the cage, preventing Helix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Moreno.
Helix blocks the elbow strike.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but Helix blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Moreno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.
Moreno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Helix misses with the head strike.
Moreno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Helix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helix lands a body shot.
Moreno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moreno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moreno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Helix is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moreno is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Helix avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.
Helix is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moreno gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Helix working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helix throws a head punch that misses.
Moreno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Helix throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Helix goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moreno prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno blocks an uppercut.
Helix goes for a takedown attempt but Moreno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Helix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Helix makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Moreno really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno swinging wildly here.
Helix throws a front kick aimed at Moreno's knee but Moreno avoids it well.
Moreno on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Helix throws a body punch but Moreno moves out of range.
Moreno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Moreno takes the fight into the clinch.
Moreno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Helix takes a knee to the side of the body.
Helix dodges an elbow strike from Moreno.
Knees to the body from Moreno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Helix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Moreno.
Helix avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Helix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Helix avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno prevents a body shot from Helix.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Helix misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Helix avoids it.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Helix avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Helix up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno lands a knee to the head.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.
Helix avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moreno lands a good knee to the midsection. Helix won't want to take too many of those.
Helix tries for a takedown. No joy.
Helix dodges an elbow strike from Moreno.
Paulo Moreno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moreno prevents the takedown attempt.
Moreno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Helix is trying to force a seperation but Moreno has the dominant position.
Moreno stops a takedown attempt from Helix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Moreno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Helix throws a jab when Moreno was well out of range.
Moreno tries to clinch there but Helix circles away.

Moreno gets a clinch.
Helix has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Moreno is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Helix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Helix avoids the damage to the body.
Helix is trying to force a seperation but Moreno has the dominant position.
Helix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Helix 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.
A big left from Helix misses.
Moreno only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Helix keeps the fight on the outside.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
Helix scores with a jab. Moreno acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moreno clinches up with Helix and pushes him back against the cage.
Moreno misses with a knee to the head.
Moreno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Helix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreno backwards.
Helix tries for a takedown but Moreno manages to get underhooks.
Helix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helix scores with a shoulder strike.

Helix is trying to trip Moreno. He has hold of a leg but Moreno is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Helix persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix throwing strikes from guard but Moreno blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.
Helix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Moreno keeping full guard, as Helix tries to pass.
Moreno being controlled here, momentarily.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moreno throws a leg kick that misses.
Moreno slips under a jab from Helix.
Helix misses with a body shot.

Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helix, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
Moreno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Helix avoids the damage to the body.
Helix is working for takedown but Moreno is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreno gets underhooks to prevent Helix's takedown attempt.
Moreno lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix gets through Moreno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Moreno tries to land knees in the clinch but Helix avoids the damage to the body.
Moreno gets underhooks to prevent Helix's takedown attempt.
Moreno gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Helix.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Helix wants a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moreno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Moreno obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helix managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulo Moreno really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Helix throws a hook but Moreno avoids it easily.
Moreno now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Moreno has Helix up against the cage in a clinch.

Helix breaks the clinch.
Moreno looks to land a combination but Helix avoids it well.
Brett Helix is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Moreno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A leg kick checked by Moreno.
Helix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Moreno pivots, looking for a leg kick but Helix is out of range and Moreno settles back down.
Helix is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Moreno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Helix takes a swing at Moreno's ribcage but misses.
Helix sets himself, and Moreno steps forward looking for the clinch! Helix avoids it this time.
Moreno uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Helix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreno.
Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moreno manages to avoid it.
Helix tries to bum rush Moreno with a series of wild strikes but Moreno uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Moreno is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Helix throws a low kick, looking for Moreno's leg but Moreno calmly moves out of range.

Moreno moves into range and clinches up with Helix.
Moreno trying to land knees to the body.
Helix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Helix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helix works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Moreno moves into the clinch.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Helix is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a nice uppercut.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.

Helix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Moreno pushes Helix up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Helix.
Helix lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moreno looking to throw knees to the head but Helix is blocking nicely.
Helix managing to block the knees to the body from Moreno.
Helix blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno lands a nice elbow.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreno putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Helix in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Helix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helix throws a hook but Moreno avoids it easily.
Helix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Helix connects with a right hand. Moreno shakes it off.

Helix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Moreno is trying to defend but Helix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Moreno trying to control from the bottom.
Moreno is looking for a sweep. Helix is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Helix throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Moreno wants to get back to full guard.
Helix thows a huge punch but Moreno dodges it nicely.
Moreno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Moreno tries to get to full guard but Helix has control of the leg.
Helix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Helix is trying to control the action in half guard but Moreno is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Helix in particular looking to stall.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Moreno moves away from the strike by Helix.
It seemed like Moreno was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helix with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Moreno moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brett Helix had his way with Paulo Moreno in that round.
The cut man is working on Brett Helix'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!

Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Moreno.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Moreno is out of range.
Helix takes a swing at Moreno's ribcage but misses.
Helix looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreno is just out of range.

Moreno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helix misses with a punch on the inside.
Helix avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Moreno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Helix tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Helix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moreno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Moreno darts in and clinches Helix up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moreno.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.

Helix gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Moreno works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Helix trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Helix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moreno being controlled here, momentarily.
Moreno utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is controlling Helix's posture.
Brett Helix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Helix throws a big elbow that misses.
Helix postures up and lands a big shot to Moreno's brow.
Helix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Helix wants to control from the top but Moreno keeps moving.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Moreno blocks a low kick nicely.
Helix throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moreno tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helix loads up on a big right hand but Moreno slips the punch.
Helix shoots in but Moreno avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Helix throws a body shot but no joy.
Helix walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moreno.
Moreno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Helix clobbers Moreno with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helix misses the shot to the body.

Moreno clinches.
Moreno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Helix.
Brett Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Helix is defending well for now.
Helix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Paulo Moreno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
Helix avoiding damage as Moreno throws knees to the body.
Helix is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moreno missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moreno just misses with a elbow thrown towards Helix's brow.
Helix blocks an elbow strike.
Helix drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Moreno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Helix has a couple of punches blocked by Moreno.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix goes for a takedown attempt but Moreno pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

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 Brett Helix.
I think Moreno has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Moreno! Paulo Moreno retains his bantamweight title!
Paulo Moreno made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sa lahat ng ayaw sakin mga putang ina niyo.'.