PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Liam St. Georges (ranked 4552 p4p, 4339 weight class) and Rupert Helenius (ranked 576 p4p, 556 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

St. Georges
vs
Helenius

182 cm
21
175
4 - 3 - 1

185 cm
22
177
1 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

FF Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Liam St. Georges !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rupert Helenius!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helenius just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St. Georges , as that shot connected.
Helenius swings away with a body shot that misses
and St. Georges connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Helenius throws a low kick but it's checked well by St. Georges .
Helenius misses with the combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Helenius as he connects with a hook.
St. Georges lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Helenius at a distance.
Helenius has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
St. Georges fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helenius throws a hook to the side of St. Georges 's head but St. Georges sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St. Georges looks to score with a jab to the body but Helenius is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helenius. St. Georges does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Georges . Helenius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helenius walks into a straight right hand from St. Georges .
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
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!
A good leg kick by St. Georges .
Helenius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

St. Georges decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from St. Georges .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from St. Georges there.
St. Georges seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Helenius does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helenius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
St. Georges is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St. Georges definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helenius gets full guard.
St. Georges trying to control the position from guard on top but Helenius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.

Helenius is looking for a triangle here but St. Georges uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges working the ground and pound but Helenius is defending the strikes.
Helenius is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
You can see the frustration on Helenius's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
St. Georges working the body and head with strikes.
St. Georges working the ground and pound.
Helenius tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helenius struggling a bit here.
Helenius is looking to regain half guard here but St. Georges keeps moving and retains side control.
Helenius is not content to let St. Georges control the position.
St. Georges with the ground and pound but Helenius regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Nice strikes from St. Georges there.
St. Georges slips a nice elbow through Helenius's hands, connecting with Helenius's forehead.
St. Georges wants to pass to mount but Helenius is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Helenius is refusing to be controlled, as St. Georges sits in half guard.
St. Georges throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St. Georges is keen to just control but Helenius is a slippery customer.
St. Georges is stalling here. Helenius is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! St. Georges seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Helenius has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Helenius is trying to get an arm triangle but St. Georges is defending well.

Helenius tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Helenius has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam St. Georges dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St. Georges cracks Helenius with a good jab.
Helenius slips under a jab.
St. Georges jabs Helenius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Helenius looks to land a right hand but St. Georges moved out of range.
St. Georges waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helenius.
St. Georges avoids the body shot from Helenius.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Helenius lands with a cross.
St. Georges fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Helenius misses with a two punch combination.
St. Georges throws a looping overhand right but Helenius ducks down to avoid it.
Helenius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St. Georges sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helenius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Helenius misses the target.
Helenius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Helenius misses.
St. Georges throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
St. Georges thuds a left hand into Helenius's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Helenius throws a body punch but St. Georges moves out of range.
Helenius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St. Georges throws a big counter combination but Helenius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Helenius takes a swing at St. Georges 's ribcage but misses.
Helenius throws a leg kick which misses St. Georges 's front leg but catches the back leg as St. Georges tries to avoid it.
St. Georges misses with a body shot.
St. Georges misses with a straight left.
St. Georges slips a jab and a cross from Helenius.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius throws a counter combo.
A jab lands there for St. Georges .
St. Georges scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helenius throws a front kick aimed at St. Georges 's knee but St. Georges avoids it well.
Helenius throws a poor cross that misses
and Helenius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

St. Georges drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helenius manages to get back to half guard.
Helenius moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.
Helenius tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St. Georges trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Helenius keeping moving, preventing St. Georges from controlling successfully.
St. Georges won't allow Helenius to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to control but Helenius is working from the bottom.
St. Georges stopping the sweep attempt from Helenius.
St. Georges slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
St. Georges postures up in Helenius's guard and throws a big left but Helenius blocks it.
St. Georges makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Helenius wants to sweep but no luck.
St. Georges throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St. Georges has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Helenius trying to keep a closed guard but St. Georges is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Helenius moves out of range as St. Georges strikes.

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.
Helenius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St. Georges makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
St. Georges throws out a loose jab but Helenius uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Georges throws the left hand but Helenius avoids the punch easily.
Helenius lands with a hook. St. Georges tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges moves away from the strike by Helenius.
Nice defenses there by St. Georges .
Helenius throws a sloppy body shot
enabling St. Georges to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Georges throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St. Georges shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Helenius misses with a looping right.
St. Georges swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helenius scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Georges ducks under a wild hook from Helenius.
St. Georges dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helenius.
Helenius throws a shot from downtown. St. Georges moves away and avoids it.
St. Georges lands with a hook. Helenius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St. Georges shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Helenius as he avoids it easily.
Helenius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Liam St. Georges dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

St. Georges misses with a left hand
and Helenius counters with a straight right hand.
Liam St. Georges is winning the standup battle so far.
St. Georges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helenius misses with a body punch
and St. Georges cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

St. Georges scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helenius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Helenius has his foot on St. Georges 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St. Georges works his way back into a safe position though.
St. Georges wants to pass the guard but Helenius is keeping the position.
St. Georges looking to sit in guard and control but Helenius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Helenius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St. Georges trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helenius passes into half guard.
St. Georges regains full guard. Nicely done.
St. Georges knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Helenius on the ground.
Helenius works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Helenius trying to control the pace.
St. Georges slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St. Georges is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rupert Helenius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helenius is pushing down on St. Georges 's leg trying to pass to half guard. St. Georges is fighting to maintain full guard but Helenius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Helenius wants to pass the guard but St. Georges is defending well.
Helenius trying to advance position but St. Georges counters by regaining guard.
St. Georges keeping moving, preventing Helenius from controlling successfully.
St. Georges lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Helenius had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. St. Georges defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Georges trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Helenius looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
St. Georges throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Helenius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

St. Georges is sitting in close to Helenius's body. Helenius has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! St. Georges is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, St. Georges is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Helenius.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rupert Helenius!
Rupert Helenius decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.