PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Barbosa (ranked 675 p4p, 923 weight class) and Robert Helpmann (ranked 94 p4p, 130 weight class). Barbosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Unfaithful. Robert Helpmann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Barbosa
vs
Helpmann

185 cm
31
186
21 - 15 - 0

184 cm
28
180
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baldomir Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Helpmann!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
Helpmann with the inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Barbosa.
Helpmann thows a body kick. Barbosa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Helpmann, as that shot connected.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Helpmann moves out of range.
We've been told by Barbosa's head coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baldomir Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helpmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Barbosa.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Helpmann. That snapped Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa scores with a jab.
Helpmann moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Helpmann.
Helpmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Helpmann ducked under it nicely.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Helpmann.
Barbosa tried to counter with a leg kick but Helpmann avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Helpmann will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Helpmann misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Helpmanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barbosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helpmann on the side of the head.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Helpmann is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barbosa with a body shot.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helpmann moves away.
Barbosa moves out of range of the leg kick from Helpmann.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa throws a chopping leg kick but Helpmann manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helpmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helpmann lands with a hook. Barbosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helpmann throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barbosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Helpmann.
Helpmann misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Helpmann staying out of range there.
Helpmann swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa sizes up Helpmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Barbosa checks a leg kick.
Barbosa swings for the body but Helpmann moves out of range.
Helpmann darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helpmann misses with a double jab.
Barbosa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Helpmann counters with an outside leg kick.
Helpmann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Helpmann throws a leg kick but Barbosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Barbosa misses the target.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Helpmann feints a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helpmann ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Helpmann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Helpmann scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Helpmann stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa punishes Helpmann's body with a nice straight punch.
Helpmann moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Helpmann saw that one coming.
Helpmann throws out a counter right but Barbosa avoids it with no problem.
Helpmann blocks a jab.
Helpmann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barbosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Helpmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Helpmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Barbosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Helpmann takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Helpmann.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Helpmann looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Helpmann, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa digs a good hook to Helpmann's 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!
Barbosa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helpmann moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa lands a head shot.
Helpmann scores with the left hand. Barbosa knows he should have avoided that one.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Helpmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Barbosa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Helpmann slips under a jab from Barbosa.
Helpmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helpmann throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa throws a low kick but Helpmann moves out of range easily.
Helpmann digs a good hook to Barbosa's body.
A big right from Barbosa misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Baldomir Barbosa will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helpmann jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Helpmann moves out of range as Barbosa strikes.
Helpmann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Helpmann takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Barbosa finds it's way through Helpmann's defenses.
Barbosa swings for the body but Helpmann moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helpmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helpmann with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Helpmann lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barbosa will feel that in the morning.
Barbosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helpmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa 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.
Helpmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helpmann takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Helpmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helpmann digs a good body shot into Barbosa's ribs.
Helpmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barbosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helpmann feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Helpmann lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Helpmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Helpmann misses with a low kick.
Barbosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick lands for Helpmann.
Helpmann looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Helpmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helpmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Barbosa misses the jab.
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!
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helpmann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helpmann throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Helpmann misses the target.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the head.
Helpmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Barbosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Helpmann just manages to avoid it.
Robert Helpmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helpmann throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Helpmann throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helpmann walks into a stiff left hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helpmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
Helpmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Barbosa. Beautiful body shot.
Barbosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Helpmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Helpmann.
Helpmann scores with a jab to the body.
Helpmann has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the body
and Helpmann counters with a head kick.
Barbosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helpmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Helpmann uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbosa.
Helpmann blocks a low kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Helpmann counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helpmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helpmann.
Barbosa lands the left hand.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Helpmann counters with a head kick.
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Helpmann ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Helpmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Helpmann.
Barbosa looks to score with a jab to the body but Helpmann is just out of range.
Barbosa misses with a hook.
A jab from Barbosa misses.
Helpmann lands a slapping body shot.
Helpmann throws a head kick but Barbosa moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Helpmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Helpmann is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Barbosa throws a jab when Helpmann was well out of range.
Helpmann lands with a nice body kick.
Helpmann misses with a straight right.
Helpmann misses with a low kick.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Helpmann avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helpmann. That one must have hurt.
Barbosa throws a hook but Helpmann avoids it easily.
Helpmann ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
It seemed like Helpmann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Helpmann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa cracks Helpmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Helpmann is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Barbosa rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
Helpmann tries to score with a low kick but Barbosa moves his leg out of the way.
Helpmann slips a jab from Barbosa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helpmann can pounce on him.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Helpmann pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa scores with a sloppy right hand. Helpmann should have avoided that one.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helpmann.
Helpmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa throws a lazy right hand but Helpmann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helpmann scores with a nice right hand.
Helpmann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helpmann misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Helpmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helpmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Helpmann connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Helpmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Helpmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa misses with a left hand
and Helpmann counters with a thumping low kick.
Helpmann throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa misses with a looping left.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Helpmann moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Helpmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barbosa defending well as Helpmann loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helpmann avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Helpmann misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Helpmann jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barbosa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helpmann throws a chopping leg kick but Barbosa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Helpmann.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Helpmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helpmann let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Helpmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helpmann ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Helpmann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barbosa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Helpmann.
Helpmann lands a leg kick that knocks Barbosa off balance momentarily.
Helpmann scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Helpmann seems unphased.
Helpmann jabs Barbosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helpmann ducks under a wild hook from Barbosa.
Helpmann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barbosa misses with a body shot
and Barbosa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barbosa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Helpmann with a nice calf kick.
Nice defenses there by Helpmann.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Helpmann.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Helpmann takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helpmann manages to avoid it.
Helpmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Helpmann misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Helpmann.
Well Helpmann has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Helpmann!
A very excited looking Robert Helpmann made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.