PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greig Gilchrist (ranked 3718 p4p, 4754 weight class) and Bjorn Helvig (ranked 441 p4p, 522 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bjorn Helvig enters the cage!

Gilchrist
vs
Helvig

154 cm
25
213
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
215
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greig Gilchrist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Helvig!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilchrist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Helvig was well out of range. Poor timing from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist misses with a looping right.
Gilchrist throws a sloppy body shot
and Helvig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjorn Helvig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helvig cracks Gilchrist with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gilchrist throws a jab but it's blocked by Helvig.
Gilchrist misses with a shot to the body
and Helvig counters with a right hand to the body.
Helvig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilchrist connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Bjorn Helvig has been cut.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.
Gilchrist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gilchrist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gilchrist was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gilchrist misses the shot to the body.
Helvig scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilchrist should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helvig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helvig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gilchrist has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helvig lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gilchrist swinging wildly here.
Helvig with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Greig Gilchrist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helvig lands with a straight right. Gilchrist didn't see that one coming.
Helvig connects with a crisp jab.
Helvig tries to clinch but Gilchrist moves away
and Gilchrist counters with a nice uppercut.
Helvig has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Helvig closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Helvig listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Helvig dips to his left and cracks Gilchrist with an uppercut!
Gilchrist throws a hook but Helvig avoids it easily.
Gilchrist slips a jab and a cross from Helvig.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helvig misses with a leg kick.
Gilchrist looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helvig dips to his left and cracks Gilchrist with an uppercut!
Helvig moves away from the strike by Gilchrist.
Gilchrist sets himself, and Helvig steps forward looking for the clinch! Gilchrist avoids it this time.
Gilchrist looks to score with a jab to the body but Helvig is just out of range.
Gilchrist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilchrist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helvig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilchrist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Helvig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helvig.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut.
Gilchrist takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gilchrist drops his hands momentarily and Helvig takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Helvig coming out on top.
Gilchrist needs to keep his hands up - Helvig had a free shot at his head there.
Gilchrist misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Helvig on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gilchrist definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Helvig is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gilchrist just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Gilchrist throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helvig cracks Gilchrist with a good jab.
Helvig lands with a straight right. Gilchrist didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Gilchrist misses.
Helvig tries to clinch but Gilchrist moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Gilchrist tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helvig displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Helvig is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gilchrist had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gilchrist avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helvig scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gilchrist swats away the attempt to clinch by Helvig.
Gilchrist throws a lazy right hand but Helvig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gilchrist is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Helvig's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Helvig with a hook.
A punch combination from Helvig misses.
Gilchrist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.
Gilchrist takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gilchrist misses with a hook
and Gilchrist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helvig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gilchrist has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilchrist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helvig manages to avoid it.
Helvig is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gilchrist with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilchrist. Helvig does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helvig swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Helvig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilchrist.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helvig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bjorn Helvig's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helvig ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gilchrist moves away.
Helvig looks to land a combination. Gilchrist sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.
Helvig steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gilchrist.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut
and Helvig counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helvig scores with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gilchrist might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gilchrist throws a series of punches but Helvig avoids them all with ease.
Helvig avoids the body shot from Gilchrist.
Helvig has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gilchrist keeps the fight on the outside.
A punch lands to the side of Gilchrist 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilchrist avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Gilchrist was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Helvig on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gilchrist misses with an uppercut.
Bjorn Helvig is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helvig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gilchrist's head.
Gilchrist throws a body shot but no joy.
Gilchrist looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Helvig lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Helvig.
Gilchrist walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Helvig is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilchrist is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gilchrist has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Helvig fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilchrist is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut there from Helvig.
Helvig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gilchrist misses the shot to the body.
Helvig tests Gilchrist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gilchrist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Helvig moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helvig jabs at Gilchrist's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilchrist throws a body shot but no joy.
Helvig punishes Gilchrist's body with a nice straight punch.
Helvig might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helvig darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Helvig tests Gilchrist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gilchrist misses with a left hand
letting Helvig counter with a right hand.
Gilchrist throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Helvig connects with the punch.

Gilchrist is rocked!
Gilchrist throws a lazy right hand but Helvig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Gilchrist is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilchrist takes one to the side of the head.
Gilchrist throws a body punch but Helvig moves out of range.
Helvig pounces like a tiger and cracks Gilchrist with a vicious hook! Gilchrist is down but not out! Helvig follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Helvig!