PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Helix (ranked 951 p4p, 657 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 53 p4p, 39 weight class). Big Mouth has chosen Bigmouth Strikes Again as his entrance music. Bryce Helix could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yasha Big Mouth's chin.

Helix
vs
Big Mouth

167 cm
24
140
8 - 3 - 0

169 cm
28
144
20 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryce Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix throws a low kick but Big Mouth moves out of range easily.
Big Mouth throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
Big Mouth throws a head kick that half lands.
Helix misses with a lunging right hand
and Big Mouth counters with a right hand to the body.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a low kick.
Helix scores with a kick to the midsection.
Helix misses with a shot to the body
and Big Mouth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth lands a right hook to the body.
Big Mouth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helix tries to work over Big Mouth's front leg with a kick but Big Mouth checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix moves out of range of the body kick.
Helix misses with a leg kick.
Big Mouth is looking to slow Helix down with leg kicks.
Helix does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Helix lands a slapping body shot.
Big Mouth connects with a leg kick.
Big Mouth misses with a left hand
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Big Mouth lands.
Helix misses with a leg kick
enabling Big Mouth to counter with a crisp jab.
Big Mouth throws a leg kick
and Helix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Helix has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses with the body kick
and Big Mouth counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Big Mouth takes one on the button.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth with a nice cross.
Bryce Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Mouth throws a push kick but Helix slaps the foot to one side.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix misses with an uppercut
and Big Mouth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Helix shoots in for a double leg but Big Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Helix misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick that knocks Helix off balance momentarily.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Helix.
Helix is looking to counter punch.
Big Mouth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Bryce Helix has been cut.
A big left from Big Mouth misses.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Helix wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab by Big Mouth.
Helix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Helix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Mouth.
Helix throws a leg kick
and Big Mouth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix scores with a leg kick.
Helix tries to work over Big Mouth's front leg with a kick but Big Mouth checks it.
A low kick from Helix misses
and Big Mouth counters with a low kick, right behind Helix 's knee.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big Mouth is looking to chop away at Helix's legs.
Big Mouth doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Helix fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasha Big Mouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryce Helix's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.
Helix throws out a leg kick but Big Mouth moves out of range and Helix only half commits.
Helix throws a push kick but Big Mouth slaps the foot to one side.
Big Mouth flicks out a counter leg kick but Helix steps away.
Big Mouth scores with a push kick.
Big Mouth throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix 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.
Big Mouth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix misses the body punch
and Big Mouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix shoots in for a double leg but Big Mouth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helix tries to land a front kick but Big Mouth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix walks into a stiff left hand from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Helix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Helix shoots for a takedown but Big Mouth saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Big Mouth connects with a high kick.

Helix is rocked!
Helix throws a right hand that misses
and Big Mouth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helix thinking.
Oh Helix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yasha Big Mouth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helix connects with a solid leg kick.
Helix seems to have got his legs back now.

Big Mouth lands a big head kick that sends Helix tumbling to the mat! Big Mouth takes a step backwards and waves Helix back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Big Mouth is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth tries to land a body kick
and Helix counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Helix looks to land a body kick but Big Mouth moved away.
Helix throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice leg kick from Helix, right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Helix is predictable there
and Big Mouth counters with a slapping leg kick.
Helix attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Big Mouth follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Big Mouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Helix throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Big Mouth tenderised Helix's leg. Helix is trying to keep his angry face on.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Helix throws a leg kick
and Big Mouth counters with a low kick, right behind Helix 's knee.
A jab from Big Mouth misses.
Helix throws a low kick but Big Mouth moves out of range easily.
Helix walks into a left hand.
Helix throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Big Mouth counter with a right hand.
Helix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Big Mouth lands a jab.

Bryce Helix's cut is getting worse.
Helix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Big Mouth avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryce Helix. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Big Mouth has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Jab from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Helix might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Big Mouth.
Helix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Helix throws a leg kick that is checked
and Big Mouth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yasha Big Mouth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bryce Helix's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Helix misses with a body punch
and Big Mouth counters with a nice body kick.
Big Mouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Helix manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth scores with a nice strike.
Big Mouth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Helix's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Big Mouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Big Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A shot to the body from Big Mouth misses

and Helix counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Helix.
Big Mouth swings wildly with an uppercut but Helix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Big Mouth.
Helix is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Big Mouth tries to land a knee to the head but Helix blocks with his arms.
Big Mouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helix struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Mouth controls his hands.
Helix struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Mouth controls his hands.
Helix misses with a punch on the inside.
Big Mouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Helix misses with a punch to the body.
Helix blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth tries a knee to the head but Helix blocks it.
Big Mouth lands a shoulder strike.
Yasha Big Mouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix is trying to break the clinch but Big Mouth is controlling him.
Helix misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Helix.
Helix throws a punch but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
Helix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Big Mouth backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Mouth blocking some punches.
Helix misses with a punch on the inside.
Helix swings wildly with an uppercut but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helix working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Helix fails to land.
Helix misses with a body punch.
Big Mouth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Big Mouth can't find room to land a body shot as Helix controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Big Mouth.
Helix is looking for a takedown.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
Helix lands with a short shot to the head.
Helix tries for a takedown but Big Mouth manages to get underhooks.
Helix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bryce Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helix misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a head punch that misses.
Helix misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helix has a couple of punches blocked by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth blocks an uppercut.
Big Mouth gets through Helix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Big Mouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Big Mouth blocks an uppercut.
Helix swings wildly with an uppercut but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix misses with a punch on the inside.
Helix tries a body shot but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helix tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yasha Big Mouth.
I've got Big Mouth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasha Big Mouth!
Our winner, Yasha Big Mouth, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.