PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Helix (ranked 1671 p4p, 2728 weight class) and Joro Paveto (ranked 92 p4p, 154 weight class). Paveto has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Helix
vs
Paveto

167 cm
25
140
9 - 6 - 0

169 cm
31
136
10 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Conquer
Conviction

Fantasy Threads (Laundry 15%)

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 9 - 6 - 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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joro Paveto!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix scores with a hook.
Paveto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helix attempts a counter takedown but Paveto avoids it well and moves away.
Helix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been told by Helix's head coaches at Primal Concrete Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Helix with a hook.

Paveto is rocked!
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Paveto is still on wobbly legs! Can Helix finish him?
Paveto throws a right hand that misses
and Helix counters with a stiff right hand.
Paveto lands a jab to the nose.
Helix lands with an uppercut that bounces Paveto off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paveto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Helix cracks Paveto with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Helix has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Paveto to stand back up!
A looping hook to the body misses from Helix. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paveto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Paveto misses.
Paveto seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix digs a good body shot into Paveto's ribs.
Bryce Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Paveto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix is looking to counter with a body kick.
Paveto avoids the body shot from Helix.
Paveto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Helix swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Paveto.
Helix looks to throw the jab but Paveto is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helix.
Helix fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paveto is out of range.
Helix swings for the body but Paveto moves out of range.
Helix connects with a body shot that sends Paveto's belly button to the back.
Helix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paveto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Helix's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Paveto blocks the low kick.
Paveto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Helix connects with a single shot there.
Paveto swings for the body but Helix moves out of range.
Helix throws a body punch but Paveto moves out of range.
Helix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Paveto in his tracks.
Paveto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Helix lands with a cross.
Helix throws a shot from downtown. Paveto moves away and avoids it.
Paveto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Helix with a body shot.
Helix misses with an uppercut.
Paveto throws a series of punches but Helix avoids them all with ease.
Helix misses with a body punch
and Helix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Helix swings for the body but Paveto moves out of range.
Paveto unleashes a big counter combination but Helix bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
Paveto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paveto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Helix moves out of range as Paveto strikes.
Helix swings for the body but Paveto moves out of range.
Paveto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Paveto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paveto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Helix scoring well with a low kick there.
Helix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paveto.
Helix throws out a loose jab but Paveto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helix scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paveto misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Helix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Helix thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paveto ducks under a wild hook from Helix.
Helix defending well as Paveto loads up on a big left hand.
Paveto looks to land a combination. Helix sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helix. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paveto throws out a counter right but Helix avoids it with no problem.
Helix throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Paveto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paveto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helix cracks Paveto with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Helix.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Helix dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Helix misses.
A shot to the body from Paveto misses
and Helix counters with a body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Paveto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Helix has got the better of the exchanges.
Helix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paveto at a distance.
Helix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Helix misses with a looping left.
Helix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paveto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix motions for Paveto to come forward. Helix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Helix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paveto at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paveto lands with a straight right. Helix didn't see that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Paveto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Helix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Helix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paveto can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix throws a hook to the side of Paveto's head but Paveto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throws a chopping leg kick but Paveto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Helix misses with a leg kick
and Paveto counters with a one-two to the body.
Paveto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helix.
Paveto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paveto throws a right and a left that Helix avoids nicely.
Paveto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paveto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Bryce Helix has been cut.
Paveto checks a low kick from Helix.
Good standup being displayed there by Helix as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Helix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bryce Helix is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Paveto. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses with an uppercut
and Paveto counters with a nice uppercut.
Helix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paveto throws out the jab.
Helix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Helix lands with a straight right. Paveto didn't see that one coming.
Helix slips under a jab.
Helix works the jab nicely.
Paveto avoids the body shot from Helix.
Paveto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Paveto takes one on the button.
Helix throws a big shot that misses.
Paveto throws a hook but Helix blocks it.
Helix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Helix cracks a nice hook into Paveto's ribs.
Helix lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Paveto throws a looping overhand right but Helix ducks down to avoid it.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paveto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paveto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paveto slips under a jab.
Helix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Helix feints and then cracks Paveto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paveto down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paveto. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paveto.
Paveto is looking for the big counter here.
Paveto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paveto.
Paveto lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
Paveto moves forwards but Helix connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Helix paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paveto throws a body punch but Helix moves out of range.
Helix works Paveto's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from Paveto.
Paveto misses with a double jab.
Helix connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paveto tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paveto throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paveto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix throws a low kick but Paveto moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Helix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryce Helix's cut.
That's time! Helix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Paveto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Helix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paveto misses with a wild body shot.
Paveto staying out of range there.
Helix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helix moves out of range of the strikes.
Helix looks to land a left hand but Paveto moved out of range nicely.
Helix throws a front kick that sends Paveto stumbling back into the cage.
Paveto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paveto.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
Paveto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Helix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paveto.
Paveto lands a jab to the head.
Nice straight punches there by Helix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Helix.
Helix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Paveto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helix misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helix. Paveto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paveto throws out a counter right but Helix avoids it with no problem.
Paveto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paveto throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Helix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joro Paveto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses with a low kick.
and Helix counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Paveto! He's just covering up as Helix starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!