PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Rodriguez (ranked 1288 p4p, 2380 weight class) and Reginald Helmsley (ranked 138 p4p, 236 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rodriguez
vs
Helmsley

186 cm
25
270
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
275
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reginald Helmsley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmsley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Helmsley ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Helmsley ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Helmsley misses with a hook.
Rodriguez swats away the attempt to clinch by Helmsley.
A slapping body kick lands there for Helmsley.

Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.
Helmsley wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Helmsley is looking to improve his position.
Helmsley is trying to stand up here but Rodriguez is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmsley tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Helmsley can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rodriguez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Helmsley's head.
Rodriguez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Helmsley defending well though.
Helmsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rodriguez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rodriguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Helmsley for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Helmsley is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Helmsley is holding on to half guard well.
Helmsley pushes Rodriguez off looking to stand but Rodriguez dives back in and keeps control.
Rodriguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Helmsley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Jorge Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Helmsley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Helmsley pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Helmsley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rodriguez will feel that in the morning.
Helmsley jabs Rodriguez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Helmsley. Rodriguez shrugs it off though.
Helmsley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helmsley throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Helmsley clobbers Rodriguez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Helmsley lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helmsley thows a body kick. Rodriguez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helmsley tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Helmsley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Reginald Helmsley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helmsley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodriguez seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Helmsley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Helmsley rushes Rodriguez and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Helmsley gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Helmsley.
Helmsley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Helmsley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmsley scores with a knee to the head.

Jorge Rodriguez's cut is getting worse.
Rodriguez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Helmsley with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Helmsley lands a nice knee to the body.
Helmsley lands an elbow inside.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Helmsley scores with a knee to the head.

Jorge Rodriguez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rodriguez is keeping busy.
Helmsley lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmsley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Helmsley putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Helmsley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley wants to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helmsley connects with a knee to the head.
Helmsley has Rodriguez pressed against the ropes.
Helmsley just leaning against Rodriguez, taking a breather.
Helmsley trying to stall but Rodriguez improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reginald Helmsley.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Helmsley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Helmsley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Helmsley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow.
Helmsley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jeez, Jorge Rodriguez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Helmsley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Helmsley with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jorge Rodriguez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reginald Helmsley!
Reginald Helmsley is the new heavyweight champion!
Reginald Helmsley very nearly forgot to thank Shadow Realm Apparel amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.