PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Helix (ranked 850 p4p, 869 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 69 p4p, 72 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Helix
vs
Kutvonen

167 cm
31
140
21 - 16 - 0

170 cm
40
138
33 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Conquer
Conviction

NARCOS
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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 21 - 16 - 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 33 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix defending well as Kutvonen loads up on a big left hand.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kutvonen to counter with a crisp jab.

Helix gets the takedown into side control.
Helix lands a decent elbow from side control.
Helix lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Helix scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kutvonen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kutvonen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Helix trying to control the position but Kutvonen is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen is pushing Helix's head away, looking to escape. Helix manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helix in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kutvonen pushes Helix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Helix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helix lands an elbow.
Kutvonen prevents Helix from improving position.
Helix landing strikes.
Kutvonen tries to escape but Helix is in control.
Kutvonen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kutvonen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Helix asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helix creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kutvonen is pushing Helix's head away, looking to escape. Helix manages to hold on to the position though.
Helix wants to control but Kutvonen is keeping him busy.
Helix working the ground and pound.
Helix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kutvonen some visible discomfort.
Helix working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen pushes Helix away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Helix gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kutvonen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kutvonen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Helix working the head with strikes.
Helix cracks Kutvonen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Helix wants to control but Kutvonen is keeping him busy.
Helix prevents Kutvonen from escaping the position.
Helix scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kutvonen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Helix lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kutvonen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Helix has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kutvonen tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Kutvonen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Kutvonen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
BOOM! Helix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Helix with the ground and pound from mount.
Helix raining down hammerfists from mount.
Helix trying to control but Kutvonen is having none of it.
Helix connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutvonen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Helix punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kutvonen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Helix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kutvonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Helix.

Kutvonen is rocked!
Helix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kutvonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kutvonen is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Helix drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kutvonen! More shots from Helix and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryce Helix!
During a confident post fight interview, Bryce Helix thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Lusmu Kutvonen was interviewed post fight and said 'I think this it is for me. Time to retire. Skills are gone..'.