PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jk woling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Helm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). woling has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

woling
vs
Helm

186 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Attliction

Russian Experiments

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, jk woling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Helm!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helm tries to close the distance and clinch but woling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mick Helm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
woling is breathing heavily.
woling is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Helm clinches but woling breaks the clinch
and woling counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
woling circles away from the clinch attempt
and woling counters with a head kick.

Helm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Helm works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helm landing strikes.
Helm wants to control but woling is keeping him busy.
woling is trying to buck Helm off.

Helm stands up and beckons woling to his feet.
Helm throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
woling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Helm has taken the fight to the clinch.

Helm breaks the clinch.
Helm tries for a takedown but woling sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Helm moves into the clinch successfully.

Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Helm scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Helm works his foot free and advances to mount.
Helm prevents woling from getting the reversal.
woling tries to hold on but Helm postures up.
Helm postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. woling looks a forlorn figure.
woling is trying desperately to improve position.
woling is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
woling is squirming around, avoiding Helm's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Helm.
Helm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Helm landing strikes from the mount.
Helm landing strikes from the mount and woling is in trouble!
woling is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Helm.
Helm with shots to the head and body - woling looks very uncomfortable down there.
Helm is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
woling keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
woling tries to lock up and control but Helm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
woling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Helm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Helm with shots to the head and body - woling looks very uncomfortable down there.
Helm looking to control but woling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
woling is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Helm landing strikes from the mount and woling is in trouble!
woling is looking to get to half guard.
Helm unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Helm raining down shots from the mount!
woling is looking to get to half guard.
woling tries to lock up and control but Helm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
woling is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Helm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Helm looking to control but woling is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Helm throws a strike there. woling manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Helm is looking to stall here but woling recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Helm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jk woling's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

woling is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Helm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helm throws a series of punches but woling avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from woling.
Helm is looking to clinch but woling is avoiding it.
woling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Helm is looking to clinch.
woling stuffs the takedown.
Helm shoots in for a double leg but woling sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Helm tries to clinch up

and woling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by woling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Helm breaks the clinch.
Helm tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and woling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by woling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helm trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Helm lands a decent shot there.
Helm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
woling is looking to stand up but Helm won't let him.
Helm looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helm is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Helm throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Helm has closed the distance and engaged woling in a clinch.
Helm with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Helm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Helm clinches up against the cage.
Helm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Helm throws a knee to the head but misses.

woling breaks the clinch.
woling throws a sloppy head kick and Helm moves out of range easily.
Helm moves in looking to clinch but woling pushes him off.

woling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
woling trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Helm working to try and regain half guard.
Helm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Helm is looking to improve his position but woling isn't that keen on the idea.
Helm tries to hold on but woling pushes him away.
Helm tries to reverse the position but woling maintains control.
Helm gets back to half guard.
Helm trying to control but woling postures up.
Helm gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm works his way into side control.
Helm is putting a hurting on woling here, landing some big shots from side control.
woling misses with a strike from the bottom.
Helm scores with punches from side control.
Helm is working woling over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Helm politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Helm prefers to stall for the moment though.
woling is trying to control Helm's posture but Helm avoids it.
Helm tries to advance to mount but woling denies him.
woling is pushing Helm's head away, looking to escape. Helm manages to hold on to the position though.
woling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
woling tries to bench press Helm off him but Helm keeps the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Helm tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but woling swivels and escapes.
jk woling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Helm.

woling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Helm misses with an elbow over the top.
Helm trying to land knees to the body.
woling tries to pull guard but Helm won't allow it.
Helm tries to score a body lock takedown but woling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Helm throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Helm breaks the clinch.
woling shoots for a double leg takedown but Helm sprawls well. He's pushed woling's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Helm throws a head kick that misses.
woling circles away from the clinch attempt

and woling counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
woling prevents Helm from improving his position.
Helm is trying to maintain the position but woling is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jk woling dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jk woling's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Helm clinches up with woling and pushes him back against the cage.
Helm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Helm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Helm closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Helm has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
woling is looking for a sweep.
Helm lands a nice forearm strike.
Helm working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Helm cracks woling with a big right hand but woling just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Helm is working woling over with some ground and pound from side control.
Helm working away.
woling wants to get back to his feet but Helm drags him back down.
Helm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
woling is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Helm is putting a hurting on woling here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
woling wants to control but Helm postures up.
woling is looking to regain half guard here but Helm keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on woling's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mick Helm has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Helm tries to clinch but woling moves away

and woling decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Helm's guard.
Helm bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in woling's guard.
Helm throws a big right hand that misses.
Helm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. woling is keeping the position for now.
Helm slips nicely into half guard.
Helm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Helm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks woling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Helm lands a nice short elbow.
Helm looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks woling with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
woling is refusing to be controlled, as Helm sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helm is nestled in close to woling, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
woling is trying to control but can't.
Helm works his way into side control.
Helm wants to lay and pray for a moment but woling keeps working.
Helm working the head with strikes.
woling is looking to regain half guard here but Helm keeps moving and retains side control.
woling wants to control but Helm postures up.
woling takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Helm tries to move to mount but woling blocks the move with his legs.
Helm wants to lay and pray for a moment but woling keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helm scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at woling to see if he's OK.
woling struggling a bit here.
woling is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Helm is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
woling is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Helm creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

woling drives through with a takedown into guard.
woling looking to pass the guard.
Helm trying to control the position.
woling stays in close to Helm's body and controls the position.
Helm will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Helm takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
woling wants to control but Helm is keeping busy.
Helm landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Helm trying to control from half guard but woling is working away.
Helm is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for woling!
Helm lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
woling is in all sorts of trouble here.
woling is in a horrible position here. Helm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
A nice elbow there by Helm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Helm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Helm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Helm!