PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Help Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Charmicheal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Out comes to the cage accompanied by Remember my NAME!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Out
vs
Charmicheal

187 cm
24
186 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
22
201 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Help Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, James Charmicheal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charmicheal checks the leg kick.
Help Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out scoring well with a low kick there.
Out feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charmicheal's calf.
Charmicheal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Out throws a jab when Charmicheal was well out of range.
Out pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Out misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charmicheal.
Out checks the leg kick nicely there.
Out looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Out connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Out checks a leg kick.
Charmicheal misses with a straight left.
Out wants to land a leg kick but Charmicheal is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charmicheal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out loads up on a big right hand but Charmicheal slips the punch.
A low kick from Out is predictable there
and Charmicheal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Charmicheal tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charmicheal needs to keep his hands up - Out had a free shot at his head there.
A clash of legs there as Charmicheal blocks the low kick.
James Charmicheal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Out throws a leg kick but Charmicheal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Out uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charmicheal.
An inside leg kick from Out misses.
Out blocks a head kick by Charmicheal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charmicheal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out scores with a leg kick.
Out throws a right hand that misses
and Charmicheal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Out thinking.
Out throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Out misses with a body kick.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Charmicheal.
Out misses with a lunging right hand
and Charmicheal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charmicheal staying out of range there.
Charmicheal moves out of range of the body kick from Out.
Out looks to throw the jab but Charmicheal is out of range.
Charmicheal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
Out misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal throws a leg kick but Out moved away.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Out blocks a jab.
Charmicheal moves forwards but Out connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Charmicheal thows a leg kick but Out checks it
and Out counters with a nice kick to the body.
Charmicheal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Out.
Charmicheal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Out.
Out connects with a looping right hand.
Out keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charmicheal.
Out throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Out throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charmicheal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Charmicheal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Out escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Out catches Charmicheal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Out throws a shot from downtown. Charmicheal moves away and avoids it.
Charmicheal moves out of range of the body kick from Out.
Charmicheal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Charmicheal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Charmicheal throws a head kick but Out moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charmicheal avoids the head kick by Out.
Charmicheal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Out misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Out throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Help Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Out avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Charmicheal.
Out thuds his shin into the meat of Charmicheal's side.
An inside leg kick from Out misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Out. That snapped Charmicheal's head back.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Charmicheal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Charmicheal tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Charmicheal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out throws a wild body kick that Charmicheal sees coming a mile off.
Crunch! Out slams his shin into Charmicheal's torso.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
Out misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charmicheal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a leg kick but Charmicheal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Out misses.
Good leg kick by Out there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Out lands a body shot.
Charmicheal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charmicheal checks a leg kick.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
Out misses with a looping right.
Charmicheal throws a head kick that misses.
Out finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Charmicheal avoids the head kick by Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Charmicheal tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Out throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Charmicheal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charmicheal tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Charmicheal.
A thudding body kick lands there by Out!
Out throws a body punch but Charmicheal moves out of range.
Out throws a body kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Out.
Out on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Out connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Out.
Out fakes the leg kick and cracks Charmicheal in the body.
Out turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Out connects with a jab.
Out thuds his shin into the meat of Charmicheal's side.
Out pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Out throws a shot to the body.
Charmicheal on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like James Charmicheal has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charmicheal moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Charmicheal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Charmicheal has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Out.
Out lands a body punch.
Charmicheal is trying to maintain a safe position but Out gets an underhook and turns Charmicheal into the cage.
Charmicheal tries a body shot but Out blocks it.
Charmicheal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Out scores with a nice short uppercut.
Out struggles to land a body shot inside as Charmicheal controls his hands.
Out lands a body shot.
Out wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Out's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Charmicheal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Out checks it well.
Out thows a body shot but no joy.
Out checks a low kick from Charmicheal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Charmicheal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Out scoring well with a low kick there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Out lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Charmicheal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Charmicheal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Charmicheal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charmicheal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Out chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Charmicheal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Out.
Nice jab there from Out.
A telegraphed right hand from Out misses the target.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charmicheal swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Charmicheal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a half hearted mid kick.
Charmicheal throws a lazy uppercut
and Out counters with a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Charmicheal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Out.
Out fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Charmicheal is out of range.
Out is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charmicheal can do to turn this around?
Charmicheal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Out lands a nice looking body shot.
Charmicheal wants to clinch but Out slips to the side
and Out counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Charmicheal blocks a head kick by Out.
Charmicheal lands a jab.
Out fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal feints and then cracks Out's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Out down.
Out takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charmicheal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Out throws a solid leg kick but Charmicheal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Out.
Out throws a leg kick but Charmicheal sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charmicheal's sensitive parts.
Charmicheal throws a head kick that misses.
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charmicheal's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal looks to land a right hand but Out moved out of range.
Out feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charmicheals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Out avoids a punch combination nicely.
Charmicheal throws a head kick that misses.
Out attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Out lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charmicheal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Charmicheal tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out throws the kick towards the body but Charmicheal avoids it.

Out gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out drops down looking for an ankle pick but Charmicheal pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good leg kick by Out there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charmicheal throws a leg kick but Out sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Charmicheal.
Charmicheal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charmicheal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on James Charmicheal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Out misses with a low kick.
Charmicheal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charmicheal doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charmicheal swivels and escapes.
Charmicheal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charmicheal moves away.
Charmicheal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charmicheal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Charmicheal misses with a body shot.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Out looks for the body kick but Charmicheal saw that one coming.
Charmicheal misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charmicheal at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Out.
Out connects with the punch.
Charmicheal tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Charmicheal is out of range.
Out misses the shot to the body.
Charmicheal throws a head kick that misses.
Out is looking to slow Charmicheal down with leg kicks.
Out with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charmicheal lands with an uppercut that bounces Out off the cage and back into range.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Out!
Charmicheal moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out lands with a thumping leg kick.
Out throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Charmicheal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charmicheal is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Out takes a swing at Charmicheal's ribcage but misses.
Charmicheal misses with a straight left.
Out swinging wildly here.
Out throws a hook but Charmicheal avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Charmicheal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charmicheal ducks right into an uppercut from Out.
Charmicheal checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charmicheal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charmicheal wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Out lands an overhand right.
Out takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Charmicheal moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal scores with a three punch combo!
Charmicheal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Out is out of range and Charmicheal settles back down.
Charmicheal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Out.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Charmicheal ducks down to avoid it.
Charmicheal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charmicheal takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Charmicheal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out throws a right and a left that Charmicheal avoids nicely.
Out shoots in looking for a takedown but Charmicheal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Out's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Out clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Help Out had his way with James Charmicheal in that round.
The cut man is working on James Charmicheal's cut.
That's time! Out's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Charmicheal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Out misses with a body kick.
Charmicheal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Out rather than just go for the knockout.
Charmicheal tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Charmicheal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charmicheal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Out throws a push kick but Charmicheal slaps the foot to one side.
An inside leg kick lands from Out.
Out tries to work over Charmicheal's front leg with a kick but Charmicheal checks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Charmicheal scores with a four punch combination!
Out misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Out connects with a leg kick. Charmicheal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Out lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charmicheal at a distance.
Charmicheal darts in trying to clinch
and Out counters with a left to the body.
Out thuds a left hand into Charmicheal's body.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Some bone on bone action there as Charmicheal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal throws a nice looking combination but Out bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out thuds a left hand into Charmicheal's body.
Out connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Charmicheal momentarily.
Charmicheal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charmicheal looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Out scores with a kick to the body.
Charmicheal is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charmicheal doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Charmicheal misses with a body shot.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Charmicheal.
Charmicheal tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out swings for the body but Charmicheal moves out of range.
Charmicheal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Charmicheal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Out stuns Charmicheal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Charmicheal has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Out.
Out lands an uppercut.
Out wants to get back to striking at distance but Charmicheal won't allow it.
Charmicheal blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Out.
Out has had enough of the clinch but Charmicheal keeps him there for the moment.
Out goes for a takedown attempt but Charmicheal pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charmicheal checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charmicheal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out throws a leg kick that misses.

Charmicheal has taken the fight to the clinch.
Charmicheal is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Out breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Out fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Charmicheal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out tries a head kick but it misses.
James Charmicheal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charmicheal misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Help Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Out has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Help Out!
Help Out retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Help Out thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.