PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hellio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan The Handsome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hellio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wild Boys. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hellio
vs
The Handsome

215 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Untouchable Fight Gear

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Hellio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan The Handsome !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Handsome fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hellio has his takedown stuffed
and The Handsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hellio checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from The Handsome .
Hellio tries for a takedown but The Handsome circles away easily
and The Handsome counters with a stiff right hand.
The Handsome scores with a nice strike.
The Handsome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hellio counters with a shoot takedown. The Handsome fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hellio wants to control from the top but The Handsome keeps moving.
Hellio stops The Handsome from standing up.
The Handsome keeping moving, preventing Hellio from controlling successfully.
The Handsome wants to stand up but Hellio is controlling him.
Hellio trying to control the position from guard on top but The Handsome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dan Hellio has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hellio drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hellio trying to control the position but The Handsome is working away.
Hellio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Hellio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hellio trying to control the position but The Handsome is working away.
The Handsome wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellio trying to control the position but The Handsome is working away.
Hellio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Handsome is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hellio taking a breather here.
The Handsome wants to get back to his feet but Hellio drags him back down.
Hellio trying to control the position but The Handsome is working away.
The Handsome is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hellio asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hellio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellio is looking to take a break and control but The Handsome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Handsome is trying to buck Hellio off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellio scoring with punches from side control.

Hellio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Handsome knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Handsome is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hellio has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hellio trying to control the position but The Handsome is working away.
The Handsome wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellio creates some space and throws a big elbow, but The Handsome sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The Handsome tries to escape but Hellio is in control.
The Handsome looks gassed!

Hellio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hellio is trying to get an arm triangle but The Handsome is defending well.
The Handsome tries to escape but Hellio is in control.
The Handsome is not content to let Hellio control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Handsome bucks up and tries to throw Hellio off but instead Hellio has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Hellio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hellio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Handsome avoids it really well and circles away.
A big right from The Handsome misses.
Hellio misses with a takedown
and The Handsome counters with a nice uppercut.
Hellio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Hellio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellio throws a shot to the body.
The Handsome stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Handsome moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hellio with a poor takedown
and The Handsome counters with a good low kick that Hellio was not able to check.
Hellio with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Handsome counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Handsome lands with a straight right. Hellio didn't see that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Handsome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hellio.
The Handsome connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Hellio is rocked!
Hellio with a poor takedown
and The Handsome counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Hellio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Handsome scores with a decent looking hook.
The Handsome fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Hellio to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Hellio looks to clinch but The Handsome throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Hellio taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan The Handsome !