PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bader
vs
Helgi

176 cm
33
147 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

178 cm
32
169 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader wants to slow Helgi down by chopping away at his legs.
Helgi missing with a left hand there. Bader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Helgi tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.
Bader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helgi misses the shot to the body.
Bader scores with a nice head shot.
Helgi moves out of range of the leg kick from Bader.
Bader throws a hook but Helgi blocks it.
Helgi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bader.

Bader moves into range and clinches up with Helgi.
Bader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Bader.
Helgi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Bader controls the action.
Helgi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader blocks a body shot from Helgi.
Helgi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Helgi lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Helgi.
Bader misses with a punch to the body.
Bader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helgi can't find room to land a body shot as Bader controls the action.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Bader avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
Bader scores with a nice hook to the head.
Helgi lands with a right to the head.
Bader misses with a punch to the body.
Bader has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helgi.
Bader lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Bader back against the cage.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Bader avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Helgi.
Helgi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bader controls his hands.
Helgi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bader seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Helgi can turn it around.
Bader is looking to break free of the clinch but Helgi has double underhooks.
Bader is looking to control Helgi's arms but Helgi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bader has his back to the cage.
Bader misses with a body punch.
Helgi taking a breather.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Bader.
Good body shot from Helgi.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi lands a body punch.
Helgi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bader has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bader working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Helgi blocks a body shot from Bader.
Bader misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Helgi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
A short uppercut from Helgi.
Bader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bader working aggressively here.
Bader blocking some punches.
Bader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bader.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi prevents a body shot from Bader.
Helgi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Bader throws a punch but it's blocked by Helgi.
Bader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi working aggressively here.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bader pushes Helgi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Helgi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bjorn Helgi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bader's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Helgi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bader takes a swing at Helgi's ribcage but misses.
Helgi checks a low kick from Bader.
Bader throws a sloppy head kick and Helgi moves out of range easily.

Helgi drops Bader with a beautiful combination! Bader stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Helgi is looking for the KO!

Bader is rocked!
Helgi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bader 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 Helgi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Helgi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh Bader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Helgi lands a jab to Bader's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That kick from Helgi tenderised Bader's leg. Bader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bader seems to have got his legs back now.
Bader throws a sloppy head kick and Helgi moves out of range easily.
Helgi blocks a leg kick.
Bader scores with a head kick. Helgi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Helgi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helgi blocks a jab.
Helgi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helgi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bader. That did some damage!
Helgi swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi avoids the head kick by Bader.
Helgi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bader rather than just go for the knockout.
Helgi misses with an uppercut. Bader saw that one coming.
Helgi tests Bader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bader attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi throws the left hand but Bader avoids the punch easily.
Helgi swinging wildly here.
Bader walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Helgi to score with a decent uppercut.
Helgi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Bader.
Bader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helgi takes a swing at Bader's ribcage but misses.
Bader throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Helgi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Helgi throws a shot from downtown. Bader moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helgi tests Bader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Helgi throws an overhand right that lands on Bader's shoulder, as Bader tries to avoid the shot.
Bader looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Helgi scores with a hook to the body. Bader takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A clash of legs there as Bader blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Helgi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helgi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bader connects with a single shot there.
Bader misses with a jab to the body

and Helgi counters by moving into the clinch.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Bader lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bader prevents a body shot from Helgi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader struggles to land a body shot inside as Helgi controls his hands.
Helgi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bader wants to stall.
Helgi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Helgi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baders head.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Bader.
Helgi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bader wants to break free but Helgi has control.
Helgi controlling the action here for a moment.
Helgi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Helgi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helgi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Helgi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Helgi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bader swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader misses with the head strike.
Helgi lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Helgi.
Helgi lands a hook that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
Bader taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Helgi.
Bader works on Helgi's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Bader is trying to break the clinch but Helgi has him pressed against the cage.
Bader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Helgi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bader backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bjorn Helgi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Helgi checks the leg kick.
Helgi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bader throws a chopping leg kick but Helgi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bader looks to land a left hand but Helgi moved out of range nicely.
Helgi just misses with a punch to the body.
Helgi moves out of range of the body kick.
Helgi misses with a body shot.
Helgi digs a good hook to Bader's body.
Helgi throws a shot from downtown. Bader moves away and avoids it.
Helgi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Bader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader misses with a hook. Helgi ducked under it nicely.
Bader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Helgi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bader.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helgi, right into the meat.

Bader closes the distance and pushes Helgi back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bader controls his hands.
Helgi stalling in the clinch but Bader improves position.
Bader can't find room to land a body shot as Helgi controls the action.
Helgi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bader misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.
Helgi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baders head.
Bader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bader misses with some punches.
Helgi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bader's elbow.
Helgi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Helgi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Helgi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willie Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bjorn Helgi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi blocking some punches.
Bader misses with the head strike.
Helgi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bader tries to throw a body punch but Helgi avoids it by throwing Bader back against the cage.
Helgi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Helgi misses with a punch to the body.
Bader is trying to push Helgi away but Helgi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Helgi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helgi has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Bader working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Helgi.
Bader misses with some punches.
Bader swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Helgi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bader has a couple of punches blocked by Helgi.
A short uppercut from Helgi.
Bader misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bader.
Helgi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bader or not.
A right hand to the body from Helgi.
Helgi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bader controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helgi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bader.
Helgi takes a shot to the head.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Bader presses Helgi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helgi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bader swings wildly with an uppercut but Helgi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Bader.
Helgi blocks an uppercut.
Bader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bader tries to work over Helgi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi tries to throw a body punch but Bader avoids it by throwing Helgi back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bjorn Helgi.
Well Helgi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Helgi!
A very excited looking Bjorn Helgi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.