PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Abdul Bin Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Helbent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bin Amin
vs
Helbent

200 cm
26
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Great elbows
Good gas tank

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Bin Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Helbent!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Amin staying out of range there.
Bin Amin walks into a stiff left hand from Helbent.
Abdul Bin Amin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bin Amin forces Helbent back against the cage and clinches.
Helbent can't break the clinch.
Helbent looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bin Amin keeps control of Helbent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bin Amin wants to stall.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bin Amin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bin Amin moves into range and clinches up with Helbent.
Bin Amin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bin Amin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helbent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bin Amin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Helbent is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Amin has double underhooks.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helbent throws out a loose jab but Bin Amin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bin Amin.
Bin Amin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Combat Fitness in the buildup to the fight.

Bin Amin clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helbent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a nice uppercut.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Helbent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Joe Helbent has been cut.
Bin Amin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Helbent's face.

Bin Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helbent looks to land a combination. Bin Amin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bin Amin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bin Amin pushes Helbent up against the cage in a clinch.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bin Amin has managed to clinch.

Helbent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Bin Amin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Helbent tries to keep at a distance but Bin Amin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Amin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helbent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Helbent takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bin Amin leaning against his opponent.
Bin Amin lands a shoulder strike.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Amin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Bin Amin instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bin Amin.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Bin Amin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helbent backwards.
Helbent tries to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling the position.
Bin Amin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helbent's efforts to push away.

Bin Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bin Amin takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bin Amin pushes Helbent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helbent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bin Amin.
Bin Amin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Bin Amin gets a clinch.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Bin Amin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Helbent tries to break free but Bin Amin pushes him back against the cage.
Bin Amin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bin Amin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helbent working hard to break the clinch.
Bin Amin looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Bin Amin.
Helbent tries to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling the position.
Helbent wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Amin won't allow it.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bin Amin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Helbent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Bin Amin digs a right hand underneath Helbent's ribcage. Helbent let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bin Amin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bin Amin lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Amin scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Bin Amin.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Helbent misses.
Helbent missing with a left hand there. Bin Amin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helbent tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bin Amin throws a head kick that Helbent semi-blocks.

Bin Amin clinches up with Helbent and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Bin Amin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helbent as Bin Amin tries to tie him up.
Helbent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Helbent is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Amin has double underhooks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin keeps control of Helbent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Helbent thows a left - swing and a miss!
Helbent is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Helbent scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Abdul Bin Amin has been cut.

Bin Amin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Helbent tries to keep at a distance but Bin Amin has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bin Amin.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch but Bin Amin keeps him there for the moment.
Helbent is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Bin Amin.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
Helbent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.

Helbent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bin Amin instigates a clinch.
Helbent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Helbent is trying to break free.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Helbent wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Amin won't allow it.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bin Amin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bin Amin lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a nice shot to the body.
Helbent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bin Amin scores with a nice short uppercut.

That has opened up Joe Helbent's cut even more.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bin Amin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Helbent is trying to force a seperation but Bin Amin has the dominant position.
Bin Amin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a body punch.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling him.
Bin Amin scores with a shoulder strike.
Bin Amin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Helbent.
Bin Amin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin lands a hook that snaps the head of Helbent backwards.
Bin Amin has Helbent pressed against the cage, preventing Helbent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bin Amin prevents Helbent from breaking the clinch.
Bin Amin gets through Helbent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch.

Bin Amin has Helbent up against the cage in a clinch.
Bin Amin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bin Amin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bin Amin has Helbent pressed against the cage, preventing Helbent from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Helbent wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Amin won't allow it.
Bin Amin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Helbent is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Helbent.

Bin Amin has closed the distance and engaged Helbent in a clinch.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Helbent working hard to break the clinch.
Bin Amin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bin Amin.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bin Amin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Helbent tries to break free but Bin Amin pushes him back against the cage.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bin Amin clinches.
Bin Amin trying to control the position but instead, Helbent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin Amin into the cage.
Bin Amin stalling in the clinch but Helbent improves position.
Bin Amin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Helbent is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bin Amin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bin Amin.
Helbent can't break the clinch.
Bin Amin presses Helbent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helbent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Bin Amin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Helbent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Helbent rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bin Amin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bin Amin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helbent.

Bin Amin closes the distance and pushes Helbent back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bin Amin prevents Helbent from breaking the clinch.
Helbent can't break the clinch.
Helbent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Amin lands with a light punch inside.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Amin throws a head kick that half lands.
A good leg kick by Bin Amin.

Bin Amin gets a clinch.
Bin Amin looking to stall.
Helbent is trying to force a seperation but Bin Amin has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abdul Bin Amin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bin Amin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helbent.

Bin Amin moves into range and clinches up with Helbent.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch.

Bin Amin moves into the clinch.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling him.
Bin Amin scores with a shoulder strike.
Bin Amin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helbent can do to turn this around?
Helbent wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Amin won't allow it.
Helbent is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Amin has double underhooks.
Helbent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bin Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helbent, pushing him back against the cage.
Bin Amin presses Helbent against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Amin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bin Amin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helbent's efforts to push away.
Bin Amin is working Helbent over against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helbent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Bin Amin - that landed with a thud.

Bin Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bin Amin has Helbent up against the cage in a clinch.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Helbent is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Amin has double underhooks.
Bin Amin stalling against the cage.
Helbent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bin Amin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bin Amin prevents Helbent from breaking the clinch.
Bin Amin keeps control of Helbent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Helbent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Amin lands with a light punch inside.
Helbent can't break the clinch.
Abdul Bin Amin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bin Amin is trying to stall.
Bin Amin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Amin is looking to control Helbent's arms but Helbent gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bin Amin has his back to the cage.
Bin Amin stalling.
Bin Amin keeps control of Helbent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bin Amin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Helbent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abdul Bin Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helbent looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin Amin is just out of range.
Bin Amin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Helbent throws an overhand right that lands on Bin Amin's shoulder, as Bin Amin tries to avoid the shot.

Bin Amin darts in and clinches Helbent up against the cage.
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!

Bin Amin breaks from the clinch.
Helbent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Amin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bin Amin clinches.
Bin Amin prevents Helbent from breaking the clinch.
Bin Amin lands a left hand.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Bin Amin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Helbent's efforts to push away.

Bin Amin manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helbent scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Helbent tries to bum rush Bin Amin with a series of wild strikes but Bin Amin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Helbent, as that shot connected.
The fighters circling - Helbent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Bin Amin clinches.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Helbent is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Amin has double underhooks.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bin Amin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bin Amin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Bin Amin.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bin Amin.
Bin Amin lands with a light punch inside.
Helbent tries to break free but Bin Amin pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Helbent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin lands an elbow just above Helbent 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Amin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Helbent up against the cage.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin Amin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Helbent connects with a crisp jab.
Helbent might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Helbent lands an overhand right.

Bin Amin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Helbent tries to break free but Bin Amin pushes him back against the cage.
Bin Amin trying to stall but Helbent improves his position.
Helbent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helbent lands a nice looking body shot.
Bin Amin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Helbent takes a swing at Bin Amin's ribcage but misses.

Bin Amin forces Helbent back against the cage and clinches.

Helbent's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Bin Amin clinches with his opponent.
Bin Amin lands a nice uppercut.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Bin Amin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bin Amin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Helbent manages to break the clinch.

Bin Amin clinches with his opponent.
Bin Amin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bin Amin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helbent backwards.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe Helbent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bin Amin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Helbent misses with a straight left.
Helbent misses with a body shot.

Bin Amin moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Amin lands an elbow just above Helbent 's eye.

Bin Amin breaks from the clinch.

Bin Amin moves into the clinch successfully.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Helbent is trying to force a seperation but Bin Amin has the dominant position.
Bin Amin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Helbent wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Bin Amin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bin Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helbent, pushing him back against the cage.
Helbent looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bin Amin lands a right hand.
Bin Amin works on Helbent's body with a couple of short punches.
Bin Amin scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Helbent is trying to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling him.
A short right from Bin Amin.
Helbent tries to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling the position.
Bin Amin lands a shot to the body.
Bin Amin slows down the pace here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Helbent is trying to push Bin Amin away but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bin Amin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helbent backwards.
Helbent wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Amin won't allow it.
Helbent working hard to break the clinch.
Bin Amin lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bin Amin.
Still in the clinch, Bin Amin scores with a nice short uppercut.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bin Amin.
Helbent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bin Amin can pounce on him.
Bin Amin takes one to the chin there.
Helbent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Amin counters with a three punch combo that has Helbent backing up. Helbent nods at Bin Amin to acknowledge the strikes.
Bin Amin tries to move into range but Helbent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helbent throws a right and a left that Bin Amin avoids nicely.
Helbent is breathing heavily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Bin Amin closes the distance and clinches.
Helbent takes a shot to the head.
Bin Amin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Helbent's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bin Amin has Helbent pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin Amin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch but Bin Amin keeps him there for the moment.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bin Amin scores with a nice hook to the head.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch.

Bin Amin moves into the clinch.
Helbent tries to circle away but Bin Amin has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Amin is trying to maintain a safe position but Helbent gets an underhook and turns Bin Amin into the cage.
Bin Amin lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bin Amin.
Helbent working hard to break the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin scores with a hook to the body.
Bin Amin has Helbent pushed against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Helbent backwards.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bin Amin forces Helbent back against the cage and clinches.
Helbent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Helbent has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch.

Bin Amin has managed to clinch.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bin Amin gets a clinch.
Bin Amin trying to control the position but instead, Helbent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin Amin into the cage.
Bin Amin prevents Helbent from breaking the clinch.
Joe Helbent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abdul Bin Amin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bin Amin lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Bin Amin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bin Amin 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Abdul Bin Amin!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Abdul Bin Amin!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Abdul Bin Amin!

Abdul Bin Amin wins by unanimous decision!