PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Helms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arden Betancourt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Helms
vs
Betancourt

200 cm
21
290 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
20
240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Helms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Helms looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Helms sets himself, and Betancourt steps forward looking for the clinch! Helms avoids it this time.
Helms walks into a left hand.

Betancourt has Helms up against the cage in a clinch.
Helms is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Betancourt is defending well for now.
Helms with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Betancourt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Helms or not.
Betancourt slowing the pace effectively.
Betancourt lands with a right to the head.
Helms is breathing heavily.
Helms misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Betancourt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Betancourt is working Helms over against the cage.
Helms takes a shot to the head.
Betancourt lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Betancourt - that landed with a thud.
Betancourt lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Betancourt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Betancourt lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Betancourt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Betancourt taking a breather.
Betancourt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Betancourt stalling against the cage.
Betancourt stalling against the cage.
Betancourt slows down the pace here.
Betancourt stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arden Betancourt.
Betancourt drops Helms with a big left hand! Helms is injured, injured bad! Betancourt jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arden Betancourt!