PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Daugherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Helio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Helio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rory Daugherty's chin.

Daugherty
vs
Helio

204 cm
23
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rory Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Helio!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helio throws a leg kick but Daugherty checks it.
Helio misses with a takedown attempt

and Daugherty counters by moving into the clinch.
Helio blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Daugherty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Helio tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daugherty smiles and moves away.
Bruno Helio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helio looks winded!

Daugherty moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daugherty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helio is trying to drag Daugherty to the mat but Daugherty just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rory Daugherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Helio.
Daugherty using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Helio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Daugherty.
Daugherty misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daugherty.
Daugherty lands an uppercut.

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

Daugherty has Helio up against the cage in a clinch.
Daugherty is working Helio over against the cage.
Helio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Daugherty gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

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

Helio drives through and clinches with Daugherty against the cage.

Daugherty breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Daugherty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty misses with a punch on the inside.
Daugherty misses with the head strike.
Daugherty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Helio blocks it with crossed arms.
Daugherty misses with a knee strike.
Helio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Daugherty walks away with a smile on his face. Helio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daugherty stuffs the takedown attempt from Helio. Helio gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daugherty thuds his shin into the meat of Helio's side.
Daugherty works Helio's body with a nice hook.

Helio gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Daugherty gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Helio tries to keep at a distance but Daugherty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daugherty gets through Helio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Daugherty lands a nice shot to the body.

Daugherty jumps into guard, dragging Helio to the mat.
Daugherty seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Daugherty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helio looking to sit in guard and control but Daugherty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Daugherty trying to stand up but can't free himself from Helio's guard.

Daugherty decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A combination from Helio does no damage.
Daugherty thinks about countering with a head kick.
Helio misses with a takedown attempt - Daugherty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Daugherty dominated that round.
That's time! Daugherty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Daugherty clinches up with Helio and pushes him back against the cage.
Daugherty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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

A momentary lapse in concentration from Helio enables Daugherty to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Helio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Helio wants to get back to his feet but Daugherty passes into half guard.

Daugherty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helio can do to turn this around?
Daugherty wants to stand up but Helio has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Daugherty will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty is nestled in close to Helio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Helio is breathing heavily.
Daugherty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Daugherty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Helio defends it well.
Helio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Helio.
Daugherty with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Daugherty stands and steps away. Helio gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Daugherty jabs at Helio's body.

Daugherty gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Daugherty closes the distance and pushes Helio back into the cage.

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

Daugherty has Helio up against the cage in a clinch.
Helio tries to pull guard but Daugherty forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Daugherty lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty shoots in looking for a takedown. Helio tries to sprawl out of it but Daugherty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Helio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Helio feints the counter takedown.

Daugherty moves into the clinch successfully.
Helio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Daugherty manages to break the clinch.

Daugherty fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Helio, pushing him back against the cage.
Helio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Daugherty drives through and clinches with Helio against the cage.
Daugherty misses with a punch on the inside.
Rory Daugherty has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Daugherty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Helio tries to clinch up but Daugherty circles away and keeps his distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Helio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daugherty - the referee stops the clock and Helio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daugherty. Helio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Helio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rory Daugherty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Helio.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Daugherty gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Daugherty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Daugherty closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Helio quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daugherty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Helio wants to improve his position but Daugherty is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daugherty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daugherty is nestled in close to Helio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Daugherty stands up out of the half guard.

Daugherty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Helio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daugherty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daugherty seems to be looking for submissions.

Helio is defending against the submission attempts here by Daugherty.
Daugherty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Daugherty wants to stand but Helio has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Daugherty blocks the strikes from Helio.
Daugherty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Daugherty seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Daugherty looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Daugherty is looking for a kimura but Helio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daugherty to get the leverage.
Daugherty wants to stand up but Helio has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Helio has hold of Daugherty's hands but Daugherty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helio on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugherty working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Daugherty is looking for a kimura but Helio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daugherty to get the leverage.

Daugherty is looking for a kimura but Helio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Daugherty to get the leverage.
Daugherty tries to stand but can't do so whilst Helio controls his leg.
Helio is looking for a sweep. Daugherty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like Daugherty is going to stand back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Helio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daugherty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Helio.
Helio tries to clinch but Daugherty is having none of it.
Helio fails with a takedown attempt.

Daugherty forces Helio back against the cage and clinches.
Bruno Helio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Daugherty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daugherty avoiding damage as Helio throws knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Daugherty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daugherty 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Daugherty!