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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smith Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Topi Helin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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185 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Smith Wesson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Topi Helin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesson connects with a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Helin!
Helin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Helin.
A big right from Wesson misses.
Wesson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Helin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wesson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wesson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wesson stands and throws Helin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Helin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wesson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wesson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Helin keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson tries for a kimura but Helin is defending well.
Helin is trying to get back to half guard.
Wesson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Helin, who protects the arm well.
Wesson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Helin is looking to regain half guard here but Wesson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Helin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Helin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wesson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wesson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Helin!
Wesson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wesson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Helin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wesson lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wesson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Helin has worked his arm free - good work by Helin!
Helin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wesson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wesson cracks Helin with a big elbow.
Wesson working the ground and pound.
Wesson working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smith Wesson dominated that round.
That's time! Wesson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith Wesson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wesson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wesson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wesson lands in his opponent's guard.
Wesson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wesson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Helin is keeping the position for now.
Helin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wesson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Helin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wesson stacks Helin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wesson!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson happy to just control the position for now.
Wesson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Helin is avoiding damage well.
Helin is being controlled here.
Wesson misses with the ground and pound.
Wesson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wesson controls the position.
Wesson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Helin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wesson is looking to take a break and control but Helin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helin seems a little lost for a moment, as Wesson dominates the positioning.
Wesson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Helin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wesson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Helin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Helin tries to bench press Wesson off him but Wesson keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wesson landing a few strikes.
Wesson controls the position from side control.
Helin is looking to regain half guard here but Wesson keeps moving and retains side control.
Wesson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Smith Wesson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Helin is looking for a sweep.
Wesson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wesson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson is looking to take a break and control but Helin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wesson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wesson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smith Wesson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Helin 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 Wesson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wesson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice shot lands for Wesson.
Wesson digs a good hook to Helin's body.
Wesson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Helin is trying to defend but Wesson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wesson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Helin is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wesson tries to pass to full mount but Helin defends it.
Helin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Helin wants to improve his position but Wesson is controlling well.
Helin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helin is not content to let Wesson control the position.
Wesson not doing much here.
Topi Helin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith Wesson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith Wesson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wesson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Helin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Helin is being controlled here.
Helin is trying to improve his position.
Wesson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The referee asks Wesson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wesson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Helin is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson cracks Helin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Wesson happy to just control the position for now.
Wesson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Helin for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wesson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We're going to have a standup here because Smith Wesson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wesson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wesson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wesson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smith Wesson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wesson 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smith Wesson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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