PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Gonzalez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gonzalez
vs
Helix

225 cm
21
157 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

168 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juan Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Helix!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helix misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Helix's head but Helix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez lands with a cross.
A shot to the body from Helix misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Helix slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Helix misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Helix's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gonzalez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Helix scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Helix misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Helix's head but Helix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Helix counters with a thumping low kick.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Helix moved out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Helix should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez misses with a looping right.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
Helix rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Helix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Helix connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gonzalez momentarily.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Helix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Helix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Helix throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Helix uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Helix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Helix counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Helix tries to score with a low kick but Gonzalez moves his leg out of the way.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Helix counters with a one-two to the body.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Helix counters with a leg kick.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Helix was well out of range.
Helix looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Helix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gonzalez.
Helix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Helix.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Helix throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
Helix walks into a stiff left hand from Gonzalez.
Helix ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Helix's shoulder, as Helix tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Helix.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helix on the side of the head.
Gonzalez connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Helix slips a jab from Gonzalez.
Nice cross by Gonzalez.
Helix keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Helix didn't see that one coming.
Helix misses with a double jab
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook.
Helix fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gonzalez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Juan Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Helix tries to clinch up.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix misses with a hook
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzalez scores with a jab.
Helix misses with a hook
and Helix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Helix avoids the punch easily.
Gonzalez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Helix tried to score with a low kick but Gonzalez checks it.
Helix misses with an uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Helix has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Helix slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Helix sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Helix walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to clinch but Helix slips to the side

and Helix counters by moving into the clinch.

Gonzalez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Helix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez blocks a leg kick.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Helix throws a poor cross that misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Helix misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Gonzalez backing up. Gonzalez nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.
Helix slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez connects with a looping right hand.
Helix sizes up Gonzalez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Helix avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gonzalez.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helix slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Helix works over Gonzalez's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Helix. Helix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Helix throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Helix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.
Gonzalez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Helix on the side of the head.
Helix slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez throws out a powerful jab.

Helix is rocked!
Gonzalez cracks Helix with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Helix is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Gonzalez with a jab.
Helix misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzalez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Helix misses with a hook
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Helix's head back.
Gonzalez connects with a jab.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses

and Helix counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Helix seems to have recovered his senses.

Helix breaks the clinch.
Helix misses with a combination
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut. Helix saw that one coming.
Helix misses with a double jab.
Gonzalez throws a jab but it's blocked by Helix.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Helix slips the punch.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Helix on the side of the head.
Gonzalez closes the distance but Helix moves to the side
and Helix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gonzalez.
Helix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Helix circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Helix should have avoided that one.
Helix shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gonzalez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gonzalez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Helix.
Helix has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Helix there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gonzalez throws an off balance right hand
and Helix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez cracks Helix with a good jab.
Juan Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix takes one to the chin there.
Gonzalez cracks Helix with a good jab.
Helix looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Helix misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Helix throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnny Helix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Helix throws a combination that misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helix closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Johnny Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Helix manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Gonzalez!