PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Glory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Helks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glory's entrance music is Cassie - Me & U. A fine choice. Pedro Helks is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Glory
vs
Helks

185 cm
18
169 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blaze Glory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Helks!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Glory counters with a nice body kick.
Glory lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pedro Helks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glory bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Helks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Glory counters with a nice low kick that buckles Helks's knee momentarily.
Helks tries to land a body kick
and Glory counters with an inside leg kick.
Helks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Helks tries to clinch up
and Glory counters with an outside leg kick.
Glory stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Glory wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glory thuds his shin into the meat of Helks's side.
Nice body kick from Glory.
Helks looks gassed!
Glory throws a head kick that half lands.
Glory moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helks takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Glory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glory throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Glory moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Glory scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glory lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Glory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Helks's calf.
Glory connects with a solid leg kick.
Helks moves to clinch but Glory breaks away
and Glory counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glory.
Glory lands with a kick to the temple. Helks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Helks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glory connects with a solid leg kick.
Glory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helks takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glory scores with a head kick. Helks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaze Glory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helks fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaze Glory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Helks.
Glory feints and then cracks Helks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Helks down.
Glory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Glory.
Helks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helks takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Glory.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glory scores with a head kick.
Glory lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glory digs a good body shot into Helks's ribs.
Helks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Helks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Glory. Glory obviously looking to wear him down.
Helks shoots in and drives through. Glory sprawls well.

Helks shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Glory napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Glory tries to bench press Helks off him but Helks keeps the position.
Glory is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helks is breathing heavily.
Helks tries to move to mount but Glory blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helks advances to mount.
Helks controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Helks dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Helks misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Glory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Helks can do to turn this around?
Helks looking to finish with strikes here!
Helks controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glory is trying to reverse the position but instead Helks has taken his back - oops!

Helks has got one arm under Glory's chin. This could be trouble... Glory trying to control the other hand but Helks gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Glory has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pedro Helks!