PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rey Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olof Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bautista's entrance music is Ladies and Gentlemen. A fine choice. Hellstrom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring me everyone! (Mustasch). Rey Bautista has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bautista
vs
Hellstrom

170 cm
26
158 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

170 cm
24
151 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75

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 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rey Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Olof Hellstrom!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bautista.
Hellstrom tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautista lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hellstrom circles away quickly and effectively.
Hellstrom closes the distance and clinches up with Bautista, looking for a takedown. Hellstrom pushes Bautista against the cage but Bautista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bautista bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bautista lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hellstrom swings for the body but Bautista moves out of range.
Hellstrom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hellstrom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Bautista pulls Hellstrom into guard.
Bautista seems keen to control Hellstrom's posture.
Hellstrom trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bautista is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom is trying to pull guard but Bautista turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olof Hellstrom.
Hellstrom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bautista wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bautista fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bautista blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hellstrom tries to throw a body punch but Bautista avoids it by throwing Hellstrom back against the cage.
Hellstrom prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hellstrom takes a shot to the head.

Bautista breaks the clinch.
Rey Bautista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hellstrom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hellstrom throws an off balance right hand
and Bautista counters with a right hand to the body.
Hellstrom fails with the takedown
letting Bautista counter with a right hand.
Bautista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hellstrom on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bautista defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hellstrom.
Bautista scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hellstrom doesn't seem bothered though.
Hellstrom shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bautista but Bautista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice cross by Bautista.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautista scores with a three punch combo!
Bautista fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hellstrom looks to score with a jab to the body but Bautista is just out of range.
Hellstrom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bautista scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bautista connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hellstrom's hands.
Hellstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bautista scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hellstrom in his tracks.
Olof Hellstrom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hellstrom has time to react.
Hellstrom closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bautista bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hellstrom's head.
Hellstrom ducks right into an uppercut from Bautista.
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Hellstrom's head back.
Hellstrom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautista lands a nice looking body shot.
Bautista lands with a nice combination. Hellstrom backs away looking to recover.
A right-left combo lands from Bautista.
Hellstrom fails with the takedown.
Hellstrom throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista throws a combination. Hellstrom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good standup being displayed there by Hellstrom as he connects with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hellstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combo that has Hellstrom backing up. Hellstrom nods at Bautista to acknowledge the strikes.
Bautista works over Hellstrom's head and body with a nice combination.
Hellstrom takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hellstrom takes one to the side of the head.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautista swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hellstrom shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bautista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Bautista dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hellstrom is looking to clinch.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bautista lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bautista avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bautista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hellstrom dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Hellstrom's head and hops out.
A left and a right from Bautista both land. Nice combination.
Hellstrom shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olof Hellstrom.
Bautista scores with a nice strike.
Hellstrom throws an overhand right that lands on Bautista's shoulder, as Bautista tries to avoid the shot.
Hellstrom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bautista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bautista lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista slips a jab and a cross from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom shoots in looking for a takedown. Bautista tries to sprawl out of it but Hellstrom keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bautista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hellstrom is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hellstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautista is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bautista moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hellstrom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Hellstrom drives through and clinches with Bautista against the cage.

Bautista breaks the clinch.
Bautista darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hellstrom with a poor takedown
and Bautista counters with a straight right hand.
Hellstrom throws a lazy uppercut
and Bautista counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hellstrom backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
Bautista lands with an overhand left.
A nice combination there by Bautista.
Hellstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hellstrom is looking to clinch but Bautista is avoiding it.

Hellstrom moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hellstrom drags the fight down to the ground.
Hellstrom working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hellstrom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bautista is looking to stand up but Hellstrom won't let him.
Bautista throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hellstrom throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bautista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hellstrom swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Bautista stands up from Hellstrom's guard - Bautista perhaps looking for a knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Bautista.
Bautista lands a two punch combo.
Bautista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bautista slaps away a takedown attempt from Hellstrom, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Hellstrom moves into the clinch.
Bautista stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom blocking some punches.
Bautista lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellstrom jumps guard but Bautista turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bautista doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Bautista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hellstrom misses with an uppercut
and Bautista counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hellstrom thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista lands with a straight right. Hellstrom didn't see that one coming.
Hellstrom doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a left to the body.
Hellstrom is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstrom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bautista connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rey Bautista dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hellstrom has his takedown stuffed
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hellstrom.
Bautista tests Hellstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bautista lands a two punch combo.
Bautista works over Hellstrom's head and body with a nice combination.

Hellstrom closes the distance and pushes Bautista back into the cage.
Hellstrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hellstrom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hellstrom jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bautista walks away with a smile on his face. Hellstrom gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rey Bautista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olof Hellstrom.
Hellstrom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rey Bautista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Bautista lands.
Bautista lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bautista as he connects with a hook.
Bautista lands with a good body shot.
Bautista keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bautista misses with a few strikes there.
Hellstrom walks into a jab.
Hellstrom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bautista avoids it really well and circles away.
Hellstrom connects with a right hand. Bautista shakes it off.
Bautista tests Hellstrom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bautista.
Rey Bautista is winning the standup battle so far.
Bautista stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom looks for a takedown but Bautista sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Bautista. That snapped Hellstrom's head back.
Bautista fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hellstrom on the side of the head.
Hellstrom is looking to clinch.
Hellstrom takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hellstrom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautista scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellstrom has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hellstrom there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bautista scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hellstrom shoots in looking for a takedown but Bautista manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hellstrom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A nice combination there by Bautista.
Bautista lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.
Bautista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hellstrom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bautista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bautista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bautista lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hellstrom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bautista lands with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bautista!
Bautista connects with a crisp jab.
Bautista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hellstrom at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bautista!
Hellstrom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Hellstrom will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rey Bautista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bautista slips under a jab from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bautista.
Hellstrom misses with an uppercut
and Bautista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista lands a nice hook to Hellstrom's body. Hellstrom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bautista lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bautista.
Hellstrom misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstrom misses with an uppercut
and Bautista connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bautista connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hellstrom momentarily.
Olof Hellstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hellstrom misses with a body punch
and Bautista counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rey Bautista showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bautista, 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rey Bautista!
Rey Bautista decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.