PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helix's entrance music is The Ghost Inside - Unspoken. A fine choice. Brad Helix has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Helix
vs
Stark

189 cm
25
225 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Malicious Intent Fight Gear
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brad Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddard Stark!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Stark drives through and clinches with Helix against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Helix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stark throws a head punch that misses.
Helix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark pushes Helix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Brad Helix has been cut.
Helix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stark gets through Helix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stark.
Helix goes for a takedown attempt but Stark pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Helix misses with a few strikes there.
Stark moves out of range of the leg kick from Helix.
Stark tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Helix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helix is looking to chop away at Stark's legs.
Helix circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark closes the distance but Helix moves to the side
and Helix counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stark's knee momentarily.
Stark slips a jab from Helix.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Helix.
Helix takes a little break here. Stark wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Helix throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stark takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Helix tries to score with some ground and pound. Stark controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Helix working the ground and pound from side control.
Helix lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Helix has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Helix is putting a hurting on Stark here, landing some big shots from side control.
Helix lands some shots froms side control.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Helix has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Helix tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Helix lands a few punches from side control.
Stark looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands a decent elbow from side control.
Stark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Helix. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Helix scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stark to see if he's OK.
Helix working the ground and pound.
Helix scores with punches from side control.
Helix cracks Stark with a big right hand but Stark just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Stark takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Helix lands some shots froms side control.
Helix in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark is working to avoid the ground and pound but Helix connects with a decent elbow.
Helix lands some shots froms side control.
Helix connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stark some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix taking a breather here.
Helix in side control lands a decent elbow.
Helix scores with punches from side control.
Helix wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stark keeps working.
Helix in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stark can do anything to dispel that myth.
Helix lands a nice forearm strike.
Helix grinds an elbow into Stark's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Helix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Helix's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Helix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Helix attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helix.
Stark wants to clinch but Helix slips to the side
and Helix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but Helix pushes him off.
Stark tries to clinch but Helix is having none of it.
A slow jab from Helix misses its intended target.
Stark blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Helix. Stark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix connects with a looping right hand.
Brad Helix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix misses with a low kick.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.
Stark 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.
Helix just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Helix misses.
Helix misses with a straight left.
Helix misses the jab.
Stark tries to clinch up but Helix circles away and keeps his distance.
Helix throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stark. Helix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Helix waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Stark tries to clinch
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helix misses the shot to the body.
Stark staying out of range there.
Helix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Helix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stark was well out of range. Poor timing from Helix.
Stark doesn't manage to clinch there - Helix circles away.
Helix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark tries to clinch up but Helix circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helix throws a leg kick
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
Helix tries a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark 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.

Helix throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stark was covering up waiting for the punch and Helix finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Helix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Helix makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Helix sitting in guard here, content to control.
Helix pushes down on Stark's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix lands strikes from half guard.
Helix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
Helix winds up and cracks Stark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Helix connects with a nice short shot to Stark's temple.
Helix works his way into full mount!
Helix raining down hammerfists from mount.
Helix cracks Stark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix dominating with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Helix working for a submission but Stark is keeping him at bay.
Helix lands a heavy elbow.
Helix wants to control the pace but Stark is squirming around nicely.
Helix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stark looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helix is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brad Helix dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Helix's cut.
That's time! Helix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Helix drives through with a takedown into guard.
Helix working some strikes from top position.
Brad Helix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Helix lands a couple of elbows.
Helix connects with a couple of short punches.
Helix landing with the ground and pound.
Helix wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Helix passes Stark's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Helix seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Helix is working for a kimura but Stark is defending it quite comfortably.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helix is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Helix landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Helix takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stark has hold of Helix's hands but Helix slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Helix winds up and cracks Stark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Helix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Helix passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stark!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Helix.
Helix lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Helix connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Helix cracks Stark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Helix pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Stark is rocked!
Helix landing shots from mount.
Stark is still in real trouble! Can Helix finish him?
Helix postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stark looks a forlorn figure.
Helix postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Stark in real trouble here! The ref calls for Stark to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Helix!
After winning the bout, Brad Helix thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.