PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Weiss
vs
Hellmuth

190 cm
20
219 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Hellmuth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellmuth connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Hellmuth misses.
Hellmuth looks to score with a jab to the body but Weiss is just out of range.
Hellmuth misses the shot to the body.
Weiss fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hellmuth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hellmuth connects with a looping right hand.
Hellmuth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hellmuth thuds a left hand into Weiss's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weiss is breathing heavily.
Hellmuth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hellmuth scores with a jab. Weiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hellmuth lands a jab.
Hellmuth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth lands a left and a right that sends Weiss crashing to the canvas! Hellmuth dives into mount looking to finish!

Weiss is rocked!
Hellmuth postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Weiss looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Weiss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth content just to control the position here.
Weiss seems to have got his legs back now.
Hellmuth lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Weiss hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hellmuth breaks from Weiss's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Weiss is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hellmuth content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth lands a heavy elbow.
Hellmuth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellmuth with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss tries to hold on but Hellmuth pushes him away.
Weiss bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hellmuth manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hellmuth tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Hellmuth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hellmuth cracks Weiss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weiss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weiss misses with a double jab
and Hellmuth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joshua Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hellmuth connects with a solid leg kick.
Phil Hellmuth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth avoids the body shot from Weiss.
Weiss tries to clinch but Hellmuth moves away
and Hellmuth counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellmuth moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Weiss goes down! Can Hellmuth finish him!?
Hellmuth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth throwing strikes from guard but Weiss blocks nicely.
Hellmuth stays in close to Weiss's body and controls the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Phil Hellmuth just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Weiss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot by Hellmuth.
Weiss clinches but Hellmuth breaks the clinch
and Hellmuth counters with a nice body shot.
Phil Hellmuth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weiss looks for a takedown but Hellmuth sprawls well.
Hellmuth lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hellmuth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hellmuth, right into the meat.
Phil Hellmuth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hellmuth scores with a hook.
Hellmuth throws an overhand right that has Weiss reeling! Hellmuth follows up with more punches and Weiss is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Phil Hellmuth!