PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Helios Primo (ranked 6494 p4p, 5989 weight class) and Taras Hnatchuk (ranked 594 p4p, 558 weight class). Primo comes to the cage accompanied by Get Buck. Taras Hnatchuk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Primo
vs
Hnatchuk

179 cm
22
163
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
162
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helios Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taras Hnatchuk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Primo has managed to clinch.
Hnatchuk is trying to pull guard but Primo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hnatchuk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
Primo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Primo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hnatchuk tries to break the clinch but Primo is controlling the position.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Primo missing with knees to the body.
Primo lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Primo.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
Hnatchuk is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Primo to keep the fight standing.
Hnatchuk looks winded!
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
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!
Primo tries to throw a body punch but Hnatchuk avoids it by throwing Primo back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.
Hnatchuk prevents a body shot from Primo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo lands an elbow that stopped Hnatchuk in his tracks for a moment.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Primo lands an elbow that stopped Hnatchuk in his tracks for a moment.
Hnatchuk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Helios Primo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taras Hnatchuk.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.
Primo scores a nice knee to the body.
Primo working Hnatchuk over with knees to the body.
Primo misses with a punch to the body.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.
Primo lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo misses with a punch to the body.
Primo lands a nice shot to the body.
Primo can't find room to land a body shot as Hnatchuk controls the action.
Primo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Primo scores with a shot to the side of Hnatchuk's head.
Hnatchuk prevents a body shot from Primo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Primo.
Primo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo landing knees to the head.
Hnatchuk prevents a body shot from Primo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Primo.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.
Primo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hnatchuk is defending well for now.
Primo missing with knees to the body.
Hnatchuk is trying to push Primo away but Primo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Primo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Primo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hnatchuk controls his hands.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Primo.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hnatchuk avoiding damage as Primo throws knees to the body.
Hnatchuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Primo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hnatchuk won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hnatchuk's elbow.
Primo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Primo lands with a light punch inside.
Primo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Primo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Primo working Hnatchuk over with knees to the body.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hnatchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.
Hnatchuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hnatchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Primo obliges.
Primo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Primo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hnatchuk's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo tries to work over Hnatchuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Primo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Primo tries to work over Hnatchuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Primo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Primo.
Primo working Hnatchuk over with knees to the body.
Primo gets through Hnatchuk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Primo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Primo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Primo lands an elbow just above Hnatchuk 's eye.
Primo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hnatchuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Primo scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helios Primo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Primo clinches with his opponent.
Hnatchuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Primo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hnatchuk's elbow.
Hnatchuk misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Primo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hnatchuk.
Hnatchuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Primo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hnatchuk is defending well for now.
Primo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Primo lands an uppercut.
Primo can't find room to land a body shot as Hnatchuk controls the action.
Helios Primo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Primo.
Primo crunches a lovely knee into Hnatchuk's ribcage.
Hnatchuk is breathing heavily.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Primo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Primo scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Primo.
Primo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Primo lands an elbow inside that Hnatchuk shrugs off.
Primo scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Primo obliges.
Primo landing knees to the body.
Primo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hnatchuk can do to turn this around?
Primo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hnatchuk is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Primo obliges.
A short body shot lands from Primo as the two fighters clinch.
Primo scores a nice knee to the body.
Primo 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.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the temple.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Primo.
Primo lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Primo is leaning against Hnatchuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Primo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Primo tries to throw a body punch but Hnatchuk avoids it by throwing Primo back against the cage.
Primo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Primo.
Nice elbow from Primo.
Hnatchuk misses with a punch to the body.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Primo obliges.
Hnatchuk jumps guard but Primo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Primo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Primo lands an elbow inside that Hnatchuk shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Primo.
Primo connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
Primo is leaning against Hnatchuk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Primo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hnatchuk is defending well for now.
Primo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Primo lands an elbow that stopped Hnatchuk in his tracks for a moment.
Hnatchuk tries to pull guard but Primo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Primo lands an elbow inside that Hnatchuk shrugs off.
Primo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Primo can't find room to land a body shot as Hnatchuk controls the action.
Primo lands an elbow just above Hnatchuk 's eye.
Primo lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Primo.
Primo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hnatchuk won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo landing knees to the body.
Primo lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo working aggressively here.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
Primo lands an elbow inside.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hnatchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
Primo lands a left hand.
Primo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Primo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Primo.
Primo lands a nice knee to the body.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Primo working Hnatchuk over with knees to the body.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
Primo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Primo fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hnatchuk dodges the punch combination from Primo.
Hnatchuk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Helios Primo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Primo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hnatchuk counters with a series of strikes. Primo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hnatchuk.

Primo rushes Hnatchuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Primo stops a takedown attempt from Hnatchuk.
Primo lands an uppercut.
Primo lands a nice elbow.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hnatchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Primo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Primo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Primo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hnatchuk won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo lands a nice elbow.
Primo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Primo misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo is pressed up against the cage. Hnatchuk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Primo down to the mat. Primo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Primo drives through and clinches with Hnatchuk against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Primo.
Primo scores with a knee to the head.
Primo lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Primo.
Primo lands a left hand.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hnatchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Primo lands a good knee to the midsection. Hnatchuk won't want to take too many of those.
Primo with a knee to the head.
Primo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Primo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hnatchuk's defenses.
Primo lands a nice knee to the body.
Primo lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Primo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo tries to work over Hnatchuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Primo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hnatchuk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hnatchuk blocks an elbow strike from Primo.
Hnatchuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hnatchuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Hnatchuk with that takedown attempt.
Helios Primo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taras Hnatchuk.
Nice shot by Primo.
Primo tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Primo both land. Nice combination.

Primo rushes Hnatchuk and presses him up against the cage.
Hnatchuk wants to get back to striking at distance but Primo won't allow it.
Primo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hnatchuk.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hnatchuk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Primo smiles and moves away.
Primo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hnatchuk.

Primo instigates a clinch.
Primo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Primo lands with a light punch inside.
Primo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hnatchuk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Primo lands an elbow inside that Hnatchuk shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Primo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Primo.
Hnatchuk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Primo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Primo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hnatchuk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hnatchuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Primo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Primo on the inside.
Hnatchuk is trying to maintain a safe position but Primo gets an underhook and turns Hnatchuk into the cage.
Primo lands a body shot.
Primo crunches a lovely knee into Hnatchuk's ribcage.
Primo lands an elbow inside.
Primo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hnatchuk's face.
Primo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Primo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Primo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Helios Primo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Primo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taras Hnatchuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Primo landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Helios Primo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Primo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helios Primo!
An out of breath Helios Primo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.