PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angry Helmet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Angry Helmet has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Helmet
vs
Lidell

195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angry Helmet!
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, Chuck Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmet thumps Lidell with a low kick.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a body kick.
Lidell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helmet.
Lidell looks gassed!
Lidell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a nice leg kick.
Helmet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chuck Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helmet lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Helmet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Helmet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lidell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Helmet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lidell. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Lidell takes it in his stride.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helmet scores with a jab to the body.
Helmet connects with a body shot.
Helmet connects with a solid leg kick.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Helmet throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Helmet.
Helmet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helmet throws a leg kick which misses Lidell's front leg but catches the back leg as Lidell tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lidell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helmet. Helmet obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lidell's calf.
Helmet lands a head kick. Lidell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Helmet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Helmet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lidell's sensitive parts.
Helmet thows a body kick. Lidell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Helmet punishes Lidell's body with a nice straight punch.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lidell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lidell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet feints and then cracks Lidell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lidell down.
Lidell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helmet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lidell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Helmet is looking to slow Lidell down with leg kicks.
Helmet scores with a head kick.
Lidell blocks a head kick by Helmet.
Helmet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lidell. That did some damage!
Helmet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helmet scores with a leg kick.
Lidell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helmet. Helmet obviously looking to wear him down.
Lidell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Helmet. That one must have hurt.
Helmet throws a leg kick which misses Lidell's front leg but catches the back leg as Lidell tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmet works Lidell's body with a nice hook.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with an inside leg kick.
Helmet throws a head kick that half lands.
Helmet connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Helmet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lidell's calf.
Lidell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helmet throws a head kick that half lands.
Lidell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lidell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Helmet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Helmet, right into the meat.
Lidell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lidell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Helmet lands a nice looking body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helmet.
Helmet scores with a push kick.
Helmet lands a high kick!
Lidell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helmet.
Helmet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lidell.
Helmet is looking to slow Lidell down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Helmet lands with a slapping head kick.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a good, hard body kick but Lidell shrugs it off.
Helmet lands a head kick. Lidell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crunch! Helmet slams his shin into Lidell's torso.
Lidell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Helmet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Lidell takes it in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
Helmet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lidell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Helmet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a leg kick.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Helmet closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Helmet.
Helmet trying to stall but Lidell improves his position.
Lidell is looking to control Helmet's arms but Helmet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lidell has his back to the ropes.
Helmet lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmet blocking some punches.
Helmet is trying to maintain a safe position but Lidell gets an underhook and turns Helmet into the ropes.
Lidell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Helmet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lidell.
Lidell stalling in the clinch but Helmet improves position.
Lidell is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Helmet has denied him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Helmet as Lidell tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Helmet.
Lidell tries to stall but Helmet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Lidell.
Lidell blocks a head kick by Helmet.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lidell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lidell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Helmet connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helmet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lidell's sensitive parts.
Helmet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angry Helmet dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Helmet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Helmet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Helmet is looking to wear down Lidell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Helmet feints and then cracks Lidell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lidell down.
Lidell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Angry Helmet is winning the standup battle so far.
Helmet thumps Lidell with a low kick.
Helmet scores with a head kick. Lidell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Helmet works Lidell's body with a nice hook.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.
Helmet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lidell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lidell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helmet throws a leg kick which misses Lidell's front leg but catches the back leg as Lidell tries to avoid it.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Helmet.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a thumping low kick.
Helmet is looking to slow Lidell down with leg kicks.
Lidell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lidell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Helmet.
Helmet scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet throws a sloppy head kick and Lidell moves out of range easily.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lidell's knee momentarily.
Helmet lands a nice looking body shot.
Helmet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lidell's head.
Helmet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lidell can do to turn this around?
Lidell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Helmet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lidell thinking.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a low kick, right behind Lidell 's knee.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lidell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Lidell.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Helmet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lidell avoids the head kick by Helmet.
Lidell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Helmet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses.
Helmet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lidell's sensitive parts.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a right hand to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Helmet - that will leave a mark!
Lidell throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lidell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Helmet.
Helmet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Lidell.

Helmet clinches up against the ropes.
Helmet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Helmet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helmet lands a good knee to the midsection. Lidell won't want to take too many of those.
Lidell wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helmet lands an elbow just above Lidell 's eye.
Lidell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Helmet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helmet trying to stall but Lidell improves his position.
Helmet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lidell's defenses.
Lidell trying to control the position but instead, Helmet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lidell into the ropes.
Helmet tries to land knees in the clinch but Lidell avoids the damage to the body.
Helmet blocking some punches.
Helmet is trying to maintain a safe position but Lidell gets an underhook and turns Helmet into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Helmet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lidell.
Lidell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lidell taking a breather.
Helmet lands an elbow inside that Lidell shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lidell throws a head punch that misses.
Helmet lands an elbow inside.
Lidell trying to stall but Helmet improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Helmet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Helmet as the two fighters clinch.
Lidell misses with a punch on the inside.
Helmet pushes Lidell back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Helmet lands an elbow just above Lidell 's eye.
Helmet lands an elbow that stopped Lidell in his tracks for a moment.
Lidell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Helmet stalling in the clinch but Lidell improves position.
Lidell stalling in the clinch but Helmet improves position.
Helmet lands a shot to the body.
Helmet lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Helmet.
A head punch on the inside from Lidell fails to land.
Lidell misses with some punches.
Lidell stalling in the clinch but Helmet improves position.
Lidell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lidell.
Helmet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lidell's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helmet.
Lidell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lidell misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angry Helmet dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lidell misses with a head kick.
Helmet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Helmet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Helmet delivers a nice body kick.
Helmet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lidell's calf.
Helmet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Helmet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lidell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Helmet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helmet connects with a high kick.
Helmet throws a head kick that Lidell semi-blocks.
Lidell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helmet can pounce on him.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Helmet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a thumping low kick.
Helmet thumps Lidell with a low kick.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a nice leg kick.
Helmet lands a right hook to the body.
Helmet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lidell's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helmet scoring well with a low kick there.
Helmet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Helmet goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Helmet lands with a thumping leg kick.
Helmet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lidell's knee momentarily.
Lidell blocks a head kick by Helmet.
Both fighters circling a little - Helmet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Helmet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Helmet tries a head kick but it misses.
Helmet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Helmet lands a nice looking body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Helmet.
Helmet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helmet throws a head kick but Lidell moves out of range.
Helmet misses with a leg kick.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helmet misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Helmet.
Helmet blocks a head kick by Lidell.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Helmet throws a front kick that sends Lidell stumbling back into the ropes.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a thumping low kick.
Helmet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lidell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lidell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Helmet.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lidell throws a head kick but Helmet moves out of range.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
Helmet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lidell.
Lidell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a slapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Helmet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Helmet lands but Lidell takes it in his stride.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Helmet finds it's way through Lidell's defenses.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a good low kick that Lidell was not able to check.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Helmet.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a good low kick that Lidell was not able to check.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a leg kick.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with an inside leg kick.
Helmet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Helmet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lidell.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Helmet chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lidell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a head kick. That will keep Lidell thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lidell tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lidell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Helmet. Helmet obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Helmet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helmet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and Helmet counters with a nice leg kick.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Helmet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Helmet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lidell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with an outside leg kick.
Helmet throws a leg kick which misses Lidell's front leg but catches the back leg as Lidell tries to avoid it.
Helmet throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lidell throws a sloppy head kick
and Helmet counters with an inside leg kick.
Helmet scores with a leg kick.
Lidell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Helmet.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lidell's knee momentarily.
A head kick by Lidell misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Helmet counters with a nice body kick.
Helmet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chuck Lidell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Helmet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lidell. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lidell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Helmet can pounce on him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angry Helmet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helmet 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Angry Helmet!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Angry Helmet!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Angry Helmet!

Angry Helmet wins by unanimous decision!