PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Lower has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Helix
vs
Lower

168 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Lower!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Helix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lower falls off balance throwing a combination
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Helix fails to land with a series of punches.
Lower fails with the takedown
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Lower will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lower throws a lazy head kick
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Helix.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lower closes the distance but Helix moves to the side
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Lower backing up. Lower nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.
Lower with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
Lower wants to clinch
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Lower backing up. Lower nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.
Johnny Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lower.
Lower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Helix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Helix cracks Lower with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Helix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Helix throws a nice looking combination but Lower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lower fails with the takedown
and Helix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Helix.
Lower shoots and misses
and Helix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix is working the combinations to good effect here.
Helix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Helix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Helix misses.
Lower wants to clinch
and Helix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Lower shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lower showed some decent athleticism there.
Helix trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Helix actively working from the bottom here.
Helix manages to get to full guard.
Lower must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Helix is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Helix is trying to control the position but Lower postures up.

Helix kicks Lower off and gets to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Helix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Lower misses
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Helix throws a series of punches but Lower moves out of range.
A left lands for Helix.
Lower gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Helix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lower looks gassed!
Helix swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Helix catches Lower right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Helix dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helix scores with a one two! Lower had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lower throws a head kick that misses
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Helix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helix fails to land with a series of punches.
Helix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lower fails with the takedown
letting Helix counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Helix throws a nice looking combination but Lower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lower throws a leg kick that is checked
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.
Lower doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Helix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lower with a poor takedown
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Lower backing up. Lower nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnny Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lower.
Lower is breathing heavily.
Helix misses with the combination.
Lower with a poor takedown
and Helix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Helix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Helix throws a one two combo.
Helix works over Lower's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Helix does no damage.
A shot to the body from Lower misses
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lower shoots and misses
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Lower will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helix misses with a two punch combination.
Helix lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lower circles away quickly and effectively.
Lower moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Helix throws a nice looking combination but Lower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Helix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lower eats them both and turns towards Helix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnny Helix is winning the standup battle so far.
Helix jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Helix stalks Lower and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lower's face. Lower staggers backwards, shaken.
Lower misses with a double jab
and Helix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lower has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lower tries for a takedown but Helix circles away easily
and Helix counters with a left and a right that stings Lower.
Lower walks into a left hand.
Helix pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lower back to the cage. Helix follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lower slips a jab and a cross from Helix.
Helix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Helix does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Helix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Helix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lower shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Lower backing up. Lower nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.
Lower ducks right into an uppercut from Helix.
Lower tries for a takedown but Helix circles away easily
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lower throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.
Helix thuds his right hand into Lower's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Helix dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Helix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helix thuds his right hand into Lower's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James Lower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Helix lands with a good body shot.
Lower throws a leg kick
and Helix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helix goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Helix lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lower moves to clinch but Helix breaks away
and Helix counters with a straight right hand.
Helix looks to land a combination but Lower avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lower tries to land a body kick
and Helix counters with a three punch combo that has Lower backing up. Lower nods at Helix to acknowledge the strikes.
Lower misses with a takedown
and Helix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lower slips a jab and a cross from Helix.
Lower looks to clinch
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Lower will be more careful next time no doubt.
Helix is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Helix swinging wildly here.
Lower has his takedown stuffed
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.
Lower takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Helix throws a series of strikes that have Lower backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lower has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Helix throws a right and a left that Lower avoids nicely.
Lower takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lower gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Helix to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnny Helix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Lower.
Helix misses with a series of wild punches.
Lower takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnny Helix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lower misses
and Helix counters with a series of strikes. Lower will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnny Helix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lower is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Helix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Helix shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lower eats them both and turns towards Helix to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lower with a lazy takedown attempt
and Helix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Helix cracks a nice hook into Lower's ribs.
Lower tries to clinch but Helix moves away
and Helix counters with a nice uppercut.
Lower on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helix misses with a wild combination.
Lower with a poor takedown
and Helix counters with a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Helix scores with a four punch combination!
Helix misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Helix both land. Nice combination.
Helix throws a shot to the body.
Lower fails with the takedown
and Helix counters with a left and a right that stings Lower.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Helix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Helix 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Helix!