PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Helix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Blackadder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Helix had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Helix
vs
Blackadder

168 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

177 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Helix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edmund Blackadder!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helix misses with a lunging right hand

so Blackadder counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Helix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Helix tries to get out of the position.
Blackadder throws a big right hand that misses.

Blackadder avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Helix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blackadder on the ground.
Blackadder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Helix throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Helix avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackadder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Helix's head.

Helix looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackadder passes into side control.
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!
Blackadder landing a few strikes.
Blackadder lands an elbow.
Blackadder grinds an elbow into Helix's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Helix is looking for a sweep.
Blackadder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blackadder working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Blackadder seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Helix tries to buck Blackadder off but Blackadder is having none of it.
Blackadder postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Blackadder working the head with strikes.
Blackadder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Blackadder lands an elbow.
Helix struggling a bit here.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
Blackadder cracks Helix with a big right hand but Helix just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helix on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blackadder throws a strike aimed at the side of Helix's head but Helix avoids it well.
Blackadder landing strikes.
Blackadder lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Helix down.
Blackadder works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Helix is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blackadder off and has taken his back!
Blackadder breaks Helix's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Blackadder postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blackadder throwing strikes but missing.
Blackadder preventing the sweep.
Blackadder lands a couple of elbows.
Blackadder trying to control but Helix is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix is trying to keep Blackadder in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackadder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackadder scoring with some ground and pound.
Blackadder looking to sit in guard and control but Helix gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blackadder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blackadder is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blackadder holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Blackadder is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Helix stands up and waves to Blackadder to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Helix. That snapped Blackadder's head back.
Blackadder slips under a jab from Helix.
Helix throws a right hand that misses

and Blackadder counters with a shoot takedown. Helix fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Blackadder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Helix's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackadder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blackadder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackadder throwing strikes but missing.
Blackadder chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Blackadder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Helix misses with a double jab.
Helix misses with a combination
and Blackadder counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blackadder misses with a takedown
and Helix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Blackadder dives in and scores a takedown into Helix's guard.
Blackadder passes into half guard.
Blackadder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Blackadder there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder prevents Helix from standing back up.
Helix is refusing to be controlled, as Blackadder sits in half guard.
Blackadder working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blackadder is keen to just control but Helix is a slippery customer.
Helix makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Helix.

Helix had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blackadder defends it easily.
Blackadder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blackadder postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blackadder postures up in Helix's guard and throws a big left but Helix blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder distracts Helix with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Helix throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blackadder escapes and throws Helix's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Blackadder trying to control the action but Helix is working from the bottom.
Blackadder scoring with punches from side control.
Helix tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blackadder wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blackadder working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Helix tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Blackadder looks up at the clock and then as Helix takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blackadder smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helix tries to buck Blackadder off but Blackadder is having none of it.
Blackadder working the head and body with strikes.
Helix is working to avoid the ground and pound but Blackadder connects with a decent elbow.
Helix is trying to get back to half guard.
Helix wants to control but Blackadder postures up.
Blackadder lands some shots froms side control.
Blackadder working the head with strikes.
Blackadder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Helix taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Helix's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blackadder scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder landing a few strikes.
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!
Blackadder is looking to take a break and control but Helix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackadder working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Helix is rocked!
Helix struggling a bit here.
Blackadder scores with a couple of short elbows.
Helix taking a bit of punishment here - Blackadder scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Helix is trying to improve his position.
Helix taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Blackadder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Helix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Blackadder throws a leg kick but Helix checks it.
Blackadder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Helix.
Helix lands a jab to the nose.
Helix cracks Blackadder with an open hand slap.
Blackadder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Helix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Helix lands a jab to Blackadder's midsection.
Helix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackadder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blackadder ducks under a wild hook from Helix.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Helix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blackadder doesn't succeed with the takedown
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 Edmund Blackadder.
Helix lands the left hand.
Blackadder tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Helix swivels and escapes.
Helix scores with a shot to the body.
Blackadder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Helix does it's job there.

Blackadder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Helix's guard.

Helix is looking for a triangle but Blackadder pushes his legs off easily.
Blackadder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Helix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackadder landing some decent shots from guard.
Blackadder landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackadder accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Helix has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackadder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackadder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Edmund Blackadder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Helix being controlled here, momentarily.
Blackadder cracks Helix with a solid left hand.
Blackadder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Helix's head.

Helix has his foot on Blackadder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackadder works his way back into a safe position though.
Helix is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder preventing the sweep.
Blackadder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Helix keeping moving, preventing Blackadder from controlling successfully.

Helix is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blackadder defends well.
Blackadder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnny Helix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blackadder scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edmund Blackadder.
I've got Blackadder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Blackadder!