PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opas comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. The crowd seem to be enjoying Mann's choice of entrance music: Filthy Dubstep. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Opas
vs
Mann

178 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Opas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Steven Mann!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann takes a swing at Opas's ribcage but misses.
Mann throws a hook but Opas avoids it easily.
Mann walks forward, straight into a front kick from Opas.
Mann misses with a few strikes there.
Opas scores with a hook to the body. Mann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Opas throws a shot to the body.
Opas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Opas swinging wilding here.
Opas lands a body shot.
Mann walks into a stiff left hand from Opas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opas connects with a solid leg kick.
Mann looks gassed!
Mann moves out of range of the body kick.
Opas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
Opas misses with an uppercut. Mann saw that one coming.
Opas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mann has time to react.
Opas tries to bum rush Mann with a series of wild strikes but Mann uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Opas throws a low kick, looking for Mann's leg but Mann calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a hook but Opas avoids it easily.
Opas missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Opas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Opas lands an elbow that stopped Mann in his tracks for a moment.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Opas.
Opas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mann tries to break free but Opas pushes him back against the cage.
Opas missing with knees to the body.
Opas misses with a knee strike.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Opas controls the action.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Opas up against the cage.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Opas blocks the elbow strike.
Opas lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Opas.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
A body shot lands from Opas.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Opas misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas trying to land knees to the body.
Mann makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Opas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Opas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mann's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Opas lands a nice elbow.
Opas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Opas misses with an elbow strike.
Mann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Opas backwards.
Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mann wants to break free but Opas has control.
Opas lands a nice knee to the body.
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mann is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Mann takes an elbow to the temple.
Mann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mann cracks Opas with a nice body shot.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Opas.
Opas trying to land knees to the body.
Opas misses with an elbow strike.
Mann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mann lands a body punch in the clinch.
Opas looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann has a couple of punches blocked by Opas.
Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mann lands a shot to the body.
Opas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mann avoiding damage as Opas throws knees to the body.
Mann blocks an elbow strike from Opas.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Opas as Mann tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mann.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Opas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mann's brow.
Opas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Mann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mann presses Opas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Opas misses with an elbow strike.
Mann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Opas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Opas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Opas lands an elbow inside.
Mann has a couple of punches blocked by Opas.
Mann trying to control the position but instead, Opas has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mann into the cage.
Mann lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Opas blocks the elbow strike.
Mann tries a body shot but Opas blocks it.
Opas lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Mann is trying to force a seperation but Opas has the dominant position.
Mann lands a hook that snaps the head of Opas backwards.
Mann throws a head punch that misses.
Opas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Opas misses with a knee to the head.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.
Opas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Opas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Opas.
Mann avoiding damage as Opas throws knees to the body.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Opas misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Mann on the inside.

Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Opas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mann.
Mann misses with a shot to the body
and Opas counters with a low kick, right behind Mann 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Opas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Opas misses with a wild body shot.
Opas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Opas tries a head kick but it misses.
Opas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Opas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mann misses the shot to the body.
Mann tries to bum rush Opas with a series of wild strikes but Opas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mann throws a series of punches but Opas avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Mann.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big right from Opas misses.
Opas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mann tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas lands a really nice looking cross but Mann seems unphased.
Opas throws a leg kick which misses Mann's front leg but catches the back leg as Mann tries to avoid it.
Steven Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Opas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mann.
Opas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.
Mann walks into a straight right hand from Opas.
Mann thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Mann blocks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Opas finds it's target.
Mann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Opas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mann's head.
Opas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mann is breathing heavily.
Mann has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mann there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Opas counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mann ducks right into an uppercut from Opas.
Opas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mann.
A good leg kick by Opas.
Opas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Opas lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mann takes one on the button.
Opas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Opas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circle momentarily. Opas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mann moves away from the strike by Opas.
Opas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Opas feints and then cracks Mann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mann down.
Opas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Opas tries to clinch but Mann moves out of range.
Opas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mann takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Opas missing with a left hand there. Mann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Opas.
Mann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Opas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mann was well out of range. Poor timing from Opas.
Danga de danga de dang - Opas scores with a four punch combination!
Don Opas is winning the standup battle so far.
Mann misses with an uppercut. Opas saw that one coming.
Opas scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opas throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opas scores with a hook to the body. Mann takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Opas punishes Mann's body with a nice straight punch.
Opas scores with a nice head shot.
Opas throws a series of strikes that have Mann backpedaling.
Opas throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Mann closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Opas.
Mann has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Opas cracks the inside of Mann's front leg.
Opas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Opas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mann can do to turn this around?
Opas slips a jab from Mann.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mann throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Opas.
Mann moves out of range of the body kick from Opas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Opas dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Opas lands a jab.
Mann swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mann takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Opas lands a really nice looking cross but Mann seems unphased.
Opas misses with a wild combination.

Opas rushes Mann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Opas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mann's defenses.
Opas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Opas - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
Opas lands an elbow inside.
Mann digs a right hand underneath Opas's ribcage. Opas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mann takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters up against the cage, Opas throws an elbow but misses.
Mann working aggressively here.
Opas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Opas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
Mann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Opas has double underhooks.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Opas lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.

It looks like Steven Mann has been cut.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Mann can't break the clinch.
Mann throws a head punch that misses.
Opas lands an elbow just above Mann 's eye.
Opas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Opas with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Mann as the two fighters clinch.
Opas lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
Mann cracks Opas with a nice body shot.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Mann takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mann lands an uppercut.
Opas cracks Mann with a nice body shot.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Opas.
Opas avoiding damage.
Opas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Opas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas throws an elbow but it misses.
Opas scores with a shoulder strike.
Opas trying to stall but Mann improves his position.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Opas.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Mann working aggressively here.
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Opas lands an elbow inside that Mann shrugs off.
Opas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Opas scores with a hook to the body.
Mann lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Opas effectively controlling the action here.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
Mann dodges an elbow strike from Opas.
Knees to the body from Opas.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Opas.
Mann lands a nice uppercut.
Mann displaying some good clinch control by pressing Opas up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Opas throws an elbow but misses.
Opas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mann avoids it.
Mann is leaning against Opas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Mann dodges an elbow strike from Opas.
Opas misses with an elbow strike.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Mann softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Opas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mann up against the cage.
Opas lands an elbow inside.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Opas.
Mann throws an elbow that misses.
Mann scores with a shot to the side of Opas's head.
Steven Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Opas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Mann on the inside.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Mann gets through Opas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Opas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Opas is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Opas keeps control of Mann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Mann - that landed with a thud.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
Mann cracks Opas with a nice body shot.
Mann cracks Opas with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Opas.
Mann lands a shoulder strike.
Steven Mann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mann working aggressively here.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Opas missing with knees to the body.
Mann working hard to break the clinch.
Mann leaning his opponent against the cage.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Mann is looking to break free of the clinch but Opas has double underhooks.
Mann avoids a wild elbow strike from Opas.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mann fails to land.
Mann lands a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Opas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Opas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Opas!