PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Szyslak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opas comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Szyslak has chosen Metallica-Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Opas
vs
Szyslak

178 cm
21
165 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

165 cm
27
160 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Opas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Szyslak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szyslak throws a leg kick that misses.
Szyslak looks to throw the jab but Opas is out of range.

Opas has managed to clinch.
Szyslak wants to break the clinch but can't.

Szyslak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Szyslak misses.
Opas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Szyslak sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Szyslak throws a leg kick
and Opas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Opas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Szyslak misses with the body kick
and Opas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Szyslak misses
and Opas counters with a right hand to the body.
Szyslak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opas was well out of range. Poor timing from Szyslak.
Opas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Opas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Opas throws a leg kick which misses Szyslak's front leg but catches the back leg as Szyslak tries to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Opas - just one landing.
Opas misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Szyslak is predictable there

and Opas counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Opas.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Szyslak avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas lands a left hand.
Szyslak is trying to break the clinch but Opas has him pressed against the cage.
Opas keeps control of Szyslak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Szyslak wants to get back to striking at distance but Opas won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Opas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Szyslak's brow.
Opas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szyslak is looking to break free of the clinch but Opas has double underhooks.
Opas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szyslak or not.
Opas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nick Szyslak has been cut.
Opas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Opas misses with an elbow over the top.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Szyslak.
Good body shot from Szyslak.
Opas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Opas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Szyslak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Szyslak working hard to break the clinch.
Szyslak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Szyslak managing to block the knees to the body from Opas.
Opas lands a knee to the body.
Szyslak looks gassed!
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
Szyslak being controlled against the cage.
A body shot lands from Opas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Opas prevents Szyslak from breaking the clinch.
Opas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Szyslak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Opas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Szyslak is trying to break the clinch but Opas has him pressed against the cage.
Szyslak tries to break free but Opas pushes him back against the cage.
Szyslak takes a shot to the head.
Opas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Szyslak is defending well for now.
Szyslak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Szyslak avoiding damage as Opas throws knees to the body.

Szyslak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Szyslak thows a leg kick but Opas checks it
and Opas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Szyslak thows a body shot but no joy.
Szyslak throws a lazy head kick
and Opas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Opas.
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!
Opas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Szyslak misses
and Opas counters with a right hand to the body.
Opas closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas misses with a wild combination.
Opas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Opas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Szyslak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Opas.
Opas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Szyslak's calf.
Opas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Opas.
Opas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Opas closes the distance and pushes Szyslak back into the cage.
Szyslak has had enough of the clinch but Opas keeps him there for the moment.
Opas lands with a left to the head.
Opas tries to land a knee to the head but Szyslak blocks with his arms.

Opas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szyslak looks to throw a body kick
and Opas counters with an inside leg kick.
Szyslak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Opas instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Szyslak avoids the damage to the body.
Opas lands a nice elbow.

Opas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opas lands a nice looking body kick.
Opas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Szyslak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Opas counters with a good low kick that Szyslak was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Opas cracks Szyslak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Szyslak is rocked!
Opas drops Szyslak with a huge uppercut! Szyslak drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Opas is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Opas!