PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Chevalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chevalier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Final Countdown. Opas has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Chevalier
vs
Opas

172 cm
27
167 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
23
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Knock Out Artistry
Knock Out Artistry

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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Chevalier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Opas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevalier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Opas can pounce on him.
Opas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chevalier.
Chevalier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Opas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Opas throws a leg kick
and Chevalier counters with a right hand to the body.
Opas looks to score with a jab to the body but Chevalier is just out of range.
Opas slips a straight right by Chevalier.
Chevalier misses with a hook to the body
and Opas counters with a nice body kick.
Opas throws a right and a left that Chevalier avoids nicely.
Chevalier misses the shot to the body.
Chevalier avoids the head kick by Opas.
Opas tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Opas.
Chevalier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Opas has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chevalier blocks an elbow strike.
Chevalier takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Sebastien Chevalier has been cut.
Opas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Opas tries to land knees in the clinch but Chevalier avoids the damage to the body.
Opas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chevalier is defending well for now.
Chevalier is looking to break free of the clinch but Opas has double underhooks.
Chevalier blocks an elbow strike.
Opas just leaning against Chevalier, taking a breather.
Opas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chevalier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chevalier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Chevalier manages to break the clinch.
Opas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chevalier on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Opas scores with a kick to the body.
Chevalier misses with a wild combination.
Opas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas misses the body punch
and Chevalier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chevalier misses with a body punch
and Opas counters with a nice body shot.
Opas throws a series of punches but Chevalier avoids them all with ease.

Opas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chevalier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Opas has him pressed against the cage.
Opas lands a nice knee to the body.
Opas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chevalier is defending well for now.
Chevalier blocks an elbow strike.
Chevalier avoids the elbow strike from Opas, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Opas obliges.
Nice elbow from Opas.
Chevalier wants to get back to striking at distance but Opas won't allow it.
Opas throws an elbow that misses.
Chevalier managing to block the knees to the body from Opas.
Opas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chevalier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Opas throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier takes a knee right on the jaw!
Opas tries to land a knee to the head but Chevalier blocks with his arms.
Opas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Opas just leaning against Chevalier, taking a breather.
Opas lands a damaging elbow.
Chevalier wants to break free but Opas has control.
Chevalier blocks a body shot from Opas.
Opas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chevalier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chevalier is breathing heavily.
Opas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chevalier's defenses.
Chevalier blocks the elbow strike.

Chevalier ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Chevalier no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Opas looking to sit in guard and control but Chevalier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Opas controlling Chevalier's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier trying to control but Opas is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Opas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Chevalier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Opas, right into the meat.
Chevalier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chevalier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Opas counters with a series of strikes. Chevalier will be more careful next time no doubt.
Opas throws a body kick that misses.
Opas misses with an uppercut. Chevalier saw that one coming.
Opas throws the kick towards the body but Chevalier avoids it.
Chevalier misses with a right hand
and Opas counters with a stiff right hand.
Opas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chevalier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Opas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Don Opas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opas throws a hook but Chevalier blocks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Chevalier down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier slips a jab from Opas.
Opas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Opas throws a poor cross that misses
and Chevalier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chevalier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chevalier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Opas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chevalier's calf.
Chevalier checks a leg kick nicely.
Opas moves out of range of the strikes.
Chevalier thows a body shot but no joy.
Chevalier misses the body punch
and Opas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chevalier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Opas misses with a hook. Chevalier ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Opas connects with an inside leg kick.
Opas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chevalier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chevalier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Opas lands a glancing blow to the side of Chevalier's head.
Opas connects with a body shot.

Opas gets a clinch.
Chevalier blocks the elbow strike.
Chevalier has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chevalier working hard to break the clinch.
Chevalier working hard to break the clinch.
Opas missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Opas.
Chevalier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chevalier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Opas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Opas lands an elbow inside that Chevalier shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chevalier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chevalier lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chevalier scores with a decent looking hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Opas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chevalier has had enough of the clinch but Opas keeps him there for the moment.
Opas throws an elbow that misses.
Opas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chevalier.
Opas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Chevalier drags the fight down to the ground.
Opas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Opas trying to control but Chevalier is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chevalier looking to control.

Don Opas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chevalier takes a swing at Opas's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Opas.
Opas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chevalier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chevalier scores with a hook to the body. Opas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Opas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastien Chevalier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Chevalier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Opas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chevalier throws a lazy uppercut
and Opas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas connects with an inside leg kick.
Opas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Opas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chevalier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chevalier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Opas lands an overhand right.
Opas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chevalier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opas.
Chevalier walks into a straight right hand from Opas.
Chevalier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chevalier digs a good hook to Opas's body.
Opas loads up on a big right hand but Chevalier slips the punch.
Opas scores with a push kick.
Opas misses with a body shot
and Chevalier counters with a nice body shot.
Opas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chevalier throws out the jab.
Opas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chevalier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Opas works Chevalier's body with a nice hook.
Chevalier will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Chevalier tries to move into range but Opas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Opas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chevalier.
Opas misses with a lunging right hand
and Chevalier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Opas cracks Chevalier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Opas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chevalier has time to react.
Chevalier swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.
Opas cracks Chevalier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Opas scores with a one two! Chevalier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Opas throws out a loose jab but Chevalier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opas feints and then cracks Chevalier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chevalier down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Opas!
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Chevalier down.
Chevalier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Chevalier misses with a body shot
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Opas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas lands a leg kick that knocks Chevalier off balance momentarily.
Chevalier misses with a body shot
and Opas counters with a nice uppercut.
Chevalier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Opas throws a quick inside leg kick.

Opas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Don Opas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Opas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chevalier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chevalier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chevalier dodges an elbow strike from Opas.

Chevalier pulls Opas into guard.
Opas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chevalier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Opas's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chevalier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chevalier controls Opas momentarily but Opas frees himself.

Don Opas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chevalier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opas was well out of range. Poor timing from Chevalier.
Chevalier misses with a hook. Opas ducked under it nicely.
Opas connects with a body shot.
Opas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sebastien Chevalier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chevalier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Opas to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Opas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Opas 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

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