PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Barkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis Oppelaar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Barkley's chin.

Barkley
vs
Oppelaar

200 cm
41
184 lbs
30 - 18 - 0

188 cm
40
185 lbs
33 - 32 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Barkley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oppelaar.
Oppelaar is looking to clinch.

Barkley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Oppelaar's guard.
Barkley tries to free his leg and advance position but Oppelaar is retaining full guard.
Oppelaar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barkley trying to control the position from guard on top but Oppelaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barkley is in close to Oppelaar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oppelaar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barkley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Barkley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barkley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oppelaar is trying to maintain the position but Barkley is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppelaar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Barkley won't allow Oppelaar to sweep him here.
Barkley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Oppelaar looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Barkley has picked Oppelaar up and slammed him! Oppelaar can't keep hold of the triangle and Barkley manages to pass to side control!
Oppelaar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Barkley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Barkley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Barkley trying to control the position but Oppelaar is working away.
Oppelaar wants to control but Barkley postures up.
Barkley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Barkley working the ground and pound.
Oppelaar gets back to half guard.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep. Barkley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Barkley there.

Oppelaar is defending against the submission attempts here by Barkley.
Barkley is keen to just control but Oppelaar is a slippery customer.
Barkley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barkley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barkley working Oppelaar over with strikes.
Oppelaar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oppelaar.
Oppelaar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barkley working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar has momentary wrist control but Barkley slips an elbow through the middle.
Barkley stays in close to Oppelaar's body and controls the position.
Barkley won't allow Oppelaar to sweep him here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barkley trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.
Oppelaar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oppelaar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oppelaar is looking to sweep but instead, Barkley has passed into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar wants to get back to full guard.
Barkley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barkley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oppelaar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oppelaar taking some punishment here, with Barkley in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Barkley.
Barkley not doing much here.
Oppelaar tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Barkley has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Barkley punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar tries to hold on but Barkley pushes him away.
Oppelaar is trying desperately to improve position.
Oppelaar regains half guard.
Oppelaar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oppelaar wants to sweep but no luck.
Oppelaar keeps trying to improve his position.
Oppelaar wants to stand and escape but Barkley is having none of it.
Oppelaar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Oppelaar lands an upkick as Barkley stands over him.
Oppelaar wants to get back to his feet but Barkley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barkley trying to control but Oppelaar is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oppelaar working a defensive guard but Barkley manages to pass into side control anyway.
Oppelaar manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Oppelaar is defending against the submission attempts here by Barkley.
Barkley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oppelaar is looking for a sweep. Barkley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Barkley is trying to work for a kimura but Oppelaar is defending well.
Oppelaar missing with punches from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Barkley seems to be looking for submissions.
Oppelaar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oppelaar wants to sweep but no luck.
Barkley lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barkley's guard.

Barkley controls Oppelaar momentarily but Oppelaar frees himself.
Oppelaar works over Barkley with some ground and pound from guard.
Oppelaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Barkley wants to sweep but no luck.
Barkley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Oppelaar landing some decent shots from guard.
Oppelaar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barkley trying to keep a closed guard but Oppelaar is proving a slippery customer.
Barkley keeping full guard, as Oppelaar tries to pass.

Barkley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oppelaar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oppelaar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oppelaar cracks Barkley with a solid left hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oppelaar throws a big elbow that misses.
Oppelaar working some strikes from top position.
Oppelaar with a nice head shot there.
Barkley trying to keep a closed guard but Oppelaar is proving a slippery customer.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Barkley keeps moving.
Oppelaar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oppelaar works over Barkley with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oppelaar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oppelaar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Barkley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Oppelaar forces Barkley back against the ropes and clinches.
Oppelaar pushes Barkley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkley lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Barkley.
Barkley tries to pull guard but Oppelaar forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Oppelaar lands an elbow inside that Barkley shrugs off.
Barkley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oppelaar can do to turn this around?
Barkley is trying to pull guard but Oppelaar turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Barkley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oppelaar's elbow.
Barkley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oppelaar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barkley stalls.
Oppelaar lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barkley goes for a takedown attempt but Oppelaar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Barkley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barkley lands with a good body shot.
Oppelaar lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Barkley falls backwards - clearly groggy! Oppelaar dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
Dennis Oppelaar is the new super heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dennis Oppelaar waved his t-shirt featuring My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)'s logo in front of the cameras.