PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vito Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Oppenheimer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vito Sweet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sweet
vs
Oppenheimer

223 cm
18
214 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vito Sweet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Oppenheimer!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt

so Sweet counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sweet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sweet stops Oppenheimer from standing up.

Sweet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oppenheimer will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Oppenheimer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oppenheimer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sweet throws a big elbow that misses.
Sweet stands up over Oppenheimer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oppenheimer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sweet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheimer wants to get back to full guard.
Oppenheimer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oppenheimer has his hands clasped together around Sweet's back. He's all about the action.
Oppenheimer trying to control here.
Sweet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sweet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oppenheimer pushes Sweet off looking to stand but Sweet dives back in and keeps control.
Oppenheimer is looking to control Sweet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oppenheimer avoid being mounted?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Oppenheimer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sweet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oppenheimer wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oppenheimer looks to clinch
and Sweet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oppenheimer thinking.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch but Sweet moves away
and Sweet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch but Sweet moves out of range.
Oppenheimer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oppenheimer looks winded!

Oppenheimer clinches with his opponent.

Oppenheimer breaks from the clinch.
Sweet lands a right hook to the body.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch but Sweet moves away
and Sweet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oppenheimer misses with a wild combination.
Oppenheimer wants to clinch but Sweet slips to the side

and Sweet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oppenheimer won't be happy with that.
Oppenheimer is looking to get back to his feet here but Sweet is keeping cool and he's managed to take Oppenheimer's back.
Oppenheimer is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Sweet connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Oppenheimer to escape the position.
Sweet punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sweet is punishing Oppenheimer with strikes - can he finish him?!
Sweet really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Oppenheimer.
Sweet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oppenheimer covering up well under a series of strikes from Sweet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oppenheimer tries to escape the position.
Sweet is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Oppenheimer!
Sweet is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Oppenheimer. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Sweet looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Oppenheimer breaks Sweet's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sweet tries to strike from the bottom.

Oppenheimer stands up from Sweet's guard - Oppenheimer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Oppenheimer throws a lazy head kick
and Sweet counters with a body kick that stops Oppenheimer in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oppenheimer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sweet counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch but Sweet moves out of range.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch
and Sweet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sweet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Oppenheimer sprawls well initially but Sweet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Sweet dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Both fighters circling a little - Sweet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vito Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sweet moves into the clinch.
Oppenheimer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sweet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oppenheimer has Sweet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sweet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Oppenheimer breaks from the clinch.
Oppenheimer darts in trying to clinch
and Sweet counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oppenheimer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Vito Sweet is winning the standup battle so far.
Oppenheimer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sweet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oppenheimer moves into the clinch.
Oppenheimer is breathing heavily.
Sweet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Sweet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch
and Sweet counters with a two punch combo.
Oppenheimer moves in looking to clinch but Sweet pushes him off.
Oppenheimer darts in trying to clinch
and Sweet counters with a left and a right that stings Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sweet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sweet appears to be looking for a big counter.
Oppenheimer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sweet is looking to counter the offense by Oppenheimer and move into the clinch.
A head kick by Oppenheimer misses
and Sweet counters with a one-two to the body.

Sweet clinches with his opponent.
Sweet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Oppenheimer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch up
and Sweet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppenheimer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch
and Sweet counters with a left and a right that stings Oppenheimer.
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sweet thows a body kick. Oppenheimer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sweet counters with a two punch combo.
Sweet tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Oppenheimer defends well and Sweet ends up having to push Oppenheimer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oppenheimer fails with the takedown
and Sweet counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oppenheimer darts in looking for a takedown but Sweet gets double underhooks and turns Oppenheimer into the cage.
Vito Sweet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Oppenheimer.

Oppenheimer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sweet postures up.
Sweet trying to control but Oppenheimer is working from the bottom.
Sweet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oppenheimer looking to control.
Oppenheimer looking for a sweep. Not yet Oppenheimer, not yet.
Oppenheimer being controlled here, momentarily.
Sweet lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oppenheimer is trying to keep Sweet in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sweet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oppenheimer can do to turn this around?
Oppenheimer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sweet counters with a solid body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sweet!
Sweet connects with a leg kick. Oppenheimer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Sweet scores with a takedown into Oppenheimer's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet wants to control from the top but Oppenheimer keeps moving.
Oppenheimer wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vito Sweet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oppenheimer throws a sloppy head kick
and Sweet counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Oppenheimer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sweet!
Sweet manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sweet is trying to control but can't.
Oppenheimer blocks the strikes from Sweet.
Vito Sweet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweet trying to hold on to Oppenheimer's head to control him but Oppenheimer postures up.

Sweet looking for submissions off his back.
Oppenheimer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sweet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweet misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oppenheimer winds up and cracks Sweet with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sweet trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oppenheimer lands with a punch from half guard.
Oppenheimer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sweet defending well though.
Sweet trying to control but Oppenheimer postures up.
Oppenheimer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Oppenheimer stands up out of the half guard.
A head kick misses from Oppenheimer.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sweet manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sweet feinted with a counter takedown.
Oppenheimer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sweet.
Oppenheimer tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sweet counters with a one-two to the body.
Sweet shoots in for a double leg but Oppenheimer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oppenheimer is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer throws a series of punches but Sweet moves out of range.
Sweet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oppenheimer misses with a takedown
and Sweet counters with a three punch combo that has Oppenheimer backing up. Oppenheimer nods at Sweet to acknowledge the strikes.
Oppenheimer closes the distance but Sweet moves to the side
and Sweet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sweet swinging wildly here.
Oppenheimer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Sweet was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oppenheimer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sweet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oppenheimer wants to clinch up but Sweet keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sweet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oppenheimer darts in trying to clinch
and Sweet counters with a three punch combo that has Oppenheimer backing up. Oppenheimer nods at Sweet to acknowledge the strikes.
Sweet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sweet lands a high kick!
Sweet looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oppenheimer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oppenheimer loads up on a big right hand but Sweet slips the punch.
Oppenheimer tries to clinch up
and Sweet counters with a three punch combo that has Oppenheimer backing up. Oppenheimer nods at Sweet to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheimer moves to clinch but Sweet breaks away
and Sweet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oppenheimer throws a sloppy head kick and Sweet moves out of range easily.
Crunch! Sweet slams his shin into Oppenheimer's torso.
Sweet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oppenheimer tries to close the distance and clinch but Sweet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sweet seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Marcus Oppenheimer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oppenheimer wants to clinch but Sweet slips to the side
and Sweet counters with a left and a right that stings Oppenheimer.
Sweet throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Oppenheimer moves to clinch but Sweet breaks away
and Sweet counters with a right hand to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Sweet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sweet, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Sweet!