PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 4064 p4p, 3822 weight class) and God Ops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Biden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Biden
vs
Ops

222 cm
23
287
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
286
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, God Ops!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Biden closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Biden lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ops down.
Ops tries to buck Biden off but Biden is having none of it.

Biden working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Biden is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ops has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ops regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ops is holding on to half guard well.
Ops won't allow Biden to pass to mount.
Biden tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ops.
Biden looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Biden seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ops for as long as he can get away with.
Ops punching from the bottom.
Biden is thwarting Ops's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ops wants to sweep but Biden has passed to side control!
Biden tries to stand but Ops is controlling his head.
Biden working the ground and pound from side control.
Ops struggling a bit here.
Biden is looking to take a break and control but Ops is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Biden lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ops trying to remain calm as Biden controls from the top position.
Biden wants to stand but Ops is controlling his arm.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ops shoots in for a takedown but Biden shows good takedown defense.
Ops throws a sloppy head kick and Biden moves out of range easily.
Biden tries to counter with a takedown but Ops is quick to defend against it.

Ops has taken the fight to the clinch.
Biden is trying to drag Ops to the mat but Ops just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Biden is trying to pull guard but Ops turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biden tries to land knees in the clinch but Ops avoids the damage to the body.

Biden breaks the clinch.
Biden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like God Ops has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ops or perhaps it was just good defense by Biden, which made it look bad.
Biden misses with a low kick.
Biden misses with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ops dives in and grabs Biden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Biden pushes down on Ops's head and hops out.
Joe Biden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of God Ops.
Ops looks winded!
Biden throws a wild body kick that Ops sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Biden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on God Ops's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ops darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ops sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Biden defending well though.
Ops is trying to control. Biden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Biden on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Biden tries to get out of the position.
Biden keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Biden manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ops trying to control but Biden is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden looking for a sweep. Not yet Biden, not yet.
Biden strikes from his own guard.

Biden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Biden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ops can do to turn this around?
Biden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Biden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ops sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Biden is taking a breather. Ops says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Biden prevents Ops from improving his position.
Ops is looking to control Biden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ops avoid being mounted?
Biden landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden trying to control the action but Ops is working from the bottom.
Biden slows the pace down in half guard.
Biden is thwarting Ops's attempts to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ops keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ops fails with a takedown attempt.
Ops is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Biden scores with a takedown into Ops's guard.
Ops is looking to stand back up but Biden counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ops.

Biden controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ops keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ops tries to roll over but Biden keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Biden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on God Ops's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Biden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biden moves out of range of the body kick.
Biden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ops's waist but Ops gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Biden off to one side.
Ops appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

Ops instigates a clinch.
Ops lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ops gets underhooks to prevent Biden's takedown attempt.

Biden breaks the clinch.
Biden fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Biden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ops shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Biden as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Biden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ops looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Biden is working Ops over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ops can't do much from the bottom here.
Ops is not content to let Biden control the position.
Ops wants to control but Biden postures up.
Ops takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Biden connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ops some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ops takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Biden in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Ops keeps Biden under control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ops seems a little lost for a moment, as Biden dominates the positioning.
Ops tries to buck Biden off but Biden is having none of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Biden tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Biden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ops is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Biden misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Biden drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Biden wants to stand but Ops has his arm trapped.
Ops is not content to let Biden control the position.
Biden wants to stand but Ops is controlling his arm.
God Ops has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Biden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ops is trying to strike from the bottom but Biden has passed into full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Biden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Biden, 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Biden!
God Ops was interviewed post fight and said 'I might have loss but I have hope for the next one'.