PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Opas has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Barnes
vs
Opas

178 cm
20
160 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

178 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Don Opas!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Opas moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Opas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Opas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnes lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes tries to bum rush Opas with a series of wild strikes but Opas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Opas sprawls well. Opas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Opas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barnes to score with a decent uppercut.
Opas misses with a two punch combination.
Opas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barnes tries to bum rush Opas with a series of wild strikes but Opas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Opas cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes slips a jab and a cross from Opas.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Opas counters with a series of strikes. Barnes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Opas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mike Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opas throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Opas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barnes.
Opas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnes manages to avoid it.
Opas cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Opas lands with a hook. Barnes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Opas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barnes was well out of range. Poor timing from Opas.
Barnes misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Opas.
Opas scoring well with a low kick there.
Opas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Opas.
Barnes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a double jab
and Opas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Opas scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thuds a left hand into Opas's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Opas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opas is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Opas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Opas avoids nicely.
Opas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab by Opas.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Opas.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Opas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Opas.
Nice cross by Opas.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
A jab from Opas misses.
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt - Opas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
Opas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Opas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Opas lands a glancing blow to the side of Barnes's head.
Opas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Opas wants it to stay on the feet.
Barnes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Opas counters with an outside leg kick.
Opas lands with a nice combination. Barnes backs away looking to recover.
Opas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barnes connects with a right hand. Opas shakes it off.
Opas throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Opas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Opas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch lands to the side of Barnes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to de liver by Opas. Beautiful body shot.
Opas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barnes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barnes.
Opas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Opas moves away from the strike by Barnes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Opas dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Don Opas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Opas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Opas counters with a thumping low kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Barnes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Barnes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Opas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Opas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Opas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barnes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Opas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Opas feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
A jab from Opas does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Opas blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Opas thows a body shot but no joy.
Opas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Opas counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Opas dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Opas cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes lands a right hook to the body.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body punch from Barnes.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Opas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Opas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Opas cracks Barnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Don Opas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Opas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Opas.
Mike Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Opas scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Opas.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Opas avoids nicely.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Opas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Opas throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Opas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Opas throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes shoots in for a double leg but Opas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Opas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Opas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Opas avoids it well.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Opas circles away quickly and effectively.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Opas.
Opas walks into a straight right hand from Barnes.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Opas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opas manages to avoid it.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Opas counters with a left to the body.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opas counters with a nice body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Barnes wants to land a leg kick but Opas is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Opas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Opas counters with a low kick, right behind Barnes 's knee.
Opas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Opas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes tries a low kick but Opas avoids it.
Opas works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Opas throws a head kick that half lands.
Opas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes lands a two punch combo.
Opas lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opas lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Opas.
Opas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Barnes moves out of range as Opas strikes.
Barnes throws a sloppy head kick and Opas moves out of range easily.
Opas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Opas to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opas lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Opas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Opas counters with a nice leg kick.
Opas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opas scores with a spinning back kick!
Opas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Opas lands with a right hand.
Barnes throws a right hand that Opas ducks under and follows up with a left that Opas also avoids with ease.
Opas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barnes looks to land a left hand but Opas moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Opas.
Barnes misses with a shot to the body
and Opas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Opas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barnes misses with a jab to the body
and Opas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Barnes moves out of range as Opas strikes.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Good leg kick by Barnes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Barnes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes throws a body punch but Opas moves out of range.
Barnes lands a jab-cross combination.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Opas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Opas.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Opas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barnes's head backwards.
Barnes swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Opas counters with a stiff right hand.
Opas scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Barnes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Opas.
Opas scores with a nice strike.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Barnes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Opas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes blocks a low kick nicely.
Opas scores with a hook.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Opas but Opas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Barnes is looking to wear down Opas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opas counters with a nice uppercut.
Barnes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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 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.

Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Opas is looking to slow Barnes down with leg kicks.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Barnes down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Opas. That's going to slow Barnes down.
Opas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Opas counters with a stiff right hand.
Opas lands with a good body shot.
Barnes throws a combination that misses
and Opas counters with a nice body shot.
Opas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Opas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
Opas scores with a shot to the body.
Barnes blocks the body kick.
Barnes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Opas counters with a leg kick.
Opas lands a jab to the nose.
Opas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opas ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Opas scoring well with a low kick there.
Barnes checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Opas, right into the meat.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barnes.
Opas's corner calls for a 1-2. Opas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barnes fails to land with a series of punches.
Opas tries to land a front kick but Barnes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Opas looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Opas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Opas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Barnes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Opas throws a head kick that half lands.
Opas scoring well with a low kick there.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Barnes or perhaps it was just good defense by Opas which made him look bad.
Opas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Opas coming out on top.
Opas scores with a sloppy right hand. Barnes should have avoided that one.
Opas cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Opas counters with a nice uppercut.
Opas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barnes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Opas throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a wild combination.
Barnes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Opas to score with a decent uppercut.
Opas lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Opas. Opas obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Opas.
Opas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Opas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Barnes with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Opas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Opas moved out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Opas.
Opas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Don Opas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Opas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Opas digs a good body shot into Barnes's ribs.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Opas avoids it well.
Opas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Opas's knee but Opas avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Opas throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Opas had a free shot at his head there.
Opas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Opas slips under a jab.
Barnes throws a series of punches but Opas moves out of range.
Opas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnes.
Opas scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes misses with a body shot.
Barnes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Opas. Opas obviously looking to wear him down.
Opas scores with a nice head shot.
Barnes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barnes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Opas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Opas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Barnes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opas lands a jab to Barnes's midsection.
Barnes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from Barnes misses
and Opas counters with a body kick that stops Barnes in his tracks momentarily.
Opas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Opas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Opas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30

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