PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Sibelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Opas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opas has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Don Opas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sibelius
vs
Opas

175 cm
24
165 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
24
165 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jean Sibelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Opas!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opas works the jab nicely.
Sibelius punishes Opas's body with a nice straight punch.
Sibelius slips under a jab.
Sibelius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Opas.
Sibelius avoids the body shot from Opas.
Opas misses with a double jab.
Opas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sibelius.
Opas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sibelius shoots in but Opas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Opas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sibelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Opas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Opas - that will leave a mark!
Sibelius on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Opas lands with a nice body punch.
Opas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Opas looks to land a body kick but Sibelius moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opas. Sibelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opas walks into a left hand.
Sibelius scores with a hook to the body. Opas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Opas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sibelius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Opas on the side of the head.
Sibelius slips a jab from Opas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Opas misses.
Opas misses with an uppercut. Sibelius saw that one coming.
Opas throws a series of strikes that have Sibelius backpedaling.
Opas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Don Opas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sibelius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Opas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Opas misses with a hook
and Sibelius counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sibelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Sibelius cracks Opas with an open hand slap.
Good shot there by Sibelius.
Sibelius connects with a body shot.
Opas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius swings for the body but Opas moves out of range.
Opas throws a jab when Sibelius was well out of range.
Opas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sibelius moves away.
Opas wants to land a leg kick but Sibelius is out of range.
Sibelius avoids the head kick by Opas.
Sibelius is looking to wear down Opas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Opas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good work by Sibelius as he checks the leg kick.
Sibelius stuffs the takedown attempt from Opas. Opas gets slowly back to his feet.

Sibelius changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Opas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Opas is not content to let Sibelius control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius taking a break here but Opas is having none of it and regains half guard.
Sibelius with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Sibelius is working for a submission of some sort.
Sibelius is looking to advance position but Opas won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jean Sibelius will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Opas throws out a loose jab but Sibelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Opas throws a leg kick but Sibelius checks it.
Opas thows a body shot but no joy.
Opas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sibelius misses the shot to the body.
Opas slips under a jab.
Opas feints and then cracks Sibelius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sibelius down.
Opas misses with a right hand
and Sibelius counters with a three punch combo that has Opas backing up. Opas nods at Sibelius to acknowledge the strikes.

Sibelius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sibelius lands in his opponent's guard.
Sibelius trying to control the position from guard on top but Opas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas is trying to control the position but Sibelius postures up.
Opas keeping full guard, as Sibelius tries to pass.
Sibelius advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Opas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sibelius.
Opas dodges the ground and pound from Sibelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius trying to control the position but Opas is working away.
Sibelius is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Opas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Opas prevents Sibelius from moving into mount.
Opas pushes Sibelius away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sibelius gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Opas regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius prevents Opas from improving his position.
Sibelius thows a huge punch but Opas dodges it nicely.
Sibelius wants to pass the guard but Opas is defending well.
Opas is trying to get back to full guard.
Sibelius trying to control the action but Opas is working from the bottom.
Opas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sibelius is working away from the top position though.
Sibelius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opas controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sibelius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sibelius working the head and body with strikes.
Opas wants to get back to full guard.
Sibelius missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sibelius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sibelius tries to pass to full mount but Opas defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Sibelius dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sibelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Opas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Opas throws a head kick that misses.
Opas misses with a low kick.
Sibelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Opas lands a jab-cross combination.
Opas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sibelius moves away.
Opas misses with a low kick.
Sibelius works Opas's body with a nice hook.
Opas lunges at Sibelius with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sibelius's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Opas. Sibelius does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sibelius is out of range.
Sibelius misses with a body shot.
Sibelius cracks Opas with a good jab.
Sibelius swings for the body but Opas moves out of range.
Sibelius connects with a jab.
Opas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Opas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sibelius at a distance.
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 Sibelius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sibelius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Opas lands a head shot.
Opas staying out of range there.
Opas misses with an uppercut
and Sibelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opas throws a hook to the side of Sibelius's head but Sibelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Opas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Opas throws a combination. Sibelius tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sibelius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Opas misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Opas does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sibelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Opas manages to avoid it.
Don Opas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Opas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sibelius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Opas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius is trying hard to land a takedown here. Opas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sibelius tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sibelius.
A clash of legs there as Sibelius blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Sibelius.
Sibelius checks a low kick from Opas.
Opas loads up on a big right hand but Sibelius slips the punch.
Opas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sibelius is able to avoid easily.
Opas avoids the body shot from Sibelius.
Jean Sibelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Opas ducks under a wild hook from Sibelius.
Sibelius lands with a nice body punch.
Opas throws a body punch but Sibelius moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sibelius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Opas is fending him off so far but Sibelius persists. Nope, Opas circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Sibelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Opas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Opas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sibelius is just out of range.
Opas loads up on a big right hand but Sibelius slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sibelius. Opas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sibelius scores with a shot to the body.
Opas throws a jab but it's blocked by Sibelius.
Opas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sibelius.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opas connects with a single shot there.
Sibelius swings for the body but Opas moves out of range.
Sibelius takes a jab right on the kisser.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Opas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sibelius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Sibelius!