PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kampay Opay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opay comes to the cage accompanied by Release me. Joe has chosen (Ugly kid joe) Everything about you as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Opay
vs
Joe

184 cm
28
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kampay Opay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kid Joe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe misses with an uppercut. Opay saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Joe coming out on top.
Opay dives in and grabs Joe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Joe pushes down on Opay's head and hops out.
Nice defenses there by Opay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Opay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Opay.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Joe throws a leg kick but Opay moved away.
Joe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Opay.
Joe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Opay's head.
Joe lands with a nice body punch.
Joe with a nice cross.
No luck for Opay with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kampay Opay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Opay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joe as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opay tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily
letting Joe counter with a right hand.
Opay wants to slow Joe down by chopping away at his legs.
Kid Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Opay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opay was well out of range. Poor timing from Joe.
Kid Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Opay shoots and misses
and Joe counters with a left and a right that stings Opay.
Opay takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Opay's head back.

It looks like Kampay Opay has been cut.
Joe tried to score with a low kick but Opay checks it.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Opay's leg but Opay calmly moves out of range.
Opay takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.

Opay looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Opay throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Joe wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Opay landing strikes, looking to finish!
Opay putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe tries to hold on but Opay postures up.
Opay misses with a head shot.
Joe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Opay.
Opay is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Opay throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Joe because Opay loaded up on that one.
Joe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Opay. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joe is desperately trying to improve his position but Opay has a good base and remains in mount.
Opay looking to ground and pound but Joe is blocking nicely.
Joe is in a horrible position here. Opay smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Opay working for a submission but Joe is keeping him at bay.
Opay avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe regains half guard.
Opay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Opay there.
Opay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opay working over Joe with some ground and pound. Joe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Opay is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Joe is looking for a sweep. Opay is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Opay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Opay throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
Joe is looking to escape.
Opay throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joe keeping control of the position.
Joe won't allow Opay to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Opay slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opay scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Opay working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Opay is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Joe sees it coming and defends easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joe can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are battling for position here. Joe manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Opay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Opay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Joe is keeping the position for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Opay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe controlling the position.
Opay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe pulls Opay in close to his closed guard and prevents Opay from doing any damage or advancing position.
Opay 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.
Joe is trying to keep Opay in close.
Opay looking to pass the guard.
Opay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Opay tries to free his leg and advance position but Joe is retaining full guard.
Opay working some strikes from top position.
Opay with a nice head shot there.
Opay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Opay slips nicely into half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
Joe is looking to control Opay's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Joe avoid being mounted?

Opay is trying to work for a kimura but Joe is defending well.

Opay wants to work for an arm triangle but Joe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Opay thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Opay is thwarting Joe's attempts to control the position.
Opay is pressing down on Joe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Joe is holding on for now.
Opay is working hard here to advance position.
Opay scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Opay prevents Joe from improving his position.
Joe is in trouble now - Opay has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Joe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Opay quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Opay but it's paid off an Joe is forced to tap! Nice work by Opay.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kampay Opay!
Kampay Opay retains his light heavyweight title!
Kampay Opay gave a mention to [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).