PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bejan Filsaime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Operhalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Filsaime
vs
Operhalski

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bejan Filsaime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Operhalski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Filsaime moves into the clinch.

Operhalski manages to pull guard.
Operhalski has a closed guard, preventing Filsaime from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Operhalski is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Operhalski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Filsaime manages to get himself to full guard.
Filsaime wants to stand up but Operhalski is controlling him.
Operhalski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Operhalski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filsaime is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Operhalski is controlling him.

Operhalski drops back looking for a leg! Filsaime is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Filsaime manages to kick Operhalski off! Operhalski jumps back into Filsaime's guard.
Operhalski wants to control from the top but Filsaime keeps moving.
Filsaime utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Operhalski throwing strikes from guard but Filsaime blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Operhalski stands up and waves to Filsaime to follow him.

Filsaime gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filsaime wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filsaime is trying to force a seperation but Operhalski has the dominant position.
Filsaime has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filsaime is trying to force a seperation but Operhalski has the dominant position.
Operhalski blocking some punches.
Operhalski goes for a takedown attempt but Filsaime pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Filsaime closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filsaime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Operhalski's elbow.
Filsaime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filsaime prevents a takedown attempt there.
Operhalski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Filsaime after a bit of a struggle.
Bejan Filsaime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Operhalski.
Filsaime looking to stall.
Operhalski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Filsaime avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Filsaime can't find room to land a body shot as Operhalski controls the action.
Filsaime has had enough of the clinch but Operhalski keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filsaime is trying to break free.
Filsaime swings wildly with an uppercut but Operhalski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filsaime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Operhalski is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Filsaime gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Operhalski as Filsaime tries to tie him up.
Filsaime can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filsaime tries to break free but Operhalski pushes him back against the cage.
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 Bejan Filsaime will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Operhalski shoots for a double leg takedown but Filsaime sprawls well. He's pushed Operhalski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Filsaime clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filsaime doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Operhalski wants to take the fight to the mat but Filsaime manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Filsaime tries to throw a body punch but Operhalski avoids it by throwing Filsaime back against the cage.
Filsaime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filsaime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filsaime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filsaime misses with a punch on the inside.
Filsaime looking to throw knees to the head but Operhalski is blocking nicely.
Filsaime is trying to force a seperation but Operhalski has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filsaime tries to break free but Operhalski pushes him back against the cage.
Filsaime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filsaime is trying to break free.
Operhalski blocks a body shot from Filsaime.
Filsaime throws a punch but it's blocked by Operhalski.

Filsaime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Operhalski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bejan Filsaime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Operhalski.

Filsaime instigates a clinch.
Filsaime throws a head punch that misses.
Filsaime tries to break the clinch but Operhalski is controlling the position.
Filsaime can't find room to land a body shot as Operhalski controls the action.
Filsaime working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filsaime is trying to break the clinch but Operhalski is controlling him.
Filsaime misses with a punch on the inside.
Filsaime tries to break the clinch but Operhalski is controlling the position.
Filsaime working hard to break the clinch.
Operhalski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Filsaime prevents it.
Filsaime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filsaime is trying to push Operhalski away but Operhalski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filsaime throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filsaime tries to break the clinch but Operhalski is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filsaime tries a body shot but Operhalski blocks it.
Filsaime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Operhalski looking to stall.
Filsaime misses with a short punch on the inside.
Operhalski avoiding damage as Filsaime throws knees to the body.
Filsaime is looking to break free of the clinch but Operhalski has double underhooks.
Operhalski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filsaime swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Operhalski leaning against his opponent.
Operhalski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Operhalski jumps guard.
Filsaime will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Operhalski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Filsaime wants to stand but Operhalski has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Operhalski pulls Filsaime in close to prevent any damage.
Filsaime tries to stand but Operhalski is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filsaime is fighting to break Operhalski's control of his arms but Operhalski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Filsaime postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bejan Filsaime dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Operhalski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filsaime as he jumps to the side.
Operhalski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Filsaime as he connects with a hook.
Filsaime connects with a solid leg kick.

Filsaime clinches up against the cage.
Filsaime is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Operhalski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bejan Filsaime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karol Operhalski.
Filsaime misses with some punches.
Filsaime can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filsaime is trying to push Operhalski away but Operhalski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filsaime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filsaime is looking to break free of the clinch but Operhalski has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filsaime just misses with a elbow thrown towards Operhalski's brow.
Filsaime being controlled against the cage.
Filsaime is trying to stall.
Filsaime can't break the clinch.
Filsaime stalling in the clinch but Operhalski improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filsaime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filsaime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filsaime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filsaime is pressed up against the cage. Operhalski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Filsaime down to the mat. Filsaime avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filsaime. That's going to slow Operhalski down.

Filsaime forces Operhalski back against the cage and clinches.
Filsaime is pressed up against the cage. Operhalski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Filsaime down to the mat. Filsaime avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Operhalski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Filsaime's half guard.
Filsaime on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Filsaime tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Operhalski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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!
Operhalski working Filsaime over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Filsaime!
Filsaime knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Operhalski on the ground.
Filsaime in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bejan Filsaime is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Filsaime has left one of his arms exposed and Operhalski doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Filsaime screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karol Operhalski!
During a confident post fight interview, Karol Operhalski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.