PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karol Operhalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Algirdas Gdailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Algirdas Gdailis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Operhalski
vs
Gdailis

172 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
191 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karol Operhalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Algirdas Gdailis!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Operhalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gdailis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Operhalski is fending him off so far but Gdailis persists. Nope, Operhalski circles away and we're back to standing.
Operhalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Gdailis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karol Operhalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algirdas Gdailis.
Operhalski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gdailis sprawls well. Gdailis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Operhalski gets slowly back to his feet.

Gdailis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Operhalski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Operhalski managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gdailis.
Gdailis misses with the ground and pound.
Operhalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Operhalski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Operhalski trying to hold on to Gdailis's head to control him but Gdailis postures up.
Operhalski might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gdailis winds up and cracks Operhalski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Operhalski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Operhalski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gdailis.
Operhalski wants to improve his position but Gdailis is controlling well.
Operhalski taking some punishment here, with Gdailis in his half guard.
Gdailis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Operhalski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gdailis is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Gdailis there.
Operhalski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gdailis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gdailis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gdailis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gdailis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Operhalski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gdailis is working away from the top position though.
Operhalski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gdailis.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gdailis prevents Operhalski from improving his position.
Gdailis thows a huge punch but Operhalski dodges it nicely.
Operhalski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gdailis throws a strike but Operhalski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gdailis tries to strike from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gdailis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gdailis keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Operhalski is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gdailis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gdailis keeping moving, preventing Operhalski from controlling successfully.
Gdailis striking off his back but it's not causing Operhalski any problems.
Gdailis lands an upkick as Operhalski stands over him.
Operhalski stopping the sweep attempt from Gdailis.
Operhalski wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.
Gdailis is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gdailis keeping moving, preventing Operhalski from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Operhalski wants to control from the top but Gdailis keeps moving.

Karol Operhalski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown but Operhalski shows good takedown defense.
Gdailis shoots for a double leg takedown but Operhalski sprawls well. He's pushed Gdailis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Operhalski gets caught napping as Gdailis dives in and scores a takedown. Operhalski manages to retain guard.
Gdailis looks gassed!
Operhalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Operhalski controlling the position.
Operhalski looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

We're going to have a standup here because Karol Operhalski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Operhalski dives in and grabs Gdailis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gdailis pushes down on Operhalski's head and hops out.
Gdailis fails with a takedown attempt.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Operhalski as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gdailis swivels and escapes.
Gdailis looks for a takedown but Operhalski sprawls well.

Operhalski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Operhalski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gdailis defends it easily.
Operhalski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gdailis lands a couple of elbows.
Gdailis advances position into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Operhalski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gdailis grinds an elbow into Operhalski's temple.
Gdailis working the ground and pound from side control.
Gdailis tries to score with some ground and pound. Operhalski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algirdas Gdailis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gdailis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Operhalski slaps away a takedown attempt from Gdailis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Operhalski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karol Operhalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Algirdas Gdailis.
Gdailis swats away the attempt to clinch by Operhalski.

Operhalski shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Operhalski was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gdailis throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Operhalski trying to control but Gdailis is having none of it.
Gdailis is working to get back to half guard.
Gdailis throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Gdailis is breathing heavily.
Gdailis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Operhalski is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Operhalski as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Operhalski or perhaps it was just good defense by Gdailis which made him look bad.

Operhalski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gdailis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Gdailis working a defensive guard here.
Operhalski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Operhalski trying to control the action but Gdailis is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gdailis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gdailis tries to get to full guard but Operhalski has control of the leg.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Operhalski blocks the strikes from Gdailis.
Gdailis is looking to improve his position.
Gdailis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Operhalski wants to take a breather but Gdailis is having none of it.

Karol Operhalski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Operhalski dives in and grabs Gdailis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gdailis pushes down on Operhalski's head and hops out.

Gdailis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gdailis showed some decent athleticism there.
Operhalski looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski wants to control but Gdailis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Operhalski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gdailis.
Gdailis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gdailis drops an elbow to the side of Operhalski's head.
Gdailis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Operhalski is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gdailis connects with a nice short shot to Operhalski's temple.
Operhalski tries to roll over but Gdailis keeps him under control.
Operhalski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gdailis.
Operhalski has hold of Gdailis's hands but Gdailis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Operhalski tries to roll over but Gdailis keeps him under control.
Gdailis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Operhalski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Operhalski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gdailis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gdailis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Operhalski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gdailis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Operhalski's head.
Gdailis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gdailis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gdailis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Operhalski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gdailis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Operhalski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Algirdas Gdailis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gdailis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Operhalski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Operhalski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Operhalski is looking to regain half guard here but Gdailis keeps moving and retains side control.
Operhalski taking a bit of punishment here - Gdailis scoring with strikes.
Check out the look on Gdailis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Operhalski can't do much from the bottom here.
Operhalski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gdailis's best efforts.
Gdailis working over Operhalski with some ground and pound. Operhalski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gdailis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gdailis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Operhalski is rocked!
Ground and pound from Gdailis.
Oh Operhalski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Operhalski tries to kick Gdailis off but Gdailis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Operhalski tries to get to full guard but Gdailis has control of the leg.
Operhalski is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gdailis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gdailis slips a nice elbow through Operhalski's hands, connecting with Operhalski's forehead.
Gdailis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gdailis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Operhalski trying to control here.
Algirdas Gdailis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gdailis scores with a big shot! Operhalski's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Operhalski! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Algirdas Gdailis!