PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Awanturnik Oporowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Savo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Oporowy
vs
Savo

180 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Awanturnik Oporowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Isaac Savo!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oporowy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Savo, pushing him back against the cage.
Savo can't find room to land a body shot as Oporowy controls the action.
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oporowy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oporowy is pushing Savo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savo is trying to pull guard but Oporowy has him pressed against the cage.
Oporowy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savo's face.
Oporowy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oporowy misses with a knee strike.
Oporowy connects with a knee to the head.
Savo lands a body shot.
A knee to the head by Oporowy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savo tries to work over Oporowy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oporowy stalling.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savo looks winded!
Oporowy scores a nice knee to the body.
Oporowy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oporowy crunches a lovely knee into Savo's ribcage.
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!
Oporowy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oporowy obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
Oporowy leaning against his opponent.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savo's face.
Oporowy working Savo over with knees to the body.
Oporowy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
Savo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Oporowy.
Oporowy slowing the pace effectively.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy stalling against the cage.
Oporowy gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Savo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oporowy obliges.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy lands a good knee to the midsection. Savo won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oporowy with a knee to the head.
Come on Oporowy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Oporowy.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee is keeping an eye on Oporowy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oporowy connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awanturnik Oporowy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oporowy wants to clinch.
Oporowy wants to clinch up but Savo keeps it at a distance.
Oporowy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oporowy moves in looking to clinch but Savo pushes him off.
Oporowy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savo can do to turn this around?
Oporowy drops his hands momentarily and Savo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oporowy wants to clinch.
Oporowy doesn't manage to clinch there - Savo circles away.
Oporowy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savo digs a good body shot into Oporowy's ribs.
Savo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oporowy as he avoids it easily.

Oporowy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oporowy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oporowy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Savo up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oporowy smiles and moves away.
Savo catches Oporowy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oporowy is looking to clinch.
Savo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oporowy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Awanturnik Oporowy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Savo.
Oporowy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oporowy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oporowy wants to clinch.
Awanturnik Oporowy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oporowy clinches.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oporowy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Savo is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Savo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oporowy to keep the fight standing.
Savo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oporowy to keep the fight standing.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oporowy connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oporowy.
Oporowy crunches a lovely knee into Savo's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oporowy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Savo's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oporowy obliges.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Oporowy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Oporowy slowing the pace effectively.
A knee to the head by Oporowy.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.
Savo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Savo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Savo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Savo looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savo keeping moving, preventing Oporowy from controlling successfully.
Savo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oporowy is looking to stand up but Savo won't let him.
Oporowy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oporowy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oporowy is looking to clinch.

Oporowy clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oporowy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awanturnik Oporowy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Good exchange - Savo coming out on top.

Oporowy clinches up against the cage.
Oporowy lands a knee to the body.
Oporowy working Savo over with knees to the body.
Oporowy working Savo over with knees to the body.
Oporowy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oporowy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Oporowy prevents Savo from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Oporowy.
Savo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oporowy scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oporowy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oporowy scores with a knee to the head.
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oporowy is pushing Savo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oporowy working Savo over with knees to the body.
Savo being controlled against the cage.
Oporowy landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oporowy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
Oporowy slows down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oporowy landing knees to the body.
Oporowy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oporowy has Savo pressed against the cage, preventing Savo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oporowy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Awanturnik Oporowy.
Savo scores with a hook.
Savo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Oporowy clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oporowy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oporowy.
Oporowy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oporowy connects with a knee to the head.
Oporowy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oporowy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Savo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oporowy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oporowy obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oporowy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Oporowy.
Isaac Savo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oporowy lands a good knee to the midsection. Savo won't want to take too many of those.
Oporowy has Savo pushed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oporowy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Awanturnik Oporowy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Savo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Oporowy uses from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awanturnik Oporowy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Oporowy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight for Awanturnik Oporowy!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Awanturnik Oporowy!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Awanturnik Oporowy!

Awanturnik Oporowy wins by unanimous decision!