PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barrett Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Oppelaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Oppelaar

177 cm
41
218 lbs
19 - 11 - 1

188 cm
41
185 lbs
35 - 33 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barrett Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Oppelaar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oppelaar throws an off balance right hand

and Johnson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oppelaar's guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Oppelaar.

Oppelaar working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson passes Oppelaar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Oppelaar trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Oppelaar wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Oppelaar is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oppelaar avoid being mounted?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Oppelaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oppelaar tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson working Oppelaar over with strikes.
Johnson prevents Oppelaar from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oppelaar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Johnson is trying to control the action in half guard but Oppelaar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Oppelaar is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppelaar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Johnson won't allow Oppelaar to sweep him here.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Oppelaar keeps moving.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Oppelaar is retaining full guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Oppelaar wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oppelaar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oppelaar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson controls Oppelaar momentarily but Oppelaar frees himself.
Oppelaar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oppelaar throwing strikes but missing.
Oppelaar cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Oppelaar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson managing to control the position.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Oppelaar tries to pass.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Iron Palace that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Oppelaar cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Oppelaar content to stall in guard here.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Oppelaar postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Oppelaar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

It looks like Barrett Johnson has been cut.
Oppelaar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oppelaar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Oppelaar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to control.
Oppelaar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Johnson 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.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Oppelaar trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oppelaar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Oppelaar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Oppelaar looking to pass the guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on Oppelaar's head. It's preventing any offense from Oppelaar, at least for the moment.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Oppelaar controlling him for the moment.
Oppelaar wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oppelaar working some strikes from top position.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Oppelaar lands a couple of digs.
Oppelaar landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Oppelaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oppelaar is one step ahead there.
Oppelaar trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson trying to control the position.
Oppelaar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oppelaar landing with the ground and pound.
Oppelaar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oppelaar throws a big right hand that misses.
Oppelaar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oppelaar is one step ahead there.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oppelaar throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Our spies down at at Vicious Striking inform us that Oppelaar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Oppelaar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard.

Johnson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.
Oppelaar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oppelaar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oppelaar stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Oppelaar chips away with some ground and pound.
Oppelaar stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oppelaar postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Oppelaar connects with a couple of short punches.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Oppelaar from controlling successfully.

Johnson has his foot on Oppelaar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Oppelaar works his way back into a safe position though.
Oppelaar lands a couple of elbows.
Oppelaar won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Oppelaar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oppelaar postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Oppelaar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Oppelaar with a nice head shot there.
Oppelaar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Oppelaar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barrett Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oppelaar.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Oppelaar knocks Johnson to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Johnson is rocked!

Barrett Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Barrett Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big shot lands for Oppelaar! That's hurt Johnson! Will he recover? Oppelaar fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Oppelaar!
Dennis Oppelaar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) for their support in the buildup to the fight.