PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fish Oper (ranked 4638 p4p, 2561 weight class) and Tum Bailek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tum Bailek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Oper
vs
Bailek

152 cm
21
150
0 - 1 - 1

180 cm
25
153
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fish Oper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tum Bailek!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailek looks for the body kick but Oper saw that one coming.
Oper tries to clinch but Bailek is having none of it.

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

Oper clinches.
Bailek on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bailek tries to pull guard but Oper won't allow it.

Bailek successfully pulls guard.

Bailek is looking to cinch up a triangle. Oper throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bailek's body to avoid the submission. Bailek has instead reached around Oper's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bailek arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tum Bailek!