PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meto McGregor (ranked 5481 p4p, 4914 weight class) and Fish Oper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGregor's entrance music is hücum marşı. A fine choice. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

McGregor
vs
Oper

182 cm
19
143
2 - 4 - 0

152 cm
21
150
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meto McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fish Oper!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oper has McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor jumps guard but Oper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oper should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oper unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Oper has eaten all the pies!
Oper missing with knees to the body.
Oper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
McGregor throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Oper is controlling the position.
Oper unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor tries to pull guard but Oper won't allow it.

McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fish Oper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oper clinches.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oper prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oper missing with knees to the body.

McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

McGregor gets tackled into the cage by Oper. Oper maintains the clinch.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on McGregor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oper backwards.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
Oper landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oper obliges.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor is pushing Oper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
McGregor gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
McGregor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meto McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oper backwards.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Oper has double underhooks.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor can't break the clinch.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Oper is controlling the position.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.

McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGregor.
Some wild striking there from McGregor.
McGregor sets himself, and Oper steps forward looking for the clinch! McGregor avoids it this time.

Oper forces McGregor back against the cage and clinches.
McGregor is trying to push Oper away but Oper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oper lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oper.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Oper keeps him there for the moment.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Oper is controlling the position.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor misses with the head strike.
McGregor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oper is defending well for now.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Oper is controlling him.
Oper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGregor is trying to break free.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oper has him pressed against the cage.
Oper blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fish Oper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oper closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the cage.
Oper blocks an elbow strike from McGregor.
McGregor tries for a takedown but Oper manages to get underhooks.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.

McGregor manages to break the clinch.
Oper swats away the attempt to clinch by McGregor.
Oper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
Oper fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGregor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oper to keep the fight standing.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oper prevents McGregor from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
Oper landing knees to the body.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oper lands a nice knee to the body.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.

McGregor manages to break the clinch.
Fish Oper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGregor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meto McGregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Oper moves into the clinch.
Oper unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGregor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McGregor is looking to break free of the clinch but Oper has double underhooks.

McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McGregor gets tackled into the cage by Oper. Oper maintains the clinch.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor is trying to force a seperation but Oper has the dominant position.

McGregor breaks from the clinch.
Oper tries to bum rush McGregor with a series of wild strikes but McGregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGregor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oper backs up against the cage.
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!

Oper has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.

McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

McGregor has Oper up against the cage in a clinch.
Oper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
McGregor tries to break the clinch but Oper is controlling the position.
Oper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oper tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
McGregor pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McGregor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Oper walks away with a smile on his face. McGregor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meto McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor throws a right hand that Oper ducks under and follows up with a left that Oper also avoids with ease.
Oper with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

McGregor clinches.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Oper keeps him there for the moment.
McGregor wants to get back to striking at distance but Oper won't allow it.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Oper is controlling him.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McGregor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Oper has McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oper blocks an uppercut.

McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Oper instigates a clinch.
McGregor managing to block the knees to the body from Oper.
McGregor is trying to force a seperation but Oper has the dominant position.
McGregor misses with a hook from the clinch.

McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor throws a right hand that Oper ducks under and follows up with a left that Oper also avoids with ease.

Oper rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
Fish Oper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGregor takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor throws a nice looking combination but Oper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGregor misses with a takedown attempt - Oper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fish Oper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Oper clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the cage.
McGregor lands a left hand.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.

McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Oper pushes McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.

McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meto McGregor is winning the standup battle so far.
Oper moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
Oper wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor misses with a double jab.
Oper tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oper avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Oper steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGregor.

McGregor pushes Oper up against the cage in a clinch.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.
Oper lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
Oper missing with knees to the body.

McGregor breaks from the clinch.

McGregor tries to keep at a distance but Oper has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

McGregor manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGregor throws a series of punches but Oper moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oper missing with knees to the body.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Oper keeps him there for the moment.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
Oper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGregor has had enough of the clinch but Oper keeps him there for the moment.
Oper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGregor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGregor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McGregor's efforts to push away.
Oper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McGregor is trying to break free.
McGregor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McGregor.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

McGregor breaks from the clinch.

Oper rushes McGregor and presses him up against the cage.

McGregor successfully pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor looking for a sweep. Not yet McGregor, not yet.
My spies in Cozad MMA Las Vegas inform me that Oper has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
McGregor working a defensive guard here.
McGregor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGregor is looking to stand up but Oper isn't so interested in that idea.
Oper throwing strikes from guard but McGregor blocks nicely.
Oper won't allow McGregor to sweep him here.
Oper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McGregor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

McGregor stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

McGregor moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor avoiding damage as Oper throws knees to the body.
McGregor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

McGregor breaks from the clinch.

McGregor tries to keep at a distance but Oper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oper keeps control of McGregor as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Meto McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fish Oper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oper trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fish Oper.
I've got Oper winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fish Oper!
Meto McGregor was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.