PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Denis Opal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Opal
vs
Cheese

156 cm
34
135 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

150 cm
31
124 lbs
19 - 22 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Golden Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Denis Opal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Terry Cheese!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheese rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Opal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Cheese.
Opal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cheese as he jumps to the side.
Opal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheese shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Opal sprawls well. Opal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cheese gets slowly back to his feet.
Opal thumps Cheese with a low kick.
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Opal.
Opal takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.

Opal gets the takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Opal decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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!
Opal shoots in for a takedown but Cheese shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese tries to score a power double leg takedown but Opal sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cheese somewhat.
Opal fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cheese looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Opal walks into a straight right hand from Cheese.
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt
and Opal counters with an outside leg kick.
Denis Opal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Cheese.
Opal throws a nice head kick!
Opal connects with the punch.
Opal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cheese counters by clinching up.
Cheese wants to stall.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Opal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal jumps guard but Cheese turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Opal jumps guard but Cheese turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Opal.
Cheese wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheese is pushing Opal up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Opal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cheese throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Opal's waist but Opal gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cheese off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal shoots for a double leg takedown but Cheese sprawls well. He's pushed Opal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Opal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Opal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Opal tries to clinch up.

Cheese clinches up with Opal and pushes him back against the cage.

Opal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cheese regains guard.
Opal postures up and lands a big shot to Cheese's brow.
Opal won't allow Cheese to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cheese is trying to keep Opal in close.
Opal won't allow Cheese to sweep him here.
Opal pushes down on Cheese's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like Opal is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opal trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Cheese controlling the position for now.
Cheese trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal is looking to take a break and control but Cheese is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Opal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Opal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Opal throws a leg kick

and Cheese counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cheese.

Opal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheese tries to bum rush Opal with a series of wild strikes but Opal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cheese moves into the clinch successfully.

Cheese breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Opal as Cheese shoots in.
Cheese misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Opal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cheese's waist but Cheese gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Opal off to one side.

Opal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cheese wants to control but Opal postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cheese taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cheese takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Opal passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cheese!
Opal looking to finish Cheese with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cheese!
Opal controlling from mount.
Opal looking to finish with strikes here!
Cheese tries to lock up and control but Opal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Opal cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese is in all sorts of trouble here.
Opal controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Opal trying to control but Cheese is having none of it.
Opal lands a big elbow.
Opal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cheese is squirming around, avoiding Opal's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opal controlling the position easily from mount.
Opal wants to control the pace but Cheese is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opal moves to the back position.

Cheese is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Opal gets his way!
Cheese is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Opal.
Opal is trying to stick to Cheese's back but Cheese is turning into Opal. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Opal's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cheese.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Opal keeping moving, preventing Cheese from controlling successfully.
Opal wants to stand but Cheese is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Opal dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Opal takes a kick to the side of the head.
Opal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cheese but Cheese pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Opal misses with a takedown

and Cheese counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Opal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Opal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opal looks for a takedown but Cheese sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Opal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Opal gets the takedown into side control.
Cheese is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Opal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Opal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheese keeps working.

Opal decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cheese to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cheese is looking to clinch.
Cheese shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Opal pinned against the cage. Opal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Opal shoots in and bounces Cheese off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cheese not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opal is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Opal tries to stand but Cheese is controlling from the bottom.

Opal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Opal wants to clinch up but Cheese keeps it at a distance.
Cheese lands with a nice combination. Opal backs away looking to recover.
Opal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheese shoots in but Opal avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Opal tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Opal.
Cheese will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Opal fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheese shoots for a double leg takedown but Opal sprawls well. He's pushed Cheese's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cheese circles away from the clinch attempt.
Opal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cheese avoids a punch combination nicely.
Opal shoots in for a takedown but Cheese shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese moves out of range of the body kick from Opal.

Cheese bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Cheese tries for a kimura but Opal is defending well.
Opal is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Opal is trying to control Cheese's posture but Cheese avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheese controls the position from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Opal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Opal, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Opal!
An out of breath and clearly excited Denis Opal thanked Golden Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).