PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1051 p4p, 988 weight class) and Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 147 p4p, 137 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Nimoy
vs
Oquendo

185 cm
36
185
29 - 22 - 1

185 cm
33
175
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuervo Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo wants to clinch
and Nimoy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Oquendo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Nimoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oquendo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nimoy gets tackled into the cage by Oquendo. Oquendo maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Oquendo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy lands with a left to the head.
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!
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nimoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquendo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nimoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nimoy backwards.
Nimoy lands a shot to the body.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Nimoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Nimoy.
Oquendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands with a left to the head.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy digs a right hand into Oquendo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Oquendo's gas tank.
Oquendo looks winded!
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Nimoy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Nimoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nimoy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oquendo.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Oquendo.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Oquendo controls his hands.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy tries a body shot but Oquendo blocks it.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Oquendo controls the action.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nimoy lands a right hand.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Oquendo avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
Nimoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.

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

Oquendo pushes Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Nimoy breaks from the clinch.
Oquendo slips under a jab.

Oquendo pushes Nimoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Nimoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nimoy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oquendo at a distance.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Nimoy moves away
and Nimoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oquendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nimoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Nimoy tries to keep at a distance but Oquendo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Oquendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nimoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oquendo.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Nimoy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Nimoy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nimoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Oquendo controls his hands.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy pushes Oquendo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nimoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nimoy.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oquendo wants to clinch up but Nimoy keeps it at a distance.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Nimoy moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Oquendo wants to clinch up but Nimoy keeps it at a distance.
Oquendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nimoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nimoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nimoy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nimoy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oquendo slips a jab and a cross from Nimoy.

Oquendo rushes Nimoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nimoy presses Oquendo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oquendo.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy blocking some punches.
Oquendo blocking some punches.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oquendo.
Oquendo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy is leaning against Oquendo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nimoy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nimoy lands with a left to the head.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nimoy misses with a punch on the inside.
Leonard Nimoy has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oquendo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nimoy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nimoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nimoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Oquendo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Oquendo controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nimoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nimoy.
Oquendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoy lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Nimoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nimoy.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
Nimoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Nimoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nimoy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oquendo gets through Nimoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.

Nimoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oquendo tries to clinch there but Nimoy circles away.
Nimoy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nimoy lands a nice looking body shot.
Oquendo slips a jab from Nimoy.
Oquendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Oquendo closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.
Oquendo prevents a body shot from Nimoy.

Nimoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nimoy misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo scores with a shoulder strike.
Nimoy pushes Oquendo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
Nimoy lands with a left to the head.
Nimoy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oquendo blocks an uppercut.
Nimoy can't find room to land a body shot as Oquendo controls the action.
A short left from Nimoy.
Nimoy working aggressively here.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nimoy throws a head punch that misses.
Nimoy throws a punch but it's blocked by Oquendo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nimoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nimoy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oquendo can do to turn this around?
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a left hand.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nimoy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Nimoy dominated that second round.
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!

Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cuervo Oquendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oquendo moves in looking to clinch but Nimoy pushes him off.
Oquendo tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Nimoy counter with a right hand.
Oquendo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Oquendo.
Oquendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nimoy misses with a straight left.
Oquendo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oquendo wants to clinch but Nimoy slips to the side
and Nimoy counters with a straight right hand.
Nimoy swings for the body but Oquendo moves out of range.

Oquendo instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nimoys head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Nimoy on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nimoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nimoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Oquendo avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nimoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Oquendo is rocked!
Oquendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Nimoy breaks the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nimoy, as that shot connected.
Oquendo is still on wobbly legs! Can Nimoy finish him?
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nimoy was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nimoy lands a brutal uppercut that launches Oquendo off his feet! Oquendo tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Nimoy!