PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 2117 p4p, 1783 weight class) and Damian Wayne (ranked 289 p4p, 250 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.

Oquendo
vs
Wayne

185 cm
25
175
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
170
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

HELLBENT

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne connects with a body shot that sends Oquendo's belly button to the back.
Wayne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Oquendo.
Oquendo moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Oquendo throws a good cross that connects.
Oquendo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oquendo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oquendo cracks Wayne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Oquendo misses with a double jab.
Oquendo backing away here, and Wayne unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Oquendo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wayne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oquendo misses with a looping left.
Wayne throws a big counter head kick but Oquendo avoids it with no problem.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Oquendo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Damian Wayne has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.

Wayne is rocked!
Oquendo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wayne. Wayne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Oquendo finish him?

Oquendo moves into the clinch successfully.
Wayne seems to have recovered his senses.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Wayne is working Oquendo over against the cage.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Oquendo.
Oquendo is trying to push Wayne away but Wayne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oquendo lands with a light punch inside.
Oquendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Wayne misses with a hook to the ribs.

Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne scores with a sloppy right hand. Oquendo should have avoided that one.
Oquendo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Oquendo gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a good cross that connects.
A big right from Oquendo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wayne! But no joy.
Oquendo misses the jab.
Wayne loads up on a big right hand but Oquendo slips the punch.
Oquendo misses with a hook
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Oquendo misses.
Oquendo lands a glancing blow to the side of Wayne's head.
Oquendo lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Oquendo misses with a jab to the body
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oquendo scores with a jab. Wayne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Oquendo forces Wayne back against the cage and clinches.
Oquendo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Oquendo.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oquendo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wayne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wayne digs a right hand underneath Oquendo's ribcage. Oquendo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oquendo scores with a shot to the side of Wayne's head.
Oquendo blocks an uppercut.

Oquendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Wayne.
Wayne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Oquendo throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Cuervo Oquendo has been cut.
Oquendo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Oquendo throws an off balance right hand
and Wayne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oquendo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a straight right hand.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wayne defending well as Oquendo loads up on a big left hand.
Wayne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oquendo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Oquendo closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oquendo lands an uppercut.
Wayne throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oquendo.
Wayne struggles to land a body shot inside as Oquendo controls his hands.
Wayne pushes Oquendo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Wayne blocks an uppercut.
Wayne lands with a light punch inside.
Wayne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oquendo's elbow.
Wayne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne lands with a right to the head.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
Wayne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Wayne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Wayne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wayne misses with an uppercut
and Oquendo counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cuervo Oquendo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Oquendo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oquendo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oquendo misses with a shot to the body
and Wayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Cuervo Oquendo is winning the standup battle so far.
Oquendo throws a lazy uppercut
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Wayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oquendo moves out of range of the leg kick from Wayne.
Oquendo throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Oquendo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Wayne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oquendo falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wayne counters with a nice right hand that sends Oquendo toppling to the canvas! Oquendo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wayne finish him?!

Oquendo is rocked!
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!
Oquendo misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wayne to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Oquendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oquendo misses with a wild combination.
Oquendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oquendo seems to have got his legs back now.
Wayne throws a jab when Oquendo was well out of range.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Oquendo moves away and avoids it.
Oquendo appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wayne counters with a big right hand! Oh Oquendo is in trouble here! Wayne follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Wayne!
A relieved looking Damian Wayne thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.