PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 806 p4p, 1336 weight class) and Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 111 p4p, 187 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Talvela
vs
Oquendo

178 cm
26
175
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
175
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heavy Metal Drugs
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cuervo Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Talvela walks into a straight right hand from Oquendo.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Talvela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Oquendo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Talvela won't be happy with that.
Talvela is looking to reverse the position.
Talvela is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oquendo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Talvela.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Talvela.
Talvela is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Talvela working for a triangle but Oquendo defends it easily.
Talvela trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talvela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oquendo defends it easily.
Oquendo wanted to stand there but Talvela had control of the position.
Oquendo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talvela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talvela wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Talvela is on top in guard.

Talvela pushing down on Oquendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Talvela lands strikes from half guard.
Talvela trying to control from half guard but Oquendo is working away.
Talvela moves nicely into side control.

Talvela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Talvela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oquendo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Talvela.
Talvela scoring with punches from side control.
Talvela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Talvela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oquendo keeps working.
Talvela working the ground and pound from side control.
Talvela scores with punches from side control.
Oquendo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Talvela landing strikes.
Talvela is working Oquendo over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela wants to control but Oquendo is keeping him busy.

Talvela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Talvela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oquendo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Talvela throws an elbow but Oquendo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Talvela working the ground and pound.
Talvela scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo is pushing Talvela's head away, looking to escape. Talvela manages to hold on to the position though.
Talvela working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Talvela misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Oquendo to counter with a crisp jab.
Oquendo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talvela manages to avoid it.
Talvela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oquendo can do to turn this around?
Oquendo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talvela is looking for a counter combo.
Talvela throws a nice looking combination but Oquendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oquendo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oquendo with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talvela's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oquendo scores with a hook to the body. Talvela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Oquendo slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talvela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oquendo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela half committed to a counter leg kick.
Talvela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oquendo connects with a body shot.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talvela tried to counter with a leg kick but Oquendo avoided it.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo thuds his shin into the meat of Talvela's side.
Oquendo throws a lazy uppercut

and Talvela counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talvela working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Talvela with the ground and pound but Oquendo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Talvela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo wants to get back to his feet.

Talvela is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Talvela.
Talvela 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.
Talvela looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oquendo's head.

Oquendo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Talvela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oquendo.
Oquendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Talvela controls his hands.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talvela misses with a punch on the inside.
Talvela lands a right hand.
Oquendo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oquendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oquendo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oquendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talvela misses with a punch on the inside.
Oquendo blocks an uppercut.
Talvela lands a nice uppercut.
Oquendo gets through Talvela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talvela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquendo misses with some punches.

Oquendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo tries to work over Talvela's front leg with a kick but Talvela checks it.
Oquendo cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Talvela moves out of range of the leg kick from Oquendo.
Talvela drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oquendo sprawls and moves away.
Talvela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oquendo tries to avoid it but Talvela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oquendo to the ground. Oquendo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oquendo feints the counter takedown.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oquendo misses with a hook
enabling Talvela to counter with a crisp jab.
Oquendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
Oquendo moves out of range as Talvela strikes.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talvela's sensitive parts.
Oquendo jabs Talvela right on the nose. Talvela blinks but takes it well.
Talvela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talvela went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oquendo misses with a hook
and Talvela counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cuervo Oquendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Talvela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oquendo misses with a jab to the body
and Talvela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talvela throws a nice head kick!
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oquendo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Oquendo is rocked!
Oquendo throws a hook but Talvela blocks it.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Talvela went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Oquendo misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo lands a right hook to the body.
Oquendo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo lands the left hand.
Talvela checks a leg kick.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Talvela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuervo Oquendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oquendo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Talvela counter with a right hand.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Oquendo manages to avoid it.
Talvela moves out of range as Oquendo strikes.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oquendo just manages to avoid it.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talvela counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Oquendo! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Talvela!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Paavo Talvela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.