PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Silva
vs
Oquendo

185 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oquendo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Silva down.
Oquendo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Oquendo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Oquendo misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Oquendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva moves out of range as Oquendo throws a body kick.
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oquendo thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo checks a low kick from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Oquendo misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Oquendo misses
and Oquendo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oquendo. That one must have hurt.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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 low kick.
A low kick from Oquendo is predictable there
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Oquendo 's knee.
Oquendo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva is breathing heavily.
A lazy body kick from Oquendo
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Oquendo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oquendo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva checks a leg kick.
Oquendo thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oquendo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Oquendo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oquendo looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Oquendo throws a head kick that half lands.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Silva checks a low kick from Oquendo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo throws a nice head kick!
Oquendo fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Oquendo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo connects with a high kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oquendo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oquendo tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Oquendo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oquendo is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Oquendo.
Oquendo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oquendo lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Oquendo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Silva down.
Oquendo lands with a slapping head kick.
Jose Oquendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.

Oquendo lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Oquendo takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oquendo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Silva down.
An inside leg kick from Oquendo misses.
Jose Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oquendo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Oquendo is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Oquendo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Oquendo cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
Oquendo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oquendo.
Silva moves out of range as Oquendo throws a body kick.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oquendo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oquendo thumps Silva with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oquendo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oquendo tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Oquendo throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Oquendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Oquendo wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Silva down.
Oquendo is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Oquendo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Oquendo misses.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oquendo thumps Silva with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Oquendo settles back down.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo tries a head kick but it misses.
Oquendo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oquendo. Oquendo obviously looking to wear him down.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oquendo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oquendo lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A good leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a nice looking body kick.
Oquendo lands with a nice body kick.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jose Oquendo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oquendo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oquendo throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva avoids the head kick by Oquendo.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A good leg kick by Oquendo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Oquendo lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
A good leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oquendo tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Oquendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oquendo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Oquendo!