PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Oquendo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oquendo
vs
Alves

185 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Oquendo!
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, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves avoids the head kick by Oquendo.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Oquendo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oquendo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oquendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves is looking to clinch but Oquendo is avoiding it.
A big left from Oquendo misses.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oquendo connects with a high kick.

It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
Oquendo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oquendo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body 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 throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves looks gassed!
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alves tries to clinch up but Oquendo circles away and keeps his distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Oquendo.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alves's sensitive parts.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Alves down.

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

Alves is rocked!
A head kick by Oquendo - that's a beauty! Alves is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Oquendo can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jose Oquendo!