PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and graham mahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). graham mahon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Oquendo
vs
mahon

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 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 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, graham mahon!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo thumps mahon with a low kick.
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
mahon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Oquendo circles away.
Oquendo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
mahon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
mahon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
No luck for mahon with that takedown attempt.
mahon looks gassed!
Oquendo lands a glancing blow to the side of mahon's head.

It looks like graham mahon has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jose Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
mahon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow mahon down.
mahon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
mahon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oquendo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oquendo delivers a nice body kick.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. mahon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Oquendo.
mahon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
mahon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
mahon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oquendo. Oquendo obviously looking to wear him down.
Jose Oquendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mahon. That did some damage!
mahon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oquendo connects with a right hand. mahon shakes it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mahon. That did some damage!
Oquendo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up graham mahon's cut even more.
Oquendo throws a head kick that half lands.

mahon is rocked!
Oquendo thuds a left hand into mahon's body.
mahon is still on wobbly legs! Can Oquendo finish him?
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
mahon seems to have recovered his senses.
Oquendo is looking to slow mahon down with leg kicks.
mahon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mahon. That did some damage!
Oquendo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps mahon's head backwards.
mahon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oquendo. mahon shrugs it off though.
Oquendo is looking to slow mahon down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oquendo, right into the meat.
Oquendo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
mahon walks into a stiff left hand from Oquendo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mahon. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt mahon.
mahon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt mahon.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo scores with a kick to the body.
mahon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oquendo.
mahon takes a kick to the side of the head.

The cut above graham mahon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oquendo cracks the inside of mahon's front leg.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses mahon's sensitive parts.
mahon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
mahon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Oquendo lands but mahon takes it in his stride.
Oquendo lands a head kick!
mahon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oquendo scores with a nice body kick.
Oquendo is looking to slow mahon down with leg kicks.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses mahon's sensitive parts.
Oquendo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo throws a leg kick which misses mahon's front leg but catches the back leg as mahon tries to avoid it.
Oquendo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
mahon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oquendo scores with a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
mahon shoots in but no luck this time.
Jose Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of graham mahon.
Oquendo throws a head kick that mahon semi-blocks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Oquendo cracks the inside of mahon's front leg.
Oquendo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oquendo works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Oquendo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on graham mahon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow mahon down.
mahon fails to land the takedown.
Oquendo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oquendo cracks mahon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oquendo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from mahon.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. mahon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oquendo throws a head kick that mahon semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oquendo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to mahon's calf.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oquendo delivers a nice body kick.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Oquendo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that mahon can do to turn this around?
Oquendo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Oquendo throws a leg kick which misses mahon's front leg but catches the back leg as mahon tries to avoid it.
Oquendo chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
mahon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. mahon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but mahon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Oquendo has got the better of the exchanges.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from mahon is defended easily by Oquendo.
Jose Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of graham mahon.
Oquendo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
mahon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oquendo throws out a powerful jab.
Oquendo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oquendo lands a head kick!
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. mahon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oquendo thows a body kick. mahon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jose Oquendo is winning the standup battle so far.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses mahon's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
graham mahon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oquendo feints and then cracks mahon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow mahon down.
mahon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo connects with a high kick.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! mahon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Oquendo - the referee stops the clock and mahon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Oquendo. mahon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice cross by Oquendo.
mahon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Oquendo. That one must have hurt.
mahon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oquendo scores with a head kick.
Oquendo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oquendo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oquendo connects with a good right hand that stumbles mahon. mahon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches mahon on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by mahon or perhaps it was just good defense by Oquendo which made him look bad.
Oquendo throws a head kick that half lands.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
mahon is trying desperately to land a takedown but Oquendo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for mahon.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
mahon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oquendo lands with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oquendo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. mahon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
mahon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
mahon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
Oquendo scores with a punch to the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oquendo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mahon. That did some damage!
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
mahon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Oquendo.
A good leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow mahon down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow mahon down.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oquendo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Oquendo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oquendo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo lands with a kick to the temple. mahon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquendo thumps mahon with a low kick.
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oquendo pushes mahon away with a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Oquendo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on graham mahon's cut.
That's time! Oquendo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
mahon shoots in but Oquendo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oquendo scores with a jab to the body.
Oquendo scores with a nice body kick.
Oquendo lands with a slapping head kick.
Oquendo works mahon's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Oquendo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Oquendo.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
Oquendo lands with a slapping head kick.
mahon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oquendo scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
mahon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oquendo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo lands a head kick. mahon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oquendo cracks the inside of mahon's front leg.
Oquendo lands a head kick. mahon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jab, jab by Oquendo - just one landing.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the ribs.
mahon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oquendo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oquendo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oquendo cracks the inside of mahon's front leg.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo feints and then cracks mahon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow mahon down.
mahon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Oquendo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oquendo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on mahon. That did some damage!
Oquendo stuffs the takedown attempt from mahon. mahon gets slowly back to his feet.
Oquendo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is looking to slow mahon down with leg kicks.
Oquendo lands a high kick!
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
mahon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oquendo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to mahon's calf.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oquendo.
Nice sprawl there from Oquendo as mahon shoots in.
Jose Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of graham mahon.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oquendo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oquendo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Oquendo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oquendo cracks the inside of mahon's front leg.
mahon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to mahon's calf.
mahon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
mahon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oquendo.
Nice straight punches there by Oquendo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oquendo.
mahon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oquendo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oquendo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oquendo throws a nice head kick!
Oquendo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
mahon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Oquendo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oquendo.
mahon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Oquendo.
Jose Oquendo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo lands a lovely overhand right.
Oquendo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oquendo thuds his shin into the meat of mahon's side.
Oquendo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
mahon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oquendo tries to avoid it but mahon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oquendo to the ground. Oquendo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
mahon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oquendo can pounce on him.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oquendo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt mahon.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
mahon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Oquendo avoids it really well and circles away.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
mahon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
graham mahon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses mahon's sensitive parts.
Oquendo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Oquendo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oquendo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:24

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