PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Sardiini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sardiini is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: We Are The Kings. 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
Sardiini

185 cm
24
190 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
188 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE
XTREME PWNAGE

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keijo Sardiini!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo throws a low kick but Sardiini avoids it.
Oquendo throws a front kick aimed at Sardiini's knee but Sardiini avoids it well.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Sardiini sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sardiini swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
Sardiini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Oquendo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick
and Sardiini counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oquendo tried to score with a low kick but Sardiini checks it.
Sardiini checks a low kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sardiini checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Sardiini moves out of range.
Sardiini tries to land a front kick but Oquendo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oquendo wants to slow Sardiini down by chopping away at his legs.
Sardiini thows a body shot but no joy.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sardiini throws a hook but Oquendo blocks it.
Sardiini throws a series of punches but Oquendo moves out of range.
Sardiini misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Sardiini - just one landing.
Oquendo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oquendo throws a low kick but Sardiini avoids it.
Oquendo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oquendo defending well as Sardiini loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick
and Sardiini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sardiini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jose Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sardiini on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oquendo. Oquendo obviously looking to wear him down.
Oquendo throws out a leg kick but Sardiini moves out of range and Oquendo only half commits.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Sardiini misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sardiini.
Sardiini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oquendo slips under a jab from Sardiini.
Sardiini throws the left hand but Oquendo avoids the punch easily.
Sardiini checks a low kick from Oquendo.
Sardiini throws a leg kick but Oquendo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
A low kick from Oquendo misses
and Sardiini connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Sardiini sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sardiini.
Sardiini bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oquendo's head.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Sardiini moves out of range.
Oquendo throws a sloppy head kick and Sardiini moves out of range easily.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sardiini lands a glancing blow to the side of Oquendo's head.
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 leg kick but Sardiini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Oquendo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sardiini.
Oquendo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sardiini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Oquendo.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo thows a leg kick but Sardiini checks it
and Sardiini counters with a straight right hand.
Sardiini blocks a low kick nicely.
Sardiini thows a body shot but no joy.
Sardiini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sardiini misses with a low kick as Oquendo jumps back.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses.
Sardiini moves out of range as Oquendo throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Sardiini there.

It looks like Jose Oquendo has been cut.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oquendo wants to land a leg kick but Sardiini is out of range.
Sardiini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oquendo misses the shot to the body.
Sardiini pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oquendo feints and then cracks Sardiini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sardiini down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sardiini finds it's target.
Oquendo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good work by Sardiini as he checks the leg kick.
Oquendo is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oquendo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sardiini has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sardiini and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sardiini throws a series of punches but Oquendo avoids them all with ease.
Sardiini misses with a hook. Oquendo ducked under it nicely.
Oquendo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sardiini was well out of range. Poor timing from Oquendo.
Sardiini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oquendo moves away.
Sardiini thuds his right hand into Oquendo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oquendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Sardiini.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sardiini lands with a straight right. Oquendo didn't see that one coming.
Sardiini blocks a head kick by Oquendo.
Sardiini throws a big shot that misses.
Sardiini throws a front kick aimed at Oquendo's knee but Oquendo avoids it well.
Oquendo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sardiini checks it well.
Oquendo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sardiini is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Oquendo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sardiini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sardiini tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Sardiini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oquendo.
Sardiini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oquendo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sardiini takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Sardiini sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Sardiini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oquendo throws a leg kick
and Sardiini counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Sardiini moves into the clinch.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sardiini.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sardiini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oquendo wants to break free but Sardiini has control.
Oquendo throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for Sardiini to work.

Oquendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sardiini throws out a powerful jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sardiini checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sardiini avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Sardiini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Oquendo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oquendo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo throws a head kick that misses.
Oquendo ducks right into an uppercut from Sardiini.
Sardiini checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sardiini scores with a spinning back kick!
Sardiini looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sardiini lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oquendo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oquendo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sardiini will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Keijo Sardiini seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Sardiini moves out of range.
Sardiini throws an overhand right that lands on Oquendo's shoulder, as Oquendo tries to avoid the shot.
Oquendo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sardiini counters with a stiff right hand.
Sardiini lands a nice shot to the body.
Oquendo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sardiini counters with a series of strikes. Oquendo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oquendo throws a hook but Sardiini blocks it.
Oquendo is looking to slow Sardiini down with leg kicks.
Oquendo thows a leg kick but Sardiini checks it
and Sardiini counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sardiini uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo.
Sardiini lands with a right hand.
Sardiini lands a leg kick that knocks Oquendo off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sardiini tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oquendo was well out of range. Poor timing from Sardiini.
Sardiini lands with an overhand left.
Sardiini lands with a good body shot.

Sardiini closes the distance and clinches.
Sardiini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oquendo is looking to break free of the clinch but Sardiini has double underhooks.
Sardiini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oquendo or not.

Sardiini breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Sardiini there.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oquendo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sardiini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oquendo is out of range and Sardiini settles back down.
Oquendo tries to move into range but Sardiini moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oquendo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oquendo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Oquendo misses.
A right-left combo lands from Sardiini.

Oquendo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sardiini scores with a shot to the body.
Sardiini with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sardiini lands a hook that stumbles Oquendo back into the cage. Sardiini follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Oquendo to the canvas! Sardiini pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Oquendo has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Keijo Sardiini!