PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Oquendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gangnam Style by PSY. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alberto Perez
vs
Oquendo

185 cm
29
200 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

185 cm
35
190 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Alberto Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oquendo misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Perez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oquendo moves away.
Oquendo lands a head kick!
Perez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jose Oquendo has been cut.
Oquendo misses with a wild combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Perez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oquendo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
Oquendo just misses with a punch to the body.

Perez rushes Oquendo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oquendo pushes Perez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Oquendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
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 Perez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oquendo avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.
Oquendo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oquendo manages to avoid it.
Oquendo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
Oquendo looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
Oquendo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oquendo's head backwards.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oquendo misses with a right hand
and Perez counters with a leg kick.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Oquendo slips the punch.
Perez ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Perez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Perez takes a swing at Oquendo's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries a head kick but it misses.
Perez lands with a good body shot.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Oquendo down.
Oquendo is looking to chop away at Perez's legs.
Perez throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo is looking to land body kicks.
Oquendo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oquendo throws a one two combo.
Perez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oquendo momentarily.
Oquendo throws a front kick aimed at Perez's knee but Perez avoids it well.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Oquendo avoids the head kick by Perez.
Oquendo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Perez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Oquendo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Oquendo defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Oquendo lands a head kick. Perez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Oquendo misses with a head kick.
Oquendo looks for the body kick but Perez saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Perez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oquendo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Oquendo.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oquendo thinking.
Perez throws a hook but Oquendo blocks it.
Oquendo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
Oquendo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Left hook, right uppercut from Perez.
Oquendo dodges the punch combination from Perez.
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!
Good work by Perez as he checks the leg kick.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oquendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oquendo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Luis Alberto Perez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Oquendo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A left and a right from Oquendo both land. Nice combination.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Oquendo misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Oquendo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oquendo checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Perez.
Perez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perez connects with a nice looking jab.
Perez cracks Oquendo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oquendo lands a leg kick that knocks Perez off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perez checks a leg kick.
Oquendo misses with a low kick.
Perez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Perez darts in and clinches Oquendo up against the cage.
Oquendo blocking some punches.
Perez misses with the head strike.
Perez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oquendo avoids the damage to the body.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Perez fails to land.
Oquendo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perez.
Perez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Oquendo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oquendo.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Oquendo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oquendo controlling the action here for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo tries to throw a body punch but Perez avoids it by throwing Oquendo back against the cage.
Perez swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Perez looking to throw knees to the head but Oquendo is blocking nicely.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oquendo is trying to break free.
Oquendo blocks an elbow strike.
Perez lands a left hand.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Oquendo avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Good body shot from Perez.
Perez has a couple of punches blocked by Oquendo.
Oquendo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez with a knee to the head.
Oquendo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Perez.
Perez lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Perez.
Oquendo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oquendo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez lands a shoulder strike.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Perez.
Perez tries to throw a body punch but Oquendo avoids it by throwing Perez back against the cage.
Oquendo managing to block the knees to the body from Perez.
Perez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oquendo is defending well for now.
Perez misses with an elbow strike.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oquendo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oquendo.

Oquendo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Perez.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Oquendo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oquendo.
A left lands for Oquendo.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perez clobbers Oquendo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jose Oquendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Perez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oquendo misses with a looping right.
Jose Oquendo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oquendo tests Perez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab from Oquendo.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oquendo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oquendo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perez thinking.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Oquendo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Good standup being displayed there by Oquendo as he connects with a hook.
Oquendo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oquendo moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jose Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez moves out of range of the leg kick from Oquendo.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oquendo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Oquendo throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oquendo throws out the jab.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oquendo lands with an overhand left.
Oquendo throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Oquendo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Oquendo is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.

Perez forces Oquendo back against the cage and clinches.
Oquendo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Oquendo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oquendo trying to control the position but instead, Perez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oquendo into the cage.
Oquendo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Luis Alberto Perez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Oquendo manages to break the clinch.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oquendo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oquendo misses with a few strikes there.
Oquendo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Perez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perez throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez scores with a decent looking hook.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oquendo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oquendo throws a sloppy head kick and Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez blocks a low kick nicely.
Oquendo lands a jab to Perez's midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Oquendo checks a leg kick.
Perez throws a leg kick
and Oquendo counters with a nice body kick.
Oquendo throws a nice head kick!
Oquendo takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez scores with a head kick. Oquendo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Perez throws a right hand that Oquendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Oquendo also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oquendo. That's going to slow Perez down.
Perez slips a jab and a cross from Oquendo.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Oquendo moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Oquendo.
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Perez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oquendo with a nice cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Perez, right into the meat.
Oquendo throws a right hand that misses

and Perez counters by clinching up.

Oquendo breaks from the clinch.
Perez catches Oquendo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oquendo thuds his shin into the meat of Perez's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo throws a low kick but Perez avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. Perez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oquendo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oquendo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Perez.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oquendo was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Oquendo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oquendo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perez jabs Oquendo right on the nose. Oquendo blinks but takes it well.
Oquendo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Perez is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oquendo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Oquendo's ribs.
Oquendo lands a jab to the head.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Perez moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Oquendo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oquendo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jose Oquendo!
After winning the bout, Jose Oquendo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.