PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Sonny Bill Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Oquinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uru might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man - Aloe Blacc. Oquinn has chosen Damian - King Gordy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Bill Uru
vs
Oquinn

180 cm
18
179 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Decent boxing
Determined

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
Bad Man Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonny Bill Uru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Oquinn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oquinn is pushing Uru up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've been informed that Oquinn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Oquinn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Uru backwards.
Good body shot from Oquinn.
Oquinn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oquinn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Uru taking a breather.
Oquinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uru takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sonny Bill Uru has been cut.
Oquinn avoiding damage.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn looking to slow down the pace here.
Oquinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but Uru blocks with his arms.
Oquinn stalling in the clinch.
Uru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oquinn landing knees to the head.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but Uru blocks with his arms.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Oquinn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oquinn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn looking to throw knees to the head but Uru is blocking nicely.
Oquinn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uru.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but Uru blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Uru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oquinn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Uru looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Oquinn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uru avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquinn is struggling to control the position.
Oquinn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Oquinn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Oquinn tries to clinch up.
Oquinn tries to close the distance and clinch but Uru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oquinn rushes Uru and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Oquinn trying to land knees to the body.
Uru takes a shot to the head.
Oquinn is pushing Uru up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Oquinn fails to land.
Oquinn digs a right hand into Uru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uru's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Oquinn.
Oquinn tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Oquinn back against the ropes.
Oquinn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uru up against the ropes.
Oquinn swings wildly with an uppercut but Uru uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Uru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oquinn's elbow.
Oquinn tries to throw a body punch but Uru avoids it by throwing Oquinn back against the ropes.
Oquinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquinn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn stalling in the clinch but Uru improves position.
Oquinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uru's face.
Oquinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oquinn lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uru.
Oquinn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oquinn misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Oquinn.
Oquinn looking to slow down the pace here.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Uru works on Oquinn's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn trying to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Oquinn.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Uru as Oquinn tries to tie him up.
Oquinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uru blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Oquinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bill Uru's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oquinn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Uru lands with an uppercut that bounces Oquinn off the ropes and back into range.
Uru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oquinn.

Oquinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Uru struggles to land a body shot inside as Oquinn controls his hands.
Oquinn tries to stall but Uru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oquinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Damien Oquinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stalling in the clinch from Oquinn.
Oquinn wants to stall.
Uru blocking some punches.
Oquinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oquinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquinn misses with the head strike.
Uru working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oquinn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oquinn lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oquinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oquinn missing with knees to the body.
Uru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but Uru blocks it.
Oquinn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Uru blocks it with crossed arms.
Oquinn stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquinn is trying to maintain a safe position but Uru gets an underhook and turns Oquinn into the ropes.
Uru working aggressively here.
Oquinn misses with a body punch.
Oquinn has Uru pressed against the ropes, preventing Uru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oquinn lands a knee to the head.
Uru tries to work over Oquinn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oquinn tries a knee to the head but Uru blocks it.
Uru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquinn misses with a knee strike.
Uru misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oquinn is trying to stall.
Uru misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Oquinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oquinn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Oquinn!
Damien Oquinn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'