PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Archibald Atckinson (ranked 2392 p4p, 1699 weight class) and Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 330 p4p, 251 weight class). Atckinson comes into the arena with can't be touced blaring out of the sound system. Cuervo Oquendo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Atckinson
vs
Oquendo

185 cm
22
198
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
190
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Knock Out Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archibald Atckinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cuervo Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atckinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oquendo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atckinson staying out of range there.
Oquendo misses with a combination
and Atckinson counters with a nice uppercut.
Atckinson moves away from the strike by Oquendo.
Oquendo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atckinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Oquendo.
Atckinson throws a looping overhand right but Oquendo ducks down to avoid it.
Oquendo throws a looping overhand right but Atckinson ducks down to avoid it.
Atckinson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oquendo.
Oquendo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atckinson's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo throws a right hand that misses
and Atckinson counters with a straight right hand.
Oquendo throws a shot from downtown. Atckinson moves away and avoids it.
Atckinson swinging wildly here.
Atckinson slips a jab from Oquendo.
Atckinson thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Atckinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Oquendo's head.
Oquendo looks to score with a jab to the body but Atckinson is just out of range.
We've been told by Atckinson's head coaches at Zoowie's Funhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Atckinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oquendo.
Atckinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oquendo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
Atckinson misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Oquendo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oquendo throws an off balance right hand
letting Atckinson counter with a right hand.

Atckinson closes the distance and pushes Oquendo back into the cage.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Atckinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atckinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Atckinson misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atckinson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Atckinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo lands with a hook. Atckinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atckinson throws a hook but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Atckinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Atckinson has closed the distance and engaged Oquendo in a clinch.
A short right from Atckinson on the inside.
Atckinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atckinson lands an elbow inside that Oquendo shrugs off.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atckinson lands a right hand.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atckinson.
Atckinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Atckinson.
Atckinson misses with an elbow strike.
Atckinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Cuervo Oquendo has been cut.
Atckinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Oquendo - that landed with a thud.
Oquendo working aggressively here.

Oquendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oquendo jabs Atckinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atckinson clinches with his opponent.
Atckinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Atckinson.

Oquendo manages to break the clinch.
Oquendo lands with a right hand.
Oquendo misses with a lunging right hand
and Atckinson counters with a left and a right that stings Oquendo.
Oquendo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atckinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oquendo thuds his right hand into Atckinson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atckinson.
Atckinson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oquendo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Atckinson rushes Oquendo and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atckinson lands a nice elbow.

Atckinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Atckinson.
Atckinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
Atckinson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Oquendo loads up on a big right hand but Atckinson slips the punch.
Atckinson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Oquendo misses the target.
As Oquendo looks to move away, Atckinson throws a big counter combo but Oquendo just gets out of the way.
Oquendo loads up on a big right hand but Atckinson slips the punch.
Oquendo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromAtckinson.
Jab by Oquendo.
Oquendo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Atckinson moves out of range.
Atckinson throws a big counter combination but Oquendo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oquendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Atckinson.
Atckinson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Oquendo's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atckinson moves away from the strike by Oquendo.
Atckinson is looking to counter with head kicks.
Oquendo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atckinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oquendo misses with an uppercut. Atckinson saw that one coming.
Atckinson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oquendo just manages to avoid it.
Oquendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atckinson.
Atckinson appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Archibald Atckinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuervo Oquendo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Atckinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oquendo looks to throw the jab but Atckinson is out of range.
Oquendo throws a right hand that misses

and Atckinson counters with a crisp one two that drops Oquendo! Atckinson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oquendo to his feet! Oquendo is in big trouble!

Oquendo is rocked!
Atckinson dodges the punch combination from Oquendo.
Atckinson thows a body kick. Oquendo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Atckinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oquendo.
Atckinson defending well as Oquendo loads up on a big left hand.
Oquendo loads up on a big right hand but Atckinson slips the punch.
Atckinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oquendo throws a hook to the side of Atckinson's head but Atckinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atckinson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atckinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oquendo finds it's way round the side to connect with Atckinson's head.
Archibald Atckinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a lunging right hand
and Atckinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atckinson lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atckinson.
Oquendo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Atckinson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Oquendo! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Archibald Atckinson!
Archibald Atckinson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.