PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 1019 p4p, 2091 weight class) and Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 129 p4p, 276 weight class). Korolev comes to the cage accompanied by Human Science Experiment. This should be fireworks!

Korolev
vs
Oquendo

180 cm
26
176
12 - 7 - 0

185 cm
30
175
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuervo Oquendo!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Korolev throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korolev.
A counter left hand to the body from Korolev misses its target.
Oquendo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Korolev at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Korolev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oquendo lands a nice looking body kick.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Oquendo moves away and avoids it.
Oquendo unleashes a big counter combination but Korolev bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Korolev avoids the punch easily.
Oquendo misses with a leg kick
enabling Korolev to counter with a crisp jab.
Korolev is looking to clinch.
Oquendo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korolev swings for the body but Oquendo moves out of range.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korolev.
Oquendo misses with a double jab
and Korolev counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Oquendo's shoulder, as Oquendo tries to avoid the shot.
Oquendo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Korolev with a body shot.
Korolev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo digs a good body shot into Korolev's ribs.
Korolev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Korolev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oquendo throws a lazy right hand but Korolev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korolev throws a leg kick
and Oquendo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korolev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Korolev throws a nice looking combination but Oquendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oquendo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Korolev rather than just go for the knockout.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.

Korolev clinches with his opponent.
Korolev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Korolev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oquendo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oquendo blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquendo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Korolev crunches a lovely knee into Oquendo's ribcage.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Korolev manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick from Oquendo, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Oquendo misses
and Korolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Korolev misses.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
Oquendo lands a jab.
Oquendo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Korolev looks to throw the jab but Oquendo is out of range.
Korolev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korolev.
Oquendo throws a push kick but Korolev slaps the foot to one side.
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oquendo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Korolev defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a lunging right hand
and Korolev counters with a straight right hand.
Oquendo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korolev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oquendo throws a hook but Korolev avoids it easily.
Korolev fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oquendo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oquendo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oquendo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Korolev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oquendo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korolev.
Oquendo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Korolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Korolev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a body shot
letting Korolev counter with a right hand.
Oquendo lands a nice hook to Korolev's body. Korolev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oquendo lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korolev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Korolev appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oquendo throws a nice looking combination but Korolev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oquendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Oquendo tries to counter it with a takedown but Korolev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Korolev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oquendo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo.
Oquendo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Korolev eats them both and turns towards Oquendo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev checks a leg kick.
Oquendo looks to throw the jab but Korolev is out of range.
Korolev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good exchange - Oquendo coming out on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Oquendo lands with a straight right. Korolev didn't see that one coming.
Korolev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oquendo was well out of range. Poor timing from Korolev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cuervo Oquendo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Korolev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oquendo misses with a hook.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korolev. Oquendo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korolev slips under a jab from Oquendo.
Korolev feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Oquendo moves out of range as Korolev strikes.
Oquendo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Korolev avoids the head kick by Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
Korolev feints and then cracks Oquendo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oquendo down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo throws a leg kick but Korolev moved away.
Oquendo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Korolev counters with a straight right hand.
Oquendo misses the body punch
and Korolev counters with a nice body shot.
Oquendo takes a swing at Korolev's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oquendo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Korolev misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Korolev. Beautiful body shot.
Oquendo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Decent striking displayed by Korolev there.
Korolev throws a good cross that connects.
Korolev scores with a leg kick.
Oquendo throws a head kick but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oquendo digs a good body shot into Korolev's ribs.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Korolev misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev catches Oquendo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Korolev misses with a low kick as Oquendo jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oquendo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Korolev cracks Oquendo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oquendo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oquendo works Korolev's body with a nice hook.
Oquendo throws a poor cross that misses
and Korolev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oquendo throws a body punch but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev throws a good cross that connects.
Korolev scores with a jab to the head.
Oquendo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oquendo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oquendo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Korolev is out of range.
Korolev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Oquendo walks into a straight right hand from Korolev.

Korolev drops Oquendo with a beautiful combination! Oquendo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Korolev is looking for the KO!

Oquendo is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oquendo is still on wobbly legs! Can Korolev finish him?
Oquendo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Korolev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korolev misses with a straight right.
Oquendo slips a straight right by Korolev.
Oquendo checks a leg kick.
Oquendo seems to have recovered his senses.
Oquendo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Korolev misses.
Oquendo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Korolev to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oquendo. Korolev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Korolev avoids the punch easily.
Oquendo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oquendo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korolev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oquendo jabs Korolev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Oquendo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquendo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Korolev missing with a left hand there. Oquendo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Korolev throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Korolev. That's going to slow Oquendo down.
Korolev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oquendo.
As Oquendo backs away, Korolev returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oquendo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo connects with a leg kick.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Korolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Oquendo should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Korolev scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oquendo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Korolev ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Korolev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Korolev scores with a sloppy right hand. Oquendo should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo scoring well with a low kick there.

Korolev closes the distance and pushes Oquendo back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Oquendo.
Oquendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Korolev controls his hands.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Korolev misses with some punches.
Korolev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oquendo blocks it with crossed arms.
Korolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev has had enough of the clinch but Oquendo keeps him there for the moment.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oquendo.
Korolev missing with knees to the body.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oquendo scores with a shot to the side of Korolev's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev stalling the fight.
Oquendo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Korolev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Oquendo gets through Korolev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Oquendo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oquendo tries to throw a body punch but Korolev avoids it by throwing Oquendo back against the cage.

Korolev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Korolev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oquendo.
Korolev is looking to counter punch.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korolev. Oquendo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oquendo needs to keep his hands up - Korolev had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Oquendo is predictable there
and Korolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Korolev blocks the low kick.
Oquendo misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Korolev.
Korolev lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
An inside leg kick from Oquendo misses.
Oquendo scores with a leg kick.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korolev.
Oquendo misses with an uppercut.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Korolev counters with a one-two to the body.
Korolev defending well as Oquendo loads up on a big left hand.
Korolev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oquendo. Oquendo obviously looking to wear him down.
Korolev throws a nice inside leg kick.
Korolev throws a leg kick that misses.
Korolev slips a jab from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Korolev counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev checks a leg kick.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Korolev avoids the punch easily.
Korolev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Korolev misses with an uppercut.
Korolev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oquendo tries to land a body kick
and Korolev counters with a good low kick that Oquendo was not able to check.
Oquendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Korolev just misses with a punch to the body.
Oquendo loads up on a big right hand but Korolev slips the punch.
Korolev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oquendo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Korolev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oquendo scrambles back to his feet.
Oquendo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Korolev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Korolev checks a leg kick.
Korolev feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Korolev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a straight left.
Korolev tried to counter with a leg kick but Oquendo avoided it.
Oquendo throws a looping overhand right but Korolev ducks down to avoid it.
Oquendo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korolev moves away.
Korolev is looking to counter punch.
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!
A left and a right from Korolev both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheers as Korolev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oquendo doesn't seem phased though.
Oquendo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oquendo misses with a wild body shot.
Korolev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Korolev lands a nice shot to the body.
Oquendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Korolev throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korolev throws a big shot that misses.
Oquendo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korolev lands a nice hook to Oquendo's body. Oquendo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Korolev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Korolev 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Korolev!
Alexander Korolev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.