PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuervo Oquendo (ranked 2127 p4p, 1391 weight class) and Phoenix Peterson (ranked 274 p4p, 186 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Peterson's choice of entrance music: Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Oquendo
vs
Peterson

185 cm
34
175
18 - 14 - 0

183 cm
26
179
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuervo Oquendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenix Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peterson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquendo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Peterson.

Oquendo instigates a clinch.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson is working for takedown but Oquendo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.

Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Oquendo tries to clinch up.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.

Oquendo moves into the clinch.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oquendo backwards.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
Peterson works on Oquendo's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oquendo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Peterson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oquendo.
Peterson cracks Oquendo with a good jab.

Oquendo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peterson lands an elbow just above Oquendo 's eye.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson is leaning against Oquendo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Oquendo in his tracks for a moment.
Peterson connects with a knee to the head.
Oquendo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Peterson missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Oquendo manages to get underhooks.
Cuervo Oquendo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phoenix Peterson.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands an elbow inside that Oquendo shrugs off.
Peterson tries to score a body lock takedown but Oquendo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oquendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson sizes up Oquendo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Oquendo has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oquendo avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Oquendo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peterson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oquendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oquendo with a body shot.
Peterson works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Oquendo rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Peterson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oquendo's brow.
Oquendo lands an uppercut.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Oquendo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.

Oquendo has managed to clinch.
Oquendo lands a nice uppercut.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peterson.
Peterson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Oquendo misses with some punches.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Peterson.

It looks like Cuervo Oquendo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oquendo moves into the clinch successfully.

Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Peterson.
Peterson lands with a straight right. Oquendo didn't see that one coming.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oquendo tries to clinch
and Peterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquendo doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Peterson throws a jab when Oquendo was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peterson. That's going to slow Oquendo down.
Peterson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oquendo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson with the counter takedown but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Oquendo tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.
Oquendo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peterson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oquendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cuervo Oquendo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Peterson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Peterson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Peterson lands a jab to Oquendo's midsection.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Oquendo doesn't manage to clinch there - Peterson circles away.
Peterson scores with a spinning back kick!
Oquendo tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oquendo manages to avoid it.

Oquendo clinches up against the cage.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Peterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oquendo has him pressed against the cage.
Oquendo avoiding damage as Peterson throws knees to the body.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Peterson throws out a counter right but Oquendo avoids it with no problem.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oquendo doesn't seem bothered though.
Peterson misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a hook to the side of Oquendo's head but Oquendo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Oquendo clinches.
Oquendo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Peterson stalling.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Peterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oquendo.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo misses with some punches.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Peterson leaning against his opponent.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson takes a swing at Oquendo's ribcage but misses.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oquendo slips under a jab.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Oquendo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oquendo is looking to clinch but Peterson is avoiding it.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Oquendo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Peterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix Peterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oquendo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
Oquendo moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peterson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oquendo is looking to clinch.
Peterson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Oquendo.
Oquendo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oquendo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Peterson lands a front kick.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Oquendo saw that one coming.
Oquendo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Peterson looks to throw the jab but Oquendo is out of range.
Peterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Oquendo has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson pushes Oquendo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oquendo's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oquendo wants to clinch up but Peterson keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Peterson coming out on top.
Oquendo tries to clinch there but Peterson circles away.
Oquendo tries to clinch but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a low kick.
Peterson misses with a head kick.

Oquendo pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
Oquendo prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Oquendo lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Peterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cuervo Oquendo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Oquendo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cuervo Oquendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oquendo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Peterson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oquendo scrambles back to his feet.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Oquendo ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oquendo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Oquendo pushes Peterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Oquendo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Peterson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson misses with a two punch combination.
Oquendo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oquendo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oquendo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peterson throws a hook but Oquendo avoids it easily.
Peterson misses with a hook. Oquendo ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson with a nice calf kick.
Peterson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Oquendo closes the distance and pushes Peterson back into the cage.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oquendo slips under a jab from Peterson.
Peterson throws a head kick that half lands.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.

Oquendo gets a clinch.
Cuervo Oquendo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson misses with an elbow over the top.
Oquendo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
A short uppercut from Oquendo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo working aggressively here.
Oquendo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
A short right from Oquendo on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Peterson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oquendo prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Oquendo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo tries to clinch up but Peterson circles away and keeps his distance.

Oquendo has closed the distance and engaged Peterson in a clinch.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.

Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Peterson looks to land a right hand but Oquendo moved out of range.
Oquendo dips to his left and cracks Peterson with an uppercut!
Peterson keeps Oquendo at a distance using the push kick.
Oquendo wants to clinch.
Peterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Oquendo moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
Peterson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Peterson works Oquendo's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oquendo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Peterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Peterson connects with an inside leg kick.
Peterson lands with a right hand.
Peterson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peterson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oquendo will feel that in the morning.

Oquendo closes the distance and pushes Peterson back into the cage.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oquendo avoids it.

Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Peterson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Peterson counters with an outside leg kick.

Oquendo has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Oquendo misses with some punches.

Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oquendo scores with a nice right hand.

Oquendo forces Peterson back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Oquendo fails to land.
Oquendo prevents Peterson from breaking the clinch.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquendo lands with a short shot to the head.
Peterson wants to get back to striking at distance but Oquendo won't allow it.
Peterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oquendo.
Phoenix Peterson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Peterson.
Oquendo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Phoenix Peterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peterson 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phoenix Peterson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Phoenix Peterson made sure he mentioned Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.