PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien OQuinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Wa
vs
OQuinn

180 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
237 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Wa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien OQuinn!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from OQuinn. Those never looked like landing.
Wa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

OQuinn closes the distance and clinches.
Wa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
OQuinn prevents Wa from breaking the clinch.
OQuinn scores with a knee to the head.
OQuinn stalling in the clinch.
OQuinn trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wa is trying to break free.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by OQuinn as Wa tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

OQuinn has hold of one of Wa's legs. Wa is fighting the takedown attempt but OQuinn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn won't allow Wa to sweep him here.
OQuinn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
OQuinn stands and throws Wa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
OQuinn working away.
OQuinn tries to score with some ground and pound. Wa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

OQuinn is trying to get an arm triangle but Wa is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Wa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

OQuinn tries for a kimura but Wa is defending well.
OQuinn working the ground and pound but Wa is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn working the strikes but Wa uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
OQuinn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. OQuinn connects with a nice short shot to Wa's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
OQuinn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Wa!
OQuinn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OQuinn throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
OQuinn working Wa over with strikes here.
Wa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OQuinn misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wa?
OQuinn thowing shots but they're missing.
OQuinn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wa wants to hold on but OQuinn pushes him away.
Wa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OQuinn on the ground.
OQuinn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
OQuinn with good strikes from the mount here!
OQuinn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wa is breathing heavily.

OQuinn looking for a guillotine from mount but Wa is having none of it.
OQuinn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
OQuinn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wa flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn looking to finish Wa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wa!
OQuinn is stalling here but it's allowed Wa to get half guard.
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!

OQuinn is trying to work for a kimura but Wa is defending well.
OQuinn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
OQuinn is thwarting Wa's attempts to control the position.
Wa is refusing to be controlled, as OQuinn sits in half guard.
OQuinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

OQuinn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

OQuinn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wa sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien OQuinn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

OQuinn lands a jab-cross combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OQuinn lands a knee to the body.
OQuinn is struggling to control the position.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn connects with a knee to the head.
OQuinn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OQuinn crunches a lovely knee into Wa's ribcage.
Come on OQuinn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
OQuinn landing knees to the head.
Damien OQuinn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OQuinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wa's face.
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!
OQuinn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn lands a knee to the head.
OQuinn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
OQuinn with a knee to the head.
OQuinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Wa won't want to take too many of those.
OQuinn working Wa over with knees to the body.
Wa takes a knee right on the jaw!
OQuinn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
OQuinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
OQuinn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
OQuinn with a knee to the head.
OQuinn has Wa pushed against the cage.
OQuinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Wa avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OQuinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wa avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wa is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wa slows down the pace here.
OQuinn landing knees to the body.
Wa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wa avoiding damage as OQuinn throws knees to the body.
OQuinn with a knee to the head.

Wa breaks the clinch.

OQuinn clinches with his opponent.
Wa tries to break free but OQuinn pushes him back against the cage.
Wa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OQuinn scores a nice knee to the body.
OQuinn landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wa is defending well for now.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OQuinn landing knees to the head.
Wa can't break the clinch.
Wa is trying to break free.
OQuinn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wa is defending well for now.
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 landing knees to the head.
Wa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wa goes for a takedown attempt but OQuinn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
OQuinn thumps Wa with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OQuinn forces Wa back against the cage and clinches.
OQuinn looking to throw knees to the head but Wa is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from OQuinn.
Wa tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Wa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OQuinn with a knee to the head.
OQuinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Wa won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OQuinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OQuinn controlling the action here for a moment.
OQuinn throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OQuinn circles away quickly and effectively.
OQuinn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

OQuinn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wa is trying to push OQuinn away but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OQuinn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
OQuinn lands a knee to the body.
Wa is trying to maintain a safe position but OQuinn gets an underhook and turns Wa into the cage.
Wa tries to pull guard but OQuinn won't allow it.
OQuinn connects with a knee to the head.
Wa wants to break free but OQuinn has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OQuinn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OQuinn stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
OQuinn lands a knee to the head.
OQuinn landing knees to the head.
OQuinn working Wa over with knees to the body.
OQuinn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OQuinn scores with a knee to the head.
OQuinn connects with a knee to the head.

Wa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OQuinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wa.

Wa has OQuinn up against the cage in a clinch.
Wa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wa wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OQuinn working Wa over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. OQuinn obliges.
OQuinn is stalling here.
OQuinn lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
OQuinn tries a knee to the head but Wa blocks it.
Wa avoiding damage as OQuinn throws knees to the body.
OQuinn is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Wa won't want to take too many of those.
Wa tries for a takedown but OQuinn manages to get underhooks.
Damien OQuinn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Wa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OQuinn taking a breather.
Wa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wa managing to block the knees to the body from OQuinn.
OQuinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wa avoids it.
OQuinn lands a good knee to the midsection. Wa won't want to take too many of those.
Wa stalls.
OQuinn landing knees to the body.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from OQuinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for OQuinn.
OQuinn slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
OQuinn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
OQuinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ben Wa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OQuinn pressing his opponent against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damien OQuinn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well OQuinn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien OQuinn!
Damien OQuinn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.