PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Normal Malier (ranked 3005 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Conor Pena (ranked 336 p4p, 324 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Conor Pena was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Malier
vs
Pena

190 cm
25
213
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
210
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Normal Malier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Conor Pena!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malier missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Pena as he connects with a hook.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena scores with a body shot.
Malier throws a nice looking combination but Pena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Conor Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena digs a good body shot into Malier's ribs.
Pena works Malier's body with a nice hook.
Pena scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Malier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena thuds his right hand into Malier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pena takes a swing at Malier's ribcage but misses.
Malier throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena misses the body punch
and Malier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena jabs Malier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Malier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Conor Pena has been cut.
Pena swinging wildly here.
Pena lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Malier to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pena scores with a jab to the body.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Malier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Pena there.
Pena lands a body shot.
Pena lands with a nice combination. Malier backs away looking to recover.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malier was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Malier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Malier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Malier's head.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Malier rather than just go for the knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malier thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circle momentarily. Pena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Malier has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pena finds it's way round the side to connect with Malier's head.
Pena jabs Malier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pena connects with a jab.
Malier definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pena takes a swing at Malier's ribcage but misses.
Pena stuns Malier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pena misses with a left hand
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena misses with a hook
and Malier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena connects with a body shot.
Malier throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pena lands a glancing blow to the side of Malier's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena stuns Malier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pena works Malier's body with a nice hook.
Malier ducks right into an uppercut from Pena.
Malier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malier is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malier throws out the jab.
Pena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malier was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Malier was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pena ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Malier wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Conor Pena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Pena's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pena lands with a right hand.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena lands with a good body shot.
Pena jabs Malier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Malier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malier misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Pena.
Pena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malier on the side of the head.
Pena scores with a hook to the body. Malier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena takes a swing at Malier's ribcage but misses.
Malier is looking to counter punch.
Malier is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pena gets in close and tags Malier with a short punch that almost sends Malier to the mat! Oh Malier is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pena, trying to create some distance but Pena rushes him, striking wildly and Malier goes down! The referee tackles Pena into the cage to end the fight! Pena is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Pena!