PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yodsaenklai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yodsaenklai Fairtex had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Yodsaenklai Fairtex had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fairtex
vs
Penderas

181 cm
22
171 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
164 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yodsaenklai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Penderas!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex looks to land a body kick but Penderas moved away.
A telegraphed right hand from Penderas misses the target.
Penderas scores with a jab. Fairtex acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fairtex scores with a head kick.
Penderas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fairtex.
Penderas takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fairtex throws a front kick that sends Penderas stumbling back into the cage.
Fairtex tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penderas is able to avoid easily.
Fairtex tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penderas missing with a left hand there. Fairtex was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fairtex moves away from the strike by Penderas.
Penderas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fairtex tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Fairtex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Penderas is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex stalling against the cage.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penderas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Penderas is blocking nicely.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penderas avoids it.
Penderas wants to break free but Fairtex has control.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Penderas is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Penderas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Penderas.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penderas is keeping busy.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penderas blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Penderas up against the cage.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penderas.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penderas blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex looking to stall.
Penderas tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
Penderas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penderas is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling him.
Fairtex prevents Penderas from breaking the clinch.
Penderas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penderas avoids it.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penderas avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Penderas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fairtex has Penderas pressed against the cage, preventing Penderas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penderas blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex taking a breather.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Maybe Fairtex would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Penderas blocks with his arms.
Fairtex has Penderas pressed against the cage, preventing Penderas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penderas tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
Fairtex pressing his opponent against the cage.
Penderas scores with a shot to the side of Fairtex's head.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex is looking to control Penderas's arms but Penderas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fairtex has his back to the cage.
Penderas avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Penderas is trying to break the clinch but Fairtex has him pressed against the cage.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Penderas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penderas swinging wildly here.
Fairtex takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penderas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Penderas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Penderas.
Penderas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penderas misses with a looping right.
Penderas cracks Fairtex with an open hand slap.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penderas avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penderas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Penderas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penderas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Penderas.
Decent striking displayed by Penderas there.
Penderas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penderas misses with a looping left.
Penderas 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.
Penderas lands a jab.
Penderas connects with a looping right hand.
Fairtex throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penderas works the jab nicely.
Nice jab there from Penderas.
Penderas checks a leg kick.
Penderas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fairtex had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fairtex throws a chopping leg kick but Penderas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Fairtex takes the fight into the clinch.
Penderas wants to get back to striking at distance but Fairtex won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Guillermo Penderas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penderas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fairtex throws a leg kick but Penderas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Penderas.
Fairtex is looking to slow Penderas down with leg kicks.
Fairtex throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Penderas.
Fairtex displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
Fairtex wants to slow Penderas down by chopping away at his legs.
Penderas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penderas thows a body shot but no joy.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex throws a head kick that Penderas semi-blocks.
Penderas cracks Fairtex with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penderas swinging wildly here.
A bone on bone clash there as Penderas blocks the leg kick.
Fairtex lands a front kick.
Fairtex throws a chopping leg kick but Penderas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penderas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penderas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Penderas walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fairtex.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penderas!

Fairtex is rocked!
Penderas cracks Fairtex on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Fairtex falls backwards against the cage. Penderas follows up with more strikes that drop Fairtex to his knees. Penderas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Fairtex! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Penderas!