PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes has chosen Body Count - Necessary Evil as his entrance music. Pentti Pena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pena
vs
Gomes

185 cm
29
197 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

225 cm
24
320 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mauro Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena looks for a takedown but Gomes sprawls well.
Pena shoots in looking for a takedown but Gomes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pena takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pena shoots and misses
and Gomes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pentti Pena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes misses the body punch

and Pena counters with a single leg into guard. Gomes didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pena is one step ahead there.
Pena has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pena trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pena trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pena throwing strikes from guard but Gomes blocks nicely.
Pena trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

We're going to have a standup here because Pentti Pena wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pena has his takedown stuffed
and Gomes counters with an outside leg kick.

Gomes darts in and clinches Pena up against the cage.

Gomes breaks the clinch.
Pena doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gomes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Gomes throws a leg kick which misses Pena's front leg but catches the back leg as Pena tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gomes lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes stuns Pena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Gomes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomes.
Gomes works over Pena's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomes lands with a cross.
Gomes tries to clinch up but Pena circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomes works Pena's body with a nice hook.
Gomes connects with a combination that backs up Pena into the cage. Gomes lands a flurry of punches that gets past Pena's guard. Pena is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Gomes bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Gomes!