PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pena
vs
Padilla

186 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Padilla!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Padilla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Padilla looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pena misses with a body shot
and Padilla counters with a nice body shot.
Padilla tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Padilla clinches up with Pena and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Padilla fails to land.
Pena tries to break the clinch but Padilla is controlling the position.
Padilla stalling.
Padilla is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pena wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Padilla.
Pena blocks a body shot from Padilla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla tries to work over Pena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Padilla manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Padilla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Padilla tries a body shot but Pena blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Padilla taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Padilla tries a body shot but Pena blocks it.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pena's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pena's efforts to push away.
Pena is trying to break free.
Padilla tries a body shot but Pena blocks it.
Padilla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Padilla prevents Pena from breaking the clinch.
Padilla missing with knees to the body.
Padilla presses Pena against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pena avoids a wild elbow strike from Padilla.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Padilla.
Padilla misses with some punches.
Padilla working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pena blocks an uppercut.
Pena working hard to break the clinch.
Padilla is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Padilla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Padilla misses with a body punch.
Padilla misses with the head strike.
Padilla misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Padilla displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pena up against the cage.
Pena is trying to force a seperation but Padilla has the dominant position.
Padilla has a couple of punches blocked by Pena.
Padilla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pena's elbow.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but Padilla has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Padilla misses with the head strike.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Padilla lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Padilla dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A big right from Pena misses.
Pena checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Padilla misses.
Padilla tries to land a front kick but Pena steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Padilla doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Padilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Padilla tries to clinch up but Pena circles away and keeps his distance.
Padilla slips a straight right by Pena.
Pena fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Padilla on the side of the head.

It looks like Robin Padilla has been cut.
Pena looks to land a combination. Padilla sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Padilla colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Pena as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Padilla is left battered and dazed whilst Pena and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Javier Pena!