PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Urbonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Penguin
vs
Urbonas

192 cm
24
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

210 cm
28
212 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

1337 ANZAC

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darth Penguin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Urbonas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin shoots in for a takedown but Urbonas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Urbonas with a hook.
Penguin tries to clinch but Urbonas moves out of range.
No joy there for Penguin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Penguin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Urbonas holds on and takes a little breather.
Urbonas keeping moving, preventing Penguin from controlling successfully.
Urbonas has his hands on Penguin's head, controlling the position.
Penguin preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin looking to sit in guard and control but Urbonas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penguin is trying to keep Urbonas in close.
Penguin wants to control the position but Urbonas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Urbonas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Penguin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Urbonas content to control rather than advance.
Penguin is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas wants to control but Penguin is keeping him busy.
Urbonas is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Penguin is looking to control Urbonas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penguin avoid being mounted?
Penguin is trying to get back to full guard.
Urbonas moves into full mount! Penguin won't be happy about that!
Penguin tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is working hard here to advance position.
Penguin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penguin wants to hold on but Urbonas pushes him away.
Penguin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Urbonas is looking to work his way around to Penguin's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Urbonas looking to control and managing it successfully.
Urbonas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is looking to get to half guard.
Penguin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Urbonas wants to control the pace but Penguin is squirming around nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urbonas controlling from the full mount.
It looks like Urbonas might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Urbonas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Penguin doesn't manage to clinch there - Urbonas circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Urbonas. Those never looked like landing.
Urbonas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penguin back to the cage. Urbonas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penguin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darth Penguin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urbonas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Urbonas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penguin sneaks back into half guard.
Penguin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbonas is trying to control. Penguin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penguin manages to get to full guard.
Penguin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penguin wants to sweep but no luck.
Penguin can't keep his opponent in guard - Urbonas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penguin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penguin is looking to control Urbonas's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penguin avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penguin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Penguin won't allow Urbonas to pass to mount.
Penguin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Urbonas's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Urbonas's back!

Penguin working for a choke but Urbonas is defending well.

Penguin working for a choke but Urbonas is defending well.
Penguin doesn't have the hooks in and Urbonas manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Urbonas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penguin working a defensive guard here.
Penguin working a defensive guard but Urbonas passes into half guard.
Urbonas slows the pace down in half guard.
Urbonas prevents Penguin from improving his position.
Urbonas is controlling the pace.
Urbonas wants to control but Penguin is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin is looking for a sweep. Urbonas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Urbonas is stalling here. Penguin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Urbonas seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Penguin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Urbonas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Urbonas trying to hold on to Penguin's head to control him but Penguin postures up.
Urbonas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Penguin is keen to just control but Urbonas is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Penguin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penguin controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jorge Urbonas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Urbonas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Urbonas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penguin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urbonas.
Decent striking displayed by Urbonas there.
Penguin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Urbonas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urbonas connects with a solid leg kick.
Penguin tries to clinch but Urbonas is having none of it.
Nice cross by Urbonas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbonas feints and then cracks Penguin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penguin down.
Penguin slips under a jab.
Penguin looks to clinch
and Urbonas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jorge Urbonas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penguin takes one on the button.
Urbonas fails with a takedown attempt.
Urbonas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penguin. Penguin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice shot lands for Urbonas.
Urbonas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penguin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Urbonas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin looks for a takedown but Urbonas sprawls well.
Penguin tries to clinch but Urbonas is having none of it.
Penguin wants to clinch
and Urbonas counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Urbonas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Urbonas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Urbonas has his takedown stuffed
and Penguin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Urbonas scores with a one two! Penguin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urbonas connects with a right hand. Penguin shakes it off.
Urbonas with a hook.
Penguin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penguin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penguin tries to close the distance and clinch but Urbonas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penguin tries to clinch but Urbonas moves out of range.
Urbonas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darth Penguin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Urbonas.
Urbonas scores with the left hand. Penguin knows he should have avoided that one.
Jorge Urbonas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urbonas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urbonas is looking to score with low kicks.
Urbonas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penguin defends it nicely.
Penguin shoots in and drives through. Urbonas sprawls well.
Penguin tries to clinch
and Urbonas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urbonas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penguin on the side of the head.

Penguin clinches.
Darth Penguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penguin can't find room to land a body shot as Urbonas controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Urbonas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Urbonas winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Urbonas!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jorge Urbonas thanked 1337 ANZAC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).