PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kina Penueta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by A Kind of Magic. Penueta has chosen Manu Samoa as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Williams
vs
Penueta

193 cm
21
188 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
26
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kina Penueta!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Penueta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penueta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Penueta. Penueta gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Penueta moves away and avoids it.
Williams takes a swing at Penueta's ribcage but misses.
Mike Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a body punch but Penueta moves out of range.

Penueta throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Penueta is in Williams's guard.
Penueta throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Williams gets to his feet - Penueta follows without any prompting.
Williams works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penueta shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kina Penueta.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penueta moves away.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penueta manages to avoid it.
Williams leaves Penueta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penueta looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot

and Penueta counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Penueta.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penueta wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams prevents Penueta from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta managing to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kina Penueta hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Penueta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mike Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Jab from Penueta.
Penueta ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Penueta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Penueta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penueta manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.

Penueta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Penueta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penueta throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Penueta working Williams over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Penueta is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penueta looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams keeping full guard, as Penueta tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kina Penueta dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penueta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Penueta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Penueta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams clobbers Penueta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penueta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penueta gets slowly back to his feet.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kina Penueta.
Penueta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Penueta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Penueta is now in Williams's guard.
Penueta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penueta throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penueta working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Penueta keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Williams.
Penueta ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.

Penueta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penueta misses with the ground and pound.
Penueta tries to stand but Williams controls the position and pulls Penueta into his guard.
Penueta throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penueta's guard. Nice move by Williams!

Williams stands up and waves to Penueta to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penueta off to one side.
Penueta looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Penueta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Penueta shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams is looking to wear down Penueta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams digs a good body shot into Penueta's ribs.
Penueta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Penueta.
Penueta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penueta was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams scores with a body shot.

Penueta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penueta showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penueta looks to land a strike but Williams avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Penueta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Penueta walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Penueta. Penueta gets slowly back to his feet.
Penueta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams throws a hook but Penueta avoids it easily.
Penueta just misses with a punch to the body.
Penueta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penueta scrambles back to his feet.
Penueta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Penueta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Penueta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kina Penueta.
Penueta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mike Williams is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penueta.
Williams throws a body punch but Penueta moves out of range.
Penueta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams leaves Penueta with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Penueta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams sizes up Penueta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams misses the jab.
Penueta takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Penueta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Penueta persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Penueta shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penueta takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams throws a body punch but Penueta moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Penueta on that attempt.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams digs a good body shot into Penueta's ribs.
Penueta shoots in but no luck this time.
Penueta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams swings for the body but Penueta moves out of range.
Penueta fails with the takedown.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Penueta's belly button to the back.
Penueta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penueta scrambles back to his feet.

Penueta darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penueta looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Penueta preventing the sweep.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Williams is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penueta throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Penueta is just out of range.
Penueta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.

Penueta fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Penueta persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penueta passes to side control.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams regains half guard, as Penueta was trying to land strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!