PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Lamotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped!. Lamotta has chosen Survivor - Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Penagos
vs
Lamotta

183 cm
28
191 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Lamotta!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penagos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamotta fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penagos checks it well.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Penagos.
Lamotta punishes Penagos's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Lamotta misses.
Lamotta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamotta moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penagos jabs Lamotta right on the nose. Lamotta blinks but takes it well.
Lamotta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lamotta lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penagos throws a right and a left that Lamotta avoids nicely.
Good work by Penagos as he checks the leg kick.
Lamotta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamotta dips to his left and cracks Penagos with an uppercut!
A jab from Lamotta misses.
Penagos misses with a looping right.
Lamotta works the jab nicely.
Lamotta punishes Penagos's body with a nice straight punch.
Penagos checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lamotta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lamotta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta keeps the fight on the outside.
Penagos sizes up Lamotta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lamotta lands a jab to the nose.
Lamotta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lamotta throws a push kick but Penagos slaps the foot to one side.
Penagos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Penagos misses the target.
Penagos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamotta throws a head kick but Penagos moves out of range.
Penagos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penagos defending well as Lamotta loads up on a big left hand.
Penagos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lamotta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penagos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penagos. Lamotta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penagos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tony Lamotta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penagos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lamotta.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Penagos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamotta lands a glancing blow to the side of Penagos's head.
Lamotta throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick by Lamotta misses
and Penagos counters with a thumping low kick.
Lamotta is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penagos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Penagos connects with a nice looking jab.
Lamotta swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Lamotta.
Penagos slips under a jab from Lamotta.
Penagos dips to his left and cracks Lamotta with an uppercut!

Penagos has closed the distance and engaged Lamotta in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lamotta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos stalling in the clinch but Lamotta improves position.
Penagos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lamotta has had enough of the clinch but Penagos keeps him there for the moment.
Lamotta tries to circle away but Penagos has him pinned against the cage.
Penagos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lamotta's elbow.
Lamotta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamotta.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penagos throws an elbow but misses.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamotta blocks an uppercut.
Penagos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos misses with an elbow over the top.
Penagos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lamotta is keeping busy.
Penagos dodges an elbow strike from Lamotta.
Penagos keeps control of Lamotta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lamotta tries for a takedown but Penagos manages to get underhooks.
Penagos lands a nice uppercut.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penagos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carlos Penagos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Lamotta.
Lamotta looks to throw the jab but Penagos is out of range.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.
Penagos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamotta swings widly with a right hand
and Penagos counters with a three punch combo that has Lamotta backing up. Lamotta nods at Penagos to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penagos throws an overhand right that lands on Lamotta's shoulder, as Lamotta tries to avoid the shot.
Lamotta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penagos.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Penagos slips under a jab from Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamotta takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Penagos slips under a jab from Lamotta.
Nice jab there from Penagos.
Penagos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penagos works the jab nicely.
Penagos tries to clinch there but Lamotta circles away.
Lamotta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penagos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Penagos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamotta.
Penagos throws a lazy right hand but Lamotta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamotta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Penagos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamotta slips a jab and a cross from Penagos.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penagos, right into the meat.
Penagos slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Penagos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos scores with a hook.

Penagos has closed the distance and engaged Lamotta in a clinch.
Lamotta tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Lamotta tries to break the clinch but Penagos is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Penagos.

It looks like Tony Lamotta has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Lamotta controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penagos.
Lamotta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Lamotta.
Penagos trying to stall but Lamotta improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penagos.
Penagos tries to work over Lamotta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamotta blocks a body shot from Penagos.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lamotta lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carlos Penagos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lamotta can't get the takedown.
Lamotta is breathing heavily.
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!
Penagos is working Lamotta over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lamotta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lamotta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta swings for the body but Penagos moves out of range.
Lamotta ducks right into an uppercut from Penagos.
Lamotta throws a body punch but Penagos moves out of range.
Penagos lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Penagos. Those never looked like landing.
Penagos misses with a wild body shot.
Penagos looks to land a combination but Lamotta avoids it well.
Lamotta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lamotta takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lamotta motions for Penagos to come forward. Lamotta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos misses with a series of wild punches.
Penagos swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a hook.
Tony Lamotta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lamotta throws a big shot that misses.
Penagos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lamotta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lamotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penagos misses with a wild body shot.
Penagos swinging wildly here.
Penagos lands a nice looking body shot.
Penagos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamotta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penagos moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Lamotta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos connects with a crisp jab.
Penagos throws a solid leg kick but Lamotta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penagos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penagos thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Lamotta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamotta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
Lamotta slips a jab from Penagos.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Penagos ducks under a wild hook from Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos tries to clinch up but Lamotta circles away and keeps his distance.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Lamotta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penagos looks to land a combination but Lamotta avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Penagos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
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.

Penagos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penagos wants to clinch up but Lamotta keeps it at a distance.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Lamotta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Lamotta misses with a wild body shot.
Lamotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penagos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lamotta scores with a jab.
Lamotta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penagos throws a series of punches but Lamotta avoids them all with ease.
A jab lands there for Lamotta.
Penagos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lamotta.
Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Penagos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lamotta thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlos Penagos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Penagos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lamotta working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamotta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lamotta looking for a takedown.
Lamotta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos lands with a short shot to the head.
Lamotta avoids the elbow strike from Penagos, against the cage.
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lamotta scores with a nice hook to the head.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Penagos loads up on a big right hand but Lamotta slips the punch.
Penagos scores with a sloppy right hand. Lamotta should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penagos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lamotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Penagos.
Penagos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a leg kick.
Lamotta slips a jab and a cross from Penagos.
Penagos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamotta lands a nice looking body shot.
Lamotta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penagos moves away from the strike by Lamotta.
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!
Penagos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lamotta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lamotta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penagos.
Lamotta loads up on a big right hand but Penagos slips the punch.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos misses with an uppercut.
Penagos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lamotta has time to react.
The fighters circling - Lamotta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamotta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Penagos to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta lands a head kick. Penagos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lamotta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penagos misses with a two punch combination.
Lamotta dodges the punch combination from Penagos.
Penagos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lamotta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penagos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Penagos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lamotta swats away the attempt to clinch by Penagos.
Lamotta takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Lamotta misses with a looping left.
Lamotta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lamotta misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Lamotta. That snapped Penagos's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta stuns Penagos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Lamotta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penagos sizes up Lamotta with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penagos jabs at Lamotta's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta walks into a jab.
Lamotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Penagos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Penagos. That snapped Lamotta's head back.
Lamotta throws a jab but it's blocked by Penagos.
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lamotta manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penagos cracks Lamotta with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penagos throws a body punch but Lamotta moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Carlos Penagos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
That's time! Penagos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lamotta misses the shot to the body.
Penagos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penagos tries to bum rush Lamotta with a series of wild strikes but Lamotta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lamotta misses with an uppercut. Penagos saw that one coming.
Lamotta buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penagos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penagos cracks Lamotta with a good jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penagos, as that shot connected.
Lamotta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penagos.
No joy there for Lamotta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penagos wants to clinch.
Lamotta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penagos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos scores with a jab to the head.
Penagos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamotta.
Penagos slips a jab and a cross from Lamotta.
Penagos looks to throw the jab but Lamotta is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lamotta.
Lamotta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penagos on the side of the head.
Penagos throws a solid leg kick but Lamotta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penagos.
Penagos lands a jab-cross combination.
Lamotta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lamotta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lamotta throws a head kick that misses.
Lamotta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lamotta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penagos counters with a left and a right that stings Lamotta.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamotta swings for the body but Penagos moves out of range.
Penagos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penagos blocks a head kick by Lamotta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamotta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Penagos.
Lamotta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penagos misses with a wild body shot.
Penagos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamotta.
Lamotta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penagos circles away quickly and effectively.
Lamotta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penagos.

Penagos clinches up against the cage.

Lamotta manages to break the clinch.
Lamotta lands a jab to the nose.
Donk. Penagos catches Lamotta right on the button with a cross.

Penagos gets a clinch.
Penagos managing to block the knees to the body from Lamotta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lamotta is trying to force a seperation but Penagos has the dominant position.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Lamotta avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Lamotta tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lamotta is trying to break the clinch but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Lamotta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamotta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Penagos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lamotta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamotta prevents a body shot from Penagos.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamotta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lamotta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Penagos tries to stall but Lamotta uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamotta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamotta tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos tries a body shot but Lamotta blocks it.
Lamotta misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lamotta is trying to push Penagos away but Penagos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lamotta avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamotta as Penagos tries to tie him up.
Lamotta tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lamotta working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penagos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamotta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penagos lands a nice elbow.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lamotta.
Penagos lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Penagos had his way with Tony Lamotta in that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Lamotta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Penagos there.
Lamotta throws a sloppy head kick and Penagos moves out of range easily.
Lamotta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penagos counters with a left to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamotta.
A good leg kick by Penagos.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos throws a shot from downtown. Lamotta moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Penagos.
Lamotta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lamotta misses with a hook. Penagos ducked under it nicely.
Good shot there by Lamotta.
Lamotta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Penagos counters by moving into the clinch.
Lamotta misses with a body punch.
Lamotta misses with a body punch.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Lamotta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamotta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penagos avoiding damage.
Penagos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lamotta's efforts to push away.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Penagos.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Lamotta in his tracks for a moment.

Lamotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lamotta connects with a single shot there.
Lamotta scores with a head kick.
Penagos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penagos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamotta moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lamotta throws a hook to the side of Penagos's head but Penagos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penagos tries to clinch but Lamotta is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Penagos. That snapped Lamotta's head back.
Lamotta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamotta throws an overhand right that lands on Penagos's shoulder, as Penagos tries to avoid the shot.

Penagos clinches with his opponent.
Lamotta is looking to break free of the clinch but Penagos has double underhooks.
Lamotta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Lamotta has Penagos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penagos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penagos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lamotta misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos tries to work over Lamotta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lamotta tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penagos taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lamotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamotta throws an overhand right that lands on Penagos's shoulder, as Penagos tries to avoid the shot.
A low kick from Lamotta is predictable there
and Penagos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamotta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penagos connects with a crisp jab.
Penagos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamotta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penagos manages to avoid it.

Penagos has closed the distance and engaged Lamotta in a clinch.
Lamotta lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlos Penagos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lamotta breaks from the clinch.
Penagos works over Lamotta's head and body with a nice combination.
Lamotta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Penagos.
Penagos throws a low kick but Lamotta moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos connects with a nice looking jab.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Penagos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lamotta lands with an uppercut that bounces Penagos off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Lamotta.
Lamotta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Lamotta scores with a shot to the body.
Tony Lamotta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penagos checks a low kick from Lamotta.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos scores with a decent looking hook.
Penagos moves in looking to clinch but Lamotta pushes him off.
Lamotta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penagos misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Penagos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penagos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Penagos!
Carlos Penagos is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Penagos thanked CEC Nutrition Q159 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).