PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sampsa Siloposki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Siloposki
vs
Penagos

190 cm
37
193 lbs
31 - 18 - 2

183 cm
32
191 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Sampsa Siloposki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carlos Penagos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Siloposki closes the distance and pushes Penagos back into the cage.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Siloposki controls the action.
Penagos lands a hook that snaps the head of Siloposki backwards.
Penagos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Sampsa Siloposki has been cut.
Siloposki wants to stall.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos works on Siloposki's body with a couple of short punches.
Siloposki blocks an elbow strike.
Siloposki working aggressively here.
Penagos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penagos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Siloposki controls the action.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Siloposki looking to stall.
Siloposki leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penagos lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siloposki tries to break free but Penagos pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki misses with the head strike.
Siloposki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Penagos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penagos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siloposki's brow.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Siloposki controls the action.
Siloposki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penagoss head.
Penagos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penagos stalling in the clinch.
Siloposki lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siloposki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penagos tries to work over Siloposki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki is looking to break free of the clinch but Penagos has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Siloposki.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos tries a body shot but Siloposki blocks it.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Siloposki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penagos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siloposki works Penagos's body with a nice hook.

Siloposki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penagos, pushing him back against the cage.
Penagos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siloposki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Siloposki lands with a left to the head.
Penagos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siloposki tries a body shot but Penagos blocks it.
Penagos tries to work over Siloposki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki trying to stall but Penagos improves his position.
Siloposki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siloposki avoids it.
Siloposki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penagos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Penagos fails to land.
Penagos is trying to stall.
Siloposki tries a body shot but Penagos blocks it.
Penagos misses with some punches.
Siloposki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penagos avoids it.
Siloposki is looking to control Penagos's arms but Penagos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Siloposki has his back to the cage.
Penagos lands an uppercut.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Siloposki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Penagos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penagos blocks an uppercut.
Penagos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Siloposki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Siloposki is trying to push Penagos away but Penagos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki stalling in the clinch but Penagos improves position.
Siloposki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penagos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penagos looking to slow down the pace here.
Siloposki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penagos.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Siloposki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penagos prevents a body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siloposki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siloposki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Siloposki.
Good body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with a knee to the head.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Siloposki avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos is leaning against Siloposki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Penagos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Siloposki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
Penagos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sampsa Siloposki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siloposki lands with a kick to the temple. Penagos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Penagos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Siloposki, pushing him back against the cage.
Penagos takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siloposki blocks a body shot from Penagos.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penagos tries a body shot but Siloposki blocks it.
Carlos Penagos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siloposki is defending well for now.
Penagos avoiding damage as Siloposki throws knees to the body.
Penagos is looking to control Siloposki's arms but Siloposki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penagos has his back to the cage.
Siloposki tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Siloposki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Penagos misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siloposki blocking some punches.
Siloposki can't find room to land a body shot as Penagos controls the action.
Siloposki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Siloposki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.

Siloposki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penagos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penagos moves in looking to clinch but Siloposki pushes him off.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
Siloposki looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Jab, jab by Siloposki - just one landing.
Penagos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Siloposki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Siloposki counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos with a nice cross.
Some wild striking there from Penagos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Penagos as he checks the leg kick.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siloposki moves away.

Siloposki moves into the clinch.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos tries to work over Siloposki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos is looking to control Siloposki's arms but Siloposki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penagos has his back to the cage.
Siloposki managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
Penagos is working Siloposki over against the cage.
Siloposki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penagos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Siloposki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siloposki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Siloposki tries to circle away but Penagos has him pinned against the cage.
Siloposki looking to stall.
Penagos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Siloposki's elbow.
Penagos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Siloposki controlling the action here for a moment.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Siloposki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siloposki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siloposki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siloposki avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a left hand.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siloposki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penagos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penagos taking a breather.
Siloposki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki tries a body shot but Penagos blocks it.
Siloposki trying to land knees to the body.
Siloposki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siloposki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penagos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Siloposki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siloposki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Siloposki tries to work over Penagos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki lands a shoulder strike.
Siloposki is working Penagos over against the cage.
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Siloposki throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carlos Penagos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sampsa Siloposki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Siloposki throws a leg kick that misses.
Siloposki delivers a nice body kick.
Nice defenses there by Penagos.
Penagos scores with a jab to the head.
Siloposki looks to score with a jab to the body but Penagos is just out of range.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siloposki moves away.
Siloposki scores with a hook to the body. Penagos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Siloposki drives through and clinches with Penagos against the cage.
Siloposki looking to slow down the pace here.
Siloposki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos lands a left hand.
Siloposki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penagos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Siloposki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Siloposki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos blocking some punches.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penagos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penagos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penagos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Siloposki misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siloposki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good body shot from Siloposki.
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos blocks a body shot from Siloposki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos pushes Siloposki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penagos presses Siloposki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Siloposki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penagos.
Siloposki working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Siloposki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penagos avoids it.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siloposki.
Siloposki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Siloposki avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Siloposki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Siloposki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Siloposki avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penagos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Siloposki or not.
Siloposki tries a body shot but Penagos blocks it.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Siloposki avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
Penagos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siloposki avoids it.
Siloposki blocks a body shot from Penagos.
Penagos being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siloposki.
Siloposki dodges an elbow strike from Penagos.
Carlos Penagos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penagos prevents a body shot from Siloposki.
Siloposki misses with a punch on the inside.
Siloposki throws a head punch that misses.
Siloposki throws a punch but it's blocked by Penagos.
Siloposki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sampsa Siloposki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos is trying to maintain a safe position but Siloposki gets an underhook and turns Penagos into the cage.
Siloposki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siloposki blocks the elbow strike.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siloposki avoids it.
Siloposki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siloposki has a couple of punches blocked by Penagos.
Nice elbow from Penagos.
Siloposki misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Siloposki as the two fighters clinch.
Siloposki lands a hook that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Siloposki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penagos.
Siloposki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penagos blocks it with crossed arms.
Siloposki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penagos's elbow.
Siloposki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sampsa Siloposki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penagos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carlos Penagos!
Carlos Penagos very nearly forgot to thank CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.