PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scrooge Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jones
vs
Pena

183 cm
27
166 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

186 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scrooge Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pena wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pena fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Pena lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Scrooge Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena misses with a left hand

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Pena tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.

Pena breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Pena blocks a low kick nicely.
Pena takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Pena misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice takedown defense from Pena. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throws a strike but Pena rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pena wants to stand but Jones is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pena gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Pena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pena feints a jab promting Jones to slip. Pena then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jones slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones misses with a low kick as Pena jumps back.
Jones tries to score with a low kick but Pena moves his leg out of the way.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Javier Pena will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pena checks a leg kick nicely.
Pena throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws a right hand that misses

and Jones moves into the clinch.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pena has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Pena has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Pena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones has Pena pressed against the cage, preventing Pena from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pena is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pena blocks an uppercut.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pena pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pena pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Pena follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pena.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pena misses with a double jab
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Javier Pena will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones is looking to chop away at Pena's legs.
Jones connects with a leg kick. Pena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Pena down.
Pena moves out of range of the leg kick from Jones.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Pena checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pena throws a lazy uppercut

and Jones counters with a takedown into side control.
Pena tries to escape but Jones is in control.
Jones tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pena avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jones.
Pena regains half guard, as Jones was trying to land strikes.
Pena is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but Pena is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones moves into full mount! Pena won't be happy about that!
Jones throws some wild stikes that Pena manages to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jones breaks from Pena's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Pena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones punching from mount but Pena doing a good job of avoiding damage.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a head shot.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pena is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
Jones misses with some ground and pound and Pena recovers position to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones trying to control the action but Pena is working from the bottom.
Scrooge Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones with the ground and pound but Pena uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Scrooge Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scrooge Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pena 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Javier Pena!
In his post fight interview, Javier Pena started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.