PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Areli Durga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penagos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped!. Durga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Godsmack - Voodoo. Carlos Penagos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Areli Durga's chin.

Penagos
vs
Durga

183 cm
34
191 lbs
27 - 12 - 2

190 cm
30
200 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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 27 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Areli Durga!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos swings for the body but Durga moves out of range.
Durga has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Durga.
Durga throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durga.
Penagos looks to score with a jab to the body but Durga is just out of range.
Durga pushes Penagos away with a front kick.
Durga swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durga throws out a powerful jab.
Penagos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Durga misses its intended target.
Durga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
A big left from Durga misses.
Penagos blocks a head kick by Durga.
Penagos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durga.
Durga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penagos finds it's way round the side to connect with Durga's head.
Penagos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rutgers Athletic Club in the buildup to the fight.
Durga throws a lazy body kick

and Penagos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Durga misses with a knee to the head.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Durga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penagos's face.
Durga missing with knees to the body.
Penagos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Durga backwards.
Penagos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penagos misses with an elbow over the top.
A right handed body shot lands from Penagos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durga misses with a knee strike.
Penagos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durga's defenses.
Durga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Durga avoids the damage to the body.
Durga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penagos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durga misses with a knee strike.
Durga is looking to control Penagos's arms but Penagos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durga has his back to the cage.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penagos avoids it.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durga.
Durga missing with knees to the body.
Durga taking a breather.
Durga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos effectively controlling the action here.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Durga avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durga landing knees to the body.
Durga landing knees to the body.
Penagos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Durga stalling in the clinch.
Durga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penagos avoids it.
Penagos trying to control the position but instead, Durga has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penagos into the cage.
Durga is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penagos pushes off an throws an elbow but Durga leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Durga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penagos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Durga throws an elbow but it misses.
Penagos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durga pressing his opponent against the cage.
Durga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penagos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durga.
Durga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Durga avoids the damage to the body.
Durga stalling in the clinch.
Penagos tries a body shot but Durga blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Durga lands a good knee to the midsection. Penagos won't want to take too many of those.
Penagos is looking to control Durga's arms but Durga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penagos has his back to the cage.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Durga trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos avoids the elbow strike from Durga, against the cage.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Durga tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Durga tries to land a front kick but Penagos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penagos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Durga.
Durga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penagos is out of range and Durga settles back down.
Durga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penagos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Penagos misses with an uppercut
and Durga counters with a nice leg kick.
Penagos jabs Durga right on the nose. Durga blinks but takes it well.
Penagos avoids the head kick by Durga.
Penagos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Durga counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penagos's sensitive parts.
Durga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Durga throws a nice outside leg kick.
Durga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Durga lands a leg kick that knocks Penagos off balance momentarily.
Durga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penagos cracks the inside of Durga's front leg.
Penagos throws an overhand right that lands on Durga's shoulder, as Durga tries to avoid the shot.
Penagos lands with a nice body punch.
Penagos is looking to wear down Durga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Durga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penagos.
Durga avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos blocks a head kick by Durga.
Penagos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penagos misses with a looping left.
Durga misses with a hook. Penagos ducked under it nicely.
Durga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Durga misses
and Penagos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Areli Durga seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Durga throws a sloppy head kick and Penagos moves out of range easily.
A jab lands there for Penagos.
Penagos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penagos thuds his right hand into Durga's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Durga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos thows a left - swing and a miss!

Durga has Penagos up against the cage in a clinch.
Durga tries to stall but Penagos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Durga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Durga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Penagos is stalling here.
Durga takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Penagos.
Durga throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Durga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Durga misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Durga avoids the damage to the body.
Durga stalling against the cage.
Penagos tries a body shot but Durga blocks it.
Durga trying to land knees to the body.
Durga pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Durga stalling.
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!
Durga receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Durga tries to land a knee to the head but Penagos blocks with his arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penagos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Durga's defenses.

It looks like Areli Durga has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durga avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penagos throws an elbow that misses.
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 Areli Durga's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Durga connects with a solid leg kick.
Durga chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penagos throws a jab when Durga was well out of range.
Durga misses with a leg kick
and Penagos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Durga thows a leg kick but Penagos checks it
and Penagos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Durga is rocked!
Penagos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durga is still on wobbly legs! Can Penagos finish him?
Penagos closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Durga out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Penagos!
An out of breath and clearly excited Carlos Penagos thanked CEC Nutrition Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).