PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Witt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Witt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Animal by Disturbed. Aaron Witt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Witt
vs
Pena

165 cm
35
157 lbs
37 - 14 - 2

186 cm
36
165 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KnockOut
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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 37 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Witt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena swings away with a body shot that misses

and Witt counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pena.
Witt misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Witt.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Witt misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Witt.
Witt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pena's elbow.
Witt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pena as Witt tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Witt prevents Pena from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt misses with a punch to the body.
Pena prevents a body shot from Witt.
Pena blocks an uppercut.
Witt digs a right hand into Pena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pena's gas tank.
Witt lands with a short shot to the head.
Pena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Witt swings wildly with an uppercut but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Witt misses with a body punch.
Witt slowing the pace effectively.
Pena prevents a body shot from Witt.

Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Witt throws an off balance right hand
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena looks to land a right hand but Witt moved out of range.
Witt throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena throws a wild body kick that Witt sees coming a mile off.
Pena throws a series of punches but Witt avoids them all with ease.
Pena comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Witt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Pena misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witt. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Witt throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Witt misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Witt manages to avoid it.
Witt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pena checks it well.
Pena takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Witt throws a looping overhand right but Pena ducks down to avoid it.
Witt misses with a body shot
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
Pena is looking for the big counter here.
Pena's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pena duly obliges.
Pena lands a nice hook to Witt's body. Witt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Witt throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena cracks Witt with an open hand slap.
Witt misses with a hook
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Witt misses with a shot to the body
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
Witt throws a low kick but Pena moves out of range easily.
Jab from Witt.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Witt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witt. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Witt needs to keep his hands up - Pena had a free shot at his head there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt scores with a hook.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
Pena has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pena scores with a body shot.
Jab from Pena.
Witt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pena.
Pena cracks Witt with a good jab.
Witt throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Witt throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
Witt throws a lazy right hand but Pena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Witt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Witt has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Witt smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Witt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena clobbers Witt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Pena dominated that round.
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.

Danga de danga de dang - Pena scores with a four punch combination!
Pena slips a straight right by Witt.
Witt looks to throw the jab but Pena is out of range.
Witt throws an overhand right that lands on Pena's shoulder, as Pena tries to avoid the shot.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pena.
Pena moves away from the strike by Witt.
Witt just misses with a punch to the body.
As Witt backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but Witt manages to avoid it all.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Pena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Witt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pena throws the left hand but Witt avoids the punch easily.
Witt takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Witt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pena at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Witt.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws a big shot that misses.
Witt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pena lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Witt throws a solid leg kick but Pena takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Witt.
Pena walks into a jab.
Witt misses with a looping right.
Pena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Witt throws a poor cross that misses
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena scores with a nice right hand.
Witt throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Pena unleashes a big counter combination but Witt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Pena misses with a kick to the body.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Witt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt misses with a jab to the body
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pena will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Witt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Witt.
Witt throws a hook but Pena blocks it.
Pena lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witt. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena throws a leg kick
and Witt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Witt defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
Witt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pena under the eye.
Pena has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Witt finds it's way round the side to connect with Pena's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Witt scores with a punch to the head.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Witt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pena. That did some damage!
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Witt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Witt with a nice cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Witt. That's going to slow Pena down.
Witt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Witt throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Witt misses its intended target.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena slips a jab from Witt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Witt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Witt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Witt eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Witt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Witt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Pena connects with a single shot there.
Witt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pena bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Witt's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Witt.
Witt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Pena misses with the combination.
Witt throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pena throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Witt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Witt has time to react.
Witt throws out a powerful jab.
Pena lands a head shot.
Pena misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Witt throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Pena takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pena on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pena takes one to the side of the head.
Pena moves forwards but Witt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Witt thuds a left hand into Pena's body.
Pena throws a jab when Witt was well out of range.
Witt lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Witt misses with a double jab
and Pena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Witt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Witt misses with a body punch
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Pena connects with a body shot.
Aaron Witt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Witt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Witt. That snapped Pena's head back.
Witt misses with a hook
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Witt stuns Pena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Witt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pena.
Pena connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Witt's hands.
Witt swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Witt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Witt throws a big shot that misses.
Witt misses with an uppercut
and Pena counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Witt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Witt moves out of range of the strikes.
Witt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Witt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Pena misses with a combination
and Witt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena throws a right and a left that Witt avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witt. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witt.
Pena doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Witt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Some wild striking there from Witt.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pena lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Witt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Witt throws a leg kick but Pena checks it.
Witt misses with a body shot
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witt throws a poor cross that misses
and Witt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Pena misses.
Pena avoids the body shot from Witt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Witt's shoulder, as Witt tries to avoid the shot.
Witt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Witt ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pena winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.