PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Petrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bro Hymm/ Pennywise. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Petrenko
vs
Pena

165 cm
37
167 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

186 cm
37
165 lbs
24 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Petrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrenko throws a low kick, looking for Pena's leg but Pena calmly moves out of range.
Petrenko throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petrenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Petrenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
Pena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petrenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena throws a big counter head kick but Petrenko avoids it with no problem.
Petrenko moves forwards but Pena connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Petrenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Petrenko scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena connects with a high kick.
Petrenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrenko slips under a jab.
Petrenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrenko connects with a leg kick. Pena looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Petrenko swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Petrenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrenko slips a jab from Pena.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Petrenko appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrenko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrenko scores with a leg kick.
Petrenko moves out of range of the body kick from Pena.
Petrenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Petrenko thumps Pena with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrenko in his tracks.
Petrenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pena throws a looping overhand right but Petrenko ducks down to avoid it.
Petrenko works the jab nicely.
Pena avoids the head kick by Petrenko.
Both fighters circling a little - Pena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena works Petrenko's body with a nice hook.
Petrenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petrenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Petrenko finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
Pena walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrenko misses with a looping left.
Petrenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with the combination.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Petrenko throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Petrenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Petrenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pena.
Pena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Petrenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko throws a lazy head kick
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Petrenko moves out of range easily.
Petrenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pena.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrenko.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick from Petrenko.
An inside leg kick from Petrenko misses.
Petrenko swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena misses with a body kick.
Pena ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena misses with a few strikes there.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Petrenko connects with a single shot there.
Pena's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pena scores with a body shot.
Petrenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Petrenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pena's sensitive parts.
Petrenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrenko.
Pena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrenko.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.

Pena gets caught napping as Petrenko dives in and scores a takedown. Pena manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrenko throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely.
Petrenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko is looking to stand up but Pena won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrenko won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
Petrenko trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Petrenko looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrenko wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Petrenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Petrenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pena.
As Pena backs away, Petrenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Petrenko swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Pena is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
A clash of legs there as Pena blocks the low kick.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Pena avoided it.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
Petrenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Petrenko.
Pena looks to land a combination but Petrenko avoids it well.
Petrenko throws a right and a left that Pena avoids nicely.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.

Petrenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pena to the mat! Pena manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to stand up but Petrenko is controlling him.
Pena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
Petrenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Petrenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Petrenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrenko.
Petrenko is looking to counter with head kicks.
Petrenko blocks a jab.
Petrenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Petrenko eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Petrenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Petrenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena looks for the body kick but Petrenko saw that one coming.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrenko moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Petrenko.
Petrenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pena lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dmitry Petrenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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 punch combination from Petrenko misses.
Pena keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrenko takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crunch! Pena slams his shin into Petrenko's torso.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena throws a head kick but Petrenko moves out of range.
Petrenko fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pena just manages to avoid it.
Petrenko throws a wild body kick that Pena sees coming a mile off.
Pena lands a nice looking kick to the body. Petrenko takes a step back to recover.
Petrenko blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena lands with a kick to the temple. Petrenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena leaves Petrenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrenko misses with a head kick.
Pena connects with a body shot that sends Petrenko's belly button to the back.
Petrenko ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Dmitry Petrenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena throws a push kick but Petrenko slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Petrenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pena.
Pena misses with a hook. Petrenko ducked under it nicely.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrenko moves away.
Petrenko is looking for a counter combo.
Pena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Petrenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrenko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pena throws a body punch but Petrenko moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrenko avoids the head kick by Pena.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrenko misses its target.
Petrenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pena swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Petrenko fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrenko has his takedown stuffed
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena is looking to slow Petrenko down with leg kicks.
Pena is looking to land body kicks.
Petrenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pena lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a hook.
Pena scores with a punch to the head.
Pena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrenko cracks the inside of Pena's front leg.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Petrenko moves out of range easily.
Pena misses with a looping right.
A big left from Pena misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pena. That's going to slow Petrenko down.
Pena blocks a head kick by Petrenko.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Petrenko moved out of range nicely.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pena tries to move into range but Petrenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Petrenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pena defends it nicely.
Pena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pena.
Petrenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pena is fending him off so far but Petrenko persists. Nope, Pena circles away and we're back to standing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Pena throws a head kick but Petrenko moves out of range.
A slow jab from Pena misses its intended target.
Petrenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Petrenko misses with a body shot.
Pena lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.