PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Childish Gambino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gambino might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bonfire. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Gambino
vs
Pena

182 cm
32
166 lbs
22 - 11 - 0

186 cm
37
165 lbs
25 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Childish Gambino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambino takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pena scores with a jab to the head.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambino swings widly with a right hand
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambino is just out of range.
Gambino throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
Gambino throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Gambino's head coaches at Slaughterhouse - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Pena throws a hook but Gambino avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Gambino misses its intended target.
Gambino staying out of range there.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambino moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPena.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino throws a right and a left that Pena avoids nicely.
Pena scores with a jab. Gambino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gambino swinging wildly here.
Gambino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pena on the side of the head.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws a head kick but Gambino moves out of range.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena looks to throw the jab but Gambino is out of range.
Gambino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gambino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena tries to bum rush Gambino with a series of wild strikes but Gambino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pena missing with a left hand there. Gambino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Gambino misses
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gambino tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gambino throws a right hand that Pena ducks under and follows up with a left that Pena also avoids with ease.
Gambino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
Pena tests Gambino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pena scores with a nice body kick.
Gambino scores with a decent looking hook.
Pena pushes Gambino away with a front kick.
Gambino slips a jab from Pena.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambino misses with an uppercut
and Pena counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pena walks into a jab.
Pena getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pena is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gambino had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Gambino.
Gambino thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Pena dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gambino throws a nice looking combination but Pena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
Pena lands a front kick.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Pena.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Gambino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambino misses with a wild combination.
Pena is looking for the big counter here.
Pena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena pushes Gambino away with a front kick.
Jab by Gambino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Gambino counters with a quick kick to the body but Pena blocks it.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Pena. Beautiful body shot.
Gambino throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gambino.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gambino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Pena is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Pena misses.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gambino takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gambino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a series of punches but Gambino avoids them all with ease.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gambino might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gambino cracks Pena with a good jab.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Gambino saw that one coming.
Gambino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Pena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gambino.
Gambino throws a body punch but Pena moves out of range.
Gambino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambino drops his hands momentarily and Pena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino walks into a straight right hand from Pena.
Pena punishes Gambino's body with a nice straight punch.
Gambino jabs at Pena's body.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Pena slips a jab and a cross from Gambino.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Pena looks to throw the jab but Gambino is out of range.
Pena with a hook.
Gambino misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino slips a jab from Pena.
Gambino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Childish Gambino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambino.
A nice combination there by Pena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gambino lands with an uppercut that bounces Pena off the cage and back into range.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gambino looks to land a right hand but Pena moved out of range.
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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambino manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Pena slams his shin into Gambino's torso.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena scores with a sloppy right hand. Gambino should have avoided that one.
Gambino takes one to the chin there.
Gambino rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Gambino's shoulder, as Gambino tries to avoid the shot.
Gambino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena throws a head kick that misses
and Gambino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena throws a body punch but Gambino moves out of range.
Pena moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gambino throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pena!
Gambino blocks a head kick by Pena.
Gambino moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gambino.
Gambino throws a right hand that misses
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Pena.
The fighters circling - Gambino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambino tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gambino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Gambino.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Pena.
Gambino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pena throws a sloppy head kick and Gambino moves out of range easily.
Pena lands a jab to the nose.
Gambino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pena.
Pena throws a head kick that half lands.
Gambino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pena.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pena! But no joy.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gambino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambino jabs Pena right on the nose. Pena blinks but takes it well.
Gambino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pena.
Gambino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pena swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pena is looking to slow Gambino down with leg kicks.
Gambino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena stuns Gambino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Javier Pena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pena sizes up Gambino with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gambino misses with a few strikes there.
Gambino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gambino avoids the body shot from Pena.
It looked like Gambino wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gambino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Gambino counters with a quick kick to the body but Pena blocks it.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gambino. Gambino circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gambino moves out of range of the body kick from Pena.
Gambino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena throws a head kick that Gambino semi-blocks.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Childish Gambino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gambino eats them both and turns towards Pena to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pena has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Pena!
Javier Pena decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Childish Gambino spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that sucks.'.