PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul De Muerta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Muerta's choice of entrance music: The Crystal Method. Raoul De Muerta told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Penzer
vs
De Muerta

180 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

188 cm
26
190 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Bullet Proof System
Spartan Nutrition

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Penzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raoul De Muerta!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Muerta looks for the body kick but Penzer saw that one coming.
De Muerta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Muerta throws a wild body kick that Penzer sees coming a mile off.
De Muerta misses with an uppercut. Penzer saw that one coming.
A big left from Penzer misses.
De Muerta throws a body punch but Penzer moves out of range.
Penzer is looking to slow De Muerta down with leg kicks.
De Muerta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penzer is able to avoid easily.
De Muerta scores with a jab.
De Muerta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Penzer to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Muerta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Muerta moves away from the strike by Penzer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer takes a swing at De Muerta's ribcage but misses.
De Muerta misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Muerta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penzer's sensitive parts.
De Muerta 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.
De Muerta punishes Penzer's body with a nice straight punch.

Penzer clinches.
Penzer drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Muerta gets the underhooks and prevents it.

De Muerta manages to break the clinch.
De Muerta throws the left hand but Penzer avoids the punch easily.
De Muerta throws a leg kick which misses Penzer's front leg but catches the back leg as Penzer tries to avoid it.
Penzer lands a nice hook to De Muerta's body. De Muerta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penzer throws out a leg kick but De Muerta moves out of range and Penzer only half commits.
Penzer backing away here, and De Muerta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Muerta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from De Muerta misses its intended target.
Raoul De Muerta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from De Muerta tenderised Penzer's leg. Penzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raoul De Muerta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penzer misses with a kick to the body
and De Muerta counters with a good low kick that Penzer was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Muerta attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Muerta connects with a leg kick. Penzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Penzer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into De Muerta's guard.
De Muerta is controlling Penzer's posture.
Penzer trying to control the position from guard on top but De Muerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penzer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Muerta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penzer postures up and lands a big shot to De Muerta's brow.
De Muerta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Penzer got a little sloppy there for a moment and De Muerta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penzer has managed to get both his arms back between De Muerta's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penzer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Penzer trying to control but De Muerta is working from the bottom.
Penzer throws a big elbow that misses.
Penzer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Muerta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Penzer tries to free his leg and advance position but De Muerta is retaining full guard.
Penzer wants to control from the top but De Muerta keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Muerta is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penzer with a nice head shot there.

That's four 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.
Penzer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penzer lands a couple of digs.
De Muerta being controlled here, momentarily.
Penzer is looking to work some ground and pound but De Muerta has wrist control.
Penzer trying to control the position from guard on top but De Muerta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Muerta is keeping the position for now.
Penzer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penzer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Muerta is keeping the position for now.
De Muerta looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mario Penzer will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Muerta scores with a push kick.
De Muerta misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Penzer's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Muerta lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from De Muerta.
De Muerta lands with a slapping head kick.
Penzer staying out of range there.
De Muerta misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from De Muerta tenderised Penzer's leg. Penzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Muerta moves out of range of the body kick from Penzer.
Penzer blocks a jab.
Penzer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penzer. De Muerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Muerta is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penzer scores with a shot to the body.
De Muerta avoids the body shot from Penzer.
De Muerta lands a jab to the nose.
Penzer fails with a takedown attempt.
De Muerta misses with a looping left.
Penzer just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Muerta. Penzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penzer is looking to wear down De Muerta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penzer. De Muerta does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Muerta throws a wild body kick that Penzer sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Muerta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penzer thinking.
De Muerta fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by De Muerta.
De Muerta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as De Muerta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penzer doesn't seem phased though.
Decent striking displayed by De Muerta there.
De Muerta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Muerta misses with a straight left.
Penzer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
De Muerta thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penzer if he has to take too many more of those.
Penzer drops his hands momentarily and De Muerta takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Penzer misses.
Penzer misses with a takedown
and De Muerta counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Penzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Muerta avoids a kick to the body.
Penzer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Muerta.
De Muerta is looking to score with low kicks.
And Penzer counters with a quick kick to the body but De Muerta blocks it.
De Muerta lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penzer is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Muerta. Penzer does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Muerta lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penzer ducks under a wild hook from De Muerta.
Penzer connects with a solid leg kick.
Penzer scores with a leg kick.
Jab from De Muerta.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Muerta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penzer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penzer connects with the punch.
Raoul De Muerta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by De Muerta.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Muerta looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penzer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Muerta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Muerta throws a shot to the body.
Penzer keeps the fight on the outside.
Penzer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Muerta.
Penzer shoots in for a takedown but De Muerta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
De Muerta scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raoul De Muerta 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. This is the final round!

Penzer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Muerta misses with a lunging right hand
and Penzer counters with a right hand to the body.
De Muerta looks to land a body kick but Penzer moved away.
De Muerta throws a wild body kick that Penzer sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Penzer.
De Muerta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penzer.
Penzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penzer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penzer misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick.
De Muerta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A left and a right from De Muerta both land. Nice combination.
Penzer looks to land a body kick but De Muerta moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Muerta's calf.
That kick from De Muerta tenderised Penzer's leg. Penzer is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from De Muerta.
De Muerta drops his hands momentarily and Penzer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
De Muerta throws an off balance right hand
and De Muerta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from De Muerta misses the target.
Penzer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Muerta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penzer.
Penzer swings for the body but De Muerta moves out of range.
De Muerta throws out a loose jab but Penzer uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Penzer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Muerta misses the shot to the body.
Penzer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
De Muerta lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta throws a solid leg kick but Penzer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Muerta.
Penzer looks for the body kick but De Muerta saw that one coming.
Penzer backing away here, and De Muerta unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Muerta thumps Penzer with a low kick.
Penzer is looking to clinch but De Muerta is avoiding it.
De Muerta scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Muerta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Muerta moves out of range of the leg kick from Penzer.
De Muerta slips under a jab.
De Muerta circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Muerta tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good standup being displayed there by De Muerta as he connects with a hook.
A lazy body kick from Penzer
and De Muerta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Muerta lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta clobbers Penzer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penzer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De Muerta tries to land a body kick
and Penzer counters with a low kick, right behind De Muerta 's knee.
De Muerta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice body kick there by De Muerta.
De Muerta throws a wild body kick that Penzer sees coming a mile off.
De Muerta punishes Penzer's body with a nice straight punch.
De Muerta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Muerta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penzer shoots in for a double leg but De Muerta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penzer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Penzer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Muerta did well to prevent Penzer getting side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Muerta is trying to maintain the position but Penzer is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Muerta works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Muerta wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Penzer looking to pass the guard.
De Muerta looking for a sweep. Not yet De Muerta, not yet.
De Muerta pulls Penzer in close to prevent any damage.
De Muerta keeping moving, preventing Penzer from controlling successfully.
Penzer landing some decent shots from guard.
De Muerta wants to sweep here but Penzer controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raoul De Muerta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Muerta 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raoul De Muerta!
Our winner, Raoul De Muerta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.