PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Pena (ranked 25338 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bota Prochao (ranked 4255 p4p, 0 weight class). Bota Prochao has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Benedict Pena's chin.

Pena
vs
Prochao

217 cm
20
161 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benedict Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bota Prochao!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prochao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pena is looking to stand up but Prochao isn't so interested in that idea.
Prochao wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Prochao prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Prochao showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Prochao looking to sit in guard and control but Pena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pena drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pena jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prochao looking to control.
Prochao keeping full guard, as Pena tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throwing strikes from guard but Prochao blocks nicely.
Prochao trying to keep a closed guard but Pena is proving a slippery customer.
Pena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Pena drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pena jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pena content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pena is in close to Prochao's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Prochao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pena defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena stands up over Prochao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Pena drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Prochao manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pena has Prochao in his guard.

Prochao trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pena bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prochao's guard.

Prochao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pena landing some decent shots from guard.
Pena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prochao looking to control but Pena passes into half guard.
Prochao looks winded!

Pena wants to work for an arm triangle but Prochao is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Prochao moves into full guard.

Pena is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pena landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pena forces his way into half guard.

Pena is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Prochao has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pena has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pena seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pena is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Prochao looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Prochao drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Prochao trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prochao won't allow Pena to sweep him here.
Prochao wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Pena wants to stand and escape but Prochao is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Prochao wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Pena looking to hit a scissor sweep but Prochao is one step ahead there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prochao stops Pena from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Prochao closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pena trying to control but Prochao postures up.
Prochao wants to control but Pena is keeping him busy.
Prochao is breathing heavily.
Pena is looking to improve his position.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Prochao is keen to just control but Pena is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to kick Prochao off but Prochao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pena misses with some strikes from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prochao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pena.

Pena gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Prochao to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Prochao manages to pass to side control.

Pena is refusing to be controlled, as Prochao sits in half guard.
Prochao might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pena haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to kick Prochao off but Prochao keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Prochao seems to be working for a kimura but Pena defends the submission attempt.
Pena is looking to control Prochao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pena avoid being mounted?
Prochao is trying to control. Pena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pena is trying to get back to full guard.
Prochao prevents Pena from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Prochao wants to control but Pena is keeping him busy.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Prochao is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Pena still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Pena has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Prochao tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pena is putting a hurting on Prochao here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prochao tries to improve position but can't.

Pena tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pena landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bota Prochao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Pena closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pena lands in his opponent's guard.

Pena drops back looking for a leg! Prochao is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prochao manages to kick Pena off! Pena jumps back into Prochao's guard.
Pena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena wants to pass the guard but Prochao is keeping the position.
Pena postures up and lands a big shot to Prochao's brow.
Pena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prochao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena with a nice head shot there.
Pena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prochao can do to turn this around?

Pena is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Prochao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Prochao has escaped and now he's on top!

Prochao trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Prochao takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Prochao is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pena wants to sweep here but Prochao controlling him for the moment.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prochao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pena is keeping the position for now.
Prochao preventing the sweep.
Prochao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Prochao closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pena quickly recovers to half guard.

Pena has one foot on Prochao's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Prochao closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pena's guard.
Prochao trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Pena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prochao trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena wants to sweep but no luck.
Prochao trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Prochao manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pena landing with the ground and pound.
Pena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pena cracks Prochao with a solid left hand.
Prochao wants to sweep but no luck.
Pena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prochao working a defensive guard here.
Pena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benedict Pena showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pena has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedict Pena!