PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demarte Pena (ranked 2260 p4p, 106 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 2595 p4p, 120 weight class). Pena comes to the cage accompanied by Mesmo Assim. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pena
vs
White

170 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

172 cm
27
135 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Demarte Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris White !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pena gets a clinch.
Pena lands an elbow inside.
Pena blocks an uppercut.

Pena gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
White trying to control but Pena postures up.
Pena throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pena tries to stand but his hand is stuck under White .
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pena scoring with some ground and pound.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Pena postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pena trying to control but White is working from the bottom.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pena is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pena avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
White looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pena is one step ahead there.
Pena working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White 's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pena accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pena won't allow White to sweep him here.

Pena stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
White goes for a double leg but Pena avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pena continues to drive forward.
Pena looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Pena throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.

Pena moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena working White over with knees to the body.
Pena lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
Pena working White over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White tries to break free but Pena pushes him back against the cage.
White has had enough of the clinch but Pena keeps him there for the moment.
Pena pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pena lands an elbow inside that White shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pena obliges.
Pena lands a knee to the head.
White misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pena lands a knee to the head.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pena.
White takes a shot to the head.
White takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pena landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Pena manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
White avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands some strikes from the bottom.
Pena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.

Pena has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Pena pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
Pena trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.
Pena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
White preventing the sweep.

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.
Pena trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chris White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pena defends it nicely.
Pena fails with an attempt to clinch.
White fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pena with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling White to score with a decent uppercut.
White avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for White .
Pena blocks a jab.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demarte Pena dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pena connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been told by Pena's head coaches at Big Price MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Pena has managed to clinch.
Pena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Pena jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pena lands a couple of shots from the bottom.

Pena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Pena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
Pena trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White stands up over Pena, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
White prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Demarte Pena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White is working Pena over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pena doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pena trying to control the position.

Pena escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White with a nice head shot there.
White wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
White wants to stand but Pena has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
White lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White won't allow Pena to sweep him here.
White trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Pena is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
White trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Pena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. White doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. White manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pena tries to land a sweep but no joy.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pena is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Pena sits in half guard.
Pena controlling the action here.
White preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
White gets full guard.
Pena working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White 's head.
Pena controlling from the top position.
Pena is looking to work some ground and pound but White has wrist control.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pena is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pena looking to pass the guard.
White preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pena is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pena throws a big elbow that misses.
Pena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
White throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pena makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
White 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.

White throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pena landing with the ground and pound.
White controls Pena momentarily but Pena frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demarte Pena dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pena softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pena lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
White is trying to force a seperation but Pena has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from White .
Knees in the clinch landing for Pena.
Pena digs a right hand into White 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White 's gas tank.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pena avoiding damage.
Pena lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pena takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Pena successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and White defends well.
White with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pena keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Pena throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pena throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pena is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Pena trying to control the pace.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
Pena wants to stand but White has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pena throwing shots but White is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena is keen to just control but White is a slippery customer.
White on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pena is trying to control the action in half guard but White is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pena stalling.
White has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Pena stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
White shoots in and drives through. Pena sprawls well.
Pena fails with an attempt to clinch.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from White .

Pena looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pena thows a huge punch but White dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
White keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Pena wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Pena is controlling the pace.
Demarte Pena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pena pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Pena seems content to control.

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.
Pena prevents White from improving his position.
Pena perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
White wants to get back to striking at distance but Pena won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demarte Pena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pena, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demarte Pena!
Demarte Pena took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I did not won the war it was just a fight, thanks to all u that tonight watch this duel. My team, my family all u i love u. thanks'.