PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ting Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edison Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ting Lei has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lei
vs
Pena

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ting Lei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edison Pena!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei tries to clinch there but Pena circles away.
Lei moves out of range of the body kick.
Pena stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lei.
Horrible takedown by Lei or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena which made him look bad.
Lei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Lei fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ting Lei. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pena shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lei manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pena slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lei keeping full guard, as Pena tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lei looking for a sweep. Not yet Lei, not yet.
Lei looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pena puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lei tries to get to full guard but Pena has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pena in particular looking to stall.
Pena's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lei trying to control here.

That's two 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 is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pena keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Edison Pena wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lei but Lei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lei tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pena shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pena was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lei is breathing heavily.
Pena manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lei to take his back!
Good control from Pena.
Lei is trying to break free.
Pena controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Edison Pena wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lei shoots and misses

and Pena counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lei!

Pena is working for a guillotine from mount but Lei frees his head quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena controlling from mount.
Pena connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Pena dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pena pushes Lei up against the cage in a clinch.
Lei prevents Pena from breaking the clinch.
Lei fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Lei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lei shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pena counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lei tries to break free but Pena pushes him back against the cage.
Pena slows down the pace here.

Pena is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lei can't fight it off and eventually Pena manages to take the fight to the floor. Lei looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lei is trying to control the position but Pena postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is looking to work some ground and pound but Lei has wrist control.
Pena is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pena stopping the sweep attempt from Lei.
Pena controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lei wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Edison Pena has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Pena shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lei's guard.
Pena slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pena lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edison Pena has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lei is trying to hold Pena in close to prevent damage but Pena has managed to pass into half guard.

Pena is working for a kimura but Lei is defending it quite comfortably.
Pena is taking a breather. Lei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pena decides to stand and escape the position.
Pena cracks a nice hook into Lei's ribs.

Pena instigates a clinch.

Pena is trying to trip Lei. He has hold of a leg but Lei is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pena persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lei is trying to hold Pena in close to prevent damage but Pena has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pena seems to be working for a kimura but Lei defends the submission attempt.
Lei trying to control from the bottom.
Lei tries to get to full guard but Pena has control of the leg.
Pena trying to control the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pena connects with a nice short shot to Lei's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edison Pena showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lei shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pena counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pena.
Pena's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pena works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pena is taking a breather. Lei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pena is taking a breather. Lei says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei gets back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lei is trying to keep Pena in close.
Pena pushes down on Lei's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pena works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pena raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pena working for a submission but Lei is keeping him at bay.
Pena takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Lei's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lei trying to control but not successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Lei hold on?! Pena is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lei is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Pena softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Lei is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
I really don't envy Lei right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Pena controlling the positon.
Pena is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Pena gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Pena gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Pena apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Pena takes the fight into the clinch.

Pena gets control of Lei's arms and successfully pulls guard. Pena will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lei trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Ting Lei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edison Pena is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pena uses the cage to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edison Pena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pena winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

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