PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen The Devil's Rejects as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Penderas
vs
Grossman

175 cm
31
164 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

173 cm
21
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penderas lands with an overhand left.
Penderas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.
Grossman defending well as Penderas loads up on a big left hand.
Penderas misses with an uppercut.
Penderas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grossman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Penderas jabs Grossman right on the nose. Grossman blinks but takes it well.
Grossman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penderas scores with a nice strike.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Grossman. Beautiful body shot.
Penderas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Penderas.
Penderas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grossman jabs at Penderas's body.
Penderas throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grossman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but Grossman moved out of range nicely.
Grossman tries to land a front kick but Penderas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas misses with a body shot.
Penderas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penderas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grossman.
Grossman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Penderas. Those never looked like landing.
Penderas throws a hook but Grossman avoids it easily.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penderas throws out the jab.
Penderas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penderas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grossman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penderas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman drops his hands momentarily and Penderas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penderas throws a lazy right hand but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Penderas 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.
Grossman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penderas loads up on a big right hand but Grossman slips the punch.
Grossman throws a body punch but Penderas moves out of range.
Guillermo Penderas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Penderas is out of range.
No joy there for Penderas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penderas misses the jab.
Penderas scores with a nice head shot.
Grossman jabs Penderas right on the nose. Penderas blinks but takes it well.
Grossman throws a head kick that misses.
Grossman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A head kick misses from Grossman.
Grossman lands with a cross.
Penderas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penderas throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grossman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grossman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penderas backs up against the cage.

It looks like Guillermo Penderas has been cut.
Penderas swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Penderas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grossman.
Grossman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penderas doesn't seem bothered though.
Penderas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grossman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penderas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a right hook to the body.
Grossman thows a body kick. Penderas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penderas ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penderas's sensitive parts.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Penderas misses its intended target.
Penderas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
The fighters circling - Penderas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Penderas is breathing heavily.
Penderas misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a nice leg kick.

Grossman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penderas, pushing him back against the cage.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penderas backwards.
Grossman prevents Penderas from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penderas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penderas tries to circle away but Grossman has him pinned against the cage.
Penderas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Penderas controls the action.
Penderas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grossman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penderas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Penderas tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Grossman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guillermo Penderas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Penderas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grossman.
Penderas swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
Grossman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penderas misses with an uppercut. Grossman saw that one coming.
Karl Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman throws a shot from downtown. Penderas moves away and avoids it.
Penderas cracks Grossman with an open hand slap.
Penderas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penderas throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Grossman tries to clinch up but Penderas circles away and keeps his distance.
Penderas lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Penderas. Those never looked like landing.
Grossman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grossman misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Grossman.
Penderas takes one on the button.
Penderas throws a right hand that Grossman ducks under and follows up with a left that Grossman also avoids with ease.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grossman connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Grossman rushes Penderas and presses him up against the cage.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grossman lands with a right to the head.
Penderas is looking to break free of the clinch but Grossman has double underhooks.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Grossman prevents Penderas from breaking the clinch.
Grossman looking to throw knees to the head but Penderas is blocking nicely.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands a body shot.
Grossman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penderas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grossman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grossman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grossman gets through Penderas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grossman lands with a left to the head.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penderas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a knee to the head.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Penderas avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman landing knees to the head.

Penderas is rocked!
Grossman lands a big knee! That's hurt Penderas! Oh, he's all over the place! Grossman lands another knee that sends Penderas to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman is the new lightweight champion!