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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cluk Cloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pena comes to the cage accompanied by Pitbull- Gasolina. Cloo has chosen Mali Young Masters: Djembe World Drum Music as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cluk Cloo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pena's guard.
Cloo wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
Cloo trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Cloo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cloo scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cloo manages to get himself to full guard.
Pena is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pena tries to free his leg and advance position but Cloo is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cloo is on top in guard.
Pena 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.
Cloo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cloo advances position into side control!
Pena is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cloo is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloo is trying to work for a kimura but Pena is defending well.
Cloo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pena trying to hold on to Cloo's head to control him but Cloo postures up.
Pena wants to get back to full guard.
Pena is staying active underneath Cloo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cloo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pena is trying to maintain the position but Cloo is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pena misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cloo misses with a hook.
That's two 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.
Cloo shoots in for a double leg but Pena sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cloo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Pena looking for a sweep. Not yet Pena, not yet.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Cloo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pena keeping full guard, as Cloo tries to pass.
Pena working for a triangle but Cloo defends it easily.
Cloo trying to control but Pena is working from the bottom.
Cloo drops back looking for a leg! Pena is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pena manages to kick Cloo off! Cloo jumps back into Pena's guard.
Pena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pena moves away from the strike by Cloo.
Pena gets caught flat footed, as Cloo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cloo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cloo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cloo passes Pena's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cloo slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.
Cloo has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cloo landing punches.
Pena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pena sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cloo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cloo passes to side control.
Cloo is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloo is looking to take a break and control but Pena is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cloo working away.
Cloo tries for a kimura but Pena is defending well.
Cloo throws a strike aimed at the side of Pena's head but Pena avoids it well.
Pena manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cloo is not content to let Pena control the position.
Pena scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cloo gets back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pena wants to control from the top but Cloo keeps moving.
Cloo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cloo wants to sweep here but Pena controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cluk Cloo dominated that round.
That's time! Pena's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pena looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cloo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cluk Cloo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pena is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cloo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cloo can't do much from the bottom here.
Cloo is looking to regain half guard here but Pena keeps moving and retains side control.
Pena will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cloo explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pena wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cloo keeps working.
Cloo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Pena misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pena is keen to just control but Cloo is a slippery customer.
Cloo gets back to full guard.
Cloo keeping full guard, as Pena tries to pass.
Pena slips nicely into half guard.
Pena is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pena is tying to control. Cloo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cloo is looking to improve his position.
Pena tries to stand and escape but Cloo is controlling the position.
Cloo is trying to get back to full guard.
Cluk Cloo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pena frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cloo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloo tries to hold on but Pena postures up.
Pena looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pena looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cloo gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloo is trying to get back to full guard.
Pena trying to mount his opponent but Cloo defends it.
Pena is trying to control the action in half guard but Cloo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cloo tries to get to full guard but Pena has control of the leg.
Pena is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pena tries to clinch but Cloo is having none of it.
Pena tries to clinch there but Cloo circles away.
That's four 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.
Pena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cloo throws a one two combo.
Cloo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cloo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cloo managing to block the knees to the body from Pena.
Cloo misses with a punch on the inside.
Pena fails to pull guard.
Cloo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pena wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Pena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pena keeps control of Cloo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pena goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cloo prevents it.
Cloo blocking some punches.
Cloo tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
Pena pulls guard successfully.
Pena is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cloo looking to pass the guard.
Pena bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cloo's 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 is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Pena dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cloo fails to land with a series of punches.
Cloo misses with a hook.
Cloo misses with a wild combination.
Cloo throws a series of punches but Pena moves out of range.
Pena tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cloo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pena takes the fight into the clinch.
Pena tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cloo smiles and moves away.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Cloo blocks the low kick.
Cloo misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena wants to clinch but Cloo slips to the side
and Cloo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pena won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Pena some visible discomfort.
Cloo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pena, who protects the arm well.
Pena manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cloo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cloo striking off his back.
Cloo punching from the bottom - just letting Pena know he's still in a fight.
Cloo keeping busy on the bottom but Pena has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cloo is looking to improve his position.
Cloo manages to get to full guard.
Cloo scores with a nice shot.
Cloo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pena passes into half guard.
Pena is keen to just control but Cloo is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cloo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cloo wants to sweep but no luck.
Pena throwing strikes but missing.
Cloo trying to strike off his back.
Cloo working a defensive guard here.
Cloo tries to strike from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cloo shoots and misses
and Pena counters with a shoot takedown. Cloo fights it but they end up in guard.
Cloo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Pena throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Cloo's body to avoid the submission. Cloo has instead reached around Pena's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Cloo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cluk Cloo! Cluk Cloo retains his bantamweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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