PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scrooge Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Pena
vs
Jones

186 cm
30
165 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

183 cm
28
166 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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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 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scrooge Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena blocks the body kick.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pena staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Pena misses.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Jones lands a jab to Pena's midsection.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pena's calf.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Pena backs away looking to recover.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pena moved out of range nicely.
Javier Pena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Pena down.
Jones connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pena takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pena falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Pena off the cage and back into range.

Pena is rocked!
Jones scores with a jab.
Oh Pena is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones misses with a straight left.
Pena seems to have got his legs back now.
A big left from Pena misses.
Jones lands a jab.
Jones misses with a hook. Pena ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones slips a jab from Pena.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pena checks it well.
Pena lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pena throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Pena moves away from the strike by Jones.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
Jones slips under a jab from Pena.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Pena counters with a two punch combo.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pena had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Pena slips under a jab from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pena sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones looks for the body kick but Pena saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones jabs at Pena's body.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones moves out of range as Pena strikes.
Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scrooge Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Scrooge Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Pena counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Javier Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Pena throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Scrooge Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena moves out of range of the body kick.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena scores with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
Pena is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Pena counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena misses with the combination.
Pena lands with a right hand.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.

Jones is rocked!
Pena Throws a clean left jab. Pena Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Jones's chin! Jones crumbles to the ground and Pena follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Pena!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Javier Pena!
After the fight, Javier Pena was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.