PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franky Finger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - You Don't Know ft. 50 Cent, Cashis, Lloyd Banks . Javier Pena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Finger
vs
Pena

177 cm
28
169 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

186 cm
29
165 lbs
13 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Franky Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Finger.
Pena defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.
Pena checks a leg kick nicely.
Finger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pena dodges the punch combination from Finger.
Finger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pena checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Finger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pena.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena staying out of range there.
Finger tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena slips a jab and a cross from Finger.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finger circles away quickly and effectively.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Finger feints and then cracks Pena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pena down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger moves away from the strike by Pena.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franky Finger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Finger gets a clinch.
Finger struggles to land a body shot inside as Pena controls his hands.
Finger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Finger breaks from the clinch.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes.
Finger displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Finger misses with a kick to the body.
Pena throws a jab when Finger was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Pena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a straight left.
Finger slips a straight right by Pena.

Finger clinches up with Pena and pushes him back against the cage.

Finger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Finger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pena shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Finger looks to score with a jab to the body but Pena is just out of range.
Finger tries to land a front kick but Pena steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finger lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena throws a hook but Finger blocks it.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Finger throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finger works the jab nicely.
Finger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pena works over Finger's head and body with a nice combination.
Pena avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Finger does it's job there.
Pena throws a jab but it's blocked by Finger.
Finger misses with a hook.
Finger misses with a looping left.
Finger fakes the leg kick and cracks Pena in the body.

Finger clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Finger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Finger, as that shot connected.
Finger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Finger tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Finger misses the shot to the body.
Finger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pena connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pena makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Finger missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Finger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena staying out of range there.
Finger loads up on a big right hand but Pena slips the punch.
Pena circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franky Finger is winning the standup battle so far.
Finger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Finger is looking to clinch.
Pena has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finger.
Finger has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Finger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pena takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Finger does no damage.
Finger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pena looks to land a right hand but Finger moved out of range.
Pena might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Finger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pena sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finger throws a looping overhand right but Pena ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Pena.
Finger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Finger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pena, pushing him back against the cage.
Finger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Finger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Pena breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pena misses with a double jab.
Finger misses with a straight right.
Finger misses with a double jab.
Finger tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
Finger misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena blocks the body kick.
Finger scores with a sloppy right hand. Pena should have avoided that one.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finger tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range.
Finger moves out of range as Pena strikes.
Finger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Pena tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pena's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pena duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Finger misses with a jab to the body
and Pena counters with a right hand to the body.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena tests Finger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Finger lands with an uppercut that bounces Pena off the cage and back into range.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena defending well as Finger loads up on a big left hand.

Finger pushes Pena up against the cage in a clinch.
Finger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Finger is trying to maintain a safe position but Pena gets an underhook and turns Finger into the cage.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finger throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pena blocks the low kick.
Finger closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Finger misses with a wild combination.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Finger.
Nice cross by Pena.
Franky Finger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finger misses with a head kick.
Finger throws a low kick, looking for Pena's leg but Pena calmly moves out of range.
Finger swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Pena counter with a right hand.

Finger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franky Finger dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Finger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Finger takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pena.

Finger closes the distance and clinches.

Pena manages to break the clinch.
Finger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Finger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finger misses with a jab to the body
enabling Pena to counter with a crisp jab.
Pena's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pena scrambles back to his feet.
Finger tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
A head kick by Finger misses
and Pena counters with a straight right hand.
Finger misses with a straight right.
Finger throws a leg kick but Pena sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Finger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Finger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Finger fails to land.
Nice elbow from Finger.

Pena escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Finger misses the jab.
A jab from Pena misses.
Finger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pena under the eye.
Finger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pena's head.
Finger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Finger throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
Finger misses with a wild combination.
Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger tries to clinch there but Pena circles away.
A lazy left from Pena finds it's target.
Finger just misses with a punch to the body.
Finger scores with a spinning back kick!
Finger tries to clinch up.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Finger's shoulder, as Finger tries to avoid the shot.
Finger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Finger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finger misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Finger.
Finger slips a straight right by Pena.
Jab by Finger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finger throws a leg kick but Pena checks it.
Finger misses with an uppercut
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finger throws a combination. Pena tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Finger throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
A big right from Pena misses.
Franky Finger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Finger looks to land a combination but Pena avoids it well.
Finger throws a head kick that misses.
Finger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena slips under a jab.
Finger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger misses with a wild combination.
Finger darts in trying to clinch
and Pena counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Finger is rocked!
Pena connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Finger covering up! Pena comes in with a big uppercut and Finger goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Javier Pena!
Javier Pena tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.