PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pena
vs
Paul

201 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boyd Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Paul!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Pena.

Paul moves into the clinch successfully.
Pena trying to land knees to the body.

Paul jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Paul is working an open guard so Pena takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Paul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pena as he jumps to the side.
Paul swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Paul has managed to clinch.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena throws an elbow but it misses.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paul gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paul is trying to break the clinch but Pena has him pressed against the cage.
Pena drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paul pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paul throws a lazy head kick
and Pena counters with a good low kick that Paul was not able to check.
Pena tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul throws out a counter right but Pena avoids it with no problem.

Paul clinches with his opponent.
Paul wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Pena.
Pena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paul tries to pull guard but Pena won't allow it.
Pena tries to throw a body punch but Paul avoids it by throwing Pena back against the cage.
Pena taking a breather.
Pena lands a right hand.
Paul tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pena smiles and moves away.
Boyd Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Paul.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pena as he avoids it easily.
Pena fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paul throws a counter combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paul.
Ken Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pena clinches up against the cage.
Paul tries to pull guard but Pena won't allow it.
Paul prevents a body shot from Pena.
Pena prevents the takedown attempt.
Paul jumps guard but Pena stands there with Paul around his waist. Paul gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Paul wants a takedown but no success here.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena is trying to pull guard but Paul has him pressed against the cage.
Pena throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pauls head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pena really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Paul blocking some punches.
Pena fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but Pena keeps him there for the moment.
Paul tries to score a body lock takedown but Pena shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul wants a takedown but no success here.
Pena misses with a punch on the inside.
Pena throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pena is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Pena dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Paul shoots in and drives through. Pena sprawls well.
Pena seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paul fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boyd Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Paul.
Paul shoots for a double leg takedown but Pena sprawls well. He's pushed Paul's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pena is looking to clinch but Paul is avoiding it.
Paul shoots in and drives through. Pena sprawls well.
Pena tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul avoids the body shot from Pena.

Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
Pena misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paul.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is trying to stall.
Pena is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Paul blocks an uppercut.
Pena stalling in the clinch but Paul improves position.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Paul blocking some punches.
Pena swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pena misses with the head strike.
Paul has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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 gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paul.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pena avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pena is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paul wants to take the fight to the mat but Pena manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pena trying to stall but Paul improves his position.
Pena is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul tries to pull guard but Pena won't allow it.
Pena missing with knees to the body.
Paul drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short right from Pena.
Pena misses with a punch to the body.
Pena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paul is defending well for now.
Pena keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Paul blocks a body shot from Pena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pena putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paul in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pena lands with a short shot to the head.
Paul tries to circle away but Pena has him pinned against the cage.
Paul has had enough of the clinch but Pena keeps him there for the moment.
Pena lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
A hook to the body from Pena.
Paul is looking for a takedown.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena struggles to land a body shot inside as Paul controls his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pena gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pena is pressed up against the cage. Paul has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pena down to the mat. Pena avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pena is looking to clinch.
Paul is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boyd Pena dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Paul misses with a takedown
and Pena counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sloppy strikes from Paul. Those never looked like landing.
Pena tries to clinch up but Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Pena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Paul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Boyd Pena has been cut.
Paul throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pena's waist but Pena gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Paul off to one side.
Pena tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyd Pena has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Paul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Pena clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena misses with a body punch.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena lands an elbow that stopped Paul in his tracks for a moment.
Paul is working for takedown but Pena is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Pena has the dominant position.
Pena throws an elbow that misses.
Paul fails to pull guard.
Paul tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pena unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paul lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boyd Pena has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pena gets underhooks to prevent Paul's takedown attempt.
Pena missing with knees to the body.
Pena working aggressively here.
Paul avoids a wild elbow strike from Pena.
Pena utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pena as Paul tries to tie him up.
Pena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pena can't find room to land a body shot as Paul controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul blocking some punches.
Pena holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pena tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paul.
Pena swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paul is trying to push Pena away but Pena has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Come on Pena - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pena is leaning against Paul and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pena landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pena has Paul pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a punch but it's blocked by Paul.
Paul working hard to break the clinch.
Paul blocking some punches.
Paul tries to pull guard but Pena holds him up against the cage and eventually Paul drops back down to his feet.
Paul prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pena displaying some good clinch control by pressing Paul up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Paul goes for a takedown attempt but Pena pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boyd Pena showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pena, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

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