PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between jake themuse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pentti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). themuse comes to the cage accompanied by do it. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

themuse
vs
Pena

177 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
197 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GTI-Roid Rage

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jake themuse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pentti Pena!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by themuse.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but themuse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
themuse punishes Pena's body with a nice straight punch.

Pena drops themuse with a beautiful combination! themuse stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pena is looking for the KO!

It looks like jake themuse has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
themuse defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
themuse shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pena as he jumps to the side.
themuse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pena moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
themuse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
themuse missing with a left hand there. Pena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pena throws the left hand but themuse avoids the punch easily.
themuse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A lazy left from Pena finds it's target.
Pena fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. themuse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. themuse sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
themuse misses with a hook. Pena ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Pena does no damage.

Pena shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
themuse taking shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Pena there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pena punching from mount but themuse doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pena looking to finish with strikes here!
Pena punching from mount but themuse doing a good job of avoiding damage.
themuse is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pena throwing strikes here but themuse is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pena avoids the attempt from themuse to control.
Pena misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
themuse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pena throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for themuse because Pena loaded up on that one.
Pena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pena misses with a head shot.
Pena misses with a head shot.
Pena looks gassed!
Pena prevents themuse from getting the reversal.
Pena thowing shots but they're missing.
Pena avoids the attempt from themuse to control.
Pena landing shots from mount.
Pena misses with a head shot.
Pena landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
themuse is trying desperately to improve position.
Pena thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pena thowing shots but they're missing.
themuse is looking to get to half guard.
themuse is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pena thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pena working themuse over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pena working the ground and pound effectively.
Pena dominating with strikes here.
themuse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pena looking to finish themuse with some ground and pound. This is bad for themuse!
Pena throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pena connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pena lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pena is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. themuse can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pena throwing strikes but themuse uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pena working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on themuse's thigh. themuse counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pentti Pena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on jake themuse's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pena swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and themuse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pentti Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from themuse finds it's way through Pena's defenses.
themuse shoots and misses
and Pena counters with a one-two to the body.
themuse slips a jab and a cross from Pena.
Horrible takedown by themuse or perhaps it was just good defense by Pena which made him look bad.
themuse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jake themuse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
themuse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pena circles away.

themuse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pena wants to improve his position but themuse is controlling well.
themuse passes to full mount!
Pena is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
themuse landing strikes from the mount and Pena is in trouble!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pena is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pena manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pentti Pena has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pena is in trouble now - themuse has advanced to mount!
Pena really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
themuse raining down shots from the mount!
Pena is desperately trying to improve his position but themuse has a good base and remains in mount.
themuse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
themuse putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
themuse working the ground and pound effectively.
themuse lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by themuse.
themuse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pena can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pena is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
themuse unloading with bombs!
themuse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pena is desperately trying to improve his position but themuse has a good base and remains in mount.
themuse lands a heavy elbow.
Pena can't escape the position.
themuse is landing with some decent strikes but Pena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
themuse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pena can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
themuse is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pena flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
themuse landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, themuse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
themuse landing punches.
Pena is wriggling around trying to escape.
themuse landing strikes from the mount.
themuse working the ground and pound effectively.
themuse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pena?
Pena is looking to get to half guard.
themuse lands a heavy elbow.
themuse lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
themuse punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pena takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
themuse postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pena looks a forlorn figure.
Pena in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pena gets back to half guard.
Pena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
themuse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
themuse slips a nice elbow through Pena's hands, connecting with Pena's forehead.
Pena is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
themuse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pena wants to improve his position but themuse is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jake themuse dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on jake themuse's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

themuse throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pena, as that shot connected.
Pena misses with an uppercut. themuse saw that one coming.
themuse lands a glancing blow to the side of Pena's head.
Pena lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pena.
themuse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pena dives in and grabs themuse's left leg, looking for a takedown. themuse pushes down on Pena's head and hops out.
Pentti Pena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
themuse throws a series of punches but Pena avoids them all with ease.
themuse misses with a hook.
Pena takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pena shoots in for a double leg but themuse sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
themuse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
themuse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
themuse doesn't manage to clinch there - Pena circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
themuse is looking to clinch but Pena is avoiding it.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.

themuse moves into the clinch.
themuse can't get the takedown.
themuse drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pena pulls his leg out and moves away.
A shot to the body from Pena misses
and themuse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
themuse takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from themuse misses its intended target.
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena dodges the punch combination from themuse.

Pena drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pena looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now themuse is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
themuse stands and throws Pena's legs to the side, diving into side control.
themuse working the body and head with strikes.
Pena is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
themuse scoring with punches and elbows.
themuse landing strikes.
Pena sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
themuse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
themuse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
themuse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pena manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
themuse cracks Pena with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as themuse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
themuse throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely.

Pena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
themuse connects with a couple of short punches.
themuse distracts Pena with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
themuse working some strikes from top position.
Pena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
themuse throwing strikes from guard but Pena blocks nicely.
themuse missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Pena has his foot on themuse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. themuse works his way back into a safe position though.
themuse connects with a couple of short punches.
themuse trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

themuse is posturing up here but Pena has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! themuse tries to roll out but it's too tight and themuse has to tap! Slick submission there by Pena!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pentti Pena!