PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Atrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos has chosen Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped! as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Atrell
vs
Penagos

180 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Atrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penagos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penagos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Atrell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penagos is leaning against Atrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos avoids a wild elbow strike from Atrell.
Atrell wants a takedown.
Atrell tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Penagos.
Atrell avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Penagos lands an uppercut.
Atrell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Atrell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penagos has him pressed against the cage.
Atrell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Atrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penagos works on Atrell's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penagos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Penagos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atrell or not.
Penagos misses with an elbow over the top.
Penagos scores with a hook to the body.
Atrell is breathing heavily.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penagos obliges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Penagos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atrell or not.
Atrell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penagos.
Penagos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos landing knees to the body.
Penagos lands with a left to the head.
Penagos avoiding damage.
Penagos lands a hook that snaps the head of Atrell backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Penagos.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Atrell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Penagos lands a body punch.
Penagos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penagos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penagos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penagos prevents Atrell from breaking the clinch.
Penagos slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for Penagos.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos is working Atrell over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Penagos.
Penagos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Atrell backwards.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
Penagos lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penagos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penagos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penagos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penagos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penagos digs a right hand into Atrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atrell's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Penagos.
Penagos is leaning against Atrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good body shot from Penagos.
A body shot lands from Penagos.
Penagos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penagos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Penagos.
Penagos lands a body punch.
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Atrell has Penagos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penagos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Penagos is working Atrell over against the cage.
Atrell letting Penagos take a breather here.
Penagos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Atrell's defenses.
Penagos lands a good knee to the midsection. Atrell won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Penagos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penagos works on Atrell's body with a couple of short punches.
Penagos landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Penagos.
A short body shot lands from Penagos as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penagos.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Atrell's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
Penagos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Atrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos pushes Atrell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos avoids the elbow strike from Atrell, against the cage.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penagos.
Penagos scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atrell tries to throw a body punch but Penagos avoids it by throwing Atrell back against the cage.
Atrell is looking to control Penagos's arms but Penagos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Atrell has his back to the cage.
Atrell avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Atrell fails to land.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
Atrell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Atrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atrell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penagos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penagos lands an elbow just above Atrell 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Penagos dominated that round.
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.

Penagos misses with a kick to the body.

It looks like Paul Atrell has been cut.
Penagos wants to land a leg kick but Atrell is out of range.
Penagos with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Penagos.
Atrell throws a body kick the misses
and Penagos counters with a nice body shot.
Atrell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penagos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy left from Penagos finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penagos, right into the meat.
Penagos closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Atrell is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Penagos has managed to clinch.
Oh Atrell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penagos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.
Atrell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Penagos digs a right hand underneath Atrell's ribcage. Atrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Penagos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penagos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Atrell seems to have got his legs back now.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Atrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carlos Penagos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.
Penagos lands a damaging elbow.
Penagos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penagos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Atrell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Penagos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penagos lands an elbow that stopped Atrell in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Penagos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penagos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Atrell up against the cage.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos cracks Atrell with a nice body shot.
Penagos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atrell blocks an elbow strike.
Penagos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penagos taking a breather.
Atrell can't get the takedown.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos lands with a light punch inside.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.

Atrell breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penagos.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from Penagos.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
Atrell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Penagos lands an elbow inside that Atrell shrugs off.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
Penagos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atrell backwards.
Penagos stalling in the clinch.
Penagos digs a right hand underneath Atrell's ribcage. Atrell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Atrell avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Atrell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atrell misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Penagos.
Nice body punch from Penagos.
Atrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Atrell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penagos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penagos lands with a left to the head.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Atrell's ribcage.
Atrell tries to break the clinch but Penagos is controlling the position.
Penagos avoiding damage as Atrell throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penagos.
Penagos works on Atrell's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Penagos - that landed with a thud.
Penagos scores with a hook to the body.
Penagos has Atrell pressed against the cage, preventing Atrell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penagos lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Penagos.
Knees to the body from Penagos.
Atrell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Penagos is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Penagos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penagos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Penagos lands an elbow inside.
Penagos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Penagos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Penagos - that landed with a thud.
Penagos pushes Atrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Atrell's ribcage.
Penagos looking to throw knees to the head but Atrell is blocking nicely.
Penagos is working Atrell over against the cage.
Penagos lands an elbow inside that Atrell shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Penagos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Penagos to work.
The crowd are getting on Penagos's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos cracks Atrell with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penagos.
Penagos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penagos avoiding damage as Atrell throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Penagos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paul Atrell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Penagos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atrell can pounce on him.
Penagos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Atrell is out of range and Penagos settles back down.
Atrell tries to clinch
and Penagos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penagos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penagos tries to clinch but Atrell is having none of it.
Penagos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Penagos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penagos connects with a high kick.
Atrell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Penagos lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Penagos pushes Atrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penagos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Penagos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Penagos.
Penagos digs a right hand into Atrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atrell's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos trying to land knees to the body.
Penagos lands a body shot.
Penagos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Penagos effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Penagos.
Penagos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penagos lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Penagos.
Penagos effectively controlling the action here.
Penagos lands a nice shot to the body.
Atrell managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Atrell throws an elbow but it misses.
Atrell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penagos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penagos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atrell.
Penagos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penagos lands an elbow just above Atrell 's eye.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Atrell avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos working Atrell over with knees to the body.
Atrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atrell backwards.
Penagos blocks an elbow strike from Atrell.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
Atrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Penagos scores with a hook to the body.
Atrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Atrell is trying to drag Penagos to the mat but Penagos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penagos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos digs a right hand into Atrell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atrell's gas tank.
Penagos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Atrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Atrell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penagos blocks it with crossed arms.
Atrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penagos effectively controlling the action here.
Penagos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atrell is trying to break free.
Atrell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Penagos crunches a lovely knee into Atrell's ribcage.
Atrell misses with a knee to the head.
Penagos lands with a right to the head.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Atrell.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Penagos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Atrell managing to block the knees to the body from Penagos.
Penagos blocks the elbow strike.
Atrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Atrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penagos lands a right hand.
Penagos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atrell fails to pull guard.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Atrell avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Atrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penagos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Atrell is defending well for now.
Atrell throws an elbow that misses.
Penagos works on Atrell's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Atrell.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Atrell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penagos's brow.
Penagos pushes Atrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penagos pushes Atrell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penagos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Atrell tries to score a body lock takedown but Penagos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Penagos.
Penagos is leaning against Atrell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penagos taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Penagos.
Penagos lands a body shot.
Penagos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike.
Penagos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penagos avoids a wild elbow strike from Atrell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penagos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penagos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Atrell blocks it with crossed arms.
Atrell tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Paul Atrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Penagos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penagos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Penagos managing to block the knees to the body from Atrell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Penagos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penagos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 24:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Penagos!