PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kos Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrino comes to the cage accompanied by General Public - Tenderness. Penagos has chosen Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pellegrino
vs
Penagos

185 cm
22
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
191 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Beast Body
Australian Xtreme - 159 Video Proof.

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 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kos Pellegrino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos misses with a combination
and Pellegrino counters with a straight right hand.
Penagos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pellegrino counters with a right hand to the body.
Penagos misses with a hook
and Pellegrino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penagos digs a good hook to Pellegrino's body.
Pellegrino throws a leg kick but Penagos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penagos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pellegrino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A shot to the body from Penagos misses
enabling Pellegrino to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penagos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penagos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penagos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pellegrino rather than just go for the knockout.
Penagos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pellegrino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penagos's knee momentarily.
Penagos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pellegrino is just out of range.
Pellegrino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penagos is out of range and Pellegrino settles back down.
Penagos throws a head kick that misses
and Pellegrino counters with an inside leg kick.
Penagos throws a lazy uppercut
and Pellegrino counters with a low kick, right behind Penagos 's knee.
Penagos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pellegrino counters with a low kick, right behind Penagos 's knee.
Penagos misses with a hook to the body
and Pellegrino counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino connects with a solid leg kick.
Penagos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pellegrino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pellegrino avoids it.
Penagos can't find room to land a body shot as Pellegrino controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pellegrino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pellegrino lands a good knee to the midsection. Penagos won't want to take too many of those.
Penagos looks gassed!
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.
Pellegrino misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Pellegrino.
A left hand lands to the body for Pellegrino.
Knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino digs a right hand underneath Penagos's ribcage. Penagos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pellegrino tries to land a knee to the head but Penagos blocks with his arms.
Pellegrino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pellegrino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pellegrino lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino working Penagos over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pellegrino is defending well for now.
Pellegrino blocks an elbow strike from Penagos.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Penagos lands an elbow inside that Pellegrino shrugs off.
Penagos taking a breather.
Penagos dodges an elbow strike from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino stalling the fight.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos has had enough of the clinch but Pellegrino keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pellegrino obliges.
Pellegrino with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino scores with a hook to the body.
Pellegrino avoids the elbow strike from Penagos, against the cage.
Pellegrino avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Pellegrino looking to throw knees to the head but Penagos is blocking nicely.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pellegrino is defending well for now.
Pellegrino lands a nice elbow.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Penagos is trying to break free.
Pellegrino crunches a lovely knee into Penagos's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pellegrino landing knees to the body.
Penagos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pellegrino tries to land knees in the clinch but Penagos avoids the damage to the body.
Pellegrino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pellegrino.
Penagos blocks an elbow strike from Pellegrino.
Knees to the body from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino scores with a shot to the side of Penagos's head.
Pellegrino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pellegrino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pellegrino avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pellegrino avoids it.
Penagos looking to throw knees to the head but Pellegrino is blocking nicely.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pellegrino.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pellegrino.
Pellegrino lands a knee to the body.
Pellegrino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pellegrino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kos Pellegrino dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penagos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pellegrino counters with a nice leg kick.
Penagos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pellegrino counters with a nice body shot.
Penagos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pellegrino counters with a straight right hand.
Penagos throws a poor cross that misses
and Pellegrino counters with a solid body kick.
Penagos misses with a jab to the body
and Pellegrino finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Penagos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pellegrino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penagos's knee momentarily.
Pellegrino lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Pellegrino pushes Penagos up against the cage in a clinch.
Penagos is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pellegrino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pellegrino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pellegrino has Penagos pressed against the cage.
Pellegrino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penagos backwards.
Penagos letting Pellegrino take a breather here.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pellegrino.
A right handed body shot lands from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino connects with a knee to the head.
Pellegrino slowing the pace effectively.
Pellegrino gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pellegrino is trying to maintain a safe position but Penagos gets an underhook and turns Pellegrino into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kos Pellegrino.
Pellegrino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Penagos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pellegrino counters with a good low kick that Penagos was not able to check.
Penagos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos misses with a left hand
and Pellegrino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Penagos misses with a right hand
and Pellegrino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penagos thows a body shot but no joy.
Kos Pellegrino is winning the standup battle so far.
Pellegrino throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pellegrino throws a leg kick but Penagos checks it.
Penagos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pellegrino counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kos Pellegrino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pellegrino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penagos lands a body shot.
Pellegrino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pellegrino lands an elbow that stopped Penagos in his tracks for a moment.
Pellegrino 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.
Pellegrino landing knees to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penagos.
Penagos lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pellegrino avoids it.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Penagos misses with a knee to the head.
Penagos tries to work over Pellegrino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penagos is trying to maintain a safe position but Pellegrino gets an underhook and turns Penagos into the cage.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.
Pellegrino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Penagos.
Pellegrino stalling the fight.

Penagos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Pellegrino as he checks the leg kick.
Pellegrino lands a leg kick that knocks Penagos off balance momentarily.
Penagos throws a combination that misses
and Pellegrino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pellegrino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penagos can do to turn this around?
Penagos misses with an uppercut
and Pellegrino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pellegrino lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos looks to throw a body kick
and Pellegrino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pellegrino throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penagos counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Penagos.
Penagos misses with a jab to the body

and Pellegrino counters by clinching up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pellegrino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penagos.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pellegrino tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Pellegrino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penagos as Pellegrino tries to tie him up.
Pellegrino missing with knees to the body.
Penagos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pellegrino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kos Pellegrino dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Penagos just misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos misses with an uppercut
and Pellegrino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penagos stuns Pellegrino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlos Penagos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pellegrino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penagos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penagos throws a lazy head kick
and Pellegrino counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penagos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Penagos misses the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penagos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pellegrino counters with a slapping leg kick.
Penagos misses with a jab to the body
and Pellegrino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos throws a low kick but Pellegrino avoids it.
Penagos throws a combination that misses
and Pellegrino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pellegrino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penagos misses with a right hand
and Penagos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penagos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penagos catches Pellegrino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pellegrino manages to avoid it.
Penagos throws a leg kick
and Pellegrino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Penagos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino cracks Penagos with an open hand slap.
Carlos Penagos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pellegrino, as that shot connected.
Penagos throws an off balance right hand

and Pellegrino moves into the clinch.
Penagos throws an elbow that misses.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pellegrino is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Penagos.
Penagos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penagos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penagos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pellegrino.
Pellegrino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penagos is defending well for now.
Pellegrino taking a breather.
Pellegrino missing with knees to the body.
Pellegrino avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Pellegrino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pellegrino avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino missing with knees to the body.
Penagos lands a nice elbow.
Penagos lands a shot to the body.
Pellegrino looking to slow down the pace here.
Penagos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pellegrino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penagos scores a nice knee to the body.
Penagos throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Penagos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pellegrino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penagos misses with a body shot
and Pellegrino counters with a good low kick that Penagos was not able to check.
Pellegrino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pellegrino walks into a straight right hand from Penagos.
Pellegrino takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino lands a nice hook to Penagos's body. Penagos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penagos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pellegrino was well out of range. Poor timing from Penagos.
Penagos throws a combination that misses
and Pellegrino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penagos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pellegrino counters with a low kick, right behind Penagos 's knee.
Penagos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penagos. Pellegrino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penagos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pellegrino counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carlos Penagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penagos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pellegrino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carlos Penagos.
Well Pellegrino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kos Pellegrino!