PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Inferno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Penguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that King Penguin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Inferno
vs
Penguin

200 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 39 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Inferno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inferno lands with a nice combination. Penguin backs away looking to recover.

That has opened up King Penguin's cut even more.
Inferno looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Penguin looks to land a right hand but Inferno moved out of range.
A combination from Inferno does no damage.
Inferno cracks Penguin with an open hand slap.
Inferno swinging wildly here.
Inferno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penguin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inferno checks the leg kick.
Inferno misses with a series of wild punches.
Inferno blocks a head kick by Penguin.
Penguin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Inferno.
Inferno moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Inferno. Those never looked like landing.
Inferno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penguin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penguin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Penguin.
Inferno throws a series of punches but Penguin avoids them all with ease.
Penguin throws a head kick but Inferno moves out of range.
Penguin fails to land with a series of punches.
Penguin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Inferno.
Inferno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penguin momentarily.
Penguin looks to land a body kick but Inferno moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Inferno jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penguin misses with a head kick.
Penguin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penguin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Inferno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Inferno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penguin momentarily.
Penguin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inferno defending well as Penguin loads up on a big left hand.
Penguin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inferno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penguin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Inferno is out of range and Penguin settles back down.
Inferno moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inferno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dante Inferno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inferno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inferno looks to land a right hand but Penguin moved out of range.
Penguin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Inferno.
Penguin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penguin misses with a hook.
A combination from Inferno does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Inferno!
A combination from Penguin does no damage.
Inferno is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Inferno.
Inferno checks a low kick from Penguin.
Inferno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penguin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inferno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inferno fails to land with a series of punches.
Inferno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penguin.
Penguin misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Inferno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penguin throws a nice looking combination but Inferno bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Penguin misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dante Inferno will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Penguin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Penguin misses with a body kick.
Inferno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penguin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penguin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penguin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penguin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inferno misses with a few strikes there.
Inferno misses with the combination.
Penguin throws a low kick, looking for Inferno's leg but Inferno calmly moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penguin pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penguin throws the kick towards the body but Inferno avoids it.
Penguin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penguin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penguin misses with a body shot.
Penguin throws a series of punches but Inferno moves out of range.
Inferno throws a right and a left that Penguin avoids nicely.
Penguin loads up on a big right hand but Inferno slips the punch.
Dante Inferno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inferno misses with a few strikes there.
Penguin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Inferno fails to land with a series of punches.
Penguin looks to land a combination but Inferno avoids it well.
Inferno misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Inferno. Those never looked like landing.
Inferno misses with a few strikes there.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Penguin has eaten all the pies!
Penguin slips a jab and a cross from Inferno.
Penguin misses with a kick to the body.
Penguin throws a head kick but Inferno moves out of range.
Inferno throws a series of punches but Penguin moves out of range.
Penguin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Inferno fails to land with a series of punches.
Inferno avoids a kick to the body.
Inferno stalks Penguin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Penguin's face. Penguin staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inferno throws a series of punches but Penguin avoids them all with ease.
Penguin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Inferno.
Inferno throws a right hand that Penguin ducks under and follows up with a left that Penguin also avoids with ease.
Penguin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inferno.
Penguin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inferno manages to avoid it.
Inferno tries to bum rush Penguin with a series of wild strikes but Penguin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Inferno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inferno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penguin.
Penguin throws a body punch but Inferno moves out of range.
Penguin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Inferno throws a right and a left that Penguin avoids nicely.
Penguin throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inferno throws a right hand that Penguin ducks under and follows up with a left that Penguin also avoids with ease.
Penguin misses with a series of wild punches.
Inferno closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Inferno looks to land a combination. Penguin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Inferno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inferno looks to land a combination but Penguin avoids it well.
Inferno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inferno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penguin.
Penguin throws a head kick but Inferno moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Inferno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Penguin's cut.
That's time! Inferno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Inferno scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penguin throws a head kick but Inferno moves out of range.
Inferno with a jab.
Penguin misses with a low kick.
Inferno tries to bum rush Penguin with a series of wild strikes but Penguin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penguin misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Penguin.
Inferno misses with a few strikes there.
Penguin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penguin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inferno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inferno dodges the punch combination from Penguin.
Inferno looks to land a combination but Penguin avoids it well.
Penguin swinging wildly here.
Jab by Inferno.
Inferno tests Penguin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Inferno looks to land a left hand but Penguin moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Inferno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penguin misses with an uppercut.
Penguin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Inferno's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Inferno duly obliges.
Inferno avoids the head kick by Penguin.
Penguin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Inferno.
Penguin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Inferno misses.
Penguin throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inferno misses with the combination.
Inferno misses with a few strikes there.
Penguin throws a sloppy head kick and Inferno moves out of range easily.
Inferno lands with a nice combination. Penguin backs away looking to recover.
Inferno scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Inferno scores with a four punch combination!
Inferno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Inferno connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penguin. Penguin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dante Inferno is winning the standup battle so far.
Penguin misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Inferno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penguin throws a head kick but Inferno moves out of range.
Inferno goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Inferno is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Left hook, right uppercut from Inferno.
Inferno lands a really nice looking cross but Penguin seems unphased.
Dante Inferno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inferno is working the combinations to good effect here.
Inferno throws a series of strikes that have Penguin backpedaling.
Inferno lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Inferno.
Inferno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penguin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King Penguin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inferno scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Inferno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inferno 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Inferno!