PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelito Barraquinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barraquinha comes to the cage accompanied by The Mamas & The Papas - Dream A Little Dream Of Me. Penagos has chosen Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Barraquinha
vs
Penagos

189 cm
31
199 lbs
31 - 10 - 0

183 cm
30
191 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

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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 31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angelito Barraquinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Penagos!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraquinha drops his hands momentarily and Penagos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barraquinha, right into the meat.
Barraquinha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha lands with a nice body punch.
Penagos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barraquinha.

Barraquinha has Penagos up against the cage in a clinch.
Barraquinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penagos trying to stall but Barraquinha improves his position.
Barraquinha lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penagos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penagos tries a body shot but Barraquinha blocks it.
Penagos tries to land knees in the clinch but Barraquinha avoids the damage to the body.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penagos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penagos avoids a wild elbow strike from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a nice shot to the body.
Barraquinha misses with an elbow over the top.
Barraquinha digs a right hand underneath Penagos's ribcage. Penagos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barraquinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barraquinha missing with knees to the body.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barraquinha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penagos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penagos misses with a punch on the inside.
Penagos scores with a hook 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!
Penagos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barraquinha avoids the elbow strike from Penagos, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Barraquinha.
Penagos missing with knees to the body.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penagos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barraquinha lands an elbow inside that Penagos shrugs off.
Barraquinha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barraquinha avoiding damage as Penagos throws knees to the body.
Penagos avoids the elbow strike from Barraquinha, against the cage.
Penagos blocks an elbow strike from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a good knee to the midsection. Penagos won't want to take too many of those.
Barraquinha scores a nice knee to the body.
Penagos looks gassed!
Barraquinha blocks an uppercut.
Barraquinha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penagos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barraquinha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barraquinha scores with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha gets through Penagos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha blocks a body shot from Penagos.
Barraquinha works on Penagos's body with a couple of short punches.
Penagos misses with a punch to the body.
Barraquinha blocks an elbow strike.
Penagos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barraquinha has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands with a light punch inside.
Barraquinha pushes off an throws an elbow but Penagos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a knee to the head.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the head but Penagos blocks with his arms.
Barraquinha scores with a hook to the body.
Barraquinha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penagos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barraquinha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha tries a knee to the head but Penagos blocks it.
Barraquinha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penagos's defenses.
Barraquinha lands with a left to the head.
Penagos looking to throw knees to the head but Barraquinha is blocking nicely.
Penagos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barraquinha is defending well for now.
Barraquinha landing knees to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barraquinha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Penagos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barraquinha avoids it.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Penagos in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penagos tries to throw a body punch but Barraquinha avoids it by throwing Penagos back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barraquinha misses with a low kick.
Barraquinha throws a big shot that misses.
Penagos cracks Barraquinha with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penagos loads up on a big right hand but Barraquinha slips the punch.
Nice body kick there by Barraquinha.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barraquinha.
Penagos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barraquinha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barraquinha lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barraquinha dodges the punch combination from Penagos.
Barraquinha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barraquinha misses with a kick to the body.
Penagos is breathing heavily.
Penagos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barraquinha lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barraquinha throws a wild body kick that Penagos sees coming a mile off.
Carlos Penagos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barraquinha takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Angelito Barraquinha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penagos checks a leg kick nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barraquinha, right into the meat.
Barraquinha throws a sloppy head kick and Penagos moves out of range easily.
Barraquinha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penagos can do to turn this around?
Barraquinha tries to clinch but Penagos moves out of range.
Barraquinha cracks a nice hook into Penagos's ribs.
Penagos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penagos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barraquinha.
Barraquinha bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraquinha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barraquinha throws a front kick that sends Penagos stumbling back into the cage.
Barraquinha lands a high kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penagos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barraquinha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barraquinha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barraquinha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penagos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick that knocks Penagos off balance momentarily.
Barraquinha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penagos avoids a kick to the body.
Barraquinha lands a leg kick that knocks Penagos off balance momentarily.
Barraquinha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penagos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barraquinha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barraquinha lands a glancing blow to the side of Penagos's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Barraquinha coming out on top.
Penagos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Barraquinha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penagos.
Penagos moves out of range as Barraquinha throws a body kick.
Barraquinha is looking to wear down Penagos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barraquinha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barraquinha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penagos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barraquinha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penagos's calf.
Barraquinha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barraquinha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penagos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barraquinha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Barraquinha drives through and clinches with Penagos against the cage.
Barraquinha lands a nice knee to the body.
Angelito Barraquinha has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Penagos.
Barraquinha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penagos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penagos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barraquinha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penagos blocks it with crossed arms.
Penagos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penagos avoids it.
Penagos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penagos misses with a body punch.
Barraquinha using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penagos managing to block the knees to the body from Barraquinha.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penagos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barraquinha's brow.
Barraquinha lands an elbow that stopped Penagos in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelito Barraquinha 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. This is the final round!

Penagos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha scores with a one two! Penagos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barraquinha defending well as Penagos loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Penagos lands.
Penagos misses with a hook to the body
and Barraquinha counters with a good, hard body kick but Penagos shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barraquinha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Penagos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penagos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barraquinha lands with a kick to the ribs.
Barraquinha feints and then cracks Penagos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penagos down.
Penagos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barraquinha connects with a body shot.
Barraquinha throws a wild body kick that Penagos sees coming a mile off.
Barraquinha cracks the inside of Penagos's front leg.
Barraquinha connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraquinha lunges at Penagos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penagos's hand.

Penagos is rocked!
Barraquinha takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
Penagos is still on wobbly legs! Can Barraquinha finish him?
Barraquinha scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penagos in his tracks.
Barraquinha avoids the body shot from Penagos.
Penagos seems to have recovered his senses.
Barraquinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barraquinha scores with a body shot.
Penagos misses with a hook. Barraquinha ducked under it nicely.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barraquinha attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penagos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lands a nice shot that snaps Penagos's head back.
Barraquinha scores with a nice head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penagos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha lands a right hook to the body.
Barraquinha lands with a nice body punch.
Barraquinha lands with a hook. Penagos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barraquinha scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Barraquinha throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penagos checks a leg kick.
Barraquinha looks to land a body kick but Penagos moved away.
Barraquinha goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barraquinha lands a front kick.
Penagos misses with an uppercut
and Barraquinha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barraquinha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barraquinha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Penagos misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penagos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barraquinha moves away.
Barraquinha takes a swing at Penagos's ribcage but misses.
That kick from Barraquinha tenderised Penagos's leg. Penagos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Barraquinha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barraquinha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penagos's calf.
Penagos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barraquinha.
Barraquinha lunges at Penagos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penagos's hand.
A head kick by Barraquinha misses
letting Penagos counter with a right hand.
Barraquinha throws a head kick that half lands.
An inside leg kick from Barraquinha misses.
Penagos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Barraquinha misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraquinha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Barraquinha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penagos swinging wildly here.
Penagos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barraquinha.
Angelito Barraquinha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barraquinha lands a front kick.
Penagos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penagos punishes Barraquinha's body with a nice straight punch.
Barraquinha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penagos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barraquinha feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penagoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penagos lands with a good body shot.
Carlos Penagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barraquinha throws a head kick that misses.
Barraquinha scores with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelito Barraquinha showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barraquinha 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelito Barraquinha!
Our winner, Angelito Barraquinha, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.