PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlinhos Valente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valente comes to the cage accompanied by "We Dem Boyz" by Wiz Khalifa. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Valente
vs
Pena

172 cm
31
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

186 cm
39
165 lbs
27 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlinhos Valente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valente scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pena throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valente's head.
Valente staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Valente on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valente swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena avoids the body shot from Valente.
Good exchange - Valente coming out on top.
Pena misses with a looping right.
Pena throws a lazy body kick
and Valente counters with a right hand to the body.
Valente feints and then cracks Pena's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pena down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Valente wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Valente sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valente throws a low kick, looking for Pena's leg but Pena calmly moves out of range.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Valente saw that one coming.
It looked like Valente was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pena.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Pena scores with the left hand. Valente knows he should have avoided that one.
Valente shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pena counters with a nice uppercut.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Pena misses with a low kick as Valente jumps back.
Pena lands with an uppercut that bounces Valente off the cage and back into range.
Valente feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Pena.
A head kick by Pena misses
and Valente counters with a one-two to the body.
Valente looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valente looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pena's coach down at Morbid Conditioning, Trans, Esc School $1000 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pena's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Valente moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Valente throws a series of punches but Pena moves out of range.
Pena throws a hook but Valente avoids it easily.
Valente throws a sloppy head kick and Pena moves out of range easily.
Pena connects with a crisp jab.
Pena throws a right and a left that Valente avoids nicely.
Valente throws a hook but Pena avoids it easily.

Valente gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valente lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valente can't find room to land a body shot as Pena controls the action.

Valente breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pena scores with the left hand. Valente knows he should have avoided that one.
Valente lands with a shot to the body.
Pena throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Valente counters with an inside leg kick.
Pena misses with an uppercut. Valente saw that one coming.

Valente moves into range and clinches up with Pena.
Valente throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valente lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Valente throws an elbow but misses.

Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena connects with a body shot that sends Valente's belly button to the back.
Pena tries to bum rush Valente with a series of wild strikes but Valente uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valente throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valente looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Pena misses.
Pena swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valente makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Valente takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Valente drives through and clinches with Pena against the cage.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Valente is controlling him.

Valente's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pena throws a lazy right hand but Valente sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valente swings widly with a right hand
and Valente takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena throws a hook but Valente avoids it easily.
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 Carlinhos Valente will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Pena fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valente has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Valente counters with a two punch combo.
Nice body kick from Pena.
Pena throws a combination that misses
and Valente counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valente is looking to clinch but Pena is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Valente checks a leg kick.
Valente scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pena checks a low kick from Valente.
A swing and a miss from Valente.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valente lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pena throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pena throws a jab when Valente was well out of range.
Pena throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valente connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pena misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Pena misses with a looping right.
Valente ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Pena throws a jab when Valente was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valente cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valente connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Pena motions for Valente to come forward. Pena throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pena misses with a looping right.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valente. Valente circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena throws a hook but Valente blocks it.
Pena throws a lazy right hand but Valente sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Valente misses the target.
Pena scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.
Pena scores with a spinning back kick!
Pena throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pena blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Valente - just one landing.
Javier Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Valente closes the distance and clinches.
Valente misses with an elbow strike.
Valente misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valente just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pena's brow.
Valente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valente is stalling here.
Valente lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valente misses with a punch to the body.
Valente lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pena or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valente is struggling to control the position.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Valente is controlling him.
Pena prevents a body shot from Valente.

Valente escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valente stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pena.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pena gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena scores with a sloppy right hand. Valente should have avoided that one.
Pena with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Valente pushes Pena up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlinhos Valente dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Valente misses with a left hand
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valente counters with a stiff right hand.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Valente cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valente stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pena lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
Valente thinks about countering with a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valente.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena slips a jab and a cross from Valente.
Pena throws a lazy uppercut
and Valente connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valente throws a poor cross that misses
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pena!
Pena misses with a jab to the body
and Valente counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Pena misses.
Pena misses with a kick to the body.
Pena misses with a body shot
and Valente counters with a low kick, right behind Pena 's knee.
Pena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pena fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valente.
Pena uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valente.
Pena swings for the body but Valente moves out of range.
Valente fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pena on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena loads up on a big right hand but Valente slips the punch.
Valente buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valente takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Valente stuns Pena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena misses with a head kick.
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Valente bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pena takes a swing at Valente's ribcage but misses.
Carlinhos Valente is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a hook
enabling Valente to counter with a crisp jab.
Valente wants to clinch up but Pena keeps it at a distance.
Valente lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Valente slips a straight right by Pena.
Valente swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pena's calf.
Javier Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena lands an overhand right.
Pena throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Valente.
Valente throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pena.
A little jabbing left from Pena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pena lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pena misses with a double jab
and Valente counters with a good low kick that Pena was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Valente. Beautiful body shot.
Pena throws a lazy uppercut
and Valente counters with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Valente scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valente lands a head shot.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Valente counters with a good low kick that Pena was not able to check.
Valente scores with a hook to the body. Pena takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valente ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valente moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlinhos Valente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valente 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlinhos Valente!
Carlinhos Valente thanked the fans post fight for their support.