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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 09, 2021 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
Pena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Pena's head back.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for James, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
James throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#CL#
and Pena moves into the clinch.
Pena is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James clobbers Pena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#It looks like Robert Pena has been cut.
Pena shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pena gets slowly back to his feet.
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!
James sizes up Pena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T1#
James connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pena momentarily.
James tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
James misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Pena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD#
Pena darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pena seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pena lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
James pushes Pena off looking to stand but Pena dives back in and keeps control.
Pena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pena working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Pena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James taking some punishment here, with Pena in his half guard.
Pena working over James with some ground and pound. James looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Pena there.
James taking some punishment here, with Pena in his half guard.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Pena working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Pena.
James has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at 3Band MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pena is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Pena looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks James with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
James taking some punishment here, with Pena in his half guard.
Pena keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pena's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
James wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Pena is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but James still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, James has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
James tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #T4#
Pena has one of James's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Pena regains half guard.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert Pena's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Pena is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#TD#
Pena closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Pena getting side control.
James taking some punishment here, with Pena in his half guard.
Pena prevents James from standing back up.
Pena seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pena stops James from getting back to his feet.
James taking some punishment here, with Pena in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Pena is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pena lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pena has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T1#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pena in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is trying to stand up here but Pena is controlling him well.
Pena is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pena winds up and cracks James with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pena is nestled in close to James, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pena. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pena stalling.
Pena takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pena connects with a nice short shot to James's temple.
Pena lands with a punch from half guard.
Pena moves nicely into side control.
Pena creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pena is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pena landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3#
James wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Pena has an Americana. James didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Pena is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Pena hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Pena! |
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