PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryland Rasmussen (ranked 2900 p4p, 2497 weight class) and Nuclear Penguin (ranked 319 p4p, 283 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penguin's choice of entrance music: Mardy Bum. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rasmussen
vs
Penguin

167 cm
23
160
6 - 6 - 0

179 cm
24
171
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryland Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuclear Penguin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penguin connects with a jab.
Penguin swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasmussen.
Penguin lands a right hook to the body.

Penguin has managed to clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penguin prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Rasmussen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penguin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rasmussen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Rasmussen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Penguin checks a leg kick.
Rasmussen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rasmussen lands a two punch combo.

Penguin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penguin lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasmussen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penguin lands with a right to the head.
Penguin blocks a body shot from Rasmussen.
Rasmussen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rasmussen throws an elbow but misses.
Penguin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penguin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Penguin.
I was talking to Rasmussen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rasmussen prevents a body shot from Penguin.
Rasmussen throws a punch but it's blocked by Penguin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penguin.
Rasmussen misses with a punch on the inside.
Penguin misses with some punches.
Penguin blocks a body shot from Rasmussen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasmussen.
Penguin lands a body shot.
Penguin blocking some punches.
Rasmussen tries to break the clinch but Penguin is controlling the position.
Penguin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penguin blocks an uppercut.
Rasmussen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penguin's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penguin.
A right handed body shot lands from Penguin.
Penguin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penguin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penguin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasmussen tries to break free but Penguin pushes him back against the cage.

Penguin manages to break the clinch.

Penguin pushes Rasmussen up against the cage in a clinch.
Penguin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Penguin prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.
Penguin prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.

Penguin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rasmussen fails to land with a series of punches.

Rasmussen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penguin, pushing him back against the cage.
Penguin pushes Rasmussen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penguin lands a left hand.
Rasmussen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasmussen wants to get back to striking at distance but Penguin won't allow it.
Rasmussen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasmussen throws a head punch that misses.

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

Penguin rushes Rasmussen and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penguin misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Penguin - that landed with a thud.
Rasmussen misses with some punches.
Penguin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasmussen presses Penguin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasmussen.
Penguin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penguin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasmussen or not.
Penguin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Penguin as the two fighters clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Rasmussen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rasmussen presses Penguin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Penguin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penguin is stalling here.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Penguin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Penguin on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penguin lands a nice uppercut.
Rasmussen misses with the head strike.
Penguin keeps control of Rasmussen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penguin has a couple of punches blocked by Rasmussen.
Rasmussen wants to break free but Penguin has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penguin.
Penguin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penguin blocking some punches.
Penguin lands a body punch.
Penguin lands a body shot.
Rasmussen pushes Penguin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rasmussen has a couple of punches blocked by Penguin.
Penguin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penguin blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penguin lands with a right to the head.
Penguin lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasmussen backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nuclear Penguin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rasmussen takes a swing at Penguin's ribcage but misses.
Rasmussen misses with a body shot.
Rasmussen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penguin moves away.

Penguin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasmussen.
Rasmussen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penguin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penguin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penguin pushes Rasmussen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penguin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasmussen swings wildly with an uppercut but Penguin uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penguin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasmussen 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.
Rasmussen missing with knees to the body.
Rasmussen can't find room to land a body shot as Penguin controls the action.
Nuclear Penguin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penguin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasmussen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to work over Penguin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasmussen struggles to land a body shot inside as Penguin controls his hands.
Rasmussen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen misses with a punch to the body.
Penguin prevents a body shot from Rasmussen.
Penguin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Penguin.
Penguin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penguin struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasmussen controls his hands.
Rasmussen working aggressively here.
Rasmussen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penguin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Penguin.
Penguin lands with a right to the head.
Rasmussen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penguin scores with a shoulder strike.

Penguin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penguin just misses with a punch to the body.

Rasmussen pushes Penguin up against the cage in a clinch.
Penguin lands with a short shot to the head.

Rasmussen is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nice body punch from Penguin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penguin.
Oh Rasmussen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Penguin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rasmussen tries to keep at a distance but Penguin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penguin gets through Rasmussen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penguin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasmussens head.
Penguin lands a big right hand that drops Rasmussen! The killer instinct kicks in and Penguin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Penguin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuclear Penguin!
Nuclear Penguin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.