PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tj Pen (ranked 4457 p4p, 3390 weight class) and The Dude (ranked 520 p4p, 436 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pen
vs
Dude

188 cm
25
190
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
182
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tj Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Dude!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pen gets the takedown into side control.
Dude dodges the ground and pound from Pen.
Dude tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dude manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pen 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.
Pen lands with a punch from half guard.
Dude trying to control here.
Dude gets back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude controls Pen momentarily but Pen frees himself.
Pen stands up over Dude, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dude looking for a guillotine here but Pen defends easily.
Pen distracts Dude with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pen with a nice head shot there.

Dude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dude working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pen.
Dude trying to control the position.
Pen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dude on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dude working a defensive guard here.
Dude is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pen postures up in Dude's guard and throws a big left but Dude blocks it.
Pen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pen chips away with some ground and pound.
Pen postures up.

Pen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dude has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pen has managed to get both his arms back between Dude's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Dude gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Pen from controlling successfully.
Pen looking to sit in guard and control but Dude gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Dude preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pen is working hard here to advance position.
Pen pulls Dude in close to his closed guard and prevents Dude from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Dude stands and steps away. Pen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dude fails with a takedown attempt.
Pen darts in looking for a takedown but Dude gets double underhooks and turns Pen into the cage.
Despite the aggression on Dude's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Pen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dude as he avoids it easily.
Dude misses with a takedown attempt - Pen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Pen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pen fails with a takedown attempt.
Pen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dude.
Pen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dude throws a body kick that misses

and Pen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dude won't be happy with that.
Dude struggling a bit here.
Pen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dude can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude is not content to let Pen control the position.
Pen landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude regains half guard.

Dude looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pen slips a nice elbow through Dude's hands, connecting with Dude's forehead.
Dude is trying to get back to full guard.
Dude slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dude has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pen stops Dude from standing up.
Tj Pen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pen wants to control from the top but Dude keeps moving.
Pen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pen trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude wants to sweep here but Pen controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pen has a takedown stuffed.
As Pen backs off Dude throws a huge counter combo but Pen manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tj Pen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pen tries to clinch but Dude moves out of range.
Pen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dude shoots in looking for a takedown but Pen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dude's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Pen shoots in and gets a takedown into Dude's guard.

Dude uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dude is breathing heavily.
Pen fails with the takedown

and Dude moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dude jumps guard and drags Pen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dude avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Pen from controlling successfully.
Dude is adopting a defensive guard.
Pen connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Dude is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dude pulls Pen in close to his closed guard and prevents Pen from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Dude will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dude quickly recovers to half guard.
Dude is staying active underneath Pen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dude makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dude.
Pen postures up and lands a big shot to Dude's brow.
Dude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dude escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Dude working for a triangle but Pen defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen distracts Dude with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pen working some strikes from top position.
Pen postures up and lands a big shot to Dude's brow.
Pen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dude's head.
Pen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dude looking to control.
Pen with a nice head shot there.
Pen postures up and lands a big shot to Dude's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dude's head.
Pen trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.
Pen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pen landing with the ground and pound.
Pen trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Dude is looking for a triangle but Pen pushes his legs off easily.
Dude controls Pen momentarily but Pen frees himself.
Dude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Dude has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Dude.

Dude gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude wants to get back to his feet but Pen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dude has momentary wrist control but Pen slips an elbow through the middle.
Pen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pen cracks Dude with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Pen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Pen!