PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tj Pen (ranked 4340 p4p, 6672 weight class) and Nick Adams (ranked 526 p4p, 647 weight class). Tj Pen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Adams's chin.

Pen
vs
Adams

188 cm
26
190
6 - 5 - 0

215 cm
24
195
4 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tj Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Adams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen fails with a takedown attempt.

Adams shoots in and gets a takedown into Pen's guard.
Pen looking to control.
Adams stopping the sweep attempt from Pen.
Pen trying to control the position.
Adams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Pen wants to pass the guard but Adams is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adams keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Pen.
Pen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pen is pressing down on Adams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Adams is holding on for now.

Adams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Adams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Adams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pen stalling away here and it's allowed Adams to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pen scoring with some ground and pound.
Pen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pen wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.
Pen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Adams looks winded!
Pen trying to control the position from guard on top but Adams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pen landing some decent shots from guard.
Pen 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.
Pen distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pen stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pen landing some decent shots from guard.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Adams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pen pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
Pen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pen seems keen to control Adams's posture.
Pen has momentary wrist control but Adams slips an elbow through the middle.
Pen is trying to keep Adams in close.
Adams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pen wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
Adams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pen is on top in guard.

Pen trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pen wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.

Adams working for a triangle but Pen defends it easily.
Pen wants to control from the top but Adams keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Pen stands up over Adams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Pen cracks Adams with a solid left hand.

Adams is rocked!
Pen distracts Adams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Pen finish him?
Pen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adams can do to turn this around?
Pen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pen loads up on a big left hand. Adams felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Pen looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Adams can't hide his disappointment, as Pen celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tj Pen!