PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pen Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Guccione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pen Pen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Guccione's chin.

Pen
vs
Guccione

169 cm
19
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pen Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Guccione!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen takes a swing at Guccione's ribcage but misses.
Guccione showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pen.
Guccione is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Guccione closes the distance and clinches up with Pen, looking for a takedown. Guccione pushes Pen against the cage but Pen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Guccione with that takedown attempt.
Pen Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Guccione.
Guccione checks a low kick from Pen.
Jab, jab by Pen - just one landing.
Pen misses with a low kick.
No luck for Guccione with that takedown attempt.
Pen misses with the combination.
Pen misses with a straight left.
Pen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Guccione on the side of the head.
Pen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pen throws a right and a left that both miss.

Guccione gets a takedown into half guard.

Guccione stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guccione fails with the takedown.
Guccione shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pen sprawls well. Pen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guccione gets slowly back to his feet.
Pen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guccione is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Guccione looks gassed!
Pen throws a series of punches but Guccione avoids them all with ease.
Pen misses with the combination.
Pen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pen lands with a right hand.
Pen slaps away a takedown attempt from Guccione, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pen slaps away a takedown attempt from Guccione, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pen thumps Guccione with a low kick.
Pen fails to land with a series of punches.
Guccione dodges the punch combination from Pen.
Pen throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Pen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guccione tries to clinch but Pen moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Pen.
Pen Pen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen throws a leg kick which misses Guccione's front leg but catches the back leg as Guccione tries to avoid it.
Pen throws a right and a left that Guccione avoids nicely.
Pen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pen tries to bum rush Guccione with a series of wild strikes but Guccione uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Guccione shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pen is looking to stand up but Guccione isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guccione wants to pass the guard but Pen is keeping the position.
Guccione prevents Pen from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pen Pen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Guccione chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pen can pounce on him.
Guccione shoots in for a takedown but Pen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guccione takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guccione shoots in and drives through. Pen sprawls well.
Good work by Guccione as he checks the leg kick.
Pen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guccione.
Pen Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Guccione.
Pen misses with a double jab.
Pen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guccione was well out of range. Poor timing from Pen.
Guccione showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pen.
Pen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pen misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pen looks to score with a jab to the body but Guccione is just out of range.
Pen Pen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pen throws a sloppy head kick and Guccione moves out of range easily.
Pen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guccione showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pen.
Guccione shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pen as he jumps to the side.
Guccione is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guccione manages to avoid it.
Guccione fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guccione blocks a jab.
Pen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pen misses with a wild body shot.

Guccione fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pen sprawls well initially but Guccione persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pen tries to kick Guccione off but Guccione keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Guccione wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Guccione is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Pen has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen is looking to escape.

That's four 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 manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guccione checks a leg kick.
Pen Pen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Pen.
Guccione throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pen's waist but Pen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Guccione off to one side.
Some wild striking there from Pen.
Pen misses with a looping left.
Pen thows a body shot but no joy.
Pen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Pen as Guccione shoots in.
Guccione slips a jab from Pen.
Pen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guccione looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pen Pen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Pen tries to bum rush Guccione with a series of wild strikes but Guccione uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guccione keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Pen.
Guccione fails with a takedown attempt.
Guccione avoids the head kick by Pen.
Pen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pen throws a combination. Guccione tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pen stuffs the takedown attempt from Guccione. Guccione gets slowly back to his feet.
Pen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guccione showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pen.
Pen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guccione dodges the punch combination from Pen.
Guccione is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pen throws a head kick that misses.

Guccione looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pen!
Pen is squirming around, avoiding Guccione's attempts to control the action.
Pen is trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guccione tries to control but Pen wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guccione controlling from mount.
Ivan Guccione has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pen Pen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pen somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pen Pen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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