PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenx Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lord
vs
Penn

171 cm
22
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fenx Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Penn!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn swinging wilding here.
Lord fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn connects with a high kick.

Lord is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Penn's half guard.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lord not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn trying to control but Lord postures up.
Lord is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lord slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Penn wants to control but Lord is keeping busy.
Penn moves into full guard.

Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lord can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lord connects with a couple of short punches.
Lord 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.
Penn looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Lord content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lord working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lord lands a couple of elbows.
Lord slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face as Lord controls the position.
Lord lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Lord politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lord prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lord in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lord trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Lord cracks Penn with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lord working the ground and pound.
Lord is working Penn over with some ground and pound from side control.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord working the ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lord working the ground and pound.
Lord landing a few strikes.
Lord works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lord landing strikes.
Penn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Penn is not content to let Lord control the position.
Lord lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lord has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Penn!
Lord is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lord lands a nice shot to the head.
Lord lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Lord connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands a big elbow.
Lord lands a big elbow.
Lord dominating with strikes here.
Penn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lord dominating with strikes here.
Lord lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lord looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Lord.
Lord with a couple of short strikes.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lord controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Penn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lord lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lord with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Lord pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lord raining down shots from the mount!
Lord putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lord trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.
Lord with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lord tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lord with shots to the head and body - Penn looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fenx Lord dominated that round.
That's time! Lord's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lord tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.

Lord shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lord showed some decent athleticism there.
Lord lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Lord.
Lord not doing much here.
Lord is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn tries to roll over but Lord keeps him under control.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Lord seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lord scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lord lands a nice short elbow.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Lord in his half guard.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Lord.
Lord is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lord passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lord with shots to the head and body - Penn looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lord breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lord tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Lord lands a nice shot to the head.
Lord cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord landing strikes from the mount and Penn is in trouble!
Lord is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lord looking to control and managing it successfully.
Penn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lord landing strikes from the mount and Penn is in trouble!
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Lord lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Lord.
Lord in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lord landing strikes from the mount.
Lord has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Lord tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lord has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord unloading with bombs!
Lord takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lord has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lord with a couple of short strikes.
Lord content just to control the position here.
Lord with the ground and pound from mount.
Lord dominating with strikes here.
Lord controlling his opponent.
Lord with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fenx Lord overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lord lands a nice shot to the head.
Lord lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Penn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lord lands a nice shot to the head.
Lord working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lord lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Lord connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lord is landing with some decent strikes but Penn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lord lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lord cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lord lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lord looking to finish Penn with some ground and pound. This is bad for Penn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fenx Lord dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lord misses the jab.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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Penn is rocked!
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Lord finish him?
Lord misses with a looping right.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn blocks a jab.
Lord scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Lord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lord throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lord.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.

Lord scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lord cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lord tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lord working the head and body with strikes.
Lord controlling the position from side mount.

Lord tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lord has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lord creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lord lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lord throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Lord waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Penn.

Lord closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Lord stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lord postures up and lands a big shot to Penn's brow.

Penn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lord gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lord stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Vitor Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lord stays in close to Penn's body and controls the position.
Lord wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lord works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Lord moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Fenx Lord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vitor Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lord misses the target.
Penn moves out of range as Lord strikes.

Lord shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lord is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Lord is controlling him well.
Lord is controlling the pace.
Lord seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Lord is taking a breather. Penn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Penn is looking to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fenx Lord showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lord has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fenx Lord!