PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ross Jacob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Champion. This should be a great matchup!

Jacob
vs
Penn

190 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Jacob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a looping left.

Jacob darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn trying to hold on to Jacob's head to control him but Jacob postures up.
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.

Jacob is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jacob looking to pass the guard.

Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jacob is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jacob's back instead.

Penn has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Jacob has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Jacob showing good submission defense here.
Jacob can't escape the position.
Jacob is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Jacob is defending well though. Penn let's go of the attempt for now.
Jacob rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Penn is looking for a kimura but Jacob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacob defending well though.
Jacob tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Jacob is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jacob wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn passes into half guard.

Jacob looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jacob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Jacob is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
Jacob is breathing heavily.
Jacob manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penn postures up in Jacob's guard and throws a big left but Jacob blocks it.
Jacob keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.

Jacob is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Jacob will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Jacob has wrist control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Jacob really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn throws the left hand but Jacob avoids the punch easily.
Jacob moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Jacob avoids the body shot from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Jacob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn misses the shot to the body.

Jacob gets the takedown into side control.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Jacob is staying active.
Penn is trying to improve his position.

Jacob thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacob working away.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Penn actively working from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jacob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Jacob is out of range.
Penn throws a hook but Jacob blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Penn 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.

Jacob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn throws a hook but Jacob avoids it easily.
Jacob checks a low kick from Penn.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Jacob slips the punch.
Penn is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacob backs up against the cage.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Jacob.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jacob moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Nice defenses there by Jacob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jacob circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacob manages to avoid it.
Jacob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Jacob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross Jacob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn tries to land a leg kick but Jacob saw it coming and moves away.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn throws a jab when Jacob was well out of range.
Penn looks for the body kick but Jacob saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Jacob is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn throws a leg kick but Jacob moved away.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Jacob is out of range.
Jacob avoids the body shot from Penn.
Jacob avoids the body shot from Penn.
Paul Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacob slips a jab from Penn.
Jacob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Jacob fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacob moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Jacob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jacob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Jacob moved out of range.
A nice combination there by Penn.
A shot to de liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacob manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Paul Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
A bone on bone clash there as Jacob blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacob is just out of range.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Jacob saw that one coming.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jacob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Jacob sees coming a mile off.
Penn stuns Jacob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn clobbers Jacob with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Penn throws a hook but Jacob avoids it easily.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn lands with a right hand.
Jacob ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Jacob blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Jacob avoids a kick to the body.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn cracks Jacob with an open hand slap.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacob moves away.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penn duly obliges.

Jacob is rocked!

It looks like Ross Jacob has been cut.
Penn throws an overhand right that drops Jacob like a sack of potatoes! Penn dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Penn!