PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sutton
vs
Penn

178 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Penn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn lands the left hand.

Sutton is rocked!
Sutton misses with a head kick.
Oh Sutton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sutton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sutton seems to have got his legs back now.
Sutton wants to clinch.
Sutton tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sutton tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sutton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sutton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Penn up against the cage.
Sutton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sutton lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sutton manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Penn 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.

Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sutton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Sutton's legs - danger averted.
Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving.

Sutton has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sutton is keeping the position for now.
Penn wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving.

Sutton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sutton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sutton is breathing heavily.
Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn wants to control but Sutton is keeping him busy.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is looking for a sweep.
Sutton regains half guard.

Sutton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sutton looking for submissions off his back.
Penn wants to take a breather but Sutton is having none of it.
Penn works his foot free and advances to mount.

Sutton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
Sutton is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is working hard here to advance position.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn forces the positional change into back control.
Sutton is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sutton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Sutton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sutton looking for submissions off his back.
Penn passes the guard and advances to mount!

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.
Sutton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Penn trying to control but Sutton is having none of it.

Penn looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Penn has hold of Sutton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sutton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sutton wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn dips to his left and cracks Sutton with an uppercut!

Sutton closes the distance and clinches.
Sutton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Penn pulls guard.
Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sutton manages to get himself to full guard.
Sutton controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sutton is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sutton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penn looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penn looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penn!
Sutton is pushing Penn's head away, looking to escape. Penn manages to hold on to the position though.
Penn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sutton!
Sutton is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to control but Sutton wriggling away.
Sutton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Penn looking to control but Sutton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sutton is trying desperately to improve position.

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.
Sutton is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.

Despite being in the dominant position, Edward Penn just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Sutton takes the fight into the clinch.
Sutton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Sutton has double underhooks.

Sutton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Penn uses from the top position.
Sutton keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.

Sutton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sutton is keeping the position for now.
Sutton keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.

Sutton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.

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.

Sutton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving.
Penn forces his way into half guard.

Sutton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sutton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Penn pulls his head out easily.
Penn prevents Sutton from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn wants to take a breather but Sutton is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edward Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Penn punishes Sutton's body with a nice straight punch.
Sutton tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sutton tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn connects with a jab.
Sean Sutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Sutton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sutton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sutton on the side of the head.
Penn drops Sutton with a naaaaasty hook - Sutton is in real trouble here! Penn dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Penn!