PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Fama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen BJ Penn as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fama
vs
Penn

178 cm
24
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eugene Fama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fama cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Fama just misses with a punch to the body.
Eugene Fama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fama throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Fama loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Fama lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fama misses with a kick to the body.
Fama looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Penn.

Fama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Penn!
Fama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Fama has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama content just to control the position here.
Penn can't escape the position.
Fama controlling from mount.
Penn tries to hold on but Fama postures up.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fama tries to control but Penn wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fama looking to ground and pound but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn is desperately trying to improve his position but Fama has a good base and remains in mount.
Fama wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Fama controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Fama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penn is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn is trying to keep Fama in close.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Fama from controlling successfully.
Fama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Eugene Fama just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A big right from Fama misses.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Fama sprawls well.
Fama thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn slips a jab from Fama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Fama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Fama settles back down.
Fama scores with a hook.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Fama pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Fama settles back down.

Penn scores a takedown into full mount!

Penn jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fama manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fama, who protects the arm well.
Fama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fama struggling a bit here.

Penn is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fama has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama is looking to reverse the position.

Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Fama is defending well.
An elbow from Penn crashes against the mat.
Fama is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Penn is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fama is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Fama circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Fama lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fama as he avoids it easily.
Fama throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Fama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Eugene Fama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Fama connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Fama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penn doesn't seem phased though.
Fama with a nice cross.
Fama throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Fama throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Penn shoots in but Fama avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fama lands a head shot.
Fama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from Fama.

Penn is rocked!
Fama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fama throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fama scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Fama misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fama throws a shot to the body.
Fama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fama misses with a looping left.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fama lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Fama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Fama scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn avoids the body shot from Fama.

Penn rushes Fama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fama presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fama gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Fama.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fama prevents it.
Fama lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Fama fails to land.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fama prevents it.
Fama stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Fama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fama throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Fama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eugene Fama is winning the standup battle so far.
Fama misses with a looping left.
Fama misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Fama throws a good cross that connects.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Fama 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Fama misses with a looping left.
Fama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fama throws out a powerful jab.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fama tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fama to the ground. Fama escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fama misses with a double jab.

Penn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fama tries to improve position but can't.
Penn controlling from side mount.
Penn trying to control the position but Fama is working away.
Penn in side control, throwing shots but Fama defends.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fama is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.
Penn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Fama is avoiding damage well.
Fama is looking for a sweep.
Penn is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fama leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Fama cracks Penn with a good jab.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fama misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fama's head.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fama circles away.
Eugene Fama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fama feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Eugene Fama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Fama throws out a powerful jab.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Fama.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Danga de danga de dang - Fama scores with a four punch combination!
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Fama slips the punch.
Fama throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn takes one on the button.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fama scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fama.
Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Penn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fama scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Fama tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Fama catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Fama catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice straight punches there by Fama. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fama.
Fama tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fama sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fama lands with an overhand left.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fama works the jab nicely.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fama!
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn moves forwards but Fama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Fama.
Fama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fama walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fama throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Fama looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Eugene Fama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fama connects with the punch.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eugene Fama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fama, 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... Eugene Fama!