PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Euphranor Ailbhe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ailbhe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Life Burns by Apocalyptica. Euphranor Ailbhe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ailbhe
vs
Penn

178 cm
21
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 Rio de Janeiro, Euphranor Ailbhe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Ailbhe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn shoots in and drives through. Ailbhe sprawls well.
Ailbhe tries a head kick but it misses.
Ailbhe tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Euphranor Ailbhe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
A head kick misses from Ailbhe.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ailbhe as he jumps to the side.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ailbhe swivels and escapes.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Ailbhe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Ailbhe which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
Ailbhe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ailbhe trying to control but Penn postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is tying to control. Ailbhe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Penn in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ailbhe tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Penn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). BJ Penn!