PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Kaulaote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaulaote's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Heavy metal kings. Sakari Kaulaote has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kaulaote
vs
Penn

207 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Frank`s TASTE 'Q147 Recovery/Muscle

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sakari Kaulaote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaulaote closes the distance and clinches.
Kaulaote is trying to drag Penn to the mat but Penn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaulaote has double underhooks.

Penn jumps into guard, dragging Kaulaote to the mat.
Kaulaote will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn controls Kaulaote momentarily but Kaulaote frees himself.
Kaulaote has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kaulaote trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn pulls Kaulaote in to control the position.
Kaulaote throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Kaulaote wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Kaulaote advances position into side control!
Kaulaote trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaulaote wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaulaote landing a few strikes.
Penn sneaks back into half guard.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Kaulaote keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn is trying to hold Kaulaote in close to prevent damage but Kaulaote has managed to pass into half guard.
Penn gets back to full guard.

Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaulaote working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Kaulaote trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaulaote connects with a couple of short punches.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Kaulaote from controlling successfully.
Kaulaote landing with the ground and pound.
Kaulaote trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Penn looks gassed!
Kaulaote slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kaulaote works over Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
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!
Kaulaote working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Kaulaote stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Penn lands a nice hook to Kaulaote's body. Kaulaote takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kaulaote clinches.
Kaulaote just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
Kaulaote drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Penn gets control of Kaulaote's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Kaulaote is proving a slippery customer.
Kaulaote trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn working a defensive guard here.

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kaulaote with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kaulaote cracks Penn with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaulaote.

Penn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kaulaote defends well.
Kaulaote is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaulaote is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaulaote looking to pass the guard.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kaulaote gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Penn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaulaote throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Kaulaote closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kaulaote prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakari Kaulaote dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kaulaote scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
A nice combination there by Kaulaote.
Kaulaote lands with a shot to the body.
Kaulaote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Kaulaote, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaulaote misses with a wild combination.
Kaulaote works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.

Kaulaote scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaulaote lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Penn is rocked!
Kaulaote lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Penn quite badly. Penn pulls Kaulaote in close trying to recover. Kaulaote postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Penn on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Penn doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sakari Kaulaote!