PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Penn

180 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Penn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn clinches up against the ropes.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Penn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the ropes.
Penn is working Silva over against the ropes.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn lands an uppercut.

Penn breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn cracks Silva with a good jab.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Edward Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick from Silva lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good shot there by Penn.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.

Penn moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn is working Silva over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn is trying to stall.
A short left from Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.

Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Come on Penn - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice defenses there by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn works the jab nicely.

Silva is rocked!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The referee calls for Penn to work.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn stalling in the clinch.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Penn.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Penn stalling against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward 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!

Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn has Silva pushed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Penn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.

Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.

Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the ropes.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edward Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Penn really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Penn misses with the combination.
Ramon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.

Penn gets a clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Penn.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Penn swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Penn!