PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Thousand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Go To Church as his entrance music. 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.

Thousand
vs
Penn

179 cm
23
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
179 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
Killer Bee Supplements [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Thousand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thousand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thousand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brian Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thousand dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Thousand.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Thousand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn throws a right hand that Thousand ducks under and follows up with a left that Thousand also avoids with ease.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thousand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn shoots in but Thousand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thousand has time to react.
Thousand looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with a combination
and Thousand counters with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Thousand sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brian Thousand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Penn.
Thousand throws a leg kick but Penn moved away.
Thousand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Thousand tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thousand manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thousand throws a good cross that connects.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thousand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn misses with a combination
and Thousand counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Thousand counters with a nice uppercut.
Thousand staying out of range there.
Thousand slips a jab from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn looks gassed!
Thousand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thousand takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thousand. Thousand obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thousand is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Penn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thousand.
Thousand walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thousand looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Thousand is just out of range.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thousand.
Thousand scores with a body shot.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Thousand counter with a right hand.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Thousand misses with a low kick.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brian Thousand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thousand swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thousand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thousand works over Penn's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice combination there by Thousand.
Thousand cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thousand jabs at Penn's body.
A punch combination from Thousand misses.
Thousand lands a hook that stumbles Penn back into the cage. Thousand follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Penn to the canvas! Thousand pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Penn has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brian Thousand!