PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rome Andrek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Penn
vs
Andrek

196 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, BJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rome Andrek!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in but Andrek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Andrek stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andrek's waist but Andrek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.
Andrek moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Andrek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Andrek has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Penn tries for a takedown but Andrek manages to get underhooks.
Andrek is pressed up against the cage. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andrek down to the mat. Andrek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
BJay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Andrek does no damage.
Andrek throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrek pinned against the cage. Andrek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Andrek as Penn shoots in.
Andrek misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Andrek moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Andrek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andrek is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage.

Andrek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrek throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Andrek lands with a shot to the body.
Andrek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penn looks for a takedown but Andrek sprawls well.
Andrek lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Andrek sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Andrek moves into the clinch successfully.

Penn lands a takedown into guard.
Penn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Andrek can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrek is not content to let Penn control the position.

Penn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Andrek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Penn.
Andrek is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Andrek defending well.
Andrek is in trouble now - Penn has advanced to mount!
Andrek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Penn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Andrek is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
BOOM! Penn connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Andrek is rocked!
You get the feeling that Andrek really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Andrek is still in real trouble! Can Penn finish him?

Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
A nice elbow there by Penn.

Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Andrek defends it well.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Andrek?
Penn tries to control but Andrek wriggling away.
Andrek seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Penn cracks Andrek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Andrek defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penn.
Andrek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Penn connects with a bit shot that sees Andrek covering up! More strikes from Andrek and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Penn is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJay Penn!