PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelino Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Church. Brian Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Penn
vs
Landry

185 cm
21
179 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Legal High's - 158+ Recovery And 159+ Stamina $40

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcelino Landry!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry misses with a hook.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn misses with a leg kick
and Landry counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Landry lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Landry scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Landry.
Landry misses with a wild body shot.
Landry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marcelino Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Landry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landry throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marcelino Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry misses the jab.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landry.
Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Landry looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Landry lands with a nice body kick.
Penn defending well as Landry loads up on a big left hand.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Landry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Landry throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Landry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Landry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Landry lands with a shot to the body.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Landry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Landry thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Landry misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Landry thinking.
Landry throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Landry throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn avoids a kick to the body.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Landry counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcelino Landry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Nice defenses there by Landry.
Landry fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
Landry throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Landry makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
Penn throws a hook but Landry avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a right hand that Landry ducks under and follows up with a left that Landry also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Landry looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Landry.
Landry misses with a combination
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Landry throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn avoids the head kick by Landry.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Landry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Landry.
Landry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Landry sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses the body punch
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Landry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Landry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn shoots for a takedown but Landry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Penn avoids the head kick by Landry.
Penn checks a low kick from Landry.
Marcelino Landry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Landry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Landry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Landry tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Penn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Landry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Penn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Landry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Penn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Landry cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Landry.
Landry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Landry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Landry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Landry saw that one coming.
A solid leg kick lands there for Landry.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landry throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Landry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Landry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Landry settles back down.
Landry throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Landry looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Landry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Landry - that will leave a mark!
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Landry blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Landry - just one landing.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Landry.
Landry fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Penn misses
and Landry counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Landry misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Landry. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
A decent looking cross lands there for Landry.
Penn moves away from the strike by Landry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Landry.
Landry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landry swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Landry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Landry staying out of range there.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Landry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelino Landry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Landry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelino Landry!