PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Church. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Penn
vs
Khan

185 cm
21
179 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Legal High's [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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Khan throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Khan just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penn duly obliges.

It looks like Amir Khan has been cut.
Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Khan avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Khan.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn avoids the head kick by Khan.
A telegraphed right hand from Khan misses the target.
Khan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Khan throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khan.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Khan throws a good cross that connects.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Khan misses.
Khan throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan throws a big shot that misses.
Penn tests Khan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amir Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Khan throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Khan misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Amir Khan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses the jab.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Amir Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Khan.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Khan tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Penn dives in and grabs Khan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Khan pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Khan connects with a right hand. Penn shakes it off.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Penn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan gets back to full guard.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Khan is retaining full guard.
Penn trying to control but Khan is working from the bottom.
Penn thows a big elbow that misses.

Penn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Khan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Khan has escaped and now he's on top!
Khan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Khan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Khan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Khan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Penn's guard.

Penn throws his legs up looking for a submission but Khan uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Khan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Khan trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.

Khan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amir Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Penn works Khan's body with a nice hook.
Penn slips a jab from Khan.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Khan misses with the combination.
Amir Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Khan slips under a jab from Penn.
Penn misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Khan tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Khan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
A jab from Penn misses.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Khan misses with a double jab.
Amir Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khan throws a body kick that misses.
Khan misses with a combination
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Khan.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Penn!