PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harald Harfager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harfager comes to the cage accompanied by Amon Amarth - Pursuit of Vikings. Eddie Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Harfager
vs
Penn

188 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

175 cm
23
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Harfager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Harfager.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Harfager moved out of range nicely.
Harfager moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Harfager ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Harfager misses with a head kick.
Harald Harfager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harfager throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Harfager only half commits.
Harfager wants to clinch.
Harfager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harfager looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn blocks a head kick by Harfager.
Harfager ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harfager misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harfager blocks a head kick by Penn.
Harfager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Harfager is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Harfager bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harfager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harfager is looking to clinch.
Harfager misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Harfager doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Harald Harfager has been cut.
Harfager tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harfager.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harfager tries to clinch up.
Harfager bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Harfager throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn with a nice cross.
Harfager tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Harfager throws a leg kick
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harfager throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Harfager looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Harfager checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harfager looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Harfager moved out of range nicely.
Harfager clinches but Penn breaks the clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harfager pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Harfager settles back down.
Harfager misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harfager scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harfager is breathing heavily.
Harfager throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Harfager tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Harfager wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn cracks Harfager with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harfager falls to his knees and Penn doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Penn!