PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Bellanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bellanova
vs
Penn

190 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanova with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bellanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellanova throws a leg kick that misses.
Bellanova throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bellanova throws a nice head kick!
Bellanova throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Bellanova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn throws a series of punches but Bellanova avoids them all with ease.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bellanova. Bellanova circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Bellanova throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Bellanova is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Bellanova walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Penn checks a low kick from Bellanova.
Bellanova takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Penn darts in and clinches Bellanova up against the cage.
Bellanova misses with the head strike.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Bellanova won't allow it.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bellanova throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to break free but Bellanova pushes him back against the cage.
Bellanova tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn tries to circle away but Bellanova has him pinned against the cage.
Bellanova has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanova lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling him.
Bellanova swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bellanova.
Bellanova stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling the position.
Bellanova misses with a knee strike.
Bellanova misses with a punch to the body.
Bellanova looking to stall.
Bellanova lands a shot to the body.
Bellanova throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bellanova.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bellanova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Bellanova has the dominant position.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bellanova pulls his leg out and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn tries to break free but Bellanova pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Bellanova has double underhooks.
Penn tries to score a body lock takedown but Bellanova shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bellanova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bellanova misses with a body punch.
Bellanova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn is trying to push Bellanova away but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn blocking some punches.
Bellanova throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bellanova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellanova has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Bellanova throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Bellanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Bellanova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn is trying to push Bellanova away but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Bellanova tries to tie him up.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bellanova is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Penn is trying to break free.
Bellanova working Penn over with knees to the body.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bellanova pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bellanova taking a breather.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bellanova using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bellanova is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bellanova misses with a body punch.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bellanova prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bellanova - that landed with a thud.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bellanova just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bellanova.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angelos Bellanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn looks gassed!
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Bellanova has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bellanova has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bellanova prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bellanova misses with a punch to the body.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
Bellanova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Bellanova won't allow it.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Bellanova.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Bellanova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn wants to break free but Bellanova has control.
A short uppercut from Bellanova.
Bellanova pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bellanova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Bellanova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Bellanova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Bellanova misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelos Bellanova dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A punch combination from Penn misses.
Bellanova throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellanova tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A good leg kick by Bellanova.

Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bellanova stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Bellanova is working Penn over against the cage.
Bellanova has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn tries to break free but Bellanova pushes him back against the cage.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bellanova.
Bellanova tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bellanova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bellanova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bellanova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn avoiding damage as Bellanova throws knees to the body.
Bellanova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova working aggressively here.
Bellanova landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Bellanova digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bellanova misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Bellanova fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Bellanova tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn blocks a body shot from Bellanova.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Bellanova is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bellanova has his back to the cage.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Bellanova has double underhooks.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.

Penn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bellanova can't fight it off and eventually Penn manages to take the fight to the floor. Bellanova looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bellanova, up you get!
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Bellanova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bellanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellanova.
Penn works over Bellanova's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn misses with a combination
and Bellanova counters with a head kick.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bellanova counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellanova. Bellanova obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn blocks a head kick by Bellanova.
Penn lands a jab to the nose.
Bellanova throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Bellanova avoids a punch combination nicely.

Penn moves into the clinch.
Bellanova misses with an elbow strike.
Bellanova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling him.
Bellanova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn can't break the clinch.
A short right from Bellanova on the inside.
Bellanova throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Bellanova misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bellanova tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Bellanova tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Bellanova back against the cage.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bellanova gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bellanova misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellanova looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Bellanova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bellanova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bellanova misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bellanova.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Bellanova keeps him there for the moment.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling the position.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling the position.
Bellanova looking to slow down the pace here.
Bellanova misses with a body punch.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bellanova. That one must have hurt.
Bellanova is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bellanova.

Penn moves into range and clinches up with Bellanova.
Bellanova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bellanova works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
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 Angelos Bellanova will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Penn misses with a double jab.
Bellanova throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Bellanova backs away looking to recover.
Bellanova will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bellanova feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Bellanova throws a head kick that misses.
Bellanova throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Bellanova only half commits.

Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bellanova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn is trying to break free.
Bellanova misses with a body punch.
Bellanova prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Bellanova has the dominant position.
Bellanova lands with a right to the head.
Bellanova throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bellanova tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bellanova.
Bellanova throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Bellanova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn wants to break free but Bellanova has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn wants a takedown.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellanova misses with a punch to the body.
Bellanova will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penn up against the cage.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn is trying to push Bellanova away but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Bellanova is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bellanova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bellanova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bellanova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Angelos Bellanova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Bellanova pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Bellanova throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Bellanova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bellanova is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bellanova with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn is trying to push Bellanova away but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bellanova is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bellanova throws an elbow but misses.
Bellanova misses with a body punch.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bellanova pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bellanova throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bellanova fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Bellanova throws a leg kick but Penn checks it.
Bellanova moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bellanova thows a body shot but no joy.
Bellanova connects with a high kick.
Bellanova misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bellanova throws a head kick that misses.
Bellanova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellanova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Bellanova counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.
Bellanova throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penn.
Bellanova misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Bellanova connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn throws a right and a left that Bellanova avoids nicely.
A big left from Penn misses.

Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Bellanova lands a right hand.
Penn is trying to push Bellanova away but Bellanova has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Bellanova.
Bellanova is stalling here.
Bellanova misses with some punches.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bellanova fails to land.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bellanova fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bellanova misses with a low kick.
Penn looks to land a combination but Bellanova avoids it well.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellanova. Bellanova obviously looking to wear him down.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Penn clinches.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Bellanova lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Bellanova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bellanova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bellanova is trying to stall.
Angelos Bellanova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bellanova can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Bellanova misses with a punch to the body.
Bellanova swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angelos Bellanova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellanova, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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... Angelos Bellanova!