PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheldon Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Dr Dre - Under Pressure ft. Jay - Z - DETOX as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rampage
vs
Penn

182 cm
27
218 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

189 cm
23
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Mike Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheldon Penn!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rampage gets a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rampage connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn manages to get to full guard.
Rampage wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Rampage stops Penn from standing up.
Rampage distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Rampage got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rampage has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Rampage is stalling in the full guard.

Penn has his feet on Rampage's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.

Rampage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rampage slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Penn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rampage controls the position.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rampage off and has taken his back!
Penn is hanging on to Rampage's back as he tries to escape.
Rampage tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rampage is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn punching from mount but Rampage doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rampage tries to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Rampage keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rampage tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Rampage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rampage bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rampage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rampage content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Rampage throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Rampage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rampage to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rampage trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Rampage landing with the ground and pound.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rampage postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rampage makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Penn looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rampage has picked Penn up and slammed him! Penn can't keep hold of the triangle and Rampage manages to pass to side control!
Penn is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rampage is controlling him well.
Rampage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rampage wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rampage is putting a hurting on Penn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rampage creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Penn pushes Rampage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rampage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Penn trying to remain calm as Rampage controls from the top position.
Rampage working the ground and pound.
Penn pushes Rampage away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rampage gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Rampage working the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rampage wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn looking for a sweep but Rampage has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rampage lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage working Penn over with strikes.
Rampage slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Penn is in trouble now - Rampage has advanced to mount!
Rampage trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Rampage scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Rampage.
Rampage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Penn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rampage content just to control the position here.
Rampage lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Rampage controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn trying desperately to get to his feet.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rampage has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Rampage sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rampage with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rampage cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Penn is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rampage in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rampage tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Rampage cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rampage lands a big elbow.
Rampage landing strikes from the mount.
Rampage with a couple of short strikes.
Rampage is landing with some decent strikes but Penn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rampage with shots to the head and body - Penn looks very uncomfortable down there.

Penn is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Rampage finish him?
Rampage raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rampage postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Penn out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Rampage goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Rampage!