PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito's entrance music is Sukh Knight. A fine choice. Penn has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Esposito
vs
Penn

195 cm
27
300 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

225 cm
23
327 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn with a nice cross.
Esposito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Esposito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn scores with a head kick.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Penn is looking to slow Esposito down with leg kicks.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esposito throws a shot to the body.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Esposito misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a body kick.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Esposito.
Esposito throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn . That's going to slow Esposito down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Esposito tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
and Penn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
James Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esposito throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Esposito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Esposito throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Esposito throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a low kick, right behind Esposito 's knee.
Penn misses with a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Esposito takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito misses with an uppercut
and Penn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a head kick. That will keep Esposito thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
Esposito throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with an inside leg kick.
Penn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Esposito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a good low kick that Esposito was not able to check.
Esposito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Esposito moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like James Penn has been cut.
Esposito is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A low kick from Penn is predictable there
and Esposito counters with a straight right hand.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penn throws a leg kick
and Esposito counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn looks gassed!
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Esposito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Penn slips a jab from Esposito.
Esposito lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn 's head.
Donk. Esposito catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn .

Esposito drops Penn with a beautiful combination! Penn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Esposito is looking for the KO!

Penn is rocked!
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Penn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esposito lands with a right hand.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Esposito finish him?

That has opened up James Penn 's cut even more.
Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Esposito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esposito lands a jab to Penn 's midsection.
Esposito swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Penn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Penn looks to clinch but Esposito throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Penn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Esposito!