PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacque Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Penn
vs
Lieu

175 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

168 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Craig Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacque Lieu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lieu as he jumps to the side.
Penn tries for a takedown but Lieu circles away easily
and Lieu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lieu as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lieu just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lieu manages to avoid it.
Penn with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn dives in and grabs Lieu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lieu pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
Lieu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn defending well as Lieu loads up on a big left hand.

Lieu has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lieu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lieu lands a knee to the head.
Lieu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Lieu scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Lieu scores a nice knee to the body.
Lieu taking a breather.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Lieu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lieu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Lieu lands a shoulder strike.
Lieu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lieu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lieu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Lieu as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lieu lands with a right to the head.
Lieu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lieu lands an uppercut.

Penn is rocked!
Lieu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Lieu lands with a light punch inside.
Lieu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lieu has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Penn - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lieu, and another! Penn is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jacque Lieu!