PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gomez
vs
Penn

172 cm
26
151 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

175 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Gomez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penn.
Gomez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Gomez gets control of Penn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gomez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Penn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Penn has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Dog Penn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gomez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Penn receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Penn.
Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn is struggling to control the position.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn stalling.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomez.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penn scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Penn has Gomez up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn stalling.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Gomez avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Penn.
Penn avoiding damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Penn is struggling to control the position.
Gomez fails to pull guard.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Penn tries to stall but Gomez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn stalling in the clinch.
Penn working Gomez over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gomez up against the cage.
Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Gomez blocks with his arms.
Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gomez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gomez up against the cage.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a good knee to the midsection. Gomez won't want to take too many of those.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomezs head.
Penn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gomez's face.

It looks like Roger Gomez has been cut.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn stalls.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Penn.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn has Gomez pressed against the cage.
Penn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Gomez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Penn lands a knee to the head.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Penn.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn just leaning against Gomez, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Penn to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Penn.
Penn wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gomez.
Gomez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Gomez working away.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
Gomez wants to control for a moment but Penn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gomez in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn is trying to stand.

Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomez pulls his head out easily.
Gomez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Penn really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Gomez's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
Gomez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Gomez swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Penn misses

and Gomez counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Roger Gomez just wasn't active enough.

Penn has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn pressing his opponent against the cage.
Penn landing knees to the head.
Gomez managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Gomez is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn tries a body shot but Gomez blocks it.
Penn stalling the fight.
Gomez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penn taking a breather.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn working aggressively here.
Penn scores a nice knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Gomez controls his hands.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn has Gomez pushed against the cage.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.
Gomez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomez avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Penn dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roger Gomez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Penn clinches up against the cage.
Penn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Penn landing knees to the body.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penn continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomez is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dog Penn.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dog Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gomez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Penn is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomez fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 44:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 44:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 44:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Penn!
Dog Penn is the new lightweight champion!