PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Til I Collapse. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Penn
vs
The Lion

176 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
145 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion tries to clinch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Lion.
The Lion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn cracks The Lion with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Lion wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and The Lion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joey The Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
The Lion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Lion doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Lion fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
DJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Penn lands a jab.
The Lion misses with a takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Lion looks gassed!
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
The Lion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn digs a good body shot into The Lion's ribs.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn jabs at The Lion's body.
The Lion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Lion eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps The Lion's head back.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Penn misses.
The Lion is trying desperately to land a takedown but Penn is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for The Lion.
Penn punishes The Lion's body with a nice straight punch.
The Lion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Lion takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice combination there by Penn.
The Lion on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn scores with a shot 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 right hook to the body.
The Lion takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn lands with a shot to the body.
The Lion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
The Lion shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Lion walks into a left hand.
The Lion is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn digs a good hook to The Lion's body.
Penn is looking to wear down The Lion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
The Lion walks into a left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn with a jab.
The Lion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn digs a good body shot into The Lion's ribs.
The Lion has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Lion can do to turn this around?
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
The Lion on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Lion moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Lion takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
The Lion is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey The Lion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
The Lion ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The Lion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Lion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
The Lion has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Lion there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn cracks The Lion with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn cracks a nice hook into The Lion's ribs.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
The Lion moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Lion on the side of the head.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
The Lion takes one to the side of the head.
Penn throws a good cross that connects.
The Lion takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Lion stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn looks to land a combination. The Lion sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but The Lion might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Penn has got the better of the exchanges.
Penn tests The Lion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Lion takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn cracks a nice hook into The Lion's ribs.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps The Lion's head back.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn scores with a hook.
Joey The Lion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Penn.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Penn!