PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Heleno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heleno comes to the cage accompanied by weird Japanese music. Penn has chosen Heavier than metal as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heleno
vs
Penn

168 cm
25
167 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

178 cm
24
158 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taichi Heleno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn drives through and clinches with Heleno against the cage.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heleno is stalling here.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Heleno is trying to stall.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Heleno is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heleno has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Heleno tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heleno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn is working Heleno over against the cage.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Heleno misses with a knee strike.
Penn misses with some punches.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heleno.
Heleno is breathing heavily.
Penn lands a left hand.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heleno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn avoiding damage as Heleno throws knees to the body.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn tries to work over Heleno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Penn.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heleno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heleno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Heleno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn presses Heleno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Penn.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Penn.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heleno takes a shot to the head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Heleno's ribcage. Heleno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Penn 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!
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heleno or not.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Penn.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn presses Heleno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn is working Heleno over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heleno or not.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn gets through Heleno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bj Penn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Penn looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Penn darts in and clinches Heleno up against the cage.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heleno or not.
Penn cracks Heleno with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn presses Heleno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn is working Heleno over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heleno takes a shot to the head.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Heleno's head.
Penn lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heleno.
Penn gets through Heleno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heleno takes a shot to the head.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Bj Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Heleno takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helenos head.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Heleno's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn presses Heleno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heleno or not.
Penn digs a right hand into Heleno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heleno's gas tank.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Heleno or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helenos head.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn working aggressively here.
Heleno tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn is working Heleno over against the cage.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Heleno's ribcage. Heleno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heleno.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heleno.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Heleno controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Good body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heleno.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heleno missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Heleno controls the action.
Heleno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn digs a right hand into Heleno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heleno's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bj Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Heleno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Heleno keeps the fight on the outside.
Heleno tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
Heleno circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Heleno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heleno throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Heleno only half commits.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Heleno throws a body kick that misses.
Heleno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Penn instigates a clinch.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heleno's elbow.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Heleno blocking some punches.
Heleno throws a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Heleno blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Heleno prevents a body shot from Penn.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Heleno looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Penn.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Heleno's ribcage. Heleno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Heleno's ribcage. Heleno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Heleno.
Penn cracks Heleno with a nice body shot.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn pushes Heleno back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn is working Heleno over against the cage.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Heleno.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Heleno's head.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn is leaning against Heleno and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Heleno takes a shot to the head.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Penn.
Heleno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Heleno is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Penn presses Heleno against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Heleno backwards.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helenos head.
Heleno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Heleno's head.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn avoiding damage as Heleno throws knees to the body.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taichi Heleno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Heleno.
Penn gets through Heleno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heleno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heleno blocks an uppercut.
Heleno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Heleno avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heleno's elbow.
Penn works on Heleno's body with a couple of short punches.
Heleno misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bj Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 24:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 24:30

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