PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bj Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Penn

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

175 cm
25
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bj Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Pain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pain's waist but Pain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.

Pain drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pain connects with a decent elbow.
Pain moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Penn is not content to let Pain control the position.
Pain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Pain working the body and head with strikes.
Pain trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Penn tries to bench press Pain off him but Pain keeps the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain scores with a couple of short elbows.
Pain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Pain keeps moving and retains side control.
Pain lands a nice forearm strike.
Pain cracks Penn with a big elbow.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn looks gassed!
Pain wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Pain cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pain working the head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pain controls the position from side control.
Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pain lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to escape the position but Pain is controlling the position.
Penn gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Penn is bucking up trying to escape but Pain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain controlling from mount.
Pain landing strikes from the mount.
Pain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Penn hang on?
Pain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Penn is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Pain finish him?
Pain is landing with some decent strikes but Penn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pain unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Penn wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pain celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Pain!