PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Penniman (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.

Tyson jr
vs
Penniman

180 cm
28
194 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

178 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Tyson jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Penniman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penniman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tyson jr counters with a three punch combo that has Penniman backing up. Penniman nods at Tyson jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Penniman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penniman swings widly with a right hand
and Tyson jr counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson jr throws a head kick but Penniman moves out of range.
Tyson jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penniman looks to throw the jab but Tyson jr is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Penniman. No joy for Tyson jr on that attempt.
Penniman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Penniman misses the target.
Tyson jr misses with a takedown attempt - Penniman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyson jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penniman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyson jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penniman swivels and escapes.
Tyson jr tries to clinch but Penniman moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Penniman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penniman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penniman throws a right and a left that Tyson jr avoids nicely.
Richard Penniman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Penniman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson jr.
Tyson jr blocks a jab.
Tyson jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Penniman.
Penniman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Penniman misses with a wild combination.

Tyson jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Penniman lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penniman misses with a punch on the inside.
Penniman throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson jr.
Tyson jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Penniman backwards.
Penniman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tyson jr.
Tyson jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penniman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson jr has a couple of punches blocked by Penniman.
Penniman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tyson jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyson jr wants to break free but Penniman has control.
Penniman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penniman swings wildly with an uppercut but Tyson jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr tries to circle away but Penniman has him pinned against the cage.
Penniman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Penniman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penniman slips under a jab.
Penniman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyson jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Penniman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tyson jr back to the cage. Penniman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tyson jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penniman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penniman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Penniman moves forwards but Tyson jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Penniman misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson jr closes the distance and clinches up with Penniman, looking for a takedown. Tyson jr pushes Penniman against the cage but Penniman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tyson jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson jr throws an overhand right that lands on Penniman's shoulder, as Penniman tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penniman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson jr walks into a straight right hand from Penniman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Tyson jr dives in and scores a takedown into Penniman's guard.
Tyson jr 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.
Tyson jr advances to half guard.
Penniman is looking to improve his position.
Tyson jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyson jr is looking to take a break and control but Penniman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mike Tyson jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tyson jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Penniman is trying to defend but Tyson jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Penniman is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tyson jr lands a nice short elbow.
Penniman is looking for a sweep. Tyson jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penniman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tyson jr controlling the action here.
Tyson jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tyson jr wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Tyson jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Penniman throws a combination. Tyson jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tyson jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Penniman.
Penniman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyson jr ducks under a wild hook from Penniman.
Penniman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penniman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penniman wants it to stay on the feet.
Richard Penniman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penniman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tyson jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyson jr, as that shot connected.
Richard Penniman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson jr blocks a jab.
Penniman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tyson jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tyson jr shoots and misses
and Penniman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson jr slips under a jab from Penniman.
Penniman scores with a one two! Tyson jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tyson jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penniman.
Tyson jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tyson jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penniman but Penniman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyson jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tyson jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penniman.
Tyson jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That kick from Penniman tenderised Tyson jr's leg. Tyson jr is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penniman digs a good hook to Tyson jr's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tyson jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penniman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penniman.
Penniman moves in looking to clinch but Tyson jr pushes him off.
Tyson jr moves out of range as Penniman strikes.
Penniman misses with a combination
and Tyson jr counters with a two punch combo.
Penniman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penniman throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penniman sprawls well. Penniman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tyson jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Penniman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Penniman is breathing heavily.
Tyson jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Penniman sprawls well. He's pushed Tyson jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyson jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penniman tries to avoid it but Tyson jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penniman to the ground. Penniman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penniman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penniman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyson jr.
A swing and a miss from Penniman.
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!
Penniman misses with a right hand
and Tyson jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Penniman tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penniman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penniman throws an off balance right hand
letting Tyson jr counter with a right hand.
Mike Tyson jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyson jr shoots in for a takedown but Penniman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Tyson jr misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Penniman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Tyson jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tyson jr moves away from the strike by Penniman.
Penniman looks to throw the jab but Tyson jr is out of range.
Penniman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Tyson jr counters with a shoot takedown. Penniman fights it but they end up in guard.
Tyson jr is looking to stand up but Penniman won't let him.
Penniman keeping moving, preventing Tyson jr from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyson jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Penniman is retaining full guard.
Tyson jr slips nicely into half guard.
Tyson jr is keen to just control but Penniman is a slippery customer.
Tyson jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyson jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penniman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penniman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson jr looks like he's trying to stand up.
Penniman content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Penniman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tyson jr is looking to improve his position.
Penniman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyson jr defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penniman is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tyson jr is trying to stand up here but Penniman is controlling him well.
Penniman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penniman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Richard Penniman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Penniman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tyson jr doesn't seem phased though.
Penniman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tyson jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penniman stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyson jr. Tyson jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyson jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson jr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penniman circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyson jr shoots in looking for a takedown but Penniman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tyson jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penniman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyson jr.
Penniman throws a hook but Tyson jr blocks it.
Penniman connects with a solid leg kick.
Tyson jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyson jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penniman misses the jab.
Penniman stuns Tyson jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penniman catches Tyson jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penniman looks to land a combination but Tyson jr avoids it well.
Tyson jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penniman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyson jr somewhat.
Tyson jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penniman misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Penniman tries to keep at a distance but Tyson jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penniman is looking to control Tyson jr's arms but Tyson jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penniman has his back to the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Penniman.
I think Penniman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Penniman!