PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Penn Jr
vs
Blackwood

195 cm
20
213 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

186 cm
18
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Penn Jr misses.
Penn Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Penn Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackwood. That did some damage!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackwood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Penn Jr - the referee stops the clock and Blackwood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Penn Jr. Blackwood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
James Penn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn Jr tries a low kick but Blackwood avoids it.
Penn Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blackwood thows a body shot but no joy.
Blackwood throws a jab when Penn Jr was well out of range.
Penn Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blackwood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn Jr throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Blackwood tries to bum rush Penn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Penn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blackwood takes a step back to recover.
Penn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Blackwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Blackwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn Jr scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Blackwood misses.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blackwood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Blackwood misses.
Penn Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Blackwood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
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 Jr throws a head kick that Blackwood semi-blocks.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn Jr. That's going to slow Blackwood down.
Penn Jr scores with a leg kick.
Blackwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Penn Jr tenderised Blackwood's leg. Blackwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn Jr defending well as Blackwood loads up on a big left hand.
Blackwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blackwood looks gassed!
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn Jr.
Blackwood throws a series of punches but Penn Jr avoids them all with ease.

Penn Jr lands a big head kick that sends Blackwood tumbling to the mat! Penn Jr takes a step backwards and waves Blackwood back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penn Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackwood. That did some damage!
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Penn Jr tenderised Blackwood's leg. Blackwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blackwood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Penn Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn Jr lands a high kick!
Blackwood misses the shot to the body.
Blackwood takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Penn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr thumps Blackwood with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Penn Jr lands a big head kick that sends Blackwood tumbling to the mat! Penn Jr takes a step backwards and waves Blackwood back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Blackwood is rocked!
Blackwood is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Penn Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blackwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn Jr finish him?
Blackwood is breathing heavily.
Blackwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blackwood seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blackwood's calf.
Penn Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Blackwood off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Penn Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackwood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that Blackwood semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr cracks the inside of Blackwood's front leg.
Blackwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Penn Jr thumps Blackwood with a low kick.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blackwood crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Penn Jr - the referee stops the clock and Blackwood gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Penn Jr. Blackwood manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Penn Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackwood.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackwood's sensitive parts.
Blackwood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Penn Jr tenderised Blackwood's leg. Blackwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn Jr.
Blackwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackwood.
Penn Jr thumps Blackwood with a low kick.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Blackwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackwood tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackwood can do to turn this around?
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. Blackwood looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn Jr cracks the inside of Blackwood's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn Jr scores with a head kick. Blackwood tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn Jr.
Blackwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penn Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn Jr feints and then cracks Blackwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackwood down.
Penn Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blackwood. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Penn Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blackwood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn Jr.
Blackwood takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penn Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn Jr. That's going to slow Blackwood down.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Blackwood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn Jr throws a front kick that sends Blackwood stumbling back into the cage.
Penn Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blackwood's head.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Blackwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackwood tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackwood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Blackwood's front leg but catches the back leg as Blackwood tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Penn Jr tenderised Blackwood's leg. Blackwood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn Jr feints and then cracks Blackwood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blackwood down.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackwood's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn Jr.
Blackwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Penn Jr cracks the inside of Blackwood's front leg.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr is looking to slow Blackwood down with leg kicks.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn Jr scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr is looking to slow Blackwood down with leg kicks.
Penn Jr cracks the inside of Blackwood's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn Jr. That's going to slow Blackwood down.
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackwood's sensitive parts.
Steve Blackwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blackwood.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Penn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn Jr 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Penn Jr!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Penn Jr made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.