PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Penn's choice of entrance music: Til I Collapse. 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.

Stanfield
vs
Penn

178 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
25
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Stanfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Stanfield lands a nice looking body shot.

Stanfield clinches.
Stanfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn is trying to stall.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Penn.
Stanfield is trying to stall.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn tries to work over Stanfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanfield.
Nice body punch from Stanfield.
Stanfield working aggressively here.
Stanfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Stanfield lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stanfield keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stanfield goes for a takedown attempt but Penn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stanfield misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield swings widly with a right hand
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miles Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stanfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Stanfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stanfield shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Stanfield shoots in.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Stanfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stanfield is defended easily by Penn.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanfield misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Stanfield dominated that round.
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.

Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield shoots in for a double leg but Penn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stanfield rather than just go for the knockout.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn throws a leg kick but Stanfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Stanfield fails with a takedown attempt.
Stanfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Stanfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Stanfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stanfield thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Stanfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Stanfield slips a jab from Penn.
Stanfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Stanfield's defenses.
Stanfield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanfield fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Stanfield moved out of range nicely.
Stanfield looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stanfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Stanfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Penn.
Stanfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stanfield throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stanfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanfield lands with a right hand.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Stanfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice shot by Stanfield.
Stanfield fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Miles Stanfield will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Penn drops his hands momentarily and Stanfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn stuns Stanfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Stanfield on that attempt.
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Stanfield pushes Penn against the ropes but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stanfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Stanfield misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Stanfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stanfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stanfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Stanfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Penn is looking to chop away at Stanfield's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a nice cross.
Penn tries to work over Stanfield's front leg with a kick but Stanfield checks it.
Stanfield takes one on the button.
Stanfield with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Stanfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stanfield.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stanfield takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stanfield throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tries to clinch up.
Miles Stanfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Stanfield misses.
Stanfield lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penn takes a step back to recover.
Stanfield scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanfield as he connects with a hook.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stanfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Stanfield shoots in.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DJ Penn.
I think Stanfield has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!