PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Ian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Steel Penn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Penn
vs
Ian

183 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Brawler
Granite chin

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Ian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ian.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn 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 lands a head kick. Ian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Penn throws a low kick but Ian moves out of range easily.
Ian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Ian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Ian misses.
Ian throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Ian.
Ian takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penn throws a leg kick but Ian moved away.
Ian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ian checks a leg kick nicely.
Ian throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a big head kick but Ian shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Ian misses.
Philip Ian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ian throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ian.
Ian misses with a wild body shot.
Ian checks a low kick from Penn.
Penn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Penn tenderised Ian's leg. Ian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ian throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ian missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn keeps Ian at a distance using the push kick.
Penn scores with a leg kick.
Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Penn tenderised Ian's leg. Ian is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Ian down.
That kick from Penn tenderised Ian's leg. Ian is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab from Ian misses.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ian's sensitive parts.
Ian throws a big shot that misses.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ian 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.
Ian tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ian.
A slow jab from Ian misses its intended target.
Ian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Ian does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn is looking to slow Ian down with leg kicks.
Ian misses with a wild combination.
Philip Ian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ian misses with a wild body shot.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ian throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Ian misses with a double jab.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn 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 slips a jab and a cross from Ian.
Ian misses the shot to the body.
Ian tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a good low kick that Ian was not able to check.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ian misses with a series of wild punches.
Ian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ian is breathing heavily.
Penn misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ian. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ian misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ian.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Ian looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Ian's front leg but catches the back leg as Ian tries to avoid it.
Penn scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ian takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ian misses with the combination.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ian.
Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Ian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
Ian misses with a body shot.
Penn throws a leg kick but Ian sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Penn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Ian.
Ian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn cracks the inside of Ian's front leg.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Ian's front leg but catches the back leg as Ian tries to avoid it.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Ian off balance momentarily.
Penn thumps Ian with a low kick.
Ian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with an outside leg kick.
Ian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Ian throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands a body shot.
Ian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn connects with the punch.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Ian's front leg but catches the back leg as Ian tries to avoid it.
Ian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ian's sensitive parts.
Penn lands a head kick!
Ian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Penn scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Penn.
Ian misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a body kick that stops Ian in his tracks momentarily.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ian is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ian throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn feints and then cracks Ian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ian down.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Ian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Ian down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ian's calf.
Ian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ian doesn't seem bothered though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn, right into the meat.
Ian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Ian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Penn.
Ian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Philip Ian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Ian.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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