PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Birmiski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Loser. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Birmiski's choice of entrance music: I'm Back - T.I. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Birmiski

169 cm
28
142 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

170 cm
28
140 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ari Birmiski!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a sloppy body shot

and Birmiski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn is trying to drag Birmiski to the mat but Birmiski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Birmiski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Birmiski breaks the clinch.
Birmiski shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Birmiski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Birmiski swinging wildly here.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn shoots in but Birmiski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Birmiski blocks a head kick by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Birmiski throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Paul Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Penn has Birmiski up against the cage in a clinch.
Birmiski tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birmiskis head.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.

Penn pulls guard successfully.
Birmiski postures up.
Birmiski forces his way into half guard.
Birmiski trying to pass the guard but Penn defending well.
Birmiski prevents Penn from improving his position.
Birmiski is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Birmiski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Birmiski is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Birmiski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Birmiski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Birmiski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn is looking to control Birmiski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is looking for a sweep. Birmiski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Birmiski passes to side control.
Birmiski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Birmiski trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Penn is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.
Birmiski wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Birmiski working the head and body with strikes.
Penn wants to control but Birmiski postures up.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Penn is not content to let Birmiski control the position.
Birmiski working the ground and pound but Penn is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Birmiski is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn struggling a bit here.
Birmiski looks up at the clock and then as Penn takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Birmiski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Birmiski is putting a hurting on Penn here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ari Birmiski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn cracks a nice hook into Birmiski's ribs.
Birmiski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Birmiski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Birmiski keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Birmiski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Birmiski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Birmiski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Birmiski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.
Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Birmiski misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Birmiski throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Birmiski counters with a right hand to the body.
Birmiski blocks a jab.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Birmiski moves away.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Birmiski saw that one coming.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Birmiski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Birmiski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn tries to clinch there but Birmiski circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Birmiski as Penn shoots in.
Penn misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Birmiski, right into the meat.
Penn lands with a hook. Birmiski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Birmiski.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn is looking to wear down Birmiski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Birmiski was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Birmiski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Penn scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Birmiski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab to Birmiski's midsection.
Birmiski misses with a hook.
Birmiski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Birmiski is just out of range.
Penn throws a jab when Birmiski was well out of range.
Birmiski looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Birmiski.
Birmiski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birmiski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn misses the body punch
and Birmiski counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Birmiski manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Penn is in close to Birmiski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn chips away with some ground and pound.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Birmiski is keeping the position for now.
Birmiski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Birmiski manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birmiski working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Penn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Birmiski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Birmiski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Birmiski avoids the body shot from Penn.
Birmiski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn throws a head kick but Birmiski moves out of range.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Birmiski's head back.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Birmiski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Birmiski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Birmiski counters with a thumping low kick.

Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn is trying to pull guard but Birmiski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn tries to work over Birmiski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn trying to stall but Birmiski improves his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Birmiski scores with a nice hook to the head.

Birmiski gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is staying active underneath Birmiski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Birmiski's back. He's all about the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Birmiski controlling the action here.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Birmiski works his way into full mount!
Birmiski looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Birmiski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
Penn tries to hold on but Birmiski pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birmiski breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ari Birmiski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Birmiski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Birmiski breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Birmiski lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Penn is rocked!
Birmiski cracks Penn with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ari Birmiski!
A victorious Ari Birmiski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.