PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Barris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dingo Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen deftones-simple man as his entrance music. Dingo Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barris
vs
Penn

171 cm
20
144 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

160 cm
27
143 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Barris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dingo Penn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barris misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Barris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Penn on his heels. He'll look to pass Penn's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barris's guard.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Penn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Barris defends it.
Penn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dingo Penn hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Barris shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Penn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barris is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dingo Penn.

Penn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Barris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barris is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Barris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Penn has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dingo Penn has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Barris or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Barris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Penn with that takedown attempt.

Penn dives in and scores a takedown into Barris's guard.
Penn controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Penn's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barris trying to control the position.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Barris trying to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dingo Penn wasn't active enough on the ground.

Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barris!
Barris is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn prevents Barris from getting the reversal.
Penn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Penn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barris is looking to improve his position but Penn isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Penn moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Barris manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Barris will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn tries to roll over but Barris keeps him under control.
Barris is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Penn reverses the position - he's now on top in Barris's guard.
Dingo Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn stays in close to Barris's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barris looking for a triangle here. Penn is fighting it but it looks tight! Barris pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Penn is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Barris!