PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Dakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dakota
vs
Penn

198 cm
28
184 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

184 cm
32
183 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Cobra Pharmaceuticals (159++ Stamina)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trey Dakota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakota swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dakota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dakota throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Dakota throws a low kick but Penn moves out of range easily.
Dakota connects with a looping right hand.
Dakota misses with a low kick.
Dakota moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dakota throws a leg kick that misses.
Dakota looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Dakota pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dakota ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dakota throws a head kick that misses.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dakota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dakota takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dakota's waist but Dakota gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dakota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dakota throws a front kick aimed at Penn's knee but Penn avoids it well.
Dakota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Dakota is just out of range.
Dakota steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
That kick from Dakota tenderised Penn's leg. Penn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dakota lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trey Dakota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dakota just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn thuds his right hand into Dakota's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dakota misses the jab.
Dakota misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Dakota finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Penn scores with the left hand. Dakota knows he should have avoided that one.
Dakota tries to land a leg kick but Penn saw it coming and moves away.
Dakota is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dakota finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Dakota moved out of range.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Dakota uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dakota is out of range.
Dakota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn works the jab nicely.
Dakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dakota throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dakota fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head.
Dakota finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Penn throws a body punch but Dakota moves out of range.
Dakota takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dakota misses with a wild combination.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Dakota sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trey Dakota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BeeJay Penn.
Dakota scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dakota lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Dakota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dakota lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dakota scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dakota ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Dakota is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

Dakota clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Dakota working aggressively here.

Penn breaks from the clinch.
Dakota is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakota throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Dakota throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dakota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Dakota scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a combination
and Dakota counters with a straight right hand.
Dakota really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dakota.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
A leg kick checked by Penn.

Penn shoots in and bounces Dakota off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dakota keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dakota wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn stays in close to Dakota's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dakota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Dakota misses with a looping left.
Dakota catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dakota was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Dakota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Dakota.
Penn scores with a jab.
Dakota throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dakota slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn misses with a low kick as Dakota jumps back.
Dakota misses with a two punch combination.
Dakota throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
BeeJay Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dakota to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Penn tenderised Dakota's leg. Dakota is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penn slips a straight right by Dakota.
Dakota ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn misses the jab.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a body punch but Dakota moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dakota keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Penn misses.
Dakota takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Dakota cracks Penn with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.

Penn gets the takedown into side control.
Dakota trying his best to control but Penn has mounted him.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dakota is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Dakota wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control but Dakota is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. BeeJay Penn wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dakota throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dakota.
Dakota throws a head kick that misses.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dakota defends it nicely.
Dakota lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dakota on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dakota showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Dakota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dakota tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.
Dakota throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Dakota.
Dakota throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penn on the side of the head.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dakota.
Dakota misses with a body shot.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dakota under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BeeJay Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dakota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dakota manages to avoid it.
Dakota scores with a kick to the body.
Dakota with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Dakota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dakota throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dakota checks it well.
Dakota wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Dakota counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Dakota slips the punch.
Dakota lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Dakota defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Penn avoids the head kick by Dakota.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dakota.
Dakota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dakota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dakota tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn throws a hook but Dakota avoids it easily.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Dakota bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dakota scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dakota lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into range.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Dakota misses with a body kick.
Dakota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn throws a jab when Dakota was well out of range.
Penn looks to land a combination but Dakota avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dakota throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Dakota connects with a body shot.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Dakota scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dakota uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Dakota ducks down to avoid it.
Dakota throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dakota misses with a hook.
Dakota connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Dakota throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn blocks a head kick by Dakota.
Dakota looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dakota takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trey Dakota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dakota misses with a body shot.
Dakota misses with a looping left.
Penn defending well as Dakota loads up on a big left hand.
Dakota keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Dakota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dakota scores with a hook.
Dakota slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
BeeJay Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dakota.
Dakota stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dakota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
A punch lands to the side of Penn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Dakota misses.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.

Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dakota is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dakota is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Dakota is working to get back to half guard.
Penn controlling the pace for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn blocks Dakota's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trey Dakota.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BeeJay Penn!
After winning the bout, BeeJay Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.