PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinch Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hype Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Steel Penn
vs
Fighter

190 cm
26
274 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

184 cm
29
269 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clinch Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hype Fighter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter ducks under a wild hook from Steel Penn.
Fighter moves out of range of the body kick from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fighter blocks the body kick.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
A head kick misses from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Steel Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel Penn scores with a jab. Fighter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Steel Penn tries to keep at a distance but Fighter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fighter lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Steel Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fighter is struggling to control the position.
Steel Penn can't break the clinch.
Fighter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel Penn backwards.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Steel Penn's ribcage. Steel Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Fighter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Steel Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick by Steel Penn misses
enabling Fighter to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fighter drives through and clinches with Steel Penn against the cage.
Fighter has Steel Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Steel Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steel Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Steel Penn tries to break the clinch but Fighter is controlling the position.
Fighter digs a right hand underneath Steel Penn's ribcage. Steel Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steel Penn is breathing heavily.
Steel Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fighter scores with a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Fighter.
Fighter lands with a light punch inside.
Steel Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fighter lands an elbow inside that Steel Penn shrugs off.

It looks like Clinch Steel Penn has been cut.
Steel Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Fighter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Steel Penn is predictable there
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fighter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Fighter throws a good cross that connects.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Fighter misses.
Steel Penn scores with a nice strike.
Steel Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fighter sizes up Steel Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
Fighter lands with an uppercut that bounces Steel Penn off the cage and back into range.
Fighter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Steel Penn throws a wild body kick that Fighter sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Fighter misses the target.
Steel Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A big right from Fighter misses.
Fighter moves out of range as Steel Penn throws a body kick.

Fighter gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fighter breaks from the clinch.
Fighter scores with a jab. Steel Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Fighter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fighter lands an uppercut.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Steel Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Fighter won't allow it.
Fighter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fighter scores with a shot to the side of Steel Penn's head.
Fighter scores with a hook to the body.
Steel Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Fighter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fighter lands with a short shot to the head.

Fighter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel Penn slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fighter connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Fighter. Beautiful body shot.
Fighter cracks Steel Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fighter lunges at Steel Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel Penn's hand.
Fighter lands a nice hook to Steel Penn's body. Steel Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fighter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fighter moves out of range as Steel Penn throws a body kick.
Steel Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fighter moves away.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
Fighter lands with a hook. Steel Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fighter checks it well.
Fighter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fighter!

Steel Penn is rocked!
Steel Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steel Penn throws a body kick that misses.
Steel Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh Steel Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steel Penn throws a lazy body kick
and Fighter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hype Fighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clinch Steel Penn's cut.
That's time! Steel Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice combination there by Fighter.
Fighter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fighter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Steel Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Fighter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick but Fighter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fighter tries to bum rush Steel Penn with a series of wild strikes but Steel Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fighter.
Fighter connects with a single shot there.
Fighter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel Penn in his tracks.
Fighter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fighter connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fighter!
Steel Penn throws a combination that misses
and Fighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hype Fighter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steel Penn.
Fighter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fighter throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel Penn.
An inside leg kick from Steel Penn misses.
Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
Fighter wants to land a leg kick but Steel Penn is out of range.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws the kick towards the body but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fighter scores with a three punch combo!
Fighter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Steel Penn.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fighter moves out of range of the leg kick from Steel Penn.
Fighter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fighter.
Fighter swinging wildly here.
Steel Penn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel Penn, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter taking a breather.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighter has him pressed against the cage.
Fighter is leaning against Steel Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fighter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steel Penns head.
Steel Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fighter is leaning against Steel Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fighter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fighter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Fighter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fighter lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fighter.
A body shot lands from Fighter.
A right hand to the body from Fighter.
Fighter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fighter.
Fighter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fighter lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fighter.

Fighter breaks the clinch.
Fighter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fighter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Steel Penn's calf.
A solid body kick from Fighter.
Fighter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fighter scores with a nice strike.
Fighter sizes up Steel Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fighter connects with a crisp jab.
Fighter drops Steel Penn with a straight right hand, right on the button! Fighter follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hype Fighter!
A victorious Hype Fighter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.