PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attila Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne has chosen You ain't stoppin me as his entrance music. BJ Penn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Penn
vs
Browne

195 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Attila Browne!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn shoots in but no luck this time.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Browne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Penn clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Browne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Browne prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn has Browne pushed against the cage.

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Browne manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Penn on his heels. He'll look to pass Penn's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing Browne from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Browne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Browne trying to control here.
Penn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Penn stops Browne from getting back to his feet.
Penn is taking a breather. Browne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Browne actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Browne is trying to stand up here but Penn is controlling him well.
Browne looks winded!
Browne wants to sweep but Penn has passed to side control!
Penn gets to mount! Browne was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne tries to buck Penn off but Penn takes his back!
Browne is trying to get back to his feet but Penn has full control of the position and if anything, Browne has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Penn trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Browne doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Browne defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Penn's arms.
Browne controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Penn is looking for the choke from the back position but Browne is controlling his hands well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Penn is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Browne knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Browne for a finish.
Browne is taking damage to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Penn is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Browne defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Penn wants to control but Browne is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Penn shoots in but Browne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Browne wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn 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 closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Penn prevents Browne from standing back up.
Browne wants to get back to full guard but Penn has mounted him!
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
BJ Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Browne tries to improve his position but instead Penn has taken his back!
Penn controlling well, preventing Browne from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Browne trying to control the hands but Penn won't let him.
Browne tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne manages to reverse the position and now he's in Penn's guard. Nice work there by Browne.

Penn working for a triangle but Browne defends it easily.
Penn is pulling down on Browne's head. It's preventing any offense from Browne, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Browne's guard.

Browne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penn defends well.
Browne wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Penn drops back, looking for a kneebar! Browne looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Browne looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Browne!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browne wants to stand but Penn has his arm trapped.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Browne tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Penn is trying to control Browne's posture but Browne avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Browne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Browne looks to land a strike but Penn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Penn pulls Browne in to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Browne looking to pass the guard.
Browne wanted to stand there but Penn had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Browne takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Browne keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Browne does it's job there.

Penn drives through and clinches with Browne against the cage.
Browne has Penn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Penn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Browne tries to pull guard but Penn holds him up against the cage and eventually Browne drops back down to his feet.
Penn taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Browne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn jumps guard.

Browne gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Penn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Browne.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Attila Browne.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Browne sprawls well. Browne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Browne tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.

Penn clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Browne is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Browne misses with a knee strike.

Penn pulls Browne into guard.

Browne drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Browne has Penn in his guard.
Penn's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Browne is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn controlling the action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Penn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because BJ Penn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Browne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.

Penn pushes Browne up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Browne is defending well.
Browne wants a takedown but no success here.
Attila Browne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Browne pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn prevents Browne from breaking the clinch.
Browne tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Browne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Browne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
A victorious BJ Penn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.