PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manjii Fronutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Penn
vs
Fronutu

189 cm
16
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Dragon

Dynamite

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manjii Fronutu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fronutu.
A punch combination from Fronutu misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn.
Penn tries to work over Fronutu's front leg with a kick but Fronutu checks it.
Fronutu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fronutu blocks a low kick nicely.
Fronutu blocks a head kick by Penn.
Fronutu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fronutu throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Fronutu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fronutu's sensitive parts.
Fronutu checks a low kick from Penn.
Fronutu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fronutu wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fronutu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fronutu has a takedown stuffed.

Fronutu tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fronutu is controlling him.
Fronutu tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Fronutu is controlling the position.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fronutu.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Fronutu down.
Fronutu misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Fronutu. Those never looked like landing.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fronutu defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Fronutu staying out of range there.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Fronutu down.
Fronutu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fronutu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fronutu looks winded!
Fronutu checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Penn.
Penn feints and then cracks Fronutu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fronutu down.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Fronutu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Fronutu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Fronutu off balance momentarily.
Fronutu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fronutu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Penn tenderised Fronutu's leg. Fronutu is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn is looking to slow Fronutu down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Penn.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Fronutu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fronutu tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Penn lands but Fronutu takes it in his stride.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fronutu is out of range.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penn is looking to slow Fronutu down with leg kicks.
Fronutu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Fronutu instigates a clinch.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Fronutu is controlling him.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Fronutu is controlling the position.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn is looking to slow Fronutu down with leg kicks.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Fronutu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fronutu's sensitive parts.
Fronutu misses with the combination.
Fronutu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penn is fending him off so far but Fronutu persists. Nope, Penn circles away and we're back to standing.
Fronutu is breathing heavily.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fronutu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Fronutu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn wants to slow Fronutu down by chopping away at his legs.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fronutu's calf.
Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Fronutu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fronutu. That did some damage!
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fronutu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Penn tries to score with a low kick but Fronutu moves his leg out of the way.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fronutu. That did some damage!
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fronutu. That did some damage!
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fronutu can do to turn this around?
Penn thumps Fronutu with a low kick.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn lands a high kick!
Penn is looking to slow Fronutu down with leg kicks.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Penn throws a front kick aimed at Fronutu's knee but Fronutu avoids it well.
Fronutu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Fronutu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn tries to work over Fronutu's front leg with a kick but Fronutu checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fronutu moves away.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Fronutu off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Fronutu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fronutu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fronutu's sensitive parts.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fronutu was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn scores with a head kick. Fronutu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel 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!

A good leg kick by Penn.
Penn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fronutu.
Fronutu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Fronutu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penn is fending him off so far but Fronutu persists. Nope, Penn circles away and we're back to standing.
Fronutu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fronutu misses with a two punch combination.
Fronutu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Fronutu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fronutu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fronutu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fronutu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn feints and then cracks Fronutu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fronutu down.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn is looking to slow Fronutu down with leg kicks.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fronutu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fronutu's sensitive parts.
Fronutu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steel Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a leg kick that knocks Fronutu off balance momentarily.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Fronutu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn scores with a nice body kick.
Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn thumps Fronutu with a low kick.
Manjii Fronutu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fronutu manages to avoid it.
Fronutu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn feints and then cracks Fronutu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fronutu down.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fronutu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Fronutu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fronutu tries to avoid it.
Penn feints and then cracks Fronutu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fronutu down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Penn throws a front kick that sends Fronutu stumbling back into the cage.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn lands a high kick!
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes the leg kick and cracks Fronutu in the body.
Fronutu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fronutu scrambles back to his feet.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Fronutu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Penn lands but Fronutu takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fronutu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn is looking to slow Fronutu down with leg kicks.
Fronutu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Manjii Fronutu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fronutu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steel 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Penn!
In his post fight interview, Steel Penn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.