PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Warton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tupac Shakur - Ambitionz az a Ridah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jimmy Warton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Penn
vs
Warton

175 cm
33
177 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

183 cm
22
186 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Warton!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warton misses with a few strikes there.
Warton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn avoids the body shot from Warton.
Penn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Warton.
Penn throws a head kick but Warton moves out of range.
Warton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Warton throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Warton misses the shot to the body.
Warton scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Warton misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Warton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Warton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Warton finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Warton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warton shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Warton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warton throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warton misses with a series of wild punches.
Warton looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Warton avoids the head kick by Penn.
Warton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Warton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Eddie Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Warton.
Warton throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warton connects with a body shot.
Warton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warton.
Warton moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Warton or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn which made him look bad.
Warton misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Warton looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.

Warton scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Warton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Penn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Warton has managed to get both his arms back between Penn's legs - danger averted.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Warton from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn keeping full guard, as Warton tries to pass.
Warton advances position into side control!
Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Warton keeps moving and retains side control.
Penn wants to control but Warton postures up.

Warton is trying to get an arm triangle but Penn is defending well.

Warton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Warton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Penn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Warton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Warton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Warton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Warton tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Warton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheers as Warton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penn doesn't seem phased though.
Jimmy Warton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warton.
Eddie Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Warton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Warton lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Penn looking to score a takedown here. Warton is defending well but Penn drives through and ends up in Warton's guard.
Penn trying to control but Warton is working from the bottom.
Penn distracts Warton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warton seems keen to control Penn's posture.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Warton is retaining full guard.
Penn wants to stand but Warton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Warton has wrist control.
Warton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.

Penn working for a triangle but Warton defends it easily.
Warton wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warton passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Warton seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warton works his way into full mount!

Warton working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.
Warton looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Penn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Warton.

Warton goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Penn is on top in guard.
Warton has Penn pulled in close to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn won't allow Warton to sweep him here.
Penn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Penn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Penn trying to control but Warton is working from the bottom.
Warton has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn wants to control from the top but Warton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Warton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Warton misses with a body shot
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Warton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Warton missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warton jabs at Penn's body.
Warton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warton.
Penn throws a wild body kick that Warton sees coming a mile off.

Warton dives in and scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
Penn has control of Warton's left arm, preventing Warton from doing any damage.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Warton from controlling successfully.
Jimmy Warton has got the better of the ground game so far.

Penn looking for a guillotine here but Warton defends easily.
Warton advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Warton pulls his head out easily.
Penn wants to improve his position but Warton is controlling well.

Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Warton is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.

Warton is working for a submission of some sort.
Jimmy Warton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to sweep but Warton has passed to side control!
Penn wants to control but Warton postures up.
Warton slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Warton 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 four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jimmy Warton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.

Warton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Warton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Warton decides to stand up, so the ref orders Penn to his feet.
Warton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn slips under a jab from Warton.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Warton shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Warton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Warton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Warton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Warton!