PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Penn
vs
Protacio Jawo

184 cm
35
183 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

175 cm
33
180 lbs
26 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a series of punches but Jawo moves out of range.
That kick from Penn tenderised Jawo's leg. Jawo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jawo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jawo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn takes a swing at Jawo's ribcage but misses.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Nice shot by Jawo.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jawo.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Jawo.
Nice jab there from Jawo.
Jawo tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Jawo counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Jawo closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jawo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jawo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn wants to break free but Jawo has control.
Still in the clinch, Jawo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jawo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jawo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jawo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jawo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Jawo taking a breather.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Jawo is controlling him.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jawo has him pressed against the cage.
Penn prevents a body shot from Jawo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Jawo.
Jawo lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Jawo lands with a right to the head.
Jawo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawo gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jawo tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jawo lands a knee to the body.
Penn wants to stall.
Jawo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jawo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jawo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Jawo avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Jawo lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Jawo.
Jawo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jawo working aggressively here.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jawo has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jawo as Penn tries to tie him up.
Jawo lands an elbow inside.
Jawo pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Jawo.
Penn prevents a body shot from Jawo.
Jawo has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jawo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jawo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Jawo is out of range.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jawo scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
BeeJay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
Penn throws a series of punches but Jawo avoids them all with ease.
Jawo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Jawo.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Jawo slips under a jab.
Jawo blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Protacio Jawo dominated that 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.

Penn throws a hook to the side of Jawo's head but Jawo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jawo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Jawo misses with a body shot.
Penn scores with a jab.
Jawo slips a jab from Penn.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jawo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jawo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn misses with an uppercut
letting Jawo counter with a right hand.
Jawo throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses with an uppercut
letting Jawo counter with a right hand.
Penn tries to land a leg kick but Jawo saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Jawo moves away from the strike by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Jawo's head but Jawo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jawo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn scores with a hook.
Jawo lands a nice hook to Penn's body. Penn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jawo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jawo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Jawo cracks a nice hook into Penn's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jawo counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Jawo is out of range.
Jawo slips a jab from Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn slips under a jab.
Penn lands an overhand right.
Jawo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jawo moves away from the strike by Penn.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Jawo tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jawo defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Penn tries to keep at a distance but Jawo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jawo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jawo pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jawo throws a head punch that misses.
Jawo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jawo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Jawo.
A short body shot lands from Jawo as the two fighters clinch.
Jawo tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Jawo back against the cage.
Jawo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jawo throws an elbow but it misses.
Penn takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawo lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jawo wants to stall.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Jose Protacio Jawo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jawo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jawo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penn displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jawo up against the cage.
Penn tries to circle away but Jawo has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Jawo, against the cage.
Jawo lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jawo throws an elbow but misses.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Jawo is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jose Protacio Jawo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Jawo.
Jawo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Jawo misses.
Penn tests Jawo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Jawo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Jawo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Jawo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jawo. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jawo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jawo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Jawo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jawo eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jawo.
Penn lands a jab.
A big left from Penn misses.
Jawo wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Jawo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jose Protacio Jawo 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 throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jawo finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Jawo misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
BeeJay Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn swings for the body but Jawo moves out of range.
BeeJay Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A swing and a miss from Jawo.
Jawo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.

Jawo has managed to clinch.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Jawo won't allow it.
Penn tries to circle away but Jawo has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Jawo.
Jawo prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn tries to circle away but Jawo has him pinned against the cage.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Jawo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Jawo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jawo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn is trying to stall.
Penn is trying to push Jawo away but Jawo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
BeeJay Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jawo 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Protacio Jawo!
A relieved looking Jose Protacio Jawo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.