PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the cage accompanied by Crawling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morrison
vs
Penn

180 cm
27
159 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

170 cm
31
160 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Olympic wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn blocks a head kick by Morrison.
Mick Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrison avoids the body shot from Penn.
Morrison lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morrison is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Morrison is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Morrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morrison trying to control here.
Morrison controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands strikes from half guard.
Penn wants to control but Morrison is keeping him busy.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn misses with a head shot. Morrison uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Penn throws a strike but Morrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Penn controlling Morrison's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Morrison just wasn't active enough.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Morrison is out of range.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Morrison takes one to the side of the head.
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A shot in the inside from Morrison.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Morrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morrison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Morrison back against the cage.
Morrison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Morrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn looking for a takedown.
Penn blocks a body shot from Morrison.
Morrison prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morrison blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morrison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morrisons head.
Penn blocking some punches.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Donk. Morrison catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Morrison misses with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Morrison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penn.

Penn feints and as Morrison raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn postures up in Morrison's guard and throws a big left but Morrison blocks it.
Penn throws an elbow that misses. Morrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penn's guard. Nice move by Morrison!
Morrison is fighting to break Penn's control of his arms but Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morrison wants to stand and escape but instead Penn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Morrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn throws a strike but Morrison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Morrison trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to sweep but instead, Morrison has passed into half guard.
Penn is looking to get back to full guard here but Morrison has managed to pass to side control instead.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Mick Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work for a sweep but Morrison has mounted him!
Penn regains half guard.
Penn tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morrison has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Morrison avoids the attempt from Penn to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Penn 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! This is the final round!

Penn throws out a powerful jab.
Tommy Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morrison throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Morrison moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Morrison.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Penn throws the left hand but Morrison avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Morrison has taken the fight to the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Morrison misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Morrison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Morrison pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morrison's elbow.
Penn working aggressively here.
Morrison pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison blocks an uppercut.
Penn pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrison leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Morrison avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morrison.
Penn missing with knees to the body.
Morrison swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrison throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Morrison on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison working aggressively here.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morrison pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Morrison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morrison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Morrison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morrison is working Penn over against the cage.
Morrison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Morrison lands a body punch.
Morrison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Morrison scores with a shoulder strike.
Morrison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Tommy Morrison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Morrison.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morrison misses with some punches.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Morrison won't allow it.
Morrison tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Morrison scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Morrison as the two fighters clinch.
Morrison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morrison lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrison.
Morrison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Morrison.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Morrison controls his hands.
Mick Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Morrison misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Penn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Morrison regains guard.
Penn is stalling in the full guard.
Penn trying to control but Morrison is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Morrison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Penn!
Mick Penn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revolution Fatigues logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.