PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Jo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jo
vs
Penncil

225 cm
24
197 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jo misses with a two punch combination.

Jo gets caught flat footed, as Penncil shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Penncil has gone for a leg lock! Jo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Penncil's guard.
Jo cracks Penncil with a solid left hand.

Penncil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penncil controls Jo momentarily but Jo frees himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Penncil has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jo doesn't defend quickly enough and Penncil has managed to lock this one up! Can Jo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Penncil on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJ Penncil!