PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between AG Pennypacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JT Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pennypacker
vs
Redman

186 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
18
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Good kicks
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, AG Pennypacker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, JT Redman!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pennypacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pennypacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Redman.
Redman misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redman.
Still in the clinch, Pennypacker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Redman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennypacker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Redman lands with a short shot to the head.
Pennypacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redman slows down the pace here.
Pennypacker throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pennypacker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Redman.
Pennypacker leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pennypacker manages to break the clinch.
Pennypacker cracks Redman with a good jab.
Redman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pennypacker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pennypacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennypacker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Redman backwards.
Pennypacker lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Pennypacker.
Redman misses with some punches.
Pennypacker presses Redman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redman.
A nice left hand lands by Pennypacker.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redman backwards.
Redman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennypacker lands with a right to the head.
Pennypacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennypacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pennypacker scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

It looks like JT Redman has been cut.
Pennypacker lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennypacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennypacker.
I was talking to Pennypacker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Pennypacker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AG Pennypacker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pennypacker clinches.
Pennypacker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Redman prevents a body shot from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker just leaning against Redman, taking a breather.
Pennypacker blocks an uppercut.
Redman prevents a body shot from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker misses with the head strike.
Pennypacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennypacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennypacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pennypacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Redman misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a nice uppercut.
Pennypacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Redman controls his hands.
Pennypacker has Redman pushed against the ropes.

Pennypacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pennypacker moves out of range as Redman throws a body kick.
Redman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pennypacker is out of range.
Pennypacker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Redman lands a nice shot that snaps Pennypacker's head back.
Pennypacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Redman misses the target.
Pennypacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redman moves away.
Pennypacker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pennypacker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redman throws out the jab.
Redman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Pennypacker feints and then cracks Redman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Redman down.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Redman staggers Pennypacker with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Pennypacker looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Pennypacker clinches with his opponent.
Pennypacker working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennypacker.
A short left from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Redman backwards.
Pennypacker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Redmans head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennypacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Redman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Pennypacker breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JT Redman takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on JT Redman's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A big left from Redman misses.

Pennypacker instigates a clinch.

Pennypacker breaks the clinch.
JT Redman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pennypacker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Redman back to the ropes. Pennypacker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pennypacker staying out of range there.
Redman moves away from the strike by Pennypacker.
Pennypacker lands with an uppercut that bounces Redman off the ropes and back into range.
Redman swings widly with a right hand

and Pennypacker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pennypacker.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennypacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Redman misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennypacker.
Pennypacker tries a body shot but Redman blocks it.
Pennypacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pennypacker breaks from the clinch.
Pennypacker slips a straight right by Redman.

Pennypacker moves into the clinch.
Pennypacker lands a body punch.
Pennypacker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redman trying to control the position but instead, Pennypacker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Redman into the ropes.
Pennypacker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Pennypacker.
A shot in the inside from Pennypacker.
Pennypacker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Redman can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennypacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redman's elbow.
Pennypacker can't find room to land a body shot as Redman controls the action.
Pennypacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Redman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Redman has a couple of punches blocked by Pennypacker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennypacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Pennypacker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Redman throws a low kick but Pennypacker avoids it.
Redman tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pennypacker misses with a shot to the body
and Redman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Redman throws a big shot that misses.
Redman throws a looping overhand right but Pennypacker ducks down to avoid it.
JT Redman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Redman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Pennypacker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pennypacker.

And that's the end of the fight!
AG Pennypacker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pennypacker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!