PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Dei Porti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Dei Porti is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Penn
vs
Dei Porti

177 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Dei Porti!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn cracks Dei Porti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Penn clinches up against the cage.
Dei Porti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dei Porti has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn wants to stall.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dei Porti avoids it.
Knees to the body from Penn.

Penn is trying to trip Dei Porti. He has hold of a leg but Dei Porti is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Penn persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Dei Porti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Penn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Dei Porti is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Dei Porti has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Dei Porti slips an elbow through the middle.
Dei Porti postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dei Porti is controlling him.
Dei Porti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dei Porti loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dei Porti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dei Porti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dei Porti's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dei Porti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Dei Porti postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dei Porti scoring with punches to the head and body.

Penn is rocked!
Dei Porti arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Penn's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sergio Dei Porti!