PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Kahuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Penncil
vs
Kahuna

173 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
193 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penncil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Kahuna!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penncil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kahuna avoids it really well and circles away.
Penncil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahuna.
Horrible takedown by Penncil or perhaps it was just good defense by Kahuna which made him look bad.
Penncil shoots and misses
and Kahuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penncil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penncil has time to react.
Kahuna closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penncil.
Penncil tries for a takedown but Kahuna circles away easily
and Kahuna counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penncil shoots in looking for a takedown but Kahuna manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penncil's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Penncil shoots in looking for a takedown. Kahuna tries to sprawl out of it but Penncil keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kahuna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penncil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kahuna is fending him off so far but Penncil persists. Nope, Kahuna circles away and we're back to standing.
Kahuna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penncil's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penncil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahuna but Kahuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kahuna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penncil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kahuna defends it nicely.
Kahuna misses with a hook. Penncil ducked under it nicely.
Penncil has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penncil.
No luck for Penncil with that takedown attempt.
Penncil shoots for a double leg takedown but Kahuna sprawls well. He's pushed Penncil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna scores with a jab to the head.
Kahuna digs a good body shot into Penncil's ribs.
Penncil doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kahuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kahuna throws a combination. Penncil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
BJ Penncil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Penncil or perhaps it was just good defense by Kahuna which made him look bad.
Timo Kahuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahuna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penncil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penncil will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penncil misses with a takedown
and Kahuna counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penncil thinking.
Kahuna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penncil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahuna scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil moves forwards but Kahuna connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Penncil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kahuna swivels and escapes.
Kahuna has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penncil with a poor takedown
and Kahuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penncil with a poor takedown
and Kahuna counters with a two punch combo.
Penncil is breathing heavily.
Kahuna cracks Penncil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A cross from Kahuna lands.
Kahuna is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Penncil shoots in but Kahuna avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kahuna scores with a nice right hand.
Penncil shoots in for a double leg but Kahuna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kahuna has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kahuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penncil has time to react.
Kahuna scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penncil shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kahuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penncil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahuna lands with a right hand.
Penncil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kahuna avoids it really well and circles away.
Kahuna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Penncil misses with a takedown attempt
and Kahuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Kahuna.
Kahuna is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Penncil had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Penncil shoots in but no luck this time.
Penncil changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kahuna tries to avoid it but Penncil manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kahuna to the ground. Kahuna escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penncil takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penncil misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kahuna counter with a right hand.
Penncil misses with a takedown attempt - Kahuna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penncil misses with a takedown
and Kahuna counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahuna cracks Penncil with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Kahuna dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Penncil misses with a takedown attempt
and Penncil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahuna works the jab nicely.
Penncil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penncil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penncil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penncil shoots in but no luck this time.
Penncil looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kahuna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penncil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penncil shoots for a double leg takedown but Kahuna sprawls well. He's pushed Penncil's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kahuna's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kahuna duly obliges.
Kahuna stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kahuna wants it to stay on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Kahuna there.
Penncil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kahuna swivels and escapes.
Kahuna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penncil.
Kahuna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Kahuna as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penncil shoots and misses
letting Kahuna counter with a right hand.
Penncil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kahuna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penncil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Kahuna.
BJ Penncil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penncil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penncil with a poor takedown
and Penncil takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penncil drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Kahuna. No joy for Penncil on that attempt.
Penncil looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kahuna lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Penncil backs up against the cage.
Penncil shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penncil fails with the takedown
and Kahuna counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penncil momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penncil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penncil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penncil has his takedown stuffed
and Kahuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penncil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahuna counters with a left to the body.
Penncil on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Penncil. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Penncil walks into a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penncil.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kahuna.
Penncil shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penncil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kahuna to score with a decent uppercut.
Kahuna wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Kahuna. Beautiful body shot.
Penncil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kahuna connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penncil misses with a takedown
and Kahuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Penncil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kahuna counters with a stiff right hand.
Penncil fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy left from Kahuna finds it's target.
A left and a right from Kahuna both land. Nice combination.
Kahuna cracks Penncil with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penncil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahuna but Kahuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penncil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kahuna but Kahuna pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penncil takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kahuna throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Penncil might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahuna scores with a jab. Penncil acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penncil takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penncil looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penncil with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kahuna counters with a one-two to the body.
Kahuna throws a good cross that connects.
Penncil fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahuna displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penncil.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahuna thuds his right hand into Penncil's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Kahuna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kahuna connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penncil's hands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Penncil.
Kahuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penncil fails with the takedown
and Kahuna counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penncil has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahuna finds it's way round the side to connect with Penncil's head.
Kahuna lands with a straight right. Penncil didn't see that one coming.
Kahuna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahuna connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kahuna goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penncil looks for a takedown but Kahuna sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penncil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penncil with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kahuna to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penncil tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kahuna swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna works over Penncil's head and body with a nice combination.
Kahuna lands a jab.
Penncil walks into a left hand.
Kahuna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penncil has time to react.
Penncil is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kahuna sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penncil needs to keep his hands up - Kahuna had a free shot at his head there.
Kahuna lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penncil gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahuna.
Penncil on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penncil shoots for a takedown but Kahuna saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kahuna lands with a nice body punch.
Kahuna connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna lands with a cross.
Kahuna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahuna lands with a nice body punch.
Nice takedown defense from Kahuna. No joy for Penncil on that attempt.
Kahuna defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penncil.
Penncil misses with a takedown
and Kahuna counters with a stiff right hand.

Penncil looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kahuna wants to stand up but Penncil is controlling him.
Penncil passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Penncil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penncil thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kahuna is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Penncil is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kahuna has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kahuna is pushing Penncil's head away, looking to escape. Penncil manages to hold on to the position though.

Penncil is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kahuna is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penncil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kahuna wants to get back to his feet.
Penncil trying to control the position but Kahuna is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penncil works to advance to full mount. Kahuna defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kahuna is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Penncil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kahuna is looking to escape.

Penncil quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Penncil but it's paid off an Kahuna is forced to tap! Nice work by Penncil.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJ Penncil!