PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Giacomo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benvenuti comes to the ring accompanied by Machines Of Loving Grace - Golgotha Tenement Blues. Giacomo Benvenuti has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Benvenuti
vs
Penn

204 cm
22
280 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
213 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giacomo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
The fighters circling - Benvenuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benvenuti is looking to clinch.
Penn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benvenuti is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Penn misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Penn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Giacomo Benvenuti has been cut.

Benvenuti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benvenuti throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.

Benvenuti breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Penn with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Penn looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Penn get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

It looks like Steel Penn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benvenuti tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Benvenuti missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benvenuti connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Penn out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giacomo Benvenuti!
Giacomo Benvenuti retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, Giacomo Benvenuti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.