PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Brito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murilo Brito has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brito
vs
Pen

188 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Murilo Brito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Pen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen dodges the punch combination from Brito.
Brito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Pen scores with a takedown into Brito's guard.
Pen landing some decent shots from guard.
Pen slips nicely into half guard.
Brito taking some punishment here, with Pen in his half guard.
Brito has hold of Pen's hands but Pen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brito looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pen wants to pass to mount but Brito is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Pen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brito wants to get back to full guard.
Pen lands with a punch from half guard.
Pen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pen working over Brito with some ground and pound. Brito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pen working over Brito with some ground and pound. Brito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brito looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pen connects with a nice short shot to Brito's temple.
Brito taking some punishment here, with Pen in his half guard.
Pen winds up and cracks Brito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pen lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pen thows a huge punch but Brito dodges it nicely.
Pen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brito is trying to stand back up but Pen is controlling him
Pen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pen is pressing down on Brito's thigh, looking to free his foot. Brito is holding on for now.
Pen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brito is trying to stand back up but Pen is controlling him
Pen trying to control the action but Brito is working from the bottom.
Pen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brito tries to kick Pen off but Pen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brito pushes Pen off looking to stand but Pen dives back in and keeps control.
Brito is refusing to be controlled, as Pen sits in half guard.
Pen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brito is trying to stand.
Ground and pound from Pen.
Brito has hold of Pen's hands but Pen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brito tries to kick Pen off but Pen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pen prevents Brito from improving his position.
Pen is trying to control. Brito wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brito is trying to stand.
Pen winds up and cracks Brito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Brito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Brito trying to control from the bottom.
Pen winds up and cracks Brito with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Pen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brito throws a solid leg kick but Pen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brito.
Brito throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pen.
Pen jabs at Brito's body.

Pen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brito has hold of Pen's hands but Pen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Pen there.
Brito tries to kick Pen off but Pen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brito is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pen wants to take a breather but Brito is having none of it.

Brito is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pen pulls his head out easily.
Pen lands with a punch from half guard.
Brito is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pen scores with a couple of nice shots.

Brito is rocked!
Pen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Brito is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen slips a nice elbow through Brito's hands, connecting with Brito's forehead.
Pen trying to control from half guard but Brito is working away.
Brito seems to have got his legs back now.
Pen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pen working the head and body with strikes.
Brito taking some punishment here, with Pen in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pen connects with a nice short shot to Brito's temple.
Pen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brito haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brito wants to get back to his feet.
Brito is refusing to be controlled, as Pen sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pen lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brito wants to control but Pen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brito pushes Pen off looking to stand but Pen dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Pen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pen wants to control from the top but Brito keeps moving.
Pen connects with a couple of short punches.
Pen is pushing down on Brito's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brito is fighting to maintain full guard but Pen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brito is trying to stand.
Pen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Pen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Brito pushes Pen off looking to stand but Pen dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pen stalling.
Pen is stalling here. Brito is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brito has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Pen tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Brito presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brito avoids the attempt from Pen to control.
Pen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brito cracks Pen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pen tries to reverse the position but Brito maintains control.
Pen wants to hold on but Brito pushes him away.
Pen is trying to escape the mount.
Brito working Pen over with strikes here.
Brito lands a big elbow.

Pen is rocked!

Brito working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pen is still in real trouble! Can Brito finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brito with the ground and pound from mount.
Pen is looking to improve his position but Brito isn't that keen on the idea.
Pen wants to hold on but Brito pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gregory Pen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Brito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pen seems to have recovered his senses.

Pen darts in and clinches Brito up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Pen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pen misses with an elbow over the top.
Pen lands a right hand.
Pen prevents Brito from breaking the clinch.
Pen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brito backwards.
Pen lands an elbow inside.
Pen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brito backwards.

Pen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brito is trying to keep an underhook but Pen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pen working Brito over with strikes.
Pen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brito is trying to stand.
Pen working over Brito with some ground and pound. Brito looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brito does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pen connects with a nice short shot to Brito's temple.
Pen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pen scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Pen seems to be looking for submissions.
Brito pushes Pen off looking to stand but Pen dives back in and keeps control.
Pen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Pen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brito doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pen.
Pen scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gregory Pen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brito trying to control but Pen postures up.
Pen slips a nice elbow through Brito's hands, connecting with Brito's forehead.
Gregory Pen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pen is controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Murilo Brito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pen gets the takedown into side control.
Pen controlling the position.
Pen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Brito is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pen has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pen is staying tight to Brito's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Pen is working Brito over with some ground and pound from side control.
Murilo Brito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pen looks up at the clock and then as Brito takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Brito being controlled for a moment.
Brito struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Pen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Pen!
Gregory Pen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.