PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BeeJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorne comes to the cage accompanied by Finntroll - Trollhammaren. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Thorne
vs
Penn

188 cm
35
169 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

184 cm
40
183 lbs
29 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Thorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BeeJay Penn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorne lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thorne.
Thorne is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Penn checks a low kick from Thorne.
Thorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thorne throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorne misses with a looping right.
Penn cracks Thorne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thorne tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
Thorne thuds his shin into the meat of Penn's side.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Thorne's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn cracks Thorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn takes a swing at Thorne's ribcage but misses.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.

Thorne closes the distance and clinches.
Thorne being controlled against the cage.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thorne working aggressively here.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn trying to stall but Thorne improves his position.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Thorne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne trying to land knees to the body.
Penn controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries a body shot but Thorne blocks it.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thorne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Penn won't want to take too many of those.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne misses with an elbow strike.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling the position.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Thorne, against the cage.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn prevents a body shot from Thorne.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thorne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thorne prevents a body shot from Penn.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling the position.

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

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

Thorne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Penn checks a low kick from Thorne.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thorne if he has to take too many more of those.
Thorne takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Thorne drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Thorne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Thorne.
Thorne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.
Thorne throws an elbow that misses.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Thorne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Thorne is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorne missing with knees to the body.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.

Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Larry Thorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Thorne misses with a hook.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Thorne with an uppercut!

It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Thorne moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Thorne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Thorne.
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!
Thorne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Thorne misses.
Thorne throws a lazy head kick
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thorne's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorne.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorne tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Thorne throws a nice head kick!
BeeJay Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorne is out of range and Penn settles back down.
Thorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thorne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn lands a nice hook to Thorne's body. Thorne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thorne thows a leg kick but Penn checks it
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn checks the leg kick.
Penn blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 low kick from Thorne misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Thorne misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thorne throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Thorne ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Thorne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn cracks Thorne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thorne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thorne wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thorne.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Penn dips to his left and cracks Thorne with an uppercut!

Thorne is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Oh Thorne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thorne throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BeeJay Penn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, BeeJay Penn waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER's logo in front of the cameras.