PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Penn
vs
King

175 cm
20
158 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

167 cm
18
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek King!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but King circles away quickly and effectively.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Jake Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Penn connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. King eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Penn stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
King has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from King there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Penn shakes him off and moves away.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn misses with a leg kick.
Penn sets himself, and King steps forward looking for the clinch! Penn avoids it this time.
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Penn digs a good body shot into King's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
King looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
King takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn is looking to wear down King with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for King's leg but King calmly moves out of range.
And King tries to counter it with a takedown but Penn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penn throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
King drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penn defends it well.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
King takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
King needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
Nice shot by Penn.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn thuds a left hand into King's body.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
King walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn thows a body kick. King tries to catch it but that hurt him.
King avoids the head kick by Penn.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Penn.
Penn jabs at King's body.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of King's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
King changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as King checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
King steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Penn.
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn clobbers King with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn misses with the combination.
A left lands for Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck King on the side of the head.
Penn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and King has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jake Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
King needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Penn feints a jab promting King to slip. Penn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Penn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Penn tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice shot lands for Penn.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
Penn scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn connects with a jab.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
King takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jake Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
Penn throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn throws a right hand that King ducks under and follows up with a left that King also avoids with ease.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King tries to counter with a clinch but Penn shakes him off and moves away.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King avoids the body shot from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
Penn lands a jab to King's midsection.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Derek King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King slips a jab and a cross from Penn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight for Derek King!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Derek King!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Derek King!

Derek King wins by unanimous decision!