PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antti Meijeri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Meijeri
vs
Penn

189 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

189 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antti Meijeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a combination. Meijeri tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Antti Meijeri has been cut.
Meijeri's corner calls for a 1-2. Meijeri obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Penn scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Meijeri beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meijeri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meijeri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Meijeri keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meijeri circles away quickly and effectively.
Meijeri moves out of range of the body kick from Penn.
Meijeri lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Meijeri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a push kick but Meijeri slaps the foot to one side.
Meijeri misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.

Penn clips Meijeri with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Meijeri a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Meijeri misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to clinch up but Meijeri keeps it at a distance.
Penn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been informed that Penn has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Meijeri misses with a leg kick.
Meijeri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meijeri misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.

Meijeri is rocked!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meijeri.
The fighters circling - Meijeri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Meijeri gets tackled into the cage by Penn. Penn maintains the clinch.
Meijeri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Meijeri pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Meijeri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meijeri tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Meijeri looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Meijeri tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meijeri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Meijeri gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Meijeri manages to break the clinch.
Penn is looking to clinch but Meijeri is avoiding it.
Meijeri misses with a low kick.
Meijeri just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn misses with a head kick.
Meijeri misses with a looping left.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Meijeri - just one landing.
Meijeri misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Meijeri misses with a body kick.

Penn looks low and kicks high, catching Meijeri right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Oh Meijeri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meijeri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penn's calf.
Meijeri seems to have got his legs back now.
Meijeri thows a leg kick but Penn checks it

and Penn counters with a nice uppercut that drops Meijeri onto his backside! Meijeri bounces straight back to his feet before we have a chance to even start the count. He'll get the standing 8 count anyway before we get back underway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick from Meijeri misses.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Meijeri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Meijeri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn moves to clinch but Meijeri breaks away
and Meijeri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meijeri.
Meijeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Meijeri has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Meijeri's head.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Meijeri tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Meijeri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meijeri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penn walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Penn misses.
Meijeri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Penn will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Antti Meijeri's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Penn tries to clinch there but Meijeri circles away.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Meijeri misses the target.
Penn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Meijeri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn lands a right and a left and another right! Meijeri goes down! Oh, he's in big, big trouble! 3,4,5,6,7,8... he's up to one knee... 9,10! He can't beat the count - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steel Penn!
Steel Penn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.