PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Pentti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wooden Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil has chosen Full Retard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pentti
vs
Pencil

184 cm
36
197 lbs
33 - 16 - 0

185 cm
28
193 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arvo Pentti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wooden Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentti blocks a head kick by Pencil.
Pencil walks into a jab.
Pencil misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick from Pentti.
Pentti throws a leg kick which misses Pencil's front leg but catches the back leg as Pencil tries to avoid it.
Pentti tries to close the distance and clinch but Pencil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pencil lands the left hand.
Pencil misses with a wild combination.
Pentti lands a body shot.
Pencil throws a sloppy head kick and Pentti moves out of range easily.
Pentti throws a jab when Pencil was well out of range.
Arvo Pentti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pencil checks a leg kick.
Pencil missing with a left hand there. Pentti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pentti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti throws the kick towards the body but Pencil avoids it.
Pentti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pencil doesn't seem bothered though.
Pentti throws a hook but Pencil avoids it easily.
A head kick by Pencil misses
and Pentti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Pencil.
Pencil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pentti slips under a jab from Pencil.
Pentti avoids the head kick by Pencil.
Pencil takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pencil misses with a head kick.
Pencil checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pencil throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Pencil goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentti misses with a low kick.
Pencil feints the counter takedown.
Pencil has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pentti with a hook.
Pentti cracks Pencil with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Pencil misses.
Pentti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentti lands a really nice looking cross but Pencil seems unphased.
Pencil throws a head kick but Pentti moves out of range.
Pencil misses with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Pentti.
Pencil takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Pencil is rocked!
Pencil misses with a head kick.
Pencil is still on wobbly legs! Can Pentti finish him?
Pentti scores with a hook to the body. Pencil takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pencil seems to have recovered his senses.
Pentti lands an overhand right.
Pencil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pencil misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Pentti.
Pentti throws a body kick that misses.
And Pencil tries to counter it with a takedown but Pentti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Pencil defending well as Pentti loads up on a big left hand.
Pencil misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Pentti.
Pentti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pencil walks into a straight right hand from Pentti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentti throws a big shot that misses.
Pencil avoids the body shot from Pentti.
Pentti digs a good hook to Pencil's body.
Pentti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pentti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pencil.

Pentti closes the distance and clinches.
Pentti tries to work over Pencil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pencil tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pentti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pencil blocks an uppercut.
Pentti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pencil throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pencil with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil misses with an elbow strike.
Pentti working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pencil.
Pentti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pentti can't find room to land a body shot as Pencil controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pencil.
Pentti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pencil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pentti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pencil throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pentti lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pentti lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pentti lands a nice uppercut.
Pentti has a couple of punches blocked by Pencil.
Pentti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arvo Pentti dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pencil throws a head kick that Pentti semi-blocks.
Pentti avoids a kick to the body.
Pentti throwing a counter right hand but Pencil manages to avoid it.
Pentti tried to score with a low kick but Pencil checks it.
Pencil with the counter takedown but Pentti avoids it easily.
Pentti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pentti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pencil.
Pentti scores with a nice head shot.
Pencil slips under a jab.
Pentti lands a head shot.
Pencil with a hook.
A head kick misses from Pencil.
Pentti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pencil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pentti thinks about countering with a body kick.
Pentti is looking to clinch but Pencil is avoiding it.
Pentti tries to clinch there but Pencil circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pentti misses with a few strikes there.
Pencil thuds his right hand into Pentti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pentti throws a wild body kick that Pencil sees coming a mile off.
Pencil looks to throw the jab but Pentti is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Pentti 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Pentti is rocked!
Pencil drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Pentti's head, knocking him out cold! Pencil is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wooden Pencil!
After winning the bout, Wooden Pencil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.