PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremy Pettis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Steel Penn
vs
Pettis

155 cm
25
143 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

176 cm
31
144 lbs
16 - 15 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Pettis's shoulder, as Pettis tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pettis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pettis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Steel Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Steel Penn throws the left hand but Pettis avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steel Penn lands with a nice body kick.
Steel Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Pettis tries to sprawl out of it but Steel Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pettis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn with a nice cross.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Steel Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Pettis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pettis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel Penn.
Pettis checks a leg kick.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pettis pinned against the cage. Pettis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It seemed like Pettis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pettis moves out of range as Steel Penn strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettis! But no joy.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Steel Penn.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pettis swivels and escapes.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel Penn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pettis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws a jab when Pettis was well out of range.
Pettis throws out a counter right but Steel Penn avoids it with no problem.
Steel Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel Penn misses with a kick to the body
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pettis is fending him off so far but Steel Penn persists. Nope, Pettis circles away and we're back to standing.
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!
Steel Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Pettis counters with a nice body shot.
Steel Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steel Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steel Penn tries a low kick but Pettis avoids it.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steel Penn misses with a hook
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel Penn lands an overhand right.
Pettis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steel Penn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pettis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pettis prevents Steel Penn from improving position.
Pettis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Pettis is not content to let Steel Penn control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Steel Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Steel Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steel Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pettis keeps working.

Steel Penn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Steel Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pettis, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Pettis will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws a hook but Pettis blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Pettis.
It seemed like Pettis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steel Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steel Penn throws a right hand that Pettis ducks under and follows up with a left that Pettis also avoids with ease.
Pettis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Steel Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pettis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn misses with a hook
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Steel Penn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettis! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steel Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pettis scrambles back to his feet.
Steel Penn swinging wildly here.
Steel Penn swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Pettis blocks the leg kick.
Steel Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steel Penn throws a right and a left that Pettis avoids nicely.
Pettis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Steel Penn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steel Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Steel Penn throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Jeremy Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pettis has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Steel Penn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pettis is able to avoid easily.
Steel Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Steel Penn misses with the combination.
Pettis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis slips under a jab.
Steel Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Pettis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pettis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pettis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pettis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice uppercut lands for Steel Penn. That snapped Pettis's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn lands with a cross.
Pettis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pettis lands a nice shot that snaps Steel Penn's head back.
Steel Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pettis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Steel Penn is rocked!
Steel Penn misses with a double jab
and Pettis counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Steel Penn! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Pettis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Pettis!
Jeremy Pettis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated The Steel Penn had this to say: 'I will be back. '.