PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Pennyworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tumbling Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pennyworth
vs
Rock

188 cm
25
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
18
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harvey Pennyworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tumbling Rock!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rock lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Pennyworth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pennyworth misses with a hook.
Pennyworth throws a shot from downtown. Rock moves away and avoids it.

Pennyworth has closed the distance and engaged Rock in a clinch.
Rock landing knees to the head.
Rock struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennyworth controls his hands.
Rock wants to get back to striking at distance but Pennyworth won't allow it.
Pennyworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock's elbow.
Pennyworth's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rock obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennyworth trying to control the position but instead, Rock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pennyworth into the cage.
Rock misses with a knee strike.
Rock avoiding damage.
Rock throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock trying to land knees to the body.
Pennyworth looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rock throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pennyworth.
Pennyworth struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock controls his hands.
Pennyworth leaning against his opponent.
Rock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pennyworth avoiding damage.
Pennyworth managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
Pennyworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pennyworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Rock manages to break the clinch.

Pennyworth tries to keep at a distance but Rock has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pennyworth as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pennyworth throws an elbow that misses.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennyworth.
Rock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Pennyworth pushes off an throws an elbow but Rock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennyworth prevents a body shot from Rock.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pennyworth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pennyworth throws an elbow but it misses.
Rock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pennyworth seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rock can turn it around.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Pennyworth is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennyworth.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Pennyworth is blocking nicely.
Rock misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pennyworth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock blocks an elbow strike from Pennyworth.
Pennyworth stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Pennyworth.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennyworth.
A shot in the inside from Pennyworth.
Rock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pennyworth avoiding damage as Rock throws knees to the body.
Pennyworth wants to stall.

Rock breaks the clinch.
Pennyworth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rock slips under a jab from Pennyworth.
Pennyworth swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Pennyworth has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rock.
Rock tries to land a leg kick but Pennyworth saw it coming and moves away.
Rock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pennyworth checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pennyworth.
Pennyworth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Pennyworth misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pennyworth lands an elbow just above Rock 's eye.
Pennyworth lands an elbow inside.
Rock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock has Pennyworth pressed against the cage.
Rock misses with a knee to the head.
Rock blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock.
Nice elbow from Pennyworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harvey Pennyworth will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rock throws a head kick that misses.
Tumbling Rock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rock.
Pennyworth is looking to counter the offense by Rock and move into the clinch.
Rock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pennyworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pennyworth tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Harvey Pennyworth is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pennyworth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rock on the side of the head.

Rock closes the distance and clinches.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennyworth avoids the damage to the body.
Pennyworth managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
Pennyworth trying to stall but Rock improves his position.
Tumbling Rock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Pennyworth is blocking nicely.
Rock looking to throw knees to the head but Pennyworth is blocking nicely.
Pennyworth taking a breather.
Rock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennyworth avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock is looking to control Pennyworth's arms but Pennyworth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rock has his back to the cage.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Pennyworth blocks with his arms.
Pennyworth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rock takes an elbow to the temple.
Rock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pennyworth lands with a light punch inside.
Pennyworth tries a body shot but Rock blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Rock.
Pennyworth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennyworth.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennyworth.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pennyworth is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rock is keeping busy.
Pennyworth slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennyworth lands a damaging elbow.
Pennyworth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennyworth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pennyworth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rock tries to land knees in the clinch but Pennyworth avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pennyworth presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pennyworth scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennyworth.
Pennyworth managing to block the knees to the body from Rock.
Pennyworth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Pennyworth.
Pennyworth lands an elbow inside that Rock shrugs off.
Pennyworth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pennyworth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennyworth displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rock up against the cage.
Rock working Pennyworth over with knees to the body.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennyworth.
Pennyworth blocks an uppercut.
Pennyworth cracks Rock with a nice body shot.
Pennyworth stalling in the clinch but Rock improves position.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pennyworth blocks it with crossed arms.
Rock prevents a body shot from Pennyworth.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pennyworth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rock misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to land knees to the body.
Rock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rock missing with knees to the body.
Pennyworth is trying to stall.
Rock tries to land a knee to the head but Pennyworth blocks with his arms.
Rock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennyworth.
Rock is struggling to control the position.
Rock throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennyworth.
Rock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pennyworth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rock tries a knee to the head but Pennyworth blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pennyworth.
Rock blocks an elbow strike.
Rock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pennyworth blocks it with crossed arms.
Pennyworth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tumbling Rock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pennyworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pennyworth swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rock.
Pennyworth throws a good cross that connects.

Rock is rocked!
Rock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pennyworth.
Rock is still on wobbly legs! Can Pennyworth finish him?
Rock throws a head kick but Pennyworth moves out of range.
Pennyworth motions for Rock to come forward. Pennyworth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rock seems to have recovered his senses.
Pennyworth checks a low kick from Rock.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rock throws a sloppy head kick and Pennyworth moves out of range easily.
Pennyworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pennyworth tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pennyworth.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pennyworth tries to clinch but Rock is having none of it.
Rock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pennyworth. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pennyworth with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennyworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rock misses with a head kick.
Pennyworth is looking to clinch.
Rock throws a head kick but Pennyworth moves out of range.
Pennyworth lands a jab to the nose.
Rock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rock gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pennyworth gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harvey Pennyworth!