PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Free Agent Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domino Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Agent Steel Penn
vs
Kennedy

165 cm
23
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

176 cm
30
155 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Free Agent Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Domino Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy throws a combination that misses

and Steel Penn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kennedy is trying to get back to full guard.

Steel Penn is working for a kimura but Kennedy is defending it quite comfortably.
Steel Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Steel Penn prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Steel Penn is keen to just control but Kennedy is a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Steel Penn in particular looking to stall.
Steel Penn trying to control from half guard but Kennedy is working away.
Steel Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kennedy defending well though.
Steel Penn working Kennedy over with strikes.

Kennedy manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Steel Penn keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Kennedy.

Kennedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennedy throws a hook but Steel Penn avoids it easily.
Steel Penn is looking to counter the offense by Kennedy and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lunges at Steel Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steel Penn's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel Penn.
Steel Penn needs to keep his hands up - Kennedy had a free shot at his head there.
Steel Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Kennedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steel Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steel Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.

Steel Penn closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy is looking to stand up but Steel Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Steel Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Steel Penn distracts Kennedy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kennedy working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steel Penn controlling from the top position.
Kennedy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Steel Penn looking to pass the guard.
Kennedy working a defensive guard but Steel Penn manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Steel Penn is looking to take a break and control but Kennedy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep.
Kennedy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Steel Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Steel Penn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Steel Penn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Free Agent Steel Penn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kennedy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steel Penn momentarily.

Steel Penn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kennedy taking some punishment here, with Steel Penn in his half guard.
Steel Penn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kennedy trying to control but Steel Penn postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Steel Penn seems content to control.
Kennedy trying to control from the bottom.
Steel Penn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Steel Penn lands a nice short elbow.
Kennedy is not content to let Steel Penn control the position.
Kennedy has hold of Steel Penn's hands but Steel Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Steel Penn has control of the leg.

Steel Penn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep. Steel Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Steel Penn is controlling the pace.
Steel Penn is keen to just control but Kennedy is a slippery customer.
Steel Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steel Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel Penn is thwarting Kennedy's attempts to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Steel Penn's head but Steel Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kennedy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Steel Penn.
Kennedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut
and Steel Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.

Steel Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Steel Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kennedy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn controlling the action here.
Kennedy has hold of Steel Penn's hands but Steel Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kennedy wants to control but Steel Penn is keeping busy.
Kennedy is pressing down on Steel Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Free Agent Steel Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kennedy takes one to the chin there.
Steel Penn slips a jab from Kennedy.
Steel Penn checks a leg kick.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Free Agent Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Kennedy as Steel Penn shoots in.
Steel Penn throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Steel Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Steel Penn moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
Steel Penn moves out of range as Kennedy throws a body kick.
Kennedy blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Steel Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steel Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kennedy's hands.

It looks like Domino Kennedy has been cut.

Steel Penn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kennedy!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn is thwarting Kennedy's attempts to control the position.
Kennedy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steel Penn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steel Penn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kennedy is refusing to be controlled, as Steel Penn sits in half guard.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Steel Penn is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Steel Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
Steel Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel Penn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steel Penn wants to control but Kennedy is keeping him busy.
Steel Penn prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Kennedy trying to control but Steel Penn postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kennedy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kennedy working a defensive guard here.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Steel Penn tries to pass.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Steel Penn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kennedy manages to circle out of the way.
Steel Penn shoots in but Kennedy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Steel Penn scores with a body shot.
Domino Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steel Penn counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel Penn has time to react.
Kennedy misses with a right hand
and Steel Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Steel Penn is defended easily by Kennedy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Free Agent Steel Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy tries to move into range but Steel Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Penn.
Kennedy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steel Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steel Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steel Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kennedy throws a lazy right hand but Steel Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel Penn connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Free Agent Steel Penn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Domino Kennedy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steel Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a sloppy body shot
and Steel Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steel Penn checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Steel Penn misses its intended target.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the body
and Steel Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel Penn.

Steel Penn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kennedy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steel Penn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steel Penn's back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn trying to control the action but Kennedy just sinks the hooks in.
Steel Penn rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a head shot. Steel Penn uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kennedy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kennedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kennedy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Steel Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn preventing the sweep.

Steel Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kennedy dives on top into guard.

Kennedy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kennedy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kennedy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kennedy throws an elbow that misses. Steel Penn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kennedy's guard. Nice move by Steel Penn!

Kennedy is trying to control the position but Steel Penn postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steel Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel Penn distracts Kennedy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kennedy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steel Penn manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kennedy postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
Kennedy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kennedy stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Steel Penn throws up his legs and catches Kennedy in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Kennedy tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Steel Penn! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Free Agent Steel Penn!
After winning the bout, Free Agent Steel Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Domino Kennedy stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back, and I'll get better. Thanks for coming and watching me fight tonight, everybody!'.