PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Steel Penn
vs
Kroblur

190 cm
24
213 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

186 cm
26
201 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KnockOut

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mr Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kroblur gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steel Penn to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kroblur utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kroblur wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroblur lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Steel Penn is trying to control the position but Kroblur postures up.
Steel Penn trying to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
Steel Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kroblur's guard.

Kroblur is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Steel Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steel Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Steel Penn trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to get back to full guard here but Kroblur has managed to pass to side control instead.
Steel Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Kroblur working away.
Steel Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kroblur's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kroblur's back!
Kroblur turns into Steel Penn and is now in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Steel Penn is trying to keep Kroblur in close.
Kroblur works over Steel Penn with some ground and pound from guard.
Kroblur wants to control from the top but Steel Penn keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel Penn is pulling down on Kroblur's head to control his posture.
Kroblur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Steel Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kroblur defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Steel Penn is on top in guard.

Kroblur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kroblur looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Steel Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel Penn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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 Mr Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Steel Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kroblur throws a right hand that misses

and Steel Penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kroblur's guard.
Kroblur managing to control the position.
Kroblur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroblur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kroblur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kroblur parries the strikes from Steel Penn easily there. Steel Penn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kroblur to escape.
Kroblur tries to improve position but can't.
Kroblur is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Steel Penn goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kroblur has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Steel Penn but great work by Kroblur.
Kroblur tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep.
Steel Penn sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Steel Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Steel Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kroblur is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steel Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Kroblur trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur keeping hold of Steel Penn's head, controlling as best he can.
Steel Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kroblur can do to turn this around?

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

Steel Penn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kroblur sees it coming and defends easily.
Steel Penn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kroblur holds on for dear life.
Steel Penn tries to control but Kroblur wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroblur tries to hold on but Steel Penn pushes him away.
Kroblur really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Steel Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kroblur tries to hold on but Steel Penn postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Steel Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Steel Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kroblur blocks a head kick by Steel Penn.
A decent looking cross lands there for Steel Penn.
Kroblur thumps Steel Penn with a low kick.
Steel Penn defending well as Kroblur loads up on a big left hand.
Kroblur throws a low kick, looking for Steel Penn's leg but Steel Penn calmly moves out of range.
Steel Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Kroblur moves out of range easily.
Steel Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Kroblur circles away.
Kroblur looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mr Steel Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel Penn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steel Penn looks to land a combination. Kroblur sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Steel Penn moves out of range of the leg kick from Kroblur.
Kroblur throws the kick towards the body but Steel Penn avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Steel Penn misses the target.
Kroblur cracks Steel Penn with an open hand slap.

It looks like Mr Steel Penn has been cut.
Kroblur defending well as Steel Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Penn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kroblur gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mr Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn fails to land the takedown.
Kroblur drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Steel Penn defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steel Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A right-left combo lands from Steel Penn.
Mr Steel Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kroblur was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Steel Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kroblur. Kroblur obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kroblur!
Steel Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Steel Penn clinches with his opponent.

Kroblur tightens his grip and picks Steel Penn up, before dumping him to the ground. Steel Penn manages to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mr Steel Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Kroblur being controlled here momentarily.
Mr Steel Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steel Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kroblur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Steel Penn keeping moving, preventing Kroblur from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steel Penn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kroblur. That one must have hurt.
Kroblur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steel Penn's sensitive parts.
Kroblur misses with the body kick

and Steel Penn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Steel Penn postures up.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Steel Penn from controlling successfully.
Kroblur has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Steel Penn has passed into side control.
Kroblur tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Steel Penn.
Well Steel Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mr Steel Penn!
Mr 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.