PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kingsley Babajide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Babajide
vs
Penn

169 cm
29
163 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

172 cm
20
157 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kingsley Babajide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.

It looks like Kingsley Babajide has been cut.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babajide throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Babajide swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Babajide throws a head kick that misses.
Babajide shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babajide.
Penn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Babajide takes one to the chin there.
Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babajide on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Babajide rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Babajide lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn feints and then cracks Babajide's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Babajide down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babajide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Babajide.
Sloppy strikes from Babajide. Those never looked like landing.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Babajide.
Penn throws a right and a left that Babajide avoids nicely.
Penn moves away from the strike by Babajide.
Penn avoids the body shot from Babajide.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Babajide lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Penn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Babajide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a hook but Babajide blocks it.
Babajide is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a right hand that Babajide ducks under and follows up with a left that Babajide also avoids with ease.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Babajide seems unphased.
The crowd cheers as Penn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babajide doesn't seem phased though.
Babajide lands a body shot.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Babajide is looking for a counter combo.
Babajide with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penn to score with a decent uppercut.
Babajide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Babajide.
Penn digs a good hook to Babajide's body.
Babajide stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
An inside leg kick from Babajide misses.
Babajide throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babajide misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn digs a good hook to Babajide's body.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Babajide getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Babajide on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Penn slips under a jab.
Babajide throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Babajide looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babajide.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Babajide throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Babajide.
Babajide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Babajide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Babajide misses the shot to the body.
Babajide throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babajide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babajide misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Babajide moved out of range.
Babajide staying out of range there.
Babajide takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn checks a low kick from Babajide.
Penn misses with a hook.
Babajide throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Babajide is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babajide's calf.
Penn scores with a jab.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Babajide saw that one coming.

Babajide has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reco Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Babajide's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Babajide.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Babajide.
Babajide scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn scores with a jab.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babajide's head.
Babajide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Babajide's sensitive parts.
Babajide changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Babajide manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babajide throws the kick towards the body but Penn avoids it.
Penn lands a nice hook to Babajide's body. Babajide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Babajide scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babajide throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Babajide on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Babajide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babajide looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babajide misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Babajide throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Babajide moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Reco Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Kingsley Babajide is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn avoids the body shot from Babajide.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn jabs Babajide right on the nose. Babajide blinks but takes it well.
Penn throws a hook but Babajide blocks it.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Babajide's calf.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Babajide misses its target.
Sloppy strikes from Babajide. Those never looked like landing.
Babajide chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn can pounce on him.
Babajide misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Babajide. Those never looked like landing.
Penn tries to move into range but Babajide moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babajide misses with a wild body shot.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babajide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn cracks the inside of Babajide's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Kingsley Babajide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babajide throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Babajide misses the target.
Babajide throws a combination that misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn jabs Babajide right on the nose. Babajide blinks but takes it well.
Penn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Babajide wants to slow Penn down by chopping away at his legs.
Babajide walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Babajide misses with a looping left.
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Babajide.
Babajide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Babajide thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babajide misses with a left hand
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Babajide might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Penn tests Babajide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Babajide throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Babajide's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Babajide misses.
Babajide throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Babajide moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Babajide throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Babajide takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Babajide throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reco Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kingsley Babajide's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babajide throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Babajide momentarily.
Penn lands with a slapping head kick.
Penn lands a nice looking body kick.
Babajide takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Babajide is rocked!
Penn steps in with a hook that catches Babajide right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Penn follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Babajide looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reco Penn!