PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korean Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Perfect-Ed Sheeran. Zombie has chosen ZOMBIE as his entrance music. BJ Penn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Penn
vs
Zombie

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Aspire Nutrition
Aspire Clothing

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Korean Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn has managed to clinch.
Penn pushes Zombie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie is struggling to control the position.
Penn misses with some punches.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn prevents Zombie from breaking the clinch.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Zombie is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn blocking some punches.
Zombie misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zombie's efforts to push away.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Zombie tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zombie misses with a body punch.
Zombie tries to pull guard but Penn holds him up against the ropes and eventually Zombie drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zombie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands an uppercut.

Zombie is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn presses Zombie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Zombie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn lands a left hand.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn gets through Zombie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a left hand.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zombie is looking for a takedown.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zombie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zombie tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zombie.
Penn is working Zombie over against the ropes.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Penn pushes Zombie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Zombie looking to stall.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn digs a right hand into Zombie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zombie's gas tank.
Zombie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zombie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Zombie working hard to break the clinch.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Penn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zombie or not.
Zombie looks winded!
Zombie blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Zombie is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Zombie into the ropes.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Penn.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Penn.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Penn works on Zombie's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Penn pushes Zombie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zombie.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zombie to his knees! Penn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.