PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Liam Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You as his entrance music. Liam Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nelson
vs
Penn

170 cm
19
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Penn takes one on the button.

Penn gets a clinch.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson looking to stall.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Good body shot from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
I was talking to Nelson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body punch.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Nelson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Penn.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.

Penn moves into the clinch.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Nelson with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away.

Penn drives through and clinches with Nelson against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn presses Nelson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Nelson lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.

Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Penn moves into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nelson.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Penn working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn being controlled against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
BJ Penn 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.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Penn.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A short right from Nelson on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Penn clinches with his opponent.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Liam Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Nelson working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 18:20
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.