PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 3899 p4p, 294 weight class) and Marco Buccino (ranked 5357 p4p, 354 weight class). BJ Penn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Penn
vs
Buccino

175 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Buccino!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn thuds a left hand into Buccino's body.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Buccino catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn scores with a decent looking hook.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Buccino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Buccino misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Buccino moves away and avoids it.
Buccino throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Buccino moved out of range nicely.
Buccino unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Buccino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buccino lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Buccino is just out of range.
Buccino's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Buccino counter with a right hand.
Buccino looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn throws a right and a left that Buccino avoids nicely.
Buccino unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn misses the body punch
and Buccino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buccino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buccino throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Buccino misses with a wild combination.
Buccino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Buccino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buccino misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buccino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Buccino lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Buccino. Those never looked like landing.
Buccino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
Buccino misses with a double jab.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Buccino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buccino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buccino misses with a body shot.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buccino moves away.
Buccino throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Buccino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Buccino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Buccino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buccino looks winded!
Buccino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Buccino dodges the punch combination from Penn.
It seemed like Buccino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buccino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn swings for the body but Buccino moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marco Buccino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Buccino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn cracks Buccino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Buccino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Marco Buccino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buccino misses with a double jab.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Buccino is just out of range.
Penn throws a right hand that Buccino ducks under and follows up with a left that Buccino also avoids with ease.
Penn 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.
Buccino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Buccino was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Buccino.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buccino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buccino digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buccino manages to avoid it.
Buccino misses with the combination.
Buccino's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Penn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Buccino scrambles back to his feet.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buccino.
Buccino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Buccino.
Some wild striking there from Buccino.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Buccino's shoulder, as Buccino tries to avoid the shot.
Buccino appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Buccino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buccino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Buccino cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buccino misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Penn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Penn thuds his right hand into Buccino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Buccino has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buccino walks into a jab.
Buccino throws out a powerful jab.
Buccino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Buccino catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Penn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Penn.

Buccino is rocked!
Buccino throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buccino thinking.
Buccino is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Buccino is breathing heavily.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Buccino's ribs.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buccino glances at the clock... BAM! Penn nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Buccino crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Buccino is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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.