PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Show (ranked 2431 p4p, 213 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 3227 p4p, 259 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Show might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time Is Now. This should be fireworks!

Show
vs
Penn

162 cm
25
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands a body shot.

Show shoots in and bounces Penn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Show is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Show trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Show knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Show won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.

Penn manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Show clinches with his opponent.
Show misses with a hook to the ribs.
Show fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Show tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Show back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Show controlling the action here for a moment.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Show gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Show throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Show missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Show scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Show perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penn is staying active underneath Show, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Penn has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Show is on him like a limpet, forcing Penn back against the cage.
Penn blocks a body shot from Show.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Show wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Show tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Show has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Show has double underhooks.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Show is controlling him.
Penn tries to break free but Show pushes him back against the cage.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Show misses with a body punch.
Show swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Show has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn is trying to push Show away but Show has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Show misses with a hook to the ribs.
Show keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Show misses with a body punch.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Show won't allow it.
Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Show.
Show misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Show.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Show misses with the head strike.
Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Show lands a takedown into guard.

Penn has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Show is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Show working aggressively here.
Penn tries to break free but Show pushes him back against the cage.
Show misses with a body punch.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Show has him pressed against the cage.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Show working aggressively here.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Show keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Small Show dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Show seems unphased.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Show takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Show is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?

Show feints and as Penn raises his hands in defense, Show changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Show prevents Penn from getting back to his feet.
Show missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Penn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Show fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Show is just out of range.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Show moves away.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Show ducks down to avoid it.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn punishes Show's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Show's head but Show sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn swings for the body but Show moves out of range.
Show tries to counter with a takedown but Penn is quick to defend against it.

Show closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Show has the dominant position.
Show can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Show throws a head punch that misses.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn blocking some punches.
Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a body shot from Show.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn wants to break free but Show has control.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Show throws a head punch that misses.
Show definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Show tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Show keeps him there for the moment.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Show is controlling the position.
Show swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn is trying to push Show away but Show has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn prevents a body shot from Show.
Show keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Show wants a takedown.
Show misses with a punch to the body.
Show tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Show keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Show tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Show misses with the head strike.
Show looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Small Show. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Show is looking to take this one to the mat.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Show won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Show misses with the head strike.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Show swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Show struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Show misses with a punch to the body.
Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Show keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Show has double underhooks.
Show has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Show throws a head punch that misses.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Small Show will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Show rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Show won't allow it.
Penn tries to circle away but Show has him pinned against the cage.
Show tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Show back against the cage.
Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Show is controlling him.
Show misses with a punch on the inside.
Show tries for a takedown but Penn manages to get underhooks.
Penn prevents a body shot from Show.
Penn is trying to break free.
Small Show has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn blocks a body shot from Show.
Show stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Show misses with some punches.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Show tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Show fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Show keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Show fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Show has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Show tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Show.
Show prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Show won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Show misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Show misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Show keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Show fails to land.

Show gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Penn regains guard.

Penn pushes Show off and gets back to his feet.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Show misses with a body shot.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Show looking to score a takedown here. Penn is defending well but Show drives through and ends up in Penn's guard.

Penn manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn tries to break free but Show pushes him back against the cage.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Show tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Small Show is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Show throws a head punch that misses.
Show doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Show is controlling the position.
Show tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Show tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Show back against the cage.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Small Show. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Show throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Show goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Show misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Small Show showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Show, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Small Show!
During a confident post fight interview, Small Show thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.