PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Bob West Va (ranked 7684 p4p, 609 weight class) and Charles Pennington (ranked 3885 p4p, 433 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

West Va
vs
Pennington

176 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

176 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Excellent MT
Big heart

Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob West Va!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pennington darts in and clinches West Va up against the ropes.
Pennington lands a nice uppercut.
West Va tries to break free but Pennington pushes him back against the ropes.
Pennington lands a good knee to the midsection. West Va won't want to take too many of those.
West Va is looking to break free of the clinch but Pennington has double underhooks.
Come on Pennington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
West Va tries to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling the position.
West Va is trying to break free.
Pennington keeps control of West Va as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
Pennington presses West Va against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
Pennington keeps control of West Va as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West Va tries to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling the position.

Pennington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West Va definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
West Va throws the kick towards the body but Pennington avoids it.
Pennington is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

West Va tries to keep at a distance but Pennington has taken the fight into the clinch.
West Va wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pennington lands a body punch.
West Va has had enough of the clinch but Pennington keeps him there for the moment.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
West Va is trying to force a seperation but Pennington has the dominant position.
Pennington presses West Va against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Pennington pushes West Va up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pennington.

West Va's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West Va misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Pennington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Va scores with a three punch combo!
West Va misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from West Va misses.
Pennington avoids the head kick by West Va.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West Va throws a right hand that Pennington ducks under and follows up with a left that Pennington also avoids with ease.

Pennington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pennington slowing the pace effectively.
Pennington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
West Va is trying to push Pennington away but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Pennington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West Va throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pennington takes the fight into the clinch.
West Va looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West Va is trying to break the clinch but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes.
West Va wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Va has had enough of the clinch but Pennington keeps him there for the moment.
West Va working hard to break the clinch.
Pennington prevents West Va from breaking the clinch.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West Va misses with a double jab
and Pennington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Pennington forces West Va back against the ropes and clinches.
West Va wants to get back to striking at distance but Pennington won't allow it.
Pennington holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
West Va working hard to break the clinch.
West Va is trying to push Pennington away but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

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

Pennington drives through and clinches with West Va against the ropes.
West Va is trying to push Pennington away but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pennington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Va tries to break free but Pennington pushes him back against the ropes.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pennington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pennington blocks the body kick.
A head kick misses from West Va.
West Va lands with a nice combination. Pennington backs away looking to recover.
West Va throws a right hand that Pennington ducks under and follows up with a left that Pennington also avoids with ease.
West Va throws a lazy uppercut

and Pennington moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West Va tries to circle away but Pennington has him pinned against the ropes.
West Va tries to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling the position.
West Va is looking to break free of the clinch but Pennington has double underhooks.
West Va is trying to break the clinch but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Pennington on the inside.
West Va can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Pennington dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

West Va tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pennington flicks out a counter leg kick but West Va steps away.
Bob West Va is winning the standup battle so far.
West Va tries to bum rush Pennington with a series of wild strikes but Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
West Va throws a head kick but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
West Va tries a head kick but it misses.
West Va throws a left and a right that both miss
and West Va takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennington avoids a punch combination nicely.
West Va swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pennington counters with a nice uppercut.
West Va throws a head kick but Pennington moves out of range.
West Va misses with a jab, cross combination.

Pennington gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Va wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West Va has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West Va is trying to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling him.
West Va wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes.
Pennington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of West Vas head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington digs a right hand into West Va's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on West Va's gas tank.
West Va wants to break free but Pennington has control.
West Va wants to break free but Pennington has control.
West Va tries to circle away but Pennington has him pinned against the ropes.
Pennington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
West Va wants to break the clinch but can't.

Pennington manages to break the clinch.

Pennington clinches.

Pennington breaks from the clinch.
West Va throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West Va misses with a double jab
and Pennington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from West Va.
Pennington throws a leg kick which misses West Va's front leg but catches the back leg as West Va tries to avoid it.
West Va swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Pennington counters by moving into the clinch.
Pennington manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West Va is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Pennington - that landed with a thud.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pennington digs a right hand underneath West Va's ribcage. West Va let out a lung full of air as it connected.
West Va can't break the clinch.
Pennington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennington lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Pennington.

Pennington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West Va throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Pennington forces West Va back against the ropes and clinches.
Pennington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pennington stalling.

Pennington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pennington clinches up with West Va and pushes him back against the ropes.
West Va is trying to push Pennington away but Pennington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
West Va has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West Va throws a lazy head kick
and Pennington counters with an inside leg kick.
West Va throws a head kick that misses

and Pennington moves into the clinch.
Pennington lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West Va or not.
Pennington is working West Va over against the ropes.
West Va wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pennington keeps control of West Va as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pennington lands a left hand that snaps the head of West Va backwards.
Pennington is working West Va over against the ropes.
Pennington keeps control of West Va as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pennington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pennington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of West Vas head.
Pennington lands an elbow just above West Va 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West Va looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pennington has West Va pressed against the ropes, preventing West Va from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Pennington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pennington is stalling here.
West Va tries to circle away but Pennington has him pinned against the ropes.
West Va wants to get back to striking at distance but Pennington won't allow it.
West Va is looking to break free of the clinch but Pennington has double underhooks.
Pennington has West Va pushed against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pennington.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
West Va working hard to break the clinch.
Charles Pennington seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West Va tries to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling the position.
West Va 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.

Charles Pennington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pennington drives through and clinches with West Va against the ropes.
West Va tries to break free but Pennington pushes him back against the ropes.
West Va wants to get back to striking at distance but Pennington won't allow it.
West Va wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
West Va tries to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling the position.
West Va is trying to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling him.
Pennington prevents West Va from breaking the clinch.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Pennington.
Pennington avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West Va misses with a double jab.
Bob West Va is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pennington slips a jab and a cross from West Va.
West Va throws a lazy body kick
and Pennington counters with a three punch combo that has West Va backing up. West Va nods at Pennington to acknowledge the strikes.
West Va misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West Va misses with a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Pennington's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West Va misses with a double jab
and Pennington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
West Va misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pennington throws a series of strikes that have West Va backpedaling.
Pennington throws a nice head kick!
West Va misses with the combination.

Pennington moves into the clinch successfully.
West Va is trying to break free.
Pennington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pennington lands a nice knee to the body.
Pennington has West Va pressed against the ropes, preventing West Va from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
West Va is trying to force a seperation but Pennington has the dominant position.
West Va tries to break free but Pennington pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Pennington - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington working West Va over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pennington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick by West Va misses
and West Va takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West Va throws a half hearted mid kick.
West Va chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pennington can pounce on him.
Pennington throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pennington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but West Va blocks it with crossed arms.
West Va is looking to break free of the clinch but Pennington has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Pennington.
West Va is trying to force a seperation but Pennington has the dominant position.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bob West Va seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

West Va gets tackled into the ropes by Pennington. Pennington maintains the clinch.
West Va has had enough of the clinch but Pennington keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West Va is trying to force a seperation but Pennington has the dominant position.
West Va wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Pennington.
Pennington keeps control of West Va as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Pennington breaks the clinch.
West Va misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West Va throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West Va on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

West Va tries to keep at a distance but Pennington has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pennington scores with a hook to the body.

Pennington breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Pennington closes the distance and clinches.
Pennington prevents West Va from breaking the clinch.

Pennington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Pennington moves into range and clinches up with West Va.
West Va wants to break free but Pennington has control.
West Va working hard to break the clinch.

Pennington manages to break the clinch.
West Va looks for the body kick but Pennington saw that one coming.

Pennington clinches up against the ropes.

Pennington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pennington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Pennington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West Va's efforts to push away.
West Va is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
West Va tries to break the clinch but Pennington is controlling the position.
West Va looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob West Va has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles Pennington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pennington prevents West Va from breaking the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Pennington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pennington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Pennington!