PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Pennis (ranked 3601 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chok Delarock (ranked 3997 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Pennis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chok Delarock's chin.

Pennis
vs
Delarock

190 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 Tokyo, Sergey Pennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chok Delarock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pennis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pennis scores with a one two! Delarock had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pennis fails to land with a series of punches.
Pennis looks for the body kick but Delarock saw that one coming.
Pennis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Delarock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pennis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Delarock eats them both and turns towards Pennis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennis wants to land a leg kick but Delarock is out of range.
Pennis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Delarock's head.
Pennis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pennis lands with an overhand left.
Pennis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pennis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A left and a right from Pennis both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennis scores with a body shot.
Pennis lands with a nice combination. Delarock backs away looking to recover.
Pennis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pennis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Pennis does no damage.
Pennis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Delarock wants to clinch up but Pennis keeps it at a distance.
Pennis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pennis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Delarock eats them both and turns towards Pennis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Delarock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Pennis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pennis works Delarock's body with a nice hook.
Delarock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pennis.
Delarock counters with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delarock takes one on the button.
Pennis misses with a double jab

and Delarock counters by moving into the clinch.
Pennis avoiding damage.
Pennis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delarock has him pressed against the cage.
Pennis avoiding damage as Delarock throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delarock tries to pull guard but Pennis won't allow it.
Delarock letting Pennis take a breather here.

Delarock breaks the clinch.
Pennis throws a combination that misses

and Delarock counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delarock.
Delarock in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pennis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delarock.
Delarock postures up and lands a big shot to Pennis's brow.
Delarock postures up and lands a big shot to Pennis's brow.
Pennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Delarock controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delarock is in close to Pennis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Delarock trying to control but Pennis is working from the bottom.
Delarock scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pennis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Delarock controlling from the top position.
Delarock trying to control but Pennis is working from the bottom.
Delarock looking to pass the guard.
Delarock is working Pennis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pennis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delarock.
Pennis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pennis tries to get out of the position.
Pennis wants to stand and escape but Delarock is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Pennis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pennis throws out a powerful jab.
Pennis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Delarock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pennis works the jab nicely.
Delarock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pennis to score with a decent uppercut.
Pennis misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Delarock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pennis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Delarock momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Pennis. Those never looked like landing.
Delarock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delarock dives in and grabs Pennis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pennis pushes down on Delarock's head and hops out.
A combination from Pennis does no damage.
Delarock wants to counter with a clinch but Pennis pushes him away.
Pennis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Delarock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pennis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pennis both land. Nice combination.
Pennis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delarock tries a quick counter leg kick but Pennis is wise to it.
Pennis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pennis throws a series of punches but Delarock moves out of range.
Pennis tried to score with a low kick but Delarock checks it.
Delarock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pennis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pennis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delarocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pennis scores with a three punch combo!
Pennis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Delarock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Delarock tries a quick counter leg kick but Pennis is wise to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Pennis finds it's way through Delarock's defenses.
Delarock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Delarock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennis stalks Delarock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Delarock's face. Delarock staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennis throws a series of punches but Delarock moves out of range.
Delarock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pennis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pennis throws a front kick aimed at Delarock's knee but Delarock avoids it well.
Delarock tries to counter with a clinch but Pennis shakes him off and moves away.
Pennis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Delarock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pennis misses with a few strikes there.
Delarock tries a quick counter leg kick but Pennis is wise to it.
Pennis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Delarock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delarock.
Delarock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pennis.
Delarock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pennis's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennis stops a takedown attempt from Delarock.
Pennis is trying to push Delarock away but Delarock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pennis blocks a body shot from Delarock.
Delarock tries to score a body lock takedown but Pennis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sergey Pennis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chok Delarock.
Delarock jumps guard but Pennis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Delarock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pennis pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Delarock dodges the punch combination from Pennis.
Delarock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Delarock dodges the punch combination from Pennis.
Delarock feints a counter leg kick.
Pennis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delarock appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pennis.
Delarock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pennis throws a front kick aimed at Delarock's knee but Delarock avoids it well.
Delarock wants to counter the offense by Pennis and move into the clinch position.
Pennis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delarock can do to turn this around?
Pennis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Delarock under the eye.
Delarock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Pennis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pennis jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pennis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delarock with the counter takedown but Pennis avoids it easily.
Pennis punishes Delarock's body with a nice straight punch.
Pennis misses with a few strikes there.
Pennis swinging wildly here.
Pennis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pennis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Delarock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delarock is nestled in close to Pennis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delarock lands strikes from half guard.
Delarock is trying to control. Pennis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delarock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Delarock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Delarock seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pennis is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chok Delarock!
A victorious Chok Delarock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.