PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dusty Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dusty Irons has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dusty Irons seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Irons
vs
Penn

180 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dusty Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Irons!
Irons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irons tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Irons wants to clinch.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Irons counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Irons tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Irons swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a stiff right hand.
Irons goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Irons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons scores with a jab to the body.
Irons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dusty Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn tries to bum rush Irons with a series of wild strikes but Irons uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Irons throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Irons.
Irons throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Irons lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Irons misses with the body kick
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Irons lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a right hand that Irons ducks under and follows up with a left that Irons also avoids with ease.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irons circles away quickly and effectively.
Irons misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Irons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a two punch combo.
Irons lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Irons slips a jab and a cross from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Irons.
Irons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Irons tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Irons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Irons tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irons is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fighters circling - Irons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irons tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Irons misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irons throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Irons will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Irons counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Irons to acknowledge the strikes.
Irons falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Irons.
Irons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Irons doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Irons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Irons misses its intended target.
Irons slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Irons throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Irons wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Irons doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Irons misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Irons tries to clinch up.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by Irons - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irons throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
Irons scores with a jab. Penn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Irons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons fails to land with a series of punches.
Irons lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Irons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Irons misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Irons swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn misses with a combination
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Irons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Irons misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Irons throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Irons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A big left from Irons misses.
Dusty Irons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Irons.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Irons moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Irons misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and Irons counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Irons counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irons scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Irons.
A cross from Irons lands.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
A nice combination there by Penn.
Penn throws a series of punches but Irons moves out of range.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irons lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irons looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Irons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Irons throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
A shot to the body from Irons misses
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Irons misses with an attempted mid kick.
Irons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irons misses with a wild body shot.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Irons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Irons tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn slips a straight right by Irons.
Irons throws out a powerful jab.
Irons connects with a jab.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Irons backing up. Irons nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Irons counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Irons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Irons misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Irons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Irons will be more careful next time no doubt.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irons looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Irons misses with a two punch combination.
Irons is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irons.
Irons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irons moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Irons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irons tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Irons slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Irons misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Irons misses with a double jab.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Irons, as that shot connected.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn throws a right and a left that Irons avoids nicely.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn looks to land a combination but Irons avoids it well.
Irons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Irons misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Irons will be more careful next time no doubt.
A cross from Irons lands.
Irons throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Irons dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn looks to land a combination. Irons sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Irons.
Irons misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice jab there from Irons.
Irons throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Irons misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Irons does no damage.
Irons scores with a punch to the head.
Irons misses with a double jab.
Irons looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!