PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Payne
vs
Penn

184 cm
22
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 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!
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Payne tries for a takedown but Penn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payne shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Penn throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrew Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payne tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Payne shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Payne fails to land the takedown.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Payne shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn scores with a one two! Payne had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Payne shoots in.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Payne has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Payne. Payne gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Payne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andrew Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Payne throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn misses with a double jab
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payne counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne wants to clinch.
Payne with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Payne backing up. Payne nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
Payne 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 misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
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. This is the final round!

Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Payne with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Payne backing up. Payne nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Payne backing up. Payne nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Payne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne tries to clinch up.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Payne tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Payne throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Payne shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Payne counters with a nice double leg into side control. Penn won't be happy with that.
Penn regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Payne's back. He's all about the action.
Payne prevents Penn from standing back up.
Penn preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Andrew Payne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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