PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Justin Biggs (ranked 3092 p4p, 17967 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 393 p4p, 661 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Biggs
vs
Penn Jr

190 cm
44
225
27 - 29 - 1

186 cm
34
215
10 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biggs lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Biggs is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Biggs misses.
Penn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Biggs counters with a left to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Biggs there.
Biggs has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Penn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Biggs circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Penn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Biggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Biggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Biggs lands the left hand.
Penn Jr misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn Jr.
A good leg kick by Biggs.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Biggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Biggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Biggs misses with a right hand
and Penn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Justin Biggs has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Penn Jr.
Biggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Biggs tests Penn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Biggs misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Penn Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Penn Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Penn Jr avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn Jr! But no joy.
Biggs walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Biggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn Jr! But no joy.
Penn Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Biggs.
Biggs throws a right and a left that Penn Jr avoids nicely.
Penn Jr throws out a loose jab but Biggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggs misses with an uppercut
enabling Penn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Biggs's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Biggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Biggs's cut.
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.

Biggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr thumps Biggs with a low kick.
Biggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn Jr's hands.
Good work by Penn Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Penn Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Biggs is out of range and Penn Jr settles back down.
Penn Jr needs to keep his hands up - Biggs had a free shot at his head there.
Penn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn Jr. Biggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biggs looks to land a combination but Penn Jr avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Biggs misses with a double jab.
Penn Jr thows a leg kick but Biggs checks it
and Biggs counters with a series of strikes. Penn Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Biggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Penn Jr misses with a straight left.
Penn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Biggs throws a right hand that Penn Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn Jr also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biggs checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biggs misses with a left hand
and Penn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Biggs. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr sizes up Biggs with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Biggs tries to bum rush Penn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Penn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn Jr manages to avoid it.
Penn Jr misses with a low kick.
Biggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggs connects with a right hand. Penn Jr shakes it off.
Justin Biggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn Jr connects with a right hand. Biggs shakes it off.
A jab from Penn Jr misses.
Biggs throws a leg kick which misses Penn Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn Jr tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr dodges the punch combination from Biggs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Biggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Biggs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Penn Jr misses the target.
Penn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Justin Biggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biggs.
Penn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Biggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr misses with an uppercut. Biggs saw that one coming.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biggs checks it well.
Biggs tried to counter with a leg kick but Penn Jr avoided it.
Biggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn Jr scores with a hook.

Justin Biggs's cut is getting worse.
Penn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Biggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Biggs finds it's way through Penn Jr's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggs blocks a jab.
As Penn Jr looks to move away, Biggs throws a big counter combo but Penn Jr just gets out of the way.
Biggs ducks under a wild hook from Penn Jr.
Biggs takes one on the button.
Penn Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Biggs counters with a three punch combo that has Penn Jr backing up. Penn Jr nods at Biggs to acknowledge the strikes.
Biggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Biggs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn Jr slips under a jab from Biggs.
Penn Jr misses with a hook.
Biggs dips to his left and cracks Penn Jr with an uppercut!
Biggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biggs lunges at Penn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn Jr's hand.
Biggs lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice cross by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr missing with a left hand there. Biggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Biggs misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Biggs as he connects with a hook.

Penn Jr is rocked!
Penn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Biggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Biggs finish him?
Biggs cracks Penn Jr with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Biggs!
After the fight, Justin Biggs was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.