PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Palestine Adesanya (ranked 3235 p4p, 5087 weight class) and Bo Penny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palestine Adesanya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bo Penny's chin.

Adesanya
vs
Penny

194 cm
25
215
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
195
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Palestine Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Penny!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penny's head.
Penny keeps the fight on the outside.
Penny looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
Adesanya tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Penny manages to circle out of the way.
Penny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adesanya.
Adesanya needs to keep his hands up - Penny had a free shot at his head there.
Adesanya takes a swing at Penny's ribcage but misses.
Penny throws out a loose jab but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Adesanya lands.
Penny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adesanya jabs at Penny's body.
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penny looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adesanya definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bo Penny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adesanya gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Penny fails to land.
Penny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adesanya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Adesanya gets through Penny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya has a couple of punches blocked by Penny.
Penny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penny working aggressively here.
Penny is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penny blocks an uppercut.
Penny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penny throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya wants a takedown but no success here.
Penny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adesanya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penny.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya misses with some punches.
Adesanya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penny.
Penny blocks an uppercut.
Penny is looking to break free of the clinch but Adesanya has double underhooks.
Adesanya tries a body shot but Penny blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pennys head.
Adesanya lands a hook that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Adesanya misses with a punch on the inside.
Penny blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Adesanya.
Penny wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Adesanya fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Adesanya as the two fighters clinch.
Adesanya throws a punch but it's blocked by Penny.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penny takes a shot to the head.
Adesanya scores with a shoulder strike.
Penny can't find room to land a body shot as Adesanya controls the action.
Adesanya tries to throw a body punch but Penny avoids it by throwing Adesanya back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penny.
Adesanya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adesanya softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penny gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penny backwards.
Adesanya has a couple of punches blocked by Penny.
Adesanya lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Penny is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penny.
Penny is still on wobbly legs! Can Adesanya finish him?

Adesanya lands a takedown into guard.
Penny wants to stand but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Penny seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Adesanya controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penny keeping moving, preventing Adesanya from controlling successfully.
Adesanya's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Adesanya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Penny.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Palestine Adesanya dominated that 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.

Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.

Adesanya rushes Penny and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adesanya.
Penny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
Penny misses with the head strike.
Penny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya can't find room to land a body shot as Penny controls the action.
Adesanya throws a punch but it's blocked by Penny.
Penny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penny tries to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling the position.
Penny misses with some punches.
Adesanya tries a body shot but Penny blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adesanya lands a right hand.
Adesanya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya throws a head punch that misses.
Adesanya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Penny - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penny's elbow.
Penny is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya has him pressed against the cage.
Adesanya digs a right hand underneath Penny's ribcage. Penny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penny misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Adesanya.
Penny misses with a punch on the inside.
Penny lands a right hand.
Adesanya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penny can do to turn this around?
Penny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penny.
As Penny tries to get set, Adesanya tries to push him back and clinch up but Penny manages to avoid the attempt.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Penny circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penny is breathing heavily.
Adesanya connects with a jab.
Penny misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Adesanya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya connects with a body shot.
Adesanya is looking to wear down Penny with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penny misses with a looping left.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adesanya pushes Penny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.
Adesanya pushes Penny against the cage. Adesanya is working some dirty boxing. Adesanya pushes off with a quick right hook! Penny goes down! Penny tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Adesanya moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Palestine Adesanya!
Palestine Adesanya took some time post fight to say the following; 'I’m coming.. for head'.