PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between PJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Koscheck acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Penn
vs
Koscheck

169 cm
21
154 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, PJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Koscheck.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Koscheck shoots in.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Koscheck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Koscheck throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koscheck pinned against the cage. Koscheck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koscheck lands a right hook to the body.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koscheck counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Koscheck makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Penn really felt that one!
Koscheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Koscheck digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Koscheck swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws the left hand but Koscheck avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch up
and Koscheck counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Penn avoids the head kick by Koscheck.
A punch combination from Koscheck misses.
Koscheck throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch

and Koscheck holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Koscheck lands with a left to the head.
Koscheck tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Koscheck tries to clinch up.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koscheck.
Koscheck misses with a head kick.
Penn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koscheck counters with a nice body kick.
Penn closes the distance but Koscheck moves to the side
and Koscheck counters with a low kick, right behind Penn 's knee.
Koscheck fails to land with a series of punches.
Koscheck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn pushes Koscheck up against the ropes in a clinch.

Koscheck has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Penn regains guard immediately.
Koscheck preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Penn is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Koscheck frees his head nicely. Oh but Penn has switched to an armbar! Koscheck is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). PJ Penn!