PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Sherk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sherk comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. DJ Pencil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sherk
vs
Pencil

169 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 Tokyo, Sean Sherk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Pencil!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sherk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pencil sprawls well initially but Sherk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sherk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pencil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pencil wants to control but Sherk is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pencil tries to kick Sherk off but Sherk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pencil on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pencil desperately trying to maintain half guard.

Pencil is defending against the submission attempts here by Sherk.
Pencil is refusing to be controlled, as Sherk sits in half guard.
Pencil tries to kick Sherk off but Sherk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pencil punching from the bottom.
Sherk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pencil wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pencil wants to control but Sherk is keeping busy.
Pencil throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pencil is refusing to be controlled, as Sherk sits in half guard.
Pencil trying to control from the bottom.
Sherk winds up and cracks Pencil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pencil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pencil.

Sherk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Pencil is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pencil looks gassed!
Sherk landing some decent shots from guard.
Pencil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sherk passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk trying to control the action but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Pencil can't do much from the bottom here.
Sherk is looking to take a break and control but Pencil is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sherk in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pencil taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sherk trying to control the action but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Sherk tries to advance to mount but Pencil denies him.
Sherk wants to control but Pencil is keeping him busy.
Pencil manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sherk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pencil does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sherk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Sherk is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pencil is staying active underneath Sherk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sherk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sherk winds up and cracks Pencil with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pencil misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pencil wants to get back to full guard.
Pencil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pencil.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.
Sherk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pencil's head.
Sherk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pencil's head.
Sherk landing with the ground and pound.
Sherk stands up over Pencil, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sherk connects with a couple of short punches.
Sherk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pencil's head.
Sherk working some strikes from top position.
Sherk trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.
Pencil looking to control.
Sherk is in close to Pencil's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pencil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pencil not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pencil tries for a takedown but Sherk circles away easily

and Sherk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherk stops Pencil from getting back to his feet.
Pencil is controlling Sherk's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Pencil is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pencil fails with the takedown.
Pencil doesn't manage to clinch there - Sherk circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sherk lands a takedown into guard.
Pencil trying to strike off his back.
Sherk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pencil's head.

Pencil working for a triangle but Sherk defends it easily.
Sherk landing some decent shots from guard.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.
Pencil wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pencil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk passes into half guard.

Pencil actively working from the bottom here.
Sherk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sherk prevents Pencil from standing back up.
Pencil makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pencil.
Pencil looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sherk is one step ahead there.

Pencil is looking for a triangle but Sherk pushes his legs off easily.
Pencil wants to stand and escape but Sherk is having none of it.
Sherk tries to free his leg and advance position but Pencil is retaining full guard.
Sherk connects with a couple of short punches.
Pencil throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pencil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sherk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pencil swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sherk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sherk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sherk scoring with some ground and pound.
Pencil trying to control the position.
Sherk stopping the sweep attempt from Pencil.

Pencil uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pencil throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pencil pushes Sherk away with a front kick.
Pencil gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sherk counters with a shoot takedown. Pencil fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pencil looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sherk wants to control from the top but Pencil keeps moving.
Sean Sherk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Pencil throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sherk content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pencil wants to control but Sherk passes easily into half guard.
Sherk trying to control from half guard but Pencil is working away.
Sherk misses with a head shot. Pencil uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.

Pencil working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sherk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sherk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pencil keeping moving, preventing Sherk from controlling successfully.
Pencil trying to control the position.
Sherk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pencil holds on and takes a little breather.
Pencil tries to strike from the bottom.
Sherk trying to control but Pencil is working from the bottom.

Pencil is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sherk throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pencil's body to avoid the submission. Pencil has instead reached around Sherk's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pencil arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). DJ Pencil!