PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between don hushin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hushin comes to the ring accompanied by Soul Assassination. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

hushin
vs
Penn

195 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
216 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, don hushin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn scores with a one two! hushin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but hushin slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
hushin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
hushin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Forrest Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
hushin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
hushin is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!

hushin rushes Penn and presses him up against the ropes.
hushin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.

hushin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
hushin wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
hushin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
hushin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
hushin is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but hushin is keeping busy.
Penn tries to get to full guard but hushin has control of the leg.
hushin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

hushin seems to be looking for submissions.
hushin is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
hushin 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 keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.
hushin is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
Penn tries to roll over but hushin keeps him under control.
hushin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn won't allow hushin to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
hushin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Penn circles away.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
hushin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Penn scores with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as hushin shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for don hushin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn scores with a one two! hushin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
hushin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
hushin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
hushin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!hushin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
hushin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn swinging wilding here.
hushin ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
hushin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
hushin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between hushin's hands.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
hushin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
hushin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a series of punches but hushin moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
hushin is breathing heavily.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn lands with a hook. hushin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn throws a hook but hushin blocks it.
hushin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but hushin was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Penn.
hushin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
hushin avoids the body shot from Penn.
A left lands for Penn.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn looks to land a combination but hushin avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
don hushin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
hushin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
hushin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Penn cracks hushin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Penn throws a combination that misses
and hushin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Penn's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a with a good body shot.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Forrest Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
hushin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
hushin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and hushin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
hushin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn digs a good hook to hushin's body.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
hushin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Penn.
Penn swinging wilding here.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss

and hushin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
hushin fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but hushin has the dominant position.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but hushin has double underhooks.
hushin keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
hushin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for don hushin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

hushin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn digs a good hook to hushin's body.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck hushin on the side of the head.
Penn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
hushin shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and hushin counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from hushin.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as hushin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but hushin has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn tries to circle away but hushin has him pinned against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but hushin has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn wants to break free but hushin has control.
hushin prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
hushin keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
hushin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn can't break the clinch.
hushin is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but hushin is controlling him.
hushin wants a takedown but no success here.
hushin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Penn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Penn tries to break the clinch but hushin is controlling the position.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but hushin won't allow it.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four 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.
hushin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but hushin has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
hushin keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn wants to break free but hushin has control.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but hushin keeps him there for the moment.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but hushin keeps him there for the moment.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but hushin has him pressed against the ropes.
hushin looking for a takedown.
hushin keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but hushin has the dominant position.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but hushin won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Forrest Penn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

hushin has taken the fight to the clinch.
hushin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penn smiles and moves away.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penn leaves hushin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as hushin backs up against the ropes.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
hushin slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn throws a right and a left that hushin avoids nicely.
hushin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
hushin blocks a jab.

hushin gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hushin stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but hushin has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn tries to circle away but hushin has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
hushin has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but hushin has the dominant position.
Penn tries to break free but hushin pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn tries to break the clinch but hushin is controlling the position.
hushin has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but hushin keeps him there for the moment.

hushin tightens his grip and picks Penn up, before dumping him to the ground. Penn manages to land in guard.
hushin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.

hushin stands and steps away. Penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn misses with a combination

and hushin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by hushin.
hushin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.

hushin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penn wants to stand but hushin is controlling the position.

hushin drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick hushin off! hushin jumps back into Penn's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
hushin looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
hushin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn lands a with a good body shot.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
hushin with a poor takedown
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for don hushin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
hushin moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Penn scores with a jab.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but hushin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but hushin seems unphased.
hushin moves forwards but Penn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
don hushin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forrest Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
don hushin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29

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