PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Penn
vs
Michaels

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michaels pinned against the cage. Michaels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Michaels darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Penn is looking to control Michaels's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn wants to control the action here but instead Michaels manages to pass to full mount!

Michaels stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Michaels duly obliges.

It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Michaels fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Penn to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Penn looks to clinch but Michaels throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Penn taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!