PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Senior Jose River Chazez Jones Emmanuel Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jose River Chazez Jones Emmanuel Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega
vs
Penn

169 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Senior Jose River Chazez Jones Emmanuel Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega blocks an uppercut.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega working aggressively here.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega misses with a body punch.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn avoiding damage as Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega throws knees to the body.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega has Penn pressed against the cage.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega misses with an elbow strike.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn avoiding damage as Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn jumps guard but Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Senior Jose River Chazez Jones Emmanuel Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn letting Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega take a breather here.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega misses with an elbow over the top.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn goes for a takedown attempt but Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega back against the cage.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega missing with knees to the body.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega avoiding damage.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega.
A head punch on the inside from Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega fails to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penn checks a leg kick.

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.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn tries to clinch up.

Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega missing with knees to the body.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega prevents it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Senior Jose River Chazez Jones Emmanuel Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn closes the distance but Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega moves to the side

so Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Penn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega has his hands clasped together but Penn extends an breaks Raul Gonalez Rivera Vega's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Penn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). BJ Penn!