PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between shinshi uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GSP BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uno's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Aqui a tristeza pula de alegria. This should be a great matchup!

uno
vs
BJ Penn

174 cm
25
167 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, shinshi uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, GSP BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BJ Penn tries to clinch up but uno circles away and keeps his distance.
uno looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

BJ Penn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. BJ Penn showed some decent athleticism there.
BJ Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BJ Penn trying to control from half guard but uno is working away.
uno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
BJ Penn throwing shots but uno is blocking nicely.
BJ Penn looks to land a strike but uno avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BJ Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but uno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BJ Penn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
uno tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

BJ Penn forces uno back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on BJ Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
BJ Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of uno backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

BJ Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

BJ Penn darts in and clinches uno up against the cage.

BJ Penn has uno pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. BJ Penn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending uno tumbling to the mat - BJ Penn dives into uno's guard.
BJ Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
BJ Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but uno has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BJ Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
BJ Penn advances position into side control!

BJ Penn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. uno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
uno tries to buck BJ Penn off but BJ Penn is having none of it.
BJ Penn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but uno is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
BJ Penn throws an elbow but uno slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BJ Penn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but uno is avoiding damage well.
uno tries to improve position but can't.
uno parries the strikes from BJ Penn easily there. BJ Penn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable uno to escape.
BJ Penn throws a strike aimed at the side of uno's head but uno avoids it well.
BJ Penn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
BJ Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

BJ Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
BJ Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
BJ Penn works his way into full mount!

uno defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from BJ Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BJ Penn misses with a head shot.
BJ Penn misses with a head shot.
uno is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
uno is looking to get to half guard.
uno slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
uno punching from the bottom.
uno keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
uno punching from the bottom.
BJ Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
BJ Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. uno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
uno moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
BJ Penn stopping the sweep attempt from uno.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

uno gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
BJ Penn postures up in uno's guard and throws a big left but uno blocks it.
uno trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
BJ Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BJ Penn wants to control from the top but uno keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GSP BJ Penn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

uno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

BJ Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BJ Penn trying to control the position but uno is working away.
The strikes coming from BJ Penn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
BJ Penn advances to mount.
BJ Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BJ Penn unloads with some shots from mount but uno bucks and avoids them well.
uno working to try and regain half guard.
uno holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as BJ Penn tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
BJ Penn misses with a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BJ Penn thowing shots but they're missing.
uno throwing hammer fists to the chest of BJ Penn. What's that going to do exactly?
BJ Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
uno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BJ Penn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
uno flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
uno throwing hammer fists to the chest of BJ Penn. What's that going to do exactly?
BJ Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
uno is trying desperately to improve position.
BJ Penn cracks uno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BJ Penn prevents uno from getting the reversal.
BJ Penn lands with some strikes.
uno tries to reverse the position but BJ Penn maintains control.
BJ Penn misses with a head shot.
BJ Penn thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BJ Penn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
uno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BJ Penn throwing strikes here but uno is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
uno is desperately trying to improve his position but BJ Penn has a good base and remains in mount.
BJ Penn thowing shots but they're missing.
BJ Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
uno keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BJ Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BJ Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BJ Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
BJ Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
BJ Penn unloads with some shots from mount but uno bucks and avoids them well.
uno tries to reverse the position but BJ Penn maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by BJ Penn there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BJ Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BJ Penn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BJ Penn unloads with some shots from mount but uno bucks and avoids them well.
BJ Penn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
BJ Penn looking to ground and pound but uno is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
uno tries to reverse the position but BJ Penn maintains control.
BJ Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
BJ Penn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for uno because BJ Penn loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

GSP BJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

uno is trying hard to land a takedown here. BJ Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
BJ Penn swinging wildly here.

BJ Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from BJ Penn.
BJ Penn tries to break the clinch but uno is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, BJ Penn just misses with a elbow thrown towards uno's brow.

BJ Penn has uno pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. BJ Penn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending uno tumbling to the mat - BJ Penn dives into uno's guard.
uno working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from BJ Penn.
BJ Penn throwing strikes from guard but uno blocks nicely.
BJ Penn thows a big elbow that misses.
GSP BJ Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
uno wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BJ Penn pushes down on uno's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
uno missing with punches from the bottom.
BJ Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. uno defending well though.
uno throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

BJ Penn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

BJ Penn gets to his feet. uno looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
BJ Penn misses with a takedown attempt

and uno counters with a nice double leg into guard.

BJ Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

BJ Penn working for submissions but it's allowed uno to get to half guard.
BJ Penn gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

uno is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now BJ Penn is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BJ Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
uno striking off his back but it's not causing BJ Penn any problems.
BJ Penn throws and elbow that misses. uno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in BJ Penn's guard. Nice move by uno!
BJ Penn is trying to keep uno in close.
uno postures up in BJ Penn's guard and throws a big left but BJ Penn blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

BJ Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

BJ Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
uno won't allow BJ Penn to sweep him here.

BJ Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but uno can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
BJ Penn can't keep his opponent in guard - uno advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

uno is working for a submission of some sort.
GSP BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BJ Penn keeps control of the position for the meantime.
uno prevents BJ Penn from improving his position.
uno wants to free his trapped foot but BJ Penn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
BJ Penn is doing well to control the position and prevent uno from advancing to side control.
BJ Penn wants to control but uno is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
GSP BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well BJ Penn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

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