PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgios Geremek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersson Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geremek comes into the arena with stam1na - kadonneet kolme sanaa blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Geremek
vs
Penn

188 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

FNF Energy & Stamina - Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Georgios Geremek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andersson Penn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Geremek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Geremek throws a big shot that misses.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Geremek.
Geremek scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Geremek scores with a nice head shot.
Penn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Geremek misses with a double jab

and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Geremek didn't expect that.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Geremek is controlling Penn's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Penn scoring with some ground and pound.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Geremek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Geremek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Penn slips nicely into half guard.
Penn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn working Geremek over with strikes.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geremek keeps working.
Geremek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Geremek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Geremek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Geremek wants to improve his position but Penn is controlling well.
Geremek is doing well to control the position and prevent Penn from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn thows a huge punch but Geremek dodges it nicely.
Geremek tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geremek defending well though.
Penn throwing shots but Geremek is blocking nicely.
Geremek taking some punishment here, with Penn in his half guard.
Geremek on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Geremek tries to get out of the position.
Geremek is staying active underneath Penn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Geremek is refusing to be controlled, as Penn sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Geremek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Penn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Geremek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Geremek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Geremek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn working over Geremek with some ground and pound. Geremek looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Penn thows a huge punch but Geremek dodges it nicely.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geremek defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andersson Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Geremek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Geremek keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Geremek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Geremek misses with a right hand

and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Geremek fights it but they end up in guard.
Penn advances to half guard.
Geremek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Penn throwing shots but Geremek is blocking nicely.
Geremek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Geremek tries to roll over but Penn keeps him under control.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geremek's head.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn working Geremek over with strikes.
Penn thows a huge punch but Geremek dodges it nicely.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Geremek with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Geremek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Geremek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Geremek is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Geremek's head.
Geremek is not content to let Penn control the position.
Geremek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Penn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Geremek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four 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.
Geremek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Penn.
Penn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Geremek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Penn.
Penn raining down shots from the mount!
Penn throws some wild stikes that Geremek manages to avoid easily.
Geremek is in all sorts of trouble here.
Penn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andersson Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Geremek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn slips under a jab from Geremek.
Geremek takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geremek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geremek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Geremek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Georgios Geremek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andersson Penn.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Geremek pinned against the cage. Geremek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Geremek swings widly with a right hand

and Penn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Geremek's guard.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Geremek has wrist control.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Georgios Geremek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but Geremek blocks nicely.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geremek utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn trying to control but Geremek is working from the bottom.
Penn postures up in Geremek's guard and throws a big left but Geremek blocks it.
Penn thows a big elbow that misses.
Geremek is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Geremek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Andersson Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Geremek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn won't allow Geremek to sweep him here.
Penn postures up in Geremek's guard and throws a big left but Geremek blocks it.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn distracts Geremek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Geremek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penn throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andersson Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

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