PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is Go To Church. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Penn
vs
Boom

185 cm
23
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

176 cm
24
172 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

Prestige Clothing

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Boom Boom!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn has closed the distance and engaged Boom in a clinch.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Boom tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.

Boom breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom fails with the takedown
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boom wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Boom tries to clinch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom Boom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom looks to clinch
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn cracks Boom with an open hand slap.
Boom tries to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boom thinking.
Boom throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boom clinches.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boom tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Boom.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn cracks Boom with a nice body shot.
Boom looks gassed!
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Booms head.
Penn is stalling here.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boom or not.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn cracks Boom with a nice body shot.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boom or not.
Penn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boom.
Penn lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boom tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Penn lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Boom's takedown attempt.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn pushes Boom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Penn.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Penn.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boom or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn is working Boom over against the cage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom trying to land knees to the body.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Boom wants a takedown.
Brian Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Boom.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boom, as that shot connected.
Boom misses with a takedown attempt
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Boom takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Boom tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boom tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Penn prevents Boom from breaking the clinch.

Boom breaks the clinch.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Penn - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Boom is breathing heavily.

Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boom is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn is working for a submission of some sort.
Boom is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Boom has hold of Penn's hands but Penn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn is thwarting Boom's attempts to control the position.
Penn is trying to control. Boom wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Penn in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Penn is looking for a kimura but Boom is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.

Boom looking for submissions off his back.
Boom trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom missing with punches from the bottom.
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penn is looking to advance position but Boom won't allow it.
Boom is concentrating on defense, preventing Penn from advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the action in half guard but Boom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boom regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boom is keeping the position for now.

Boom is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Penn is aware though and is defending well.
Penn trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Boom trying to strike off his back.
Boom working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penn landing some decent shots from guard.
Penn works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn passes to full mount!
Boom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn is landing with some decent strikes but Boom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Boom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Penn looking to secure an arm triangle but Boom defends it well.
Penn landing shots from mount.
Boom is trying to reverse the position but instead Penn has taken his back - oops!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Penn dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Boom wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Boom tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.

Penn pushes Boom up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boom.
Boom tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brian Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Penn.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom blocking some punches.
Boom trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Boom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Boom backwards.
Boom using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn stops a takedown attempt from Boom.
Brian Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boom Boom.
Penn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Boom misses with a knee to the head.
Penn digs a right hand into Boom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boom's gas tank.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Boom's head.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a knee strike.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn presses Boom against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Penn.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.

Boom breaks from the clinch.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Penn closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Boom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boom can do to turn this around?
Boom darts in trying to clinch

and Penn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penn.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Boom Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn is leaning against Boom and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn lands a right hand.
Boom goes for a takedown attempt but Penn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn cracks Boom with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boom tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boom misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Boom should have avoided that one.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Penn instigates a clinch.
Boom lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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