PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Til I Collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Escobar
vs
Penn

175 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
23
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Escobar misses with a takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn misses with a low kick.
Escobar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Penn delivers a nice body kick.
Escobar gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar checks a low kick from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Escobar has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with a poor takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn sizes up Escobar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Escobar misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Escobar rather than just go for the knockout.
Escobar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Escobar fails with the takedown
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Escobar takes one to the side of the head.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escobar manages to avoid it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Escobar. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Escobar backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn digs a good body shot into Escobar's ribs.
Penn lands a jab to Escobar's midsection.
Penn swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Escobar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
DJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Escobar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.
Penn lands the left hand.

Escobar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Escobar showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Escobar seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Escobar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Escobar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to pass the guard.

Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
Penn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pablo Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Escobar under the eye.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Escobar thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Escobar fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Escobar with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a leg kick but Escobar checks it.
Escobar moves out of range as Penn throws a body kick.
Escobar misses with a takedown
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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 lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Penn.
Escobar blocks a jab.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar misses with a takedown
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30

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