PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Penn
vs
Williams

187 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

MMA Animal

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Cj Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Penn.
Penn misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two 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.
Penn throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams blocks a head kick by Penn.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Penn misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cj Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Williams.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Penn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Penn.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

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.
Sloppy strikes from Penn. Those never looked like landing.
Penn misses with an uppercut

and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Penn pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.

Penn gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a hook but Williams blocks it.

Williams moves into range and clinches up with Penn.

Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams checks a low kick from Penn.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Cj Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.

Williams takes the fight into the clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cj Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn misses with an uppercut

and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to break free but Williams has control.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.

Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Penn misses with a body kick.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams moves out of range as Penn strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Penn misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams tries for a takedown but Penn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.

Williams drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.

Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings widly with a right hand

and Williams moves into the clinch.

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cj Penn dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn misses the jab.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Penn lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Penn.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Penn trying to control the position.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Penn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Penn tries to get out of the position.
Penn looking for a sweep but Williams has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Penn wants to control but Williams is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Penn is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn taking shots to the head.

Penn is rocked!
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Williams! Penn is hurt baaadly! Williams is firing away with more strikes - Penn is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Williams!