PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Jay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donato Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mack the Knife. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jay Penn
vs
Russo

180 cm
30
168 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

172 cm
29
157 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baby Jay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Donato Russo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo lands with a straight right. Penn didn't see that one coming.
Nice shot by Russo.
A head kick misses from Russo.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Russo swivels and escapes.

Penn gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Russo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Russo has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Russo is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn with a poor takedown
and Russo counters with a stiff right hand.
Russo leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Jay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Russo as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
Russo misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Russo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Russo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Russo wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Russo controlling the action here.
Russo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Russo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is controlling the pace.
Russo thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Russo is controlling him
Penn is not content to let Russo control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Russo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Russo works his way into full mount!
Russo punching from mount but Penn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Russo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Russo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Russo controlling from mount.
Russo looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Russo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Penn because Russo loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donato Russo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Penn is defended easily by Russo.
Baby Jay Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn slips under a jab from Russo.
Russo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Penn dives in and grabs Russo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Russo pushes down on Penn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Jay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo throws a big shot that misses.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Russo looks to land a body kick but Penn moved away.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Russo counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Russo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Russo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Russo trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Russo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Donato Russo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Russo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Penn moves into the clinch.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn tries to break free but Russo pushes him back against the cage.
Penn tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Russo lands a nice elbow.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Russo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Russo trying to stall but Penn improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.

Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russo fails to land the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Russo.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russo but Russo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Russo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Donato Russo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Russo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Russo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Russo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russo in side control, throwing shots but Penn defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn is not content to let Russo control the position.
Russo is trying to ground and pound but Penn uses the momentary lack of control by Russo to regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donato Russo 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!

Russo shoots in but no luck this time.
Russo throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Russo.
Russo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Russo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Russo lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Russo, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Russo against the cage but Russo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Jay Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Russo. Russo obviously looking to wear him down.
Russo jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.

Penn is rocked!
Russo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
Russo feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Penn collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donato Russo!
A relieved looking Donato Russo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.