PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Georges Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxson Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, King of My World. Gray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prodigy - Spitfire. This should be a great matchup!

Penn
vs
Gray

179 cm
27
150 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Georges Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jaxson Gray!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt

and Penn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gray!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gray looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Penn keeps control of the position easily here as Gray tries to buck him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray rolls, trying to escape but Penn keeps control of the position.
Penn slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gray controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gray trying to control the hands but Penn breaks the grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Gray tries to keep at a distance but Penn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaxson Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gray looks to clinch

and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Penn stalls from top position.

Penn decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gray to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn feints and as Gray raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Penn controls the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Georges Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gray is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Gray misses

and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
Gray bucks up and tries to throw Penn off but instead Penn has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gray wants to clinch
and Penn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gray really felt that one!
Gray tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Gray misses with a wild combination.

Gray tries to sprawl but Penn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gray is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn is looking to pass Gray's guard but actually Gray recovers to full guard.
Gray controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gray forces Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Gray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Penn to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.

Gray gets control of Penn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gray will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Penn stands up from Gray's guard - Penn perhaps looking for a knockout.

Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gray has given up his back here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Penn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn stuffs the takedown.

Penn instigates a clinch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn landing knees to the head.
Gray trying to land knees to the body.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grays head.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.

Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gray darts in and clinches Penn up against the cage.
Gray can't break the clinch.
Gray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gray successfully pulls guard.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges Penn wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Penn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gray is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Penn tries to stand and escape but Gray is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jaxson Gray was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Gray scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Gray must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Gray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.
Penn sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges Penn.

Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gray pulls Penn in to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jaxson Gray.

Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gray manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Gray uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Georges Penn did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.

Gray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gray is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
Gray stalling away here and it's allowed Penn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Penn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gray tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Penn connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Gray tries to pull guard but Penn won't allow it.

Penn breaks from the clinch.
Gray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Penn will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Gray is predictable there

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gray won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gray keeps working.
Penn controls the position from side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Georges Penn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gray wants to clinch.
Gray throws a leg kick

and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
Penn has knee on belly momentarily but Gray bucks him off and regains half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gray keeps working.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges Penn wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gray has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georges Penn had his way with Jaxson Gray in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
Gray 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.
Gray dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Gray's head and hops out.
A low kick from Gray misses

and Penn counters with a takedown into side control.
Gray tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Penn easily slips into full mount!
Gray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but Gray is having none of it.
Gray tries to improve his position but instead Penn has taken his back!
Gray is in bad spot here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Penn.
Penn is not going to allow Gray to sit and survive in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to escape the position.
Gray's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Penn's hands.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges Penn just wasn't active enough.
A lazy body kick from Gray
and Penn counters with a nice body kick.
Gray wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side

and Penn counters with a shoot takedown. Gray fights it but they end up in guard.
Penn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Georges Penn.
Penn scores with a head kick. Gray tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gray gets caught flat footed, as Penn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Georges Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
Georges Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges Penn just wasn't active enough.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaxson Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Penn!
Georges Penn is the new featherweight champion!
Georges Penn made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'That I am the BEST IN THE WORLD at what I do'.