PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dog Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Yoshida

175 cm
27
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

177 cm
32
161 lbs
16 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ken Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn avoids the body shot from Yoshida.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshida manages to avoid it.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn wants to clinch up but Yoshida keeps it at a distance.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a jab when Yoshida was well out of range.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yoshida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Penn was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Penn throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks to clinch
and Yoshida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Penn rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshida misses with a kick to the body.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshida.
Yoshida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yoshida tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yoshida to the ground. Yoshida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn tries to clinch but Yoshida is having none of it.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Ken Yoshida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshida throws a head kick that misses.
Yoshida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Yoshida does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.

It looks like Ken Yoshida has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn wants to clinch up but Yoshida keeps it at a distance.
Yoshida moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn cracks Yoshida with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yoshida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn checks a leg kick nicely.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn takes a swing at Yoshida's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yoshida throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoshida should have avoided that one.
Yoshida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Yoshida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yoshida.
Yoshida swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses the body punch
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoshida avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dog 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.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yoshida counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yoshida counters with a right hand to the body.
Yoshida throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Yoshida only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yoshida tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshida tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshida throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yoshida lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yoshida tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Yoshida throws a series of punches but Penn avoids them all with ease.
Yoshida misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshida.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
enabling Yoshida to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick

and Yoshida holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn blocks a body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Yoshida leaning his opponent against the cage.
Penn tries to pull guard but Yoshida holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Penn working aggressively here.
Yoshida is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yoshida pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoshida creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida lands a nice knee to the body.
Yoshida trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshida into the cage.
Yoshida scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn misses with a knee strike.

Yoshida lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yoshida wants to free his trapped foot but Penn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yoshida wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Yoshida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yoshida throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura here.

Yoshida is looking for a kimura here.
Yoshida thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yoshida lands a nice short elbow.
Yoshida working Penn over with strikes.
Yoshida working the head and body with strikes.
Yoshida working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yoshida seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.

Yoshida seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Yoshida's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoshida circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoshida misses with a two punch combination.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Dog Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshida counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ken Yoshida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoshida misses with the combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn just leaning against Yoshida, taking a breather.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn avoiding damage as Yoshida throws knees to the body.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yoshida in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Yoshida jumps guard but Penn stands there with Yoshida around his waist. Yoshida gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yoshida misses with some punches.
Yoshida throws a head punch that misses.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida blocking some punches.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.

Penn breaks from the clinch.
Yoshida takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoshida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yoshida's waist but Yoshida gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Yoshida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Penn has closed the distance and engaged Yoshida in a clinch.
Yoshida landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yoshida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yoshida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoshida backwards.
Penn tries a body shot but Yoshida blocks it.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Yoshida.
Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoshida avoids the damage to the body.

Penn jumps guard.
Yoshida passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Yoshida is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Penn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yoshida.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Yoshida keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yoshida lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Yoshida.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dog Penn.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Penn!
Dog Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.