PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Nolberto Galeano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Nolberto Galeano

186 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edgar Nolberto Galeano!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.

Galeano closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Penn's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Penn is looking for a triangle but Galeano pushes his legs off easily.

Galeano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Galeano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Galeano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Penn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Galeano doesn't defend quickly enough and Penn has managed to lock this one up! Can Galeano escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Penn on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bj Penn!
Bj Penn opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.