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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Claude Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Awesome as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claude Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Patrick.
Patrick misses with a looping right.
Penn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Patrick backs up against the ropes.
A cross from Patrick lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patrick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penn is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
Patrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the ropes.
Patrick tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Patrick lands with a right to the head.
Patrick presses Penn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patrick avoiding damage.
Patrick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn tries to break free but Patrick pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Patrick keeps him there for the moment.
Patrick is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Penn tries to circle away but Patrick has him pinned against the ropes.
Patrick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Patrick has double underhooks.
Patrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Patrick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn letting Patrick take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Patrick throws a shot to the body.
Patrick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Patrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Patrick moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn wants to land a leg kick but Patrick is out of range.
Penn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patrick will feel that in the morning.
Penn misses with a leg kick.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick clinches up against the ropes.
Patrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Patrick.
Patrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jean Claude Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Patrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn throws a series of punches but Patrick avoids them all with ease.
Patrick throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Patrick as the two fighters clinch.
Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Patrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Patrick lands a jab to the head.
Patrick tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Patrick dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Patrick throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Patrick thows a body shot but no joy.
Jean Claude Patrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Patrick cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Patrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Patrick misses with a looping left.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick scores with a punch to the head.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Patrick doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patrick.
Patrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Patrick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrick scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Patrick forces Penn back against the ropes and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Patrick tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Patrick.
Patrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Patrick.
Penn manages to break the clinch.
Patrick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Patrick has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Nice jab there from Penn.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn breaks the clinch.
Patrick has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Patrick misses with a straight right.
Patrick instigates a clinch.
Patrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jean Claude Patrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick connects with a body shot.
Patrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patrick thinking.
Penn looks for the body kick but Patrick saw that one coming.
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick misses with a looping left.
Patrick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn blocks a body shot from Patrick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Patrick.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn tries to break free but Patrick pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Patrick has the dominant position.
Penn is trying to break free.
Patrick lands a right hand.
Penn blocks a body shot from Patrick.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Patrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries to break free but Patrick pushes him back against the ropes.
Patrick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Patrick.
Patrick misses with a punch to the body.
Patrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patrick breaks the clinch.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
Patrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Jean Claude Patrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Patrick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick closes the distance and clinches.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Patrick.
A short right from Patrick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn is trying to push Patrick away but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Claude Patrick dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Patrick tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Patrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Patrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Patrick misses with a body shot.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Patrick.
Patrick lands with a shot to the body.
Patrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Patrick's knee momentarily.
Patrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Patrick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patrick tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn tries to clinch but Patrick moves out of range.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Patrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn avoids the body shot from Patrick.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Patrick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Patrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patrick has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Penn.
Patrick drives through and clinches with Penn against the ropes.
Penn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Patrick after a bit of a struggle.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick scores with a shoulder strike.
Patrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn wants to break free but Patrick has control.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Patrick lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrick has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Patrick.
Patrick lands a body shot.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn gets tackled into the ropes by Patrick. Patrick maintains the clinch.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the ropes.
Patrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn wants to break free but Patrick has control.
A nice left hand lands by Patrick.
Patrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn is rocked!
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling him.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Patrick finish him?
Patrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Patrick lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick works on Penn's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Patrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.
Patrick presses Penn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Nice body punch from Patrick.
Patrick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patrick misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patrick manages to break the clinch.
Patrick rushes Penn and presses him up against the ropes.
Patrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Penn.
Patrick lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Patrick.
Penn tries for a takedown but Patrick manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn tries to land a front kick but Patrick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Patrick misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Patrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooh!!! Patrick has knocked Penn down with a huge combo! Patrick steps away and waves a wobbly Penn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Patrick tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Patrick throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Patrick.
Patrick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn looks up at the clock. Bad move! Patrick lands a right hand from hell, dropping Penn. Patrick pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Patrick!
Our winner, Jean Claude Patrick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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RATING
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