PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Holy Diver as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Marshall
vs
Penn

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marshall throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.

Marshall scores with a takedown into Penn's guard.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Penn pushes Marshall off looking to stand but Marshall dives back in and keeps control.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wants to control but Marshall is keeping busy.
Marshall wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position.
Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marshall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Marshall keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Marshall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marshall working the ground and pound from side control.
Penn throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Marshall misses with the ground and pound.

Marshall stands up and beckons Penn to his feet.
Marshall fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries for a takedown but Marshall circles away easily

and Marshall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Penn!
Penn looks gassed!
Marshall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.

Marshall is working for a guillotine from mount but Penn frees his head quite easily.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
Marshall punishing his opponent with strikes.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Marshall lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marshall landing punches.
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!
Marshall landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall landing strikes, looking to finish!
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Marshall raining down shots from the mount!
Marshall lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Marshall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The referee warns Penn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Marshall raining down shots from the mount!
Marshall lands a big elbow.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
Marshall landing punches.
Marshall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marshall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall lands a big elbow.
Marshall has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Marshall breaks from Penn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marshall lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Marshall landing strikes, looking to finish!

Marshall working for a guillotine from mount but Penn is in no mood to give up.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall avoids the attempt from Penn to control.
Marshall has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Penn's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Marshall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A clash of legs there as Marshall blocks the low kick.
Penn misses with a takedown

and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penn keeping full guard, as Marshall tries to pass.
Marshall preventing the sweep.
Marshall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marshall scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Marshall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Marshall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marshall working Penn over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marshall lands a nice short elbow.
Penn has hold of Marshall's hands but Marshall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marshall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Marshall lands with a punch from half guard.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marshall working the head and body with strikes.
Marshall is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Marshall working the head and body with strikes.
Marshall is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Marshall drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Marshall works over Penn with some ground and pound from guard.

Penn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Marshall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Penn.
Penn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall blocks the strikes from Penn.
Penn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
Marshall cracks Penn with a big elbow.

Marshall decides to stand back up. Marshall steps back and let's Penn get back to his feet.

Marshall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Penn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marshall connects with a decent elbow.
Penn prevents Marshall from moving into mount.
Penn tries to improve position but can't.
Marshall is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall prevents Penn from standing back up.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Marshall has control of the leg.
Marshall working the head and body with strikes.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Penn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Marshall shoots in but no luck this time.
Penn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Marshall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Penn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Marshall pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Marshall 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 Marshall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Marshall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marshall throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Penn kicks off Marshall and gets to his feet.
Marshall shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Marshall closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marshall lands in his opponent's guard.
Marshall stops Penn from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Marshall dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Marshall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Marshall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Penn!
Kyle Marshall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marshall connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Penn wants to control but Marshall is having none of it.
Penn taking shots to the head.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Marshall with good strikes from the mount here!
Marshall with the ground and pound from mount.

Marshall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Penn turns into him and now he's in Marshall's guard.
Penn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
Marshall lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Penn wanted to stand there but Marshall had control of the position.
Marshall bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Penn's guard.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Marshall slips an elbow through the middle.
Marshall passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Marshall working the head and body with strikes.
Marshall moves nicely into side control.

Marshall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marshall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Marshall connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Penn some visible discomfort.
Penn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Marshall cracks Penn with a big right hand but Penn just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Penn pushes Marshall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marshall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Marshall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Penn down.

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

Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marshall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Marshall won't allow Penn to get back to his feet.
Marshall slips nicely into half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marshall uses his free foot to push down on Penn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Penn.
Marshall dominating with strikes here.
Marshall fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Penn is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the head.
Penn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Penn is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marshall punishing his opponent with strikes.
Marshall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Penn looks a forlorn figure.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Marshall landing shots from mount.
Marshall lands a heavy elbow.
Marshall lands a nice shot to the head.
Marshall cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Marshall cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Penn wants to try and get back to his feet.
BJJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshall scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marshall working Penn over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Marshall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marshall, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Marshall!