PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hewson
vs
Penn

172 cm
28
167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

170 cm
34
160 lbs
17 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewson throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hewson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hewson misses with a hook.
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hewson throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Hewson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hewson throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hewson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hewson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn moves forwards but Hewson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hewson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paul Hewson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Hewson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Penn eats them both and turns towards Hewson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hewson throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Paul Hewson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Penn misses.
Hewson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Hewson wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
Penn looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to advance position but Hewson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.

Hewson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hewson throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Hewson moved out of range.
Hewson walks into a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewson misses with a hook.
Hewson misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hewson looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Hewson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hewson circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hewson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hewson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

No joy there for Hewson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hewson misses with a double jab.
Hewson misses with the combination.
Hewson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Hewson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hewson throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hewson throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Hewson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hewson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penn lands a couple of digs.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn controlling from the top position.

Hewson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Penn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hewson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Hewson. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hewson moves away.
Donk. Hewson catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Hewson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hewson just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Hewson misses the jab.
Hewson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Penn has Hewson up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hewson's efforts to push away.

Hewson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Hewson counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hewson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hewson.
Penn misses with a looping right.
A combination from Hewson does no damage.
Hewson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hewson throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hewson dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Hewson misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Hewson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hewson throws a big shot that misses.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hewson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul Hewson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hewson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Hewson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Penn is rocked!
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Hewson finish him?
Hewson swings widly with a right hand

and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Hewson didn't expect that.
Penn won't allow Hewson to get back to his feet.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn stops Hewson from standing up.
Penn trying to control but Hewson is working from the bottom.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn chips away with some ground and pound.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Hewson is retaining full guard.
Penn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Hewson is keeping the position.
Penn throws a big elbow that misses.

Hewson has his feet on Penn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson misses with a few strikes there.

Hewson gets caught napping as Penn dives in and scores a takedown. Hewson manages to retain guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hewson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn wants to control from the top but Hewson keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewson wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn prevents Hewson from getting back to his feet.
Penn wants to control from the top but Hewson keeps moving.
Penn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mick Penn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewson dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Hewson scores with a nice strike.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hewson throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mick Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hewson 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hewson!
Paul Hewson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.