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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frenk Karleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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173 cm
26
152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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173 cm
26
152 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frenk Karleon! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casey Penn! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Karleon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn. Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Karleon eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. A right-left combo lands from Karleon. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! A combination from Penn does no damage. Penn slips under a jab from Karleon. Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Penn throws a series of punches but Karleon moves out of range. Frenk Karleon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Karleon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn. Karleon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karleon misses with the combination.
Penn throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action! Karleon swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn staying out of range there. Karleon throws a shot to the body.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Karleon uses good head movement to avoid it. Penn looks to land a combination but Karleon avoids it well. Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karleon throws a shot to the body.
Karleon throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karleon swinging wildly here.
Karleon misses with a wild body shot. Karleon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karleon throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily. Frenk Karleon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Karleon throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Karleon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Karleon. Those never looked like landing. A nice combination there by Karleon.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Karleon connects with a crisp jab. Penn throws a low kick but Karleon moves out of range easily. Karleon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head. Karleon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penn on the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Karleon throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a takedown into side control. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Karleon prevents Penn from moving into mount. Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Karleon, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Penn prevents Karleon from escaping the position. Karleon is looking to regain half guard here but Penn keeps moving and retains side control. Karleon tries to escape but Penn is in control. Karleon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground. Karleon tries to improve position but can't. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Penn trying to control the action but Karleon is working from the bottom. Karleon manages to work his way to half guard, despite Penn's best efforts. Penn prevents Karleon from standing back up.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Karleon! Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time. Penn fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Penn tries to control but Karleon wriggling away. Penn controlling the pace for now. Penn fails to move to back control. Karleon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Karleon tries to control the position but Penn now has his back.
Karleon looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Penn looking for the RNC. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Karleon is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Karleon is trying to defend against the choke here but Penn has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Penn Tightens the hold and Karleon taps out furiously! Penn displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Casey Penn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
73% |
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