PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen All Black as his entrance music. Tyler Black has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Black
vs
Penn

180 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Diego Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.

Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Penn!
Black putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Black 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.
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Black. What's that going to do exactly?
Black is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Penn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Black landing punches.
Penn is trying to stand.
The referee warns Penn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black lands a heavy elbow.

Black wants to finish this one by submission but Penn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Black.
Black working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Black looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Penn tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Penn looks gassed!
Ground and pound from Black.
Penn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Black scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Black there.
Penn is trying to stand back up but Black is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn is looking to escape.
Black working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Black lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Black lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Black performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Black working Penn over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.

Penn is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Black has latched onto it... Big trouble! Black pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Penn is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Black!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Black!