PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jensen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jumpin' Jack Flash by The Rolling Stones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Jensen

185 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
164 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Flipz Energy
MMA's Best Nutrition The PIT 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jim Jensen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Jensen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Jensen scores a takedown into full mount!
Penn tries to hold on but Jensen postures up.
Penn manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Jensen prevents Penn from improving his position.
Jensen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Penn desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jensen connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Jensen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jensen is keen to just control but Penn is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Jensen there.
Jensen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn is trying to control but can't.

Penn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jensen pulls his head out easily.
Jensen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen throws a strike but Penn avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jensen throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jensen fails to land with a series of punches.

Jensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jensen has hold of one of Penn's legs. Penn is fighting the takedown attempt but Jensen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Penn keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.
Jensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Penn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jensen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jensen landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jensen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jensen looks gassed!
Jensen scores with punches from side control.
Penn gets back to half guard.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Jensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Jensen wants to free his trapped foot but Penn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Penn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jensen.
Jensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jensen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn is trying to keep Jensen in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn wants to clinch.
Jensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Jensen scores with a four punch combination!
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Penn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice body kick from Jensen.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jensen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jensen!
Jensen misses with a head kick.
Jensen scores with a three punch combo!

Jensen closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Penn pushes Jensen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jensen missing with knees to the body.
Jensen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn has Jensen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jensen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jensen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jensen throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jensen as Penn tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jensen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jensen has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jensen wants a takedown but no success here.
Jensen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Jensen.
Jensen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jensen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Penn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Penn tries for a takedown but Jensen manages to get underhooks.
Penn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jensen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Jensen, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Jensen against the cage but Jensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bj Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen clinches but Penn breaks the clinch
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Jim Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jensen shoots in and bounces Penn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn keeping full guard, as Jensen tries to pass.
Jensen scoring with some ground and pound.
Jensen wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Jensen wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.

Penn working for a triangle but Jensen defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jensen landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jensen cracks Penn with a solid left hand.

Jensen gets to his feet. Penn looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Penn clinches with his opponent.
Jensen can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Jensen throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jensen lands a nice elbow.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jensen throws an elbow but misses.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Jensen.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Jensen.
Jensen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Jensen, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jensen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Jensen.
Jensen goes for a takedown attempt but Penn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jensen as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes one to the chin there.

Jensen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn is looking to control Jensen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Jensen winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn has hold of Jensen's hands but Jensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Jensen wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Jensen stands up and waves to Penn to follow him.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jensen as he jumps to the side.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jensen finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Jensen digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn misses with a double jab.

Jensen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jensen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jensen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn wants to improve his position but Jensen is controlling well.

Penn is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jensen pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Jensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Penn has a takedown stuffed.
Jensen is looking to clinch.
Jensen throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a nice body kick.
Jensen fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jensen moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Penn throws a right and a left that Jensen avoids nicely.
Jensen lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.

Jensen moves into the clinch.
Jensen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jensen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Jensen lands a takedown into guard.
Jensen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jensen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jensen wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Jensen won't allow Penn to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen is working Penn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Jensen sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Penn doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Jensen paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Penn - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bj Penn!