PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Django Ripa (ranked 3082 p4p, 290 weight class) and Luke Penn (ranked 2357 p4p, 245 weight class). Ripa comes to the ring accompanied by American Woman. Luke Penn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ripa
vs
Penn

189 cm
28
218 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

225 cm
17
290 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Shade Tree Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Django Ripa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luke Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Django Ripa has been cut.
Ripa connects with a looping right hand.
Ripa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ripa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ripa scores with a jab to the body.
Ripa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A telegraphed right hand from Ripa misses the target.
Ripa scores with a decent looking hook.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripa stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ripa finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Ripa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ripa looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Ripa looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Ripa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ripa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ripa misses with a straight right.
Ripa avoids the head kick by Penn.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ripa lands with a shot to the body.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Ripa slips a jab from Penn.

Ripa closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
A hook to the body from Ripa.
Penn looks winded!
Ripa gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ripa.
Ripa is working Penn over against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripa lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A short right from Ripa on the inside.
Ripa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Ripa.
Ripa lands a left hand.
Ripa lands a shoulder strike.
Ripa slowing the pace effectively.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ripa stalls.
Ripa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ripa lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Django Ripa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Django Ripa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ripa drives through and clinches with Penn against the ropes.
Ripa lands a shot to the body.
Ripa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Ripa.
Ripa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ripa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ripa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ripa lands a shot to the body.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Ripa lands a body punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ripa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Penn is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ripa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Still in the clinch, Ripa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ripa.
Ripa scores with a nice hook to the head.

Penn is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Ripa finish him?
Ripa pushes Penn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Ripa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Ripa.
Ripa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Ripa lands an uppercut.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ripa pushes Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ripa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Ripa.
Ripa digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Ripa.
Ripa lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ripa.
Ripa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Ripa pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Penn out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Django Ripa!
An out of breath Django Ripa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.