PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kim Pennington (ranked 24648 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Kingad (ranked 4505 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonny Kingad enters the cage!

Pennington
vs
Kingad

211 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

167 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Kingad!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kingad drives through and clinches with Pennington against the cage.
Kingad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingad lands an elbow that stopped Pennington in his tracks for a moment.
Pennington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pennington takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Kim Pennington has been cut.

Kingad breaks the clinch.

Kingad has closed the distance and engaged Pennington in a clinch.
Pennington is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Come on Kingad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kingad is looking to control Pennington's arms but Pennington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kingad has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingad won't allow it.
Kingad throws an elbow that misses.
Pennington is trying to maintain a safe position but Kingad gets an underhook and turns Pennington into the cage.
Kingad scores with a hook to the body.
Pennington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pennington is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingad is keeping busy.
Kingad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pennington is keeping busy.
Kingad lands a nice elbow.
Pennington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pennington tries to break the clinch but Kingad is controlling the position.
Kingad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kingad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pennington's defenses.

Pennington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kingad moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington slows down the pace here.
Pennington stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kingad.

Pennington is rocked!
Kingad lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Pennington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kingad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonny Kingad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pennington tries to keep at a distance but Kingad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pennington can't break the clinch.
Pennington is trying to break the clinch but Kingad is controlling him.
Kingad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pennington is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kingad slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingad lands an elbow inside that Pennington shrugs off.

Kim Pennington's cut is getting worse.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Kingad creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Pennington! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Kingad.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Kingad!