Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: NSC 14: Power vs McGuire
Date: Apr 16, 2019

#R1#
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Agnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Penn blocks the leg kick.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Agnarsson.
Penn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agnarsson cracks Penn with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Agnarsson misses the target.
Penn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Agnarsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T1#
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimur Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn slips under a jab from Agnarsson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Agnarsson jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agnarsson scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Agnarsson thumps Penn with a low kick.
Agnarsson motions for Penn to come forward. Agnarsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Agnarsson jabs Penn right on the nose. Penn blinks but takes it well.
Agnarsson throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agnarsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Agnarsson throws out a powerful jab.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agnarsson.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Agnarsson.
Penn checks a leg kick.
Agnarsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Agnarsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agnarsson moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Agnarsson throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grimur Agnarsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Agnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Agnarsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Agnarsson connects with a body shot.
Agnarsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Agnarsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Agnarsson lands the left hand.
Penn swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
Agnarsson lands a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Agnarsson misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Penn misses.
Agnarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Penn's head backwards.
Agnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Agnarsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC#
Penn is rocked!
Grimur Agnarsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Agnarsson cracks Penn with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Penn falls to his knees and Agnarsson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grimur Agnarsson!
Our winner, Grimur Agnarsson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: NSC 6: McLauhglin vs Yu
Date: Mar 12, 2019

#R1#
Zamora is looking to slow Penn down with leg kicks.
Zamora fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zamora lands with a good body shot.
Zamora doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zamora lands a nice looking body kick.
Zamora scores with a shot to the body.
Zamora shoots and misses
and Zamora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zamora connects with a single shot there.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zamora looks to throw a body kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Freddie Zamora has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zamora lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Zamora ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Zamora misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Freddie Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Zamora shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zamora gets slowly back to his feet.
Zamora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zamora tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zamora somewhat.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Zamora.
Zamora misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zamora scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zamora tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn avoids the head kick by Zamora. #T2#
Nice cross by Zamora.
Zamora falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zamora.
Zamora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zamora misses with the body kick
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Zamora has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Zamora has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Zamora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zamora doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Zamora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Zamora moves into the clinch.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddie Zamora dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Freddie Zamora's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zamora circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Zamora slams his shin into Penn's torso.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zamora darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zamora shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zamora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zamora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn takes a swing at Zamora's ribcage but misses.
Zamora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zamora explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zamora throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zamora thinking.
A head kick by Zamora misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T1#
Zamora shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#
Zamora is rocked!
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Zamora.
Zamora tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn counters with a huge left! Zamora is in big trouble! He's backing up but Penn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Zamora from any more damage. A dominating finish by Penn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
Our winner, BJ Penn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: ABW 153 Arendse - OByrne
Date: Aug 16, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Payakarakatong takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Payakarakatong gets control of Penn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Payakarakatong will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Payakarakatong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Payakarakatong wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Payakarakatong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Penn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Payakarakatong has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #T1#
Payakarakatong is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Payakarakatong looking for a sweep. Not yet Payakarakatong, not yet.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Payakarakatong is retaining full guard.
Payakarakatong is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Payakarakatong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penn is out of range and Payakarakatong settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Payakarakatong misses.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Payakarakatong manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong throws out a leg kick but Penn moves out of range and Payakarakatong only half commits.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Payakarakatong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T2#
Payakarakatong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payakarakatong shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick which misses Penn's front leg but catches the back leg as Penn tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payakarakatong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at LOD:Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn blocks a head kick by Payakarakatong.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakarakatong scores with a spinning back kick!
Penn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payakarakatong. Payakarakatong obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn throws a hook but Payakarakatong blocks it.
Payakarakatong throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Payakarakatong thinking.
Payakarakatong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T3#
Payakarakatong connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payakarakatong takes a body punch but keeps moving. #CL2#
Payakarakatong pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Payakarakatong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn prevents a body shot from Payakarakatong.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakarakatong's elbow.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Payakarakatong.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Payakarakatong has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Penn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Payakarakatong lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn gets underhooks to prevent Payakarakatong's takedown attempt.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Payakarakatong tries to pull guard but Penn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T4#
Payakarakatong tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Payakarakatong back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakarakatong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penn walks away with a smile on his face. Payakarakatong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Payakarakatong throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Payakarakatong throws a lazy body kick
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice head shot.
Payakarakatong misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
A slow jab from Payakarakatong misses its intended target.
Payakarakatong looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Payakarakatong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Payakarakatong.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Payakarakatong saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Payakarakatong.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Payakarakatong on the side of the head.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Payakarakatong ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Payakarakatong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Payakarakatong misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payakarakatong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Payakarakatong tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Payakarakatong loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Payakarakatong's head but Payakarakatong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Payakarakatong lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong motions for Penn to come forward. Payakarakatong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penn appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Payakarakatong has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Payakarakatong lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Payakarakatong jumps guard and drags Penn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Payakarakatong working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payakarakatong wants to sweep but no luck.
Payakarakatong is trying to keep Penn in close.
Penn passes Payakarakatong's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payakarakatong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Payakarakatong looking for submissions off his back.
Penn not doing much here. #T2#
Payakarakatong is looking to improve his position.
Payakarakatong trying to control from the bottom.
Penn controlling the action here.
Payakarakatong tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Penn sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Penn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Payakarakatong is trying to get back to full guard.
Penn controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Payakarakatong just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payakarakatong.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payakarakatong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T4#
Payakarakatong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Payakarakatong throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong works Penn's body with a nice hook.
Payakarakatong connects with a leg kick. Penn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payakarakatong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Payakarakatong.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payakarakatong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Payakarakatong had a free shot at his head there.
Payakarakatong with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Payakarakatong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payakarakatong slips under a jab.
Payakarakatong misses with a low kick.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong connects with a single shot there.
Payakarakatong misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Payakarakatong lands a right hook to the body.
Payakarakatong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong throws a right hand that misses
and Payakarakatong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payakarakatong missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Payakarakatong feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Payakarakatong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Payakarakatong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Payakarakatong.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Payakarakatong manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong throws a body kick that misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payakarakatong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Payakarakatong cracks a nice hook into Penn's ribs.
Payakarakatong throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn connects with a right hand. Payakarakatong shakes it off.
Payakarakatong digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Payakarakatong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Penn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Payakarakatong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Payakarakatong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payakarakatong works the jab nicely.
Payakarakatong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Payakarakatong slips under a jab.#CL2#
Payakarakatong instigates a clinch.
Payakarakatong fails to pull the fight into his guard. #T3#
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payakarakatong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payakarakatong is trying to pull guard but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn is leaning against Payakarakatong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn prevents a body shot from Payakarakatong.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payakarakatong has him pressed against the cage.
Payakarakatong cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Payakarakatong won't allow it.
Penn tries to work over Payakarakatong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakarakatong struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
BJ Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payakarakatong tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4#
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Payakarakatong is working for takedown but Penn is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payakarakatong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A shot in the inside from Penn. #ROC#
Payakarakatong is rocked!
Penn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penn creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Payakarakatong's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Payakarakatong drops to his knees and Penn pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: ABW 145 Verygood - Penn
Date: Jul 17, 2018

#R1#
Penn walks into a jab.
Kurt Verygood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
It appears Verygood was looking to counter with a kick there.
Penn misses with a right hand
and Verygood counters with a nice uppercut.
Verygood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Verygood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
A big right from Penn misses.
Verygood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verygood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn moves out of range as Verygood strikes.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Verygood misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Verygood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verygood misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Verygood.#ROC#
Penn is rocked!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Verygood drops Penn with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Penn! Verygood dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Kurt Verygood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ABW 136 Smith - Diaz
Date: Jun 05, 2018

#R1#
Nice shot lands for Wawelski.
We've been told by Penn's head coaches at Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wawelski throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kosma Wawelski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wawelski throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Wawelski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wawelski 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.
Wawelski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Penn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wawelski misses with a head kick.
Wawelski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Wawelski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Wawelski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wawelski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wawelski lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wawelski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Wawelski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Wawelski missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn takes a swing at Wawelski's ribcage but misses.
Wawelski misses with a head kick.
It looked like Penn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wawelski.
Wawelski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Wawelski moved out of range.
Wawelski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wawelski misses with a double jab.
Wawelski looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Wawelski moved out of range nicely.
Wawelski swings widly with a right hand
and Wawelski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Wawelski.
Penn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wawelski in his tracks.
Wawelski throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range. #T2#
Wawelski throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Wawelski misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Wawelski is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wawelski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wawelski is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Wawelski looks winded!
Penn throws a pinpoint strike between Wawelski's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Wawelski crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Penn scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
In his post fight interview, BJ Penn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: DUEL#147 Vee vs Crushman
Date: Apr 21, 2018

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Badger. That snapped Penn's head back.
Badger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Badger.
Nice cross by Penn.
Badger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Badger just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Badger misses with a low kick as Penn jumps back.
Badger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Badger throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badger loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Badger misses with a hook.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Badger misses with a low kick. #T1#
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badger throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Badger misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Badger misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Badger tries a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Badger - just one landing.
Badger connects with a crisp jab.
Badger looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Badger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haywood Badger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badger.
Badger digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
Badger loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.#T2##TD2#
Badger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Badger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badger trying to control the position but Penn is working away.
Penn tries to buck Badger off but Badger is having none of it.
Penn trying to remain calm as Badger controls from the top position.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn struggling a bit here.
Badger in side control lands a decent elbow. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn is trying to improve his position.
Badger working the head with strikes.
Badger misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Penn takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Badger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Badger working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Penn is looking to regain half guard here but Badger keeps moving and retains side control.
Badger has control of an arm but Penn manages to advance to Badger's back!#T4#
Badger trying to control the position but Penn manages to sink in the hooks.
Badger is really stuck here.
Badger trying to control but not successfully.
Badger is really stuck here.
Penn controlling the position well here. Badger rolled but Penn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Badger on the ground.
Badger breaks Penn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haywood Badger dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Badger throws a right hand that misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Badger manages to avoid it.
Badger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Badger misses with a lunging right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn misses with a hook. Badger ducked under it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Badger. Beautiful body shot.
Badger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Badger misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Badger looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Badger tried to score with a low kick but Penn checks it.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Badger manages to avoid it.#T1#
Badger throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badger moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Penn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Badger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Badger gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Badger fails with the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Badger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Badger thinking.
Badger misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Badger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Penn drops his hands momentarily and Badger takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Badger misses.
Penn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Badger misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Badger throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Badger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Penn in his tracks.
Penn misses with a hook.
Badger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Badger goes for a double leg but Penn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Penn continues to drive forward.#T3#
Badger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Penn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haywood Badger.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Badger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Badger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC#
Badger is rocked!
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badger swings away with a body shot that misses
and Penn counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: DUEL#143 Parker vs Ashton
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Von Ketler fails with a takedown attempt.
Von Ketler throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A shot to the liver by Von Ketler. Beautiful body shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Von Ketler.#TD#
Von Ketler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Penn sprawls well initially but Von Ketler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Von Ketler is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn wants to get back to full guard but Von Ketler has mounted him!
Von Ketler cracks Penn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Ketler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ketler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Von Ketler content just to control the position here.
Von Ketler working Penn over with strikes here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Penn regains half guard.
Penn is looking to control Von Ketler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn tries to get to full guard but Von Ketler has control of the leg.
Von Ketler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Ketler 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 controlling the position well.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Ketler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Penn is defending against the submission attempts here by Von Ketler.
Penn tries to roll over but Von Ketler keeps him under control.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Von Ketler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Ketler.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Von Ketler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Von Ketler throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Von Ketler is working away from the top position though.
Von Ketler trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Von Ketler thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Ketler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Von Ketler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Von Ketler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Von Ketler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Von Ketler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Von Ketler is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Von Ketler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Von Ketler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn is looking to improve his position. #T4#
Von Ketler wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Von Ketler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Ketler.
Penn trying to hold on to Von Ketler's head to control him but Von Ketler postures up.
Penn gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penn holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Ketler trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Ketler passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Von Ketler's back. He's all about the action.
Von Ketler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eksem Von Ketler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Penn lands a body shot.
Von Ketler lands a body shot.
Von Ketler connects with a body shot.
Von Ketler shoots for a double leg takedown but Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Von Ketler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Von Ketler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD#
Von Ketler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking to control.
Von Ketler trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Von Ketler looking to pass the guard.
Von Ketler wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Von Ketler chips away with some ground and pound.
Von Ketler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Penn seems keen to control Von Ketler's posture.
Von Ketler throwing strikes but missing.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Von Ketler scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Ketler trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Von Ketler throws a big elbow that misses.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Von Ketler wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Von Ketler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penn has his hands on Von Ketler's head, controlling the position.
Von Ketler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Penn looking to control.
Penn is controlling Von Ketler's posture.
Von Ketler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Ketler with a nice head shot there.
Von Ketler passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Von Ketler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Von Ketler there.
Penn has his hands clasped together around Von Ketler's back. He's all about the action.
Von Ketler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn is concentrating on defense, preventing Von Ketler from advancing position. #T4##SUB#
Von Ketler is working for a kimura but Penn is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Ketler working the head and body with strikes.
Von Ketler working Penn over with strikes.
Von Ketler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Ketler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Ketler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Von Ketler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penn keeps working.
Penn trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Ketler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eksem Von Ketler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Von Ketler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Von Ketler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Penn controls Von Ketler momentarily but Von Ketler frees himself.
Penn is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Von Ketler pushes down on Penn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Ketler slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Penn won't allow Von Ketler to pass to mount. #SUB#
Von Ketler is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1#
Penn is looking to control Von Ketler's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Von Ketler lands strikes from half guard.
Penn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Penn.
Von Ketler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Von Ketler advances position into side control!
Von Ketler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Penn defending against the ground and pound.
Von Ketler working the head with strikes.
Von Ketler working the ground and pound.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Von Ketler tries for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Eksem Von Ketler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Von Ketler is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Penn can't do much from the bottom here.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.#T3#
Von Ketler lands a nice forearm strike.
Penn tries to bench press Von Ketler off him but Von Ketler keeps the position. #SUB#
Von Ketler is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Ketler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Penn taking a bit of punishment here - Von Ketler scoring with strikes.
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Von Ketler lands a nice forearm strike.
Von Ketler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Von Ketler grinds an elbow into Penn's temple. #ROC#
Penn is rocked!
Penn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Von Ketler connects with a decent elbow.
Penn is still in real trouble! Can Von Ketler finish him?
Penn is letting Von Ketler control him for a moment.
Penn tries to bench press Von Ketler off him but Von Ketler keeps the position.
Eksem Von Ketler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Von Ketler creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Von Ketler working the ground and pound.
Von Ketler scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Penn is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Von Ketler can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eksem Von Ketler!
Eksem Von Ketler got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

Event: DUEL#139 Skrumbo vs Eirikson
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses #CL2#
and Tipton counters by clinching up.
I was talking to Penn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tipton's elbow.
Penn works on Tipton's body with a couple of short punches.
Tipton takes a shot to the head.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Tipton has double underhooks.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tiptons head.
Tipton misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to work over Tipton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn blocking some punches. #BC2#
Tipton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tipton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T1#
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn throws a right and a left that Tipton avoids nicely.
A left lands for Penn.#CUT#
It looks like Byron Tipton has been cut.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Penn with a jab.#T2#
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tipton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Tipton's head back.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Penn misses
and Tipton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tipton avoids the body shot from Penn.
Tipton changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tipton moves out of range as Penn strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tipton! But no joy.#T3#
Penn swings for the body but Tipton moves out of range.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tipton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Tipton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Tipton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Tipton moved out of range nicely.
Penn with a hook.
Penn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tipton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn catches Tipton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Byron Tipton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tipton manages to avoid it.
Tipton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Penn misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Tipton counters with a shoot takedown. Penn fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tipton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
Tipton throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tipton on the ground.#SUB2#
Tipton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tipton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tipton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tipton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tipton postures up in Penn's guard and throws a big left but Penn blocks it.
Tipton trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Tipton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1#
Penn is controlling Tipton's posture.
Tipton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tipton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tipton lands a couple of digs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tipton working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#SUB2#
Tipton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tipton wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penn holds on and takes a little breather.
Penn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tipton trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom. #T2#
Tipton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tipton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tipton stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Tipton postures up.
Tipton throwing strikes but missing.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tipton can do to turn this around?
Tipton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Tipton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tipton is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.#SUB2#
Tipton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tipton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Penn has his hands on Tipton's head, controlling the position. #T3#
Tipton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn is pulling down on Tipton's head. It's preventing any offense from Tipton, at least for the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tipton looking to pass the guard. #SUB2#
Tipton drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick Tipton off! Tipton jumps back into Penn's guard. #SUB2#
Tipton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Tipton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn wanted to stand there but Tipton had control of the position. #T4##SUB2#
Tipton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Penn defends it easily.
Penn seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Tipton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Tipton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tipton keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byron Tipton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Byron Tipton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Penn swings for the body but Tipton moves out of range.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Tipton off the cage and back into range.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Tipton counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a hook but Tipton blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn with a jab.#T1#
Jab by Penn.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Tipton tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tipton slips a straight right by Penn.#T2#
Tipton takes one on the button.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Tipton counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tipton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Tipton with the counter takedown but Penn avoids it easily.
Tipton walks into a jab.#ROC#
Tipton is rocked!
Penn dips to his left and cracks Tipton with an uppercut!
Tipton is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tipton gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Penn gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tipton is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
A very excited looking BJ Penn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Byron Tipton had this to say: 'I know I am only 24, but I am retiring. Obviously I dont have what it takes to become a champion, there is no reason to put my body at harm for something that I suck at.'.

Event: KFC: Brazil
Date: Feb 10, 2018

#R1#
Penn misses with a looping left.
Warne feinted with a counter takedown.
Warne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warne misses with a looping left.
Penn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Warne.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Warne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Warne changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Warne throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Warne.
Warne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Penn leaves Warne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Warne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shane Warne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn avoids the body shot from Warne.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Warne misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn throws a jab when Warne was well out of range.
Warne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Warne. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Warne misses the shot to the body.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Warne is just out of range.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warne with a jab.
Warne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Warne swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Warne misses.
Warne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Warne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T3#
Warne misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC2#
Warne is rocked!
Penn looks to throw the jab but Warne is out of range.
Warne missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warne throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Warne.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warne misses with a lunging right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand. #TD#
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Warne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Penn is trying to keep Warne in close. #T4#
Warne won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Penn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Warne stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Warne has his takedown stuffed
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Warne ducks down to avoid it.
Nice cross by Warne.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warne.
Penn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Warne with a body shot.
Warne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Warne slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warne misses with a shot to the body
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Warne counters with a single leg into guard. Penn didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Penn is trying to control the position but Warne postures up.
Warne is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Warne has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Penn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Penn is not content to let Warne control the position.
Warne is really struggling to control Penn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Warne is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Warne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn is working to get back to half guard. #T2#
Warne trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Shane Warne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Penn trying to hold on to Warne's head to control him but Warne postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warne tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Warne is working away from the top position though.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn wants to improve his position but Warne is controlling well. #T3#
Penn won't allow Warne to pass to mount.
Warne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Warne is pressing down on Penn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Penn is holding on for now.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warne wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well.
Warne trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.
Warne uses his free foot to push down on Penn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Penn. #T4#
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
Warne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Warne dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Penn slips a straight right by Warne.
Penn misses with a body punch #TD#
and Warne counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Warne tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Warne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warne wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Warne looking to pass the guard.
Warne controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T1#
Warne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Warne forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Warne is looking for a kimura but Penn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Warne to get the leverage. #SUB#
Warne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is defending well. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn is looking to control Warne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn tries to roll over but Warne keeps him under control.
Penn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Penn is in trouble now - Warne has advanced to mount!
Warne looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Warne has control of Penn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Penn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Warne tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T3#
Penn is looking to improve his position but Warne isn't that keen on the idea.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Warne wants to control the pace but Penn is squirming around nicely.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warne tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape. #SUB#
Warne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Penn is surviving well by controlling Warne's body position as best he can.
Penn working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
Warne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn manages to control the position for a moment.
Warne takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Warne looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Warne looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Warne clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Penn misses with a body shot #TD#
and Warne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.
Warne looking to pass the guard.
Warne wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Warne passes Penn's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Warne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Warne works his foot free and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Warne looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Warne has control of Penn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Penn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn tries to lock up and control but Warne gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Warne working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Warne controlling his opponent.
Warne trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB#
Warne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Penn turns into him and now he's in Warne's guard. #T2#
Penn postures up.
Penn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn stopping the sweep attempt from Warne.
Warne working a defensive guard here.
Penn won't allow Warne to sweep him here.
Warne has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Warne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn stays in close to Warne's body and controls the position. #T3#
Warne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##SUB#
Warne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Warne wants to pass to mount but Penn is defending the position. #SUB#
Warne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Warne is looking to advance position but Penn won't allow it.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Penn is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn wants to control but Warne is keeping busy.
Warne wants to advance to full mount but Penn doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Warne wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Warne from controlling successfully.
Penn keeping full guard, as Warne tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Warne preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Warne had his way with BJ Penn in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Warne throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn slips under a jab.
Penn throws out a counter right but Warne avoids it with no problem.
Warne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Penn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Penn throws the left hand but Warne avoids the punch easily.
Warne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Penn sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warne loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A left lands for Warne.
Warne feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Warne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Warne.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warne with a poor takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Warne shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Warne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warne misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Warne's defenses.
Warne connects with a single shot there.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shane Warne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Warne digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Warne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warne misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Penn misses.
Warne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Warne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warne happy to just control the position for now. #T3#
Warne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
Penn is looking for a sweep.
Penn is trying to escape the position but Warne is controlling the position.
Warne has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Warne's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Warne tries to control but Penn wriggling away.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Warne controlling the position easily from mount.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Warne controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Warne.
I think Warne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 49:46
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Warne!
Shane Warne retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Shane Warne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Gladiators 71 Wallace v Bravo
Date: Jan 06, 2018

#R1#
Gadelha fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Gadelha closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gadelha lands in his opponent's guard.
Gadelha is stalling in the full guard.
Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gadelha seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet. #T1#
Penn keeping moving, preventing Gadelha from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gadelha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Penn is positioning himself well to prevent Gadelha advancing to mount.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Gadelha is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Penn felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gadelha seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Penn for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
Gadelha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gadelha fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.
Gadelha fails with the takedown
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Claudio Gadelha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gadelha or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn, which made it look bad. #T3#
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Gadelha. Gadelha gets slowly back to his feet.
Gadelha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Gadelha tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Gadelha walks into a left hand.
Penn lands with a cross.
Gadelha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gadelha with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Gadelha is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gadelha shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Gadelha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gadelha misses with a takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a huge left! Gadelha is in big trouble! He's backing up but Penn isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gadelha from any more damage. A dominating finish by Penn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
A very excited looking BJ Penn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Gladiators 65 Wesley v Rocco 2
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
Letaivu throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letaivu.
Penn slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Letaivu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn works Letaivu's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
Penn slips under a jab.
Letaivu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Penn.#T1#
No joy there for Letaivu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letaivu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Letaivu's belly button to the back.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Letaivu on the side of the head.
A big right from Penn misses.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Letaivu misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Letaivu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Penn misses.
A big right from Penn misses.
Letaivu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Letaivu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Letaivu wants to clinch.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letaivu. #T2#
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn thuds a left hand into Letaivu's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Letaivu moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn misses the jab.
Letaivu's corner calls for a 1-2. Letaivu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Letaivu punishes Penn's body with a nice straight punch.
Letaivu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penn cracks Letaivu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Penn jabs Letaivu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Letaivu throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Letaivu's ribs.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Letaivu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Letaivu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn moves away from the strike by Letaivu.
Penn throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Letaivu.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penn connects with a jab.
Letaivu throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letaivu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Letaivu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Letaivu saw that one coming.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letaivu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Letaivu cracks Penn with an open hand slap.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn misses the jab.
Letaivu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penn throws a body shot but no joy.
Penn throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Letaivu off the cage and back into range.
Penn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Letaivu walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses the jab.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn moves away from the strike by Letaivu.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Penn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice uppercut lands for Letaivu. That snapped Penn's head back.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn misses the jab.
Letaivu cracks Penn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Letaivu on the side of the head.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Penn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Letaivu's hands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Letaivu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Penn has got the better of the exchanges.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Letaivu throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Penn misses the jab.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn misses with a hook
and Letaivu counters with a nice body shot.
Letaivu scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Letaivu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Letaivu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Penn.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
Penn slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Letaivu misses.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Letaivu throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letaivu.
Letaivu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Letaivu misses the target.
Letaivu swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Letaivu thinking.
Letaivu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Letaivu.
A countering left hand to the body from Letaivu misses.
Good shot there by Penn.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Letaivu.
A countering left hand to the body from Letaivu misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Letaivu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Letaivu saw that one coming.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
Penn cracks Letaivu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Penn lands a body shot. #T4#
Letaivu lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Letaivu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Letaivu throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Letaivu moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Letaivu tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Letaivu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu misses with a two punch combination.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Letaivu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Penn takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Letaivu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Letaivu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Letaivu saw that one coming.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Penn.
A jab from Penn misses.
Letaivu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Penn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Letaivu just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letaivu. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Letaivu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Penn misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Letaivu misses with an uppercut.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Penn lands a jab to the head.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Letaivu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letaivu. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Letaivu connects with a right hand. Penn shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Letaivu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Letaivu scores with a nice strike.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Letaivu misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Letaivu saw that one coming.
Letaivu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Letaivu's head.
Letaivu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Letaivu ducks down to avoid it.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Letaivu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Letaivu ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Penn with a jab.
Letaivu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Letaivu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Letaivu.
Letaivu takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Penn misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.#T3#
Penn throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Letaivu ducks right into an uppercut from Penn.
Penn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letaivu.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Penn lands a jab to Letaivu's midsection.
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Penn.
Letaivu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pascal Letaivu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
It looked like Penn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Letaivu.
Penn misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
Penn moves out of range as Letaivu strikes.#T4#
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu misses with a hook
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu scores with a body shot.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Letaivu moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu defending well as Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn slips a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circling - Letaivu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
After the fight, BJ Penn was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Gladiators 60 Wesley v Rocco
Date: Nov 18, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Stiffington Jr drives through with a takedown into Penn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Stiffington Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stiffington Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stiffington Jr on the ground.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stiffington Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Penn is pulling down on Stiffington Jr's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stiffington Jr looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn has Stiffington Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Stiffington Jr preventing the sweep. #T1#
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Penn is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Penn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Penn's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stiffington Jr fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Stiffington Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Stiffington Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Stiffington Jr.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stiffington Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Stiffington Jr shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Penn throws a big counter combination but Stiffington Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stiffington Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stiffington Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penn is fending him off so far but Stiffington Jr persists. Nope, Penn circles away and we're back to standing.#TD2#
Penn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Stiffington Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Penn controlling Stiffington Jr's posture. #T3#
Stiffington Jr looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Penn controlling Stiffington Jr's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stiffington Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Stiffington Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stiffington Jr won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
Penn has momentary wrist control but Stiffington Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Penn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stiffington Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stiffington Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stiffington Jr throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Stiffington Jr trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rod Stiffington Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stiffington Jr shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Stiffington Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Penn to the mat! Penn manages to get full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stiffington Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Penn is controlling Stiffington Jr's posture.
Stiffington Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Stiffington Jr is fighting to break Penn's control of his arms but Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stiffington Jr trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Stiffington Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Stiffington Jr throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely. #T1#
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn has Stiffington Jr pulled in close to control his posture.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Penn misses with a hook.
And Stiffington Jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Penn pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Penn loads up on a big right hand but Stiffington Jr slips the punch.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stiffington Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Penn lands the left hand.
Stiffington Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Penn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rod Stiffington Jr.
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stiffington Jr has time to react.
Penn connects with a right hand. Stiffington Jr shakes it off.
Stiffington Jr shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Stiffington Jr. Stiffington Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stiffington Jr ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Stiffington Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Stiffington Jr fails with the takedown
and Stiffington Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stiffington Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Stiffington Jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penn defends it well.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Stiffington Jr shoots and misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Stiffington Jr is rocked!
BJ Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Stiffington Jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Penn lands a right hand from hell, dropping Stiffington Jr. Penn pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Gladiators 56 Roper v King
Date: Oct 29, 2017

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Penn. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn looks to land a left hand but Perry moved out of range nicely.
Perry moves away from the strike by Penn.
Perry throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Penn misses.
Penn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perry throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penn lands with a right that hurts Perry. Perry looks to clinch but Penn throws a short knee that drops Perry. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). BJ Penn!
In his post fight interview, BJ Penn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Gladiartors 48 Silva v Power 2
Date: Sep 15, 2017

#R1#
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
It looks like Noah Jones has been cut.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown but Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jones's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD#
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Penn on his heels. He'll look to pass Penn's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Penn blocks nicely.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn looking to control. #T1#
Jones makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Penn is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Penn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Penn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Jones has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Penn trying to control the position.
Jones throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
Penn looking to control.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones stands up over Penn, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Penn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #ROC#
Penn is rocked!
Jones winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noah Jones's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Penn misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Penn defends well and Jones ends up having to push Penn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Penn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jones is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Jones on that attempt.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones dives in and grabs Penn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Jones shoots in.
Penn throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Jones moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Jones walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Jones looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Noah Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a hook.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Penn works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
BJ Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #ROC2#
Jones is rocked!#T1##KD2#
Penn drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so Penn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Jones out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
A very excited looking BJ Penn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Jutsu Semi Finals
Date: Jul 14, 2017

#R1#
Good standup being displayed there by Amodei as he connects with a hook.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amodei.
Amodei throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Penn! But no joy.
Amodei closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Amodei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amodei misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amodei throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and Amodei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn defending well as Amodei loads up on a big left hand.
Amodei tries for a takedown but Penn circles away easily
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amodei was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Amodei's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
BJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amodei.
Amodei moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Amodei was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amodei misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn scores with a jab to the head.
Amodei misses with a straight left.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Amodei counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB#
Amodei drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick Amodei off! Amodei jumps back into Penn's guard. #SUB#
Amodei drops back looking for a leg! Penn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Penn manages to kick Amodei off! Amodei jumps back into Penn's guard. #T2##SUB#
Amodei is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Amodei tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn keeping full guard, as Amodei tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amodei advances position into side control!#T3#
Amodei advances nicely into full mount.
Amodei takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Penn working to try and regain half guard. #SUB#
Amodei working for a guillotine from mount but Penn is in no mood to give up.
Amodei trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Penn tries to buck Amodei off but he can't manage it. #SUB#
Amodei is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Penn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penn is trying to escape the mount.
Amodei tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
Amodei avoids the attempt from Penn to control.#T5##SUB#
Amodei looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Penn wants to control but Amodei is having none of it.#SUB#
Amodei looking for a guillotine from mount but Penn is having none of it. #SUB#
Amodei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet. #SUB#
Amodei working for a guillotine from mount but Penn is in no mood to give up. #T6##SUB#
Amodei looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Penn is squirming around, avoiding Amodei's attempts to control the action.
Penn tries to reverse the position but Amodei maintains control.#SUB#
Amodei looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Amodei looking to secure an arm triangle but Penn defends it well. #T7##SUB#
Amodei working for a submission but Penn is keeping him at bay.
Penn is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Amodei is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Amodei!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Giuseppe Amodei!
BJ Penn was interviewed post fight and said 'I Want to kiss you slowly!'.

Event: Genin Jutsu Rematch
Date: Jun 30, 2017

#R1#
Doctore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doctore throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Doctore throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doctore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doctore throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doctore misses with a leg kick
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doctore has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore ducks under a wild hook from Penn.#T1#
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Doctore is out of range.
Doctore misses with a double jab.
Doctore looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Doctore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Project:X Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Doctore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doctore just misses with a punch to the body.
Doctore looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Penn slips under a jab from Doctore.
As Doctore looks to move away, Penn throws a big counter combo but Doctore just gets out of the way.
Penn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doctore.
Penn misses with a body shot
and Doctore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doctore misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Penn tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Doctore misses.
Doctore avoids the body shot from Penn.
Doctore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doctore misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected. #T3#
Doctore misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Penn lands.
Penn defending well as Doctore loads up on a big left hand.
Doctore throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Penn misses its target.
Doctore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Penn.#ROC#
Doctore is rocked!
Doctore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doctore is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
Doctore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Penn lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Doctore out cold! Doctore is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Jutsu Loser Bracket III
Date: Jun 09, 2017

#R1#
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Nelson throws a hook but Penn blocks it.
Penn scores with a shot to the body.
Penn takes one on the button.#CL2#
Penn gets a clinch.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson looking to stall.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson misses with some punches. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands a body punch.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson digs a right hand into Penn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penn's gas tank.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Good body shot from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson lands with a left to the head. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
I was talking to Nelson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position. #T3#
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body punch.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maybe Nelson would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Penn. #BC#
Nelson manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Penn moves into the clinch.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Nelson working aggressively here.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes. #BC#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn misses with a right hand
letting Nelson counter with a right hand.
Nelson misses with a few strikes there.
Penn lands a lovely overhand right.
Penn lands with a good body shot.
Nelson with a hook.#T5#
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Nelson circles away. #CL2#
Penn drives through and clinches with Nelson against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn presses Nelson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Nelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nelson scores with a one two! Penn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Nelson lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T6#
Penn digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position. #T7#
Nelson looking to stall.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Nelson breaks from the clinch.
Nelson throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn lands with an overhand left.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn misses with a straight left.
Nelson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Penn moves into the clinch.#T8#
Nelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with some punches.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nelson.
Penn misses with a punch to the body. #T9#
Penn working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn being controlled against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Penn - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R2##CL2#
Penn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Nelson.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nelson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
BJ Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A short body shot lands from Penn as the two fighters clinch.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Penn.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn. #T1#
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nelson holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson lands with a left to the head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A short right from Nelson on the inside. #T2#
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Nelson.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.#T3#
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T4#
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Nelson avoids it by throwing Penn back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nelson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Penn keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T5#
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Penn clinches with his opponent.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.#T6#
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nelson into the ropes.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Liam Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nelson's elbow.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T8#
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
A short left from Penn.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Penn blocks a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land. #T9#
Still in the clinch, Nelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Nelson working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.

And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 18:20
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Penn!
BJ Penn spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Jutsu Tournament Round 3
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Ji Woo jumps guard but Penn stands there with Ji Woo around his waist. Ji Woo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ji Woo tries to pull guard but Penn forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo lands with a short shot to the head. #TD#
Ji Woo successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Penn is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ji Woo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Penn is looking to defend but Ji Woo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Penn! Ji Woo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Penn taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bong Ji Woo!
After winning the bout, Bong Ji Woo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated BJ Penn had this to say: 'I Want to kiss you slowly!'.

Event: Jutsu Tournament Rnd II
Date: Mar 29, 2017

#R1##CL#
Penn has managed to clinch.
Penn pushes Zombie back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zombie swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zombie is struggling to control the position.
Penn misses with some punches.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zombie misses with a punch on the inside.
Zombie blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn prevents Zombie from breaking the clinch.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Zombie is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Penn blocking some punches.
Zombie misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Penn. #T1#
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zombie's efforts to push away.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Zombie tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zombie misses with a body punch.
Zombie tries to pull guard but Penn holds him up against the ropes and eventually Zombie drops back down to his feet. #T2#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zombie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penn blocking some punches.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zombie stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Zombie controls the action.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zombie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Zombie is rocked!#T3#
Zombie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn presses Zombie against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Zombie is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn lands a left hand.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn gets through Zombie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a left hand.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Penn prevents a takedown attempt there.
BJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Korean Zombie.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zombie is looking for a takedown.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zombie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zombie misses with a punch to the body.
Zombie is trying to stall.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zombie tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zombie.
Penn is working Zombie over against the ropes.
Zombie is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Penn pushes Zombie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T5#
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Zombie looking to stall.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn digs a right hand into Zombie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zombie's gas tank.
Zombie is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zombie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Still in the clinch, Zombie scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Zombie working hard to break the clinch.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T6#
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Penn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Zombie throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zombie or not.
Zombie looks winded!
Zombie blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Zombie is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Zombie into the ropes.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
Zombie has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Penn. #T7#
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zombie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zombie tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Zombie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Penn.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Penn works on Zombie's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zombie backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Zombie's head.
Penn pushes Zombie back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zombie.
Penn lands with a light punch inside. #T8#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zombie.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Zombie to his knees! Penn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Genin Tourney Rnd 1
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1##CL#
Penn rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nelson looking to stall.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.#T1#
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Penn.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T2#
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
Penn cracks Nelson with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Nelson is pushing Penn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nelson is trying to break free.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn digs a right hand into Nelson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nelson's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn. #T3#
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nelson.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson looking to stall. #T4#
A short uppercut from Penn.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Nelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn prevents a body shot from Nelson.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses. #T5#
Nelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nelson digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nelson fails to land. #T6#
Penn gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Nelson tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#T7#
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Penn lands a left hand.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn working aggressively here.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nelson tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Nelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T8#
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nelson.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Nelson back against the ropes.
Nelson tries to stall but Penn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nelson is struggling to control the position.
Nelson tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Nelson is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Penn. #T9#
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Nelson.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Nelson looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range. #CL#
Penn closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nelson misses with a straight left. #CL#
Penn gets a clinch.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
Nelson trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nelson can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Nelson throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Penn.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the ropes.#T1#
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn blocking some punches.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
A short left from Penn.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Penn tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
BJ Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Penn pushes Nelson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Penn.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Penn.
Nelson prevents a body shot from Penn.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson wants to stall.
Nelson working aggressively here. #T3#
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn works on Nelson's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nelson working aggressively here. #T4#
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Penn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn misses with some punches.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson blocking some punches.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson misses with the head strike.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T5#
Nelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Penn digs a right hand underneath Nelson's ribcage. Nelson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nelson misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Penn.#ROC#
Nelson is rocked!
A body shot lands from Penn.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Penn lands a body punch. #T6#
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nelson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a left hand.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn tries a body shot but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards. #T7#
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Nelson tries to tie him up.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Penn has a couple of punches blocked by Nelson.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Nelson working aggressively here.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
A bit of stalling here from Nelson.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn gets through Nelson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Nelson controls his hands.
Nelson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T8#
Nelson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Nelson.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Nelson is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nelson has his back to the ropes.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Nelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn lands with a left to the head.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.#T9#
Penn is working Nelson over against the ropes.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Nelson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn letting Nelson take a breather here.
Nelson wants to stall.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Penn pushes Nelson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Nelson with a big uppercut! Nelson tries to clinch up but Penn pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Nelson to the mat! Nelson covers up and Penn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). BJ Penn!
After winning the bout, BJ Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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