PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Penrose (ranked 4619 p4p, 4617 weight class) and Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 147 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Penrose
vs
Roussimoff

194 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Penrose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penrose thuds his shin into the meat of Roussimoff's side.
A swing and a miss from Penrose.
Penrose tries to move into range but Roussimoff moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good leg kick by Roussimoff.
Penrose throws a leg kick but Roussimoff sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roussimoff feints the counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Penrose misses the target.
Penrose throws a body punch but Roussimoff moves out of range.
Penrose connects with an inside leg kick.
Penrose scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penrose throws a leg kick which misses Roussimoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Roussimoff tries to avoid it.
Penrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roussimoff drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Penrose defends it well.

Roussimoff darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roussimoff wants to control but Penrose is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penrose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roussimoff.
Penrose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roussimoff on the ground.
Penrose is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roussimoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roussimoff thows a huge punch but Penrose dodges it nicely.
Roussimoff slows the pace down in half guard.
Roussimoff throwing shots but Penrose is blocking nicely.
Roussimoff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penrose has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roussimoff is working away from the top position though.
Roussimoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penrose defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penrose is trying to control but can't.
Roussimoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penrose knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penrose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Penrose tries to get out of the position.
Penrose tries to roll over but Roussimoff keeps him under control.
Roussimoff working over Penrose with some ground and pound. Penrose looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roussimoff lands strikes from half guard.
Penrose blocking the ground and pound attempt from Roussimoff.
Penrose keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roussimoff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roussimoff sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penrose defending well though.
Penrose is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roussimoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roussimoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roussimoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roussimoff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Roussimoff is nestled in close to Penrose, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penrose is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Roussimoff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roussimoff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roussimoff working the head and body with strikes.
Penrose is breathing heavily.
Roussimoff trying to control from half guard but Penrose is working away.
Roussimoff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penrose taking some punishment here, with Roussimoff in his half guard.
Roussimoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Penrose is staying active underneath Roussimoff, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roussimoff missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roussimoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Penrose is refusing to be controlled, as Roussimoff sits in half guard.

Roussimoff is looking for a kimura but Penrose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Roussimoff to get the leverage.
Roussimoff thows a huge punch but Penrose dodges it nicely.
Penrose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roussimoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penrose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roussimoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roussimoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roussimoff slows the pace down in half guard.
Penrose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roussimoff.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Roussimoff dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Penrose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roussimoff is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Penrose misses with a hook. Roussimoff ducked under it nicely.
And Roussimoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Penrose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penrose throws out a loose jab but Roussimoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penrose throws a hook but Roussimoff avoids it easily.
Penrose throws a jab but it's blocked by Roussimoff.
Roussimoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Penrose was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roger Penrose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penrose looks to land a left hand but Roussimoff moved out of range nicely.
Roussimoff tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roussimoff or perhaps it was just good defense by Penrose, which made it look bad.
Penrose is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roussimoff is defended easily by Penrose.
Roger Penrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Roussimoff.
Penrose looks to throw the jab but Roussimoff is out of range.
Andre Roussimoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penrose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Roussimoff's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Penrose stuffs the takedown attempt from Roussimoff. Roussimoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Penrose loads up on a big right hand but Roussimoff slips the punch.
Roussimoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Penrose tries to sprawl out of it but Roussimoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penrose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penrose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roussimoff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penrose throws a body shot but no joy.
Penrose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roger Penrose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penrose stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penrose wants it to stay on the feet.
Penrose lands a nice hook to Roussimoff's body. Roussimoff takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roussimoff is breathing heavily.
Penrose throws a body punch but Roussimoff moves out of range.
Penrose lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penrose misses with a hook.
And Roussimoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Penrose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Penrose scores with a punch to the head.
Penrose thumps Roussimoff with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penrose.
Penrose throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penrose fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roussimoff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roussimoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Penrose connects with an inside leg kick.
Penrose lands a nice shot to the body.
Penrose pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roussimoff changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Penrose's corner calls for a 1-2. Penrose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Penrose connects with a leg kick.
Roussimoff steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penrose.
Roussimoff with the counter takedown but Penrose avoids it easily.
Roger Penrose is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penrose.
Roussimoff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roussimoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penrose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penrose moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roussimoff blocks a jab.
And Roussimoff tries to counter it with a takedown but Penrose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Roussimoff fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice shot lands for Penrose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Penrose dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Penrose throws a head kick but Roussimoff moves out of range.
Roussimoff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roussimoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penrose scoring well with a low kick there.
Penrose lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penrose lands with a shot to the body.
Penrose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roussimoff shoots in and drives through. Penrose sprawls well.
Penrose is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussimoff has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Penrose.
Roussimoff shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penrose as he avoids it easily.
Penrose lands with a good body shot.
Roussimoff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penrose throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penrose scores with a three punch combo!
Penrose throws an overhand right that lands on Roussimoff's shoulder, as Roussimoff tries to avoid the shot.
Roussimoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penrose looks to land a left hand but Roussimoff moved out of range nicely.
Penrose lands with a shot to the body.
Roussimoff lands a jab.
Penrose feints and then cracks Roussimoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roussimoff down.
Roussimoff tries for a takedown but Penrose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roger Penrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Roussimoff.
Penrose cracks Roussimoff with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussimoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Penrose gets caught napping as Roussimoff dives in and scores a takedown. Penrose manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penrose is pulling down on Roussimoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Roussimoff, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roussimoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Penrose is controlling Roussimoff's posture.
Roussimoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roussimoff trying to control but Penrose is working from the bottom.
Roussimoff throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penrose working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roussimoff.
Roussimoff wants to control from the top but Penrose keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penrose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Penrose fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penrose throws a shot from downtown. Roussimoff moves away and avoids it.
Penrose catches Roussimoff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penrose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Roussimoff blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penrose misses with a wild combination.
Roussimoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Penrose tries to sprawl out of it but Roussimoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penrose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penrose connects with a leg kick.
Penrose's corner calls for a 1-2. Penrose obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Penrose showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penrose 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Penrose!
Roger Penrose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.