PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 3246 p4p, 2914 weight class) and Steel Penn Jr (ranked 123 p4p, 103 weight class). Panayotov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Panayotov
vs
Penn Jr

196 cm
43
205
22 - 25 - 0

186 cm
41
215
13 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

Vegan Gains
Neon Zombie

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 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steel Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn Jr misses with a double jab.
Penn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn Jr just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPanayotov.
Penn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Panayotov or perhaps it was just good defense by Penn Jr, which made it look bad.
Penn Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been informed that Penn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Penn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Penn Jr misses.
Panayotov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn Jr wants to clinch
and Panayotov counters with a nice body shot.
Panayotov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Panayotov slips a jab and a cross from Penn Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penn Jr works Panayotov's body with a nice hook.
Penn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Panayotov ducks down to avoid it.
Panayotov misses with a looping left.
Panayotov throws a wild hook but Penn Jr just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Panayotov gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Penn Jr raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steel Penn Jr!
Steel Penn Jr very nearly forgot to thank Neon Zombie amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.