PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colby Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bully Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colt comes to the cage accompanied by Come Out Swinging - Offspring. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colt
vs
Penn

172 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bully Penn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Colt is looking to clinch.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colt tries to clinch up.

Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Colt lands a nice knee to the body.
Colt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Penn prevents it.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Colt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Colt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Colt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn throws a leg kick but Colt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colt moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.

Colt moves into the clinch.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Colt wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.

Penn clinches with his opponent.

Colt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Colt tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Colt to the ground. Colt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Colby Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bully Penn.

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

Colt rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.

Colt breaks the clinch.
Penn shoots in for a double leg but Colt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Colt keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Colby Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Colt misses with a straight left.
Colt moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colt takes one to the side of the head.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colt wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt misses with a head kick.
Colt tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Colt tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Colby Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt is looking to clinch.
Penn wants to clinch.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Colt tries to clinch up.
Colt tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Colt pinned against the cage. Colt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colt tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
Colt fails in his attempt to clinch.

Colt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn prevents the takedown attempt.
Colt is breathing heavily.
Penn fails to pull guard.

Colt pulls guard.
Colt keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Colt keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Colt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Colt tries to get out of the position.
Penn thows a big elbow that misses.
Penn wants to control from the top but Colt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colby Colt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Colt's waist but Colt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.

Colt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Colt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Colt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colby Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bully Penn.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colt's efforts to push away.
Colt wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Colt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colt is trying to break free.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Colt gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Colt.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Colt walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Colt leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Colt blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Colt pushes him off.
Colt wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Colt. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Colt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Colt tries to clinch up.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Colt sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Colt pinned against the cage. Colt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Colt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn blocks a head kick by Colt.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Colt sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Colt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Penn stalks Colt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Colt's face. Colt staggers backwards, shaken.

Penn rushes Colt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colt working hard to break the clinch.
Colt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn decides to pull guard.
Penn trying to keep a closed guard but Colt is proving a slippery customer.

Penn is looking for a triangle but Colt pushes his legs off easily.
Penn wants to stand and escape but Colt is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Colt!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Colt is surviving well by controlling Penn's body position as best he can.
Colt is trying to stand.

Penn looking for a guillotine from mount but Colt is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bully Penn 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Colt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Penn.
Colt tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Colt misses.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Colt.
Colt throws a sloppy head kick
and Penn counters with a head kick.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colt avoids the head kick by Penn.
Colt tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Colt keeps the fight on the outside.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn fails with the takedown.
Colt throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looks for a takedown but Colt sprawls well.
Colby Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bully Penn.
Colt throws a sloppy head kick

and Penn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Colt won't be happy with that.
Penn wants to control but Colt is keeping him busy.
Penn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Colt is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Penn is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colt, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Colt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colt keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Penn has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bully Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Colt pinned against the cage. Colt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colt is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Colt circles away and we're back to standing.
Colt doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Colt wants to clinch.
Penn tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bully 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bully Penn!