PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benny Tronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Penl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tronk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Go Getta" - Young Jeezy. Benny Tronk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tronk
vs
Penl

188 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
207 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Tronk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Penl!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tronk misses with a low kick.
Penl stuffs the takedown.
Penl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tronk was well out of range. Poor timing from Penl.
Penl throws a one two combo.

It looks like Benny Tronk has been cut.
Jason Penl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tronk closes the distance and clinches up with Penl, looking for a takedown. Tronk pushes Penl against the cage but Penl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penl throws a leg kick
and Tronk counters with a head kick. That will keep Penl thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Penl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tronk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penl but Penl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Tronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tronk dives in and grabs Penl's left leg, looking for a takedown. Penl pushes down on Tronk's head and hops out.
Tronk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tronk tries to clinch but Penl moves out of range.
Tronk misses with a body shot.
Penl falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tronk counters with a shoot takedown. Penl fights it but they end up in guard.
Tronk is breathing heavily.

Tronk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Penl looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Penl looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Penl!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penl decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tronk to his feet.
Penl swinging wilding here.
Penl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tronk.
Penl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tronk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tronk backs up against the cage.
Penl misses with a two punch combination.
Tronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penl.
Tronk tries to clinch there but Penl circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penl falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tronk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Penl circles away.
Penl lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penl!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penl fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penl throws a series of punches but Tronk moves out of range.
Penl throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tronk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Benny Tronk's cut is getting worse.
Tronk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penl.
Penl throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penl looks to land a combination. Tronk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tronk avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penl misses with the combination.
Penl misses with a wild combination.
Penl lands a right hook to the body.
Penl misses with a series of wild punches.
Tronk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penl finds it's way round the side to connect with Tronk's head.
Penl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Penl.
Penl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tronk is looking to clinch.
Tronk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penl tries to bum rush Tronk with a series of wild strikes but Tronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tronk takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Benny Tronk's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Penl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penl misses with a double jab.
Penl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Tronk misses its intended target.
Tronk shoots in looking for a takedown. Penl tries to sprawl out of it but Tronk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penl comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tronk counters with a shoot takedown. Penl fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Penl uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Penl fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tronk on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Penl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benny Tronk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penl scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tronk in his tracks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tronk.
Penl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tronk.
Penl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tronk shoots in looking for a takedown. Penl tries to sprawl out of it but Tronk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penl dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penl misses with a series of wild punches.
Tronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penl.
Tronk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penl sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tronk somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penl.
Jason Penl seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tronk shoots in and drives through. Penl sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny Tronk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tronk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Penl misses.
Tronk lands with a slapping head kick.
Tronk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tronk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penl lands a really nice looking cross but Tronk seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Tronk lands but Penl takes it in his stride.
Penl dips to his left and cracks Tronk with an uppercut!
Penl misses with a series of wild punches.
Penl looks to land a combination but Tronk avoids it well.
Penl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tronk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penl looks to land a combination but Tronk avoids it well.
Penl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Jeez, Benny Tronk's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tronk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penl.
Penl changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tronk slips a jab and a cross from Penl.
Penl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jason Penl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penl jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tronk is looking to clinch but Penl is avoiding it.
Tronk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penl misses with a few strikes there.
Penl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penl misses with the combination.
Tronk tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Penl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Penl. That snapped Tronk's head back.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benny Tronk's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jason Penl!