PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Boris Cekada has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cekada
vs
Penn

178 cm
21
163 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Cekada which made him look bad.
Cekada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cekada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Penn gets the takedown into side control.

Penn tries for a kimura but Cekada is defending well.
Cekada tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Penn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cekada, who protects the arm well.
Cekada manages to work his way to half guard, despite Penn's best efforts.
Cekada wants to control but Penn is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cekada misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Boris Cekada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cekada misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Cekada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cekada tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Cekada shows good takedown defense.
Boris Cekada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Cekada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn looks gassed!
Penn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cekada lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cekada moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Cekada leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A jab from Cekada finds it's way through Penn's defenses.

Cekada pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Cekada gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cekada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cekada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cekada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cekada lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Penn is rocked!

Cekada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cekada lands a with a good body shot.
Cekada connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Penn tumbling to the canvas! Cekada pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Penn was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Boris Cekada!
Boris Cekada retains his lightweight title!