PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Goolara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Penn is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Penn
vs
Goolara

178 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Goolara!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goolara is defended easily by Penn.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Penn. No joy for Goolara on that attempt.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Fred Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Goolara.
Penn cracks Goolara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Penn works over Goolara's head and body with a nice combination.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Goolara's defenses.
Goolara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Goolara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goolara looks gassed!
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn cracks Goolara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Goolara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Penn looks to land a combination. Goolara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Goolara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Fred Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scores with a one two! Goolara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goolara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goolara shoots in looking for a takedown. Penn tries to sprawl out of it but Goolara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Penn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Penn lands a head shot.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn stalks Goolara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goolara's face. Goolara staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Penn lands.

Goolara drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Penn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goolara working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Goolara is dominant here and he's now got Penn's back!
Goolara keeps control of the position as Penn tries to break free.
Penn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Goolara wants to control but Penn is keeping busy.
Goolara is not going to allow Penn to sit and survive in this position.
Penn covering up well under a series of strikes from Goolara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Penn looking very determined here, making life difficult for Goolara.
Penn trying to control the position but Goolara manages to sink in the hooks.
Penn rolls, trying to escape but Goolara keeps control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn rolls, trying to escape but Goolara keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Goolara's head.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Goolara shoots in.
Goolara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goolara misses with a takedown attempt - Penn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goolara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fred Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Goolara.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Penn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Penn.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Goolara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Penn.
Goolara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Penn lands with a nice body punch.
Goolara is breathing heavily.
Goolara takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jab by Penn.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Goolara backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Goolara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goolara off to one side.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Goolara backpedaling.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Goolara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penn but Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Penn!
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn stalks Goolara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Goolara's face. Goolara staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn throws a series of punches but Goolara avoids them all with ease.
Goolara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Goolara backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a combination. Goolara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Goolara tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goolara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Penn as he jumps to the side.
Penn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Penn lands a two punch combo.
Goolara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn lands the left hand.
Goolara looks for a takedown but Penn sprawls well.
Goolara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Goolara's head.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Goolara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Penn swivels and escapes.
Goolara has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Goolara's head.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Penn scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Goolara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penn as he avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goolara's head backwards.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Penn leaves Goolara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn looks to land a combination. Goolara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fred Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Goolara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn looks to land a combination. Goolara sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice straight punches there by Penn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Penn.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goolara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Penn, as that shot connected.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Goolara's defenses.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goolara doesn't seem bothered though.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Goolara backpedaling.
Goolara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goolara backs up against the cage.
Penn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goolara takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goolara shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
Goolara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Penn dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Penn throws a combination. Goolara tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goolara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Goolara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Penn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Goolara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penn throws a push kick but Goolara slaps the foot to one side.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goolara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goolara doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goolara shoots in and drives through. Penn sprawls well.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Goolara fails with a takedown attempt.
Fred Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Goolara.
Nice uppercut there from Penn.
Goolara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Penn works over Goolara's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Penn works over Goolara's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Goolara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goolara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Penn throws a one two combo.
Goolara shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Penn scores with a one two! Goolara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Penn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goolara fails with a takedown attempt.
Penn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Goolara backs up against the cage.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Goolara backpedaling.
Goolara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn throws a series of punches but Goolara avoids them all with ease.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andrew Goolara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goolara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Goolara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Goolara has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Goolara there as he acknowledges the shot.
Goolara has a takedown stuffed.
Penn lands with an uppercut that bounces Goolara off the cage and back into rage.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goolara.
Penn is working the combinations to good effect here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goolara.
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fred Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penn tried to score with a low kick but Goolara checks it.

Goolara drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Penn is pressed up against the cage. Goolara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Penn down to the mat. Penn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Penn as he connects with a hook.
Penn throws a series of strikes that have Goolara backpedaling.
Penn digs a good hook to Goolara's body.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goolara on the side of the head.
Goolara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goolara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Penn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Penn lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn with a jab.
Penn throws a leg kick but Goolara checks it.
Goolara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Goolara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Penn both land. Nice combination.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goolara.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fred Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Goolara blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Goolara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn lands a jab-cross combination.
Penn lands with a nice combination. Goolara backs away looking to recover.
Andrew Goolara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn stuffs the takedown.
Penn works over Goolara's head and body with a nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

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