PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Vendera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Vendera

175 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Vendera!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vendera throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Vendera backing up. Vendera nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.

Vendera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Penn's half guard.
Penn is looking to control Vendera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Penn avoid being mounted?
Penn is trying to stand back up but Vendera is controlling him
Vendera with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vendera trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Vendera looks gassed!
Penn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vendera throwing shots but Penn is blocking nicely.
Vendera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vendera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn tries to get to full guard but Vendera has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vendera throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vendera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Penn's guard now.
Vendera postures up.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vendera is in a horrible position here. Penn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vendera is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Penn landing punches.
Vendera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn won't let Vendera get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Penn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vendera?
Vendera is trying to stand up.
Penn lands a big shot there that rocks Vendera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vendera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Vendera is desperately trying to improve his position but Penn has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scoring with strikes but Vendera is staying in there.
Vendera is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Penn.
Vendera is bucking up trying to escape but Penn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Penn lands a big elbow.
Penn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Penn with good strikes from the mount here!
Penn landing strikes from the mount.
Vendera is looking to get to half guard.
Penn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a heavy elbow.
Vendera wants to get back to his feet.
Penn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vendera really wants to buck Penn off and get back to his feet.
Vendera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vendera wants to get back to his feet.
Penn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vendera doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.

Vendera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Penn quickly recovers to half guard.
Penn wants to get back to his feet.
Penn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vendera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vendera's back!
Penn is punishing Vendera with strikes - can he finish him?!
Vendera trying to get back to his feet but Penn is in full control for now.
Penn scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Vendera is looking for a way out.
Vendera is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Penn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Vendera trying to get back to his feet but Penn is in full control for now.
Penn lands a shot to the head.
Penn lands a shot to the head.
Vendera manages to reverse the position and now he's in Penn's guard. Nice work there by Vendera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vendera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vendera trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Vendera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Penn, up you get!
Penn throws a combination. Vendera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Left hook, right uppercut from Penn.

Penn scores a takedown into full mount!
Vendera's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendera working to try and regain half guard.
Vendera squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Penn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vendera?
Penn avoids the attempt from Vendera to control.
Vendera trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vendera is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn avoids the attempt from Vendera to control.
Penn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BJ Penn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vendera is trying to stand.
Vendera is working to get back to half guard.
Penn unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Vendera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Vendera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vendera is fending him off so far but Penn persists. Nope, Vendera circles away and we're back to standing.
Vendera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Penn scores with a four punch combination!
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Vendera misses with a double jab
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Vendera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vendera misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Vendera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vendera misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Penn throws a series of punches but Vendera moves out of range.
Vendera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick by Penn misses

and Vendera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Vendera wants to stand but Penn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vendera wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

Vendera stands and steps away. Penn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vendera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vendera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
Juan Vendera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Vendera won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vendera prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Vendera has him pressed against the cage.

Vendera jumps guard and drags Penn to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Vendera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Vendera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendera is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Vendera fails with the takedown.
Vendera misses with a two punch combination.

Penn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Penn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Penn punishing his opponent with strikes.
BJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vendera somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Vendera tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick by Penn misses
and Vendera counters with a stiff right hand.
Vendera misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Vendera will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn looks to land a combination but Vendera avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Vendera.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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