PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel's entrance music is I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. A fine choice. Dj Penn acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Emanuel
vs
Penn

170 cm
25
163 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

175 cm
29
160 lbs
19 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a hook
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emanuel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn lands with a nice combination. Emanuel backs away looking to recover.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Emanuel's belly button to the back.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emanuel misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emanuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.
Penn misses with an uppercut
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn tries to bum rush Emanuel with a series of wild strikes but Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn thuds a left hand into Emanuel's body.
Emanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
Emanuel misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel counters with a two punch combo.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Emanuel's shoulder, as Emanuel tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel lunges at Penn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Penn's hand.

Emanuel moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Emanuel stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Emanuel has the dominant position.
Emanuel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Emanuel crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Penn blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Emanuel is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emanuel has his back to the cage.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel tries to work over Penn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn tries to circle away but Emanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Emanuel lands a body shot.

Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn moves out of range as Emanuel strikes.
Emanuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn walks into a jab.
Emanuel misses with a few strikes there.
Emanuel misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a leg kick.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Emanuel backing up. Emanuel nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Emanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Emanuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel digs a good hook to Penn's body.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Penn off the cage and back into rage.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Emanuel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn digs a good hook to Emanuel's body.
Emanuel wants to clinch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emanuel thinking.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emanuel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Penn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emanuel slips under a jab from Penn.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Emanuel saw that one coming.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Emanuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emanuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel cracks Penn with a good jab.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a three punch combo that has Emanuel backing up. Emanuel nods at Penn to acknowledge the strikes.
Penn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emanuel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dj Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circling - Penn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn misses with a straight left.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel slips under a jab.

Emanuel has managed to clinch.
Emanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
A short right from Emanuel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emanuel taking a breather.
Penn tries to circle away but Emanuel has him pinned against the cage.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dj Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A left and a right from Emanuel both land. Nice combination.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emanuel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emanuel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Penn avoids the punch easily.
Penn throws a head kick but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to bum rush Emanuel with a series of wild strikes but Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel connects with a jab.
Penn swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.

That's two 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.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel throws a right hand that misses
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emanuel stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emanuel throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel cracks Penn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emanuel takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Emanuel finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Emanuel scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Emanuel misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Emanuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emanuel wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a hook. Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Penn swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Penn.
Emanuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emanuel thinking.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a right hand to the body.
Emanuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel scores with a nice strike.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Emanuel clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn tries to break free but Emanuel pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn tries to break free but Emanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Emanuel scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emanuel scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Emanuel.
Emanuel looking to stall.
Emanuel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Europha Emanuel.
I think Emanuel 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!