PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Penn Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Penn Jr
vs
Spencer

195 cm
18
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

192 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Spencer off balance momentarily.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spencer has a takedown stuffed.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt - Penn Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spencer throws a looping overhand right but Penn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Spencer misses.
Penn Jr throws a low kick but Spencer avoids it.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spencer.

It looks like James Penn Jr has been cut.
Spencer moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn Jr scores with a leg kick.
Penn Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
Spencer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn Jr is out of range.
Penn Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
James Penn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spencer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spencer's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn Jr. That's going to slow Spencer down.
Penn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn Jr. That's going to slow Spencer down.
Spencer looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Spencer. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.
James Penn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Spencer.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr is looking to slow Spencer down with leg kicks.
Penn Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spencer.
Penn Jr scores with a head kick.
Spencer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Penn Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
James Penn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Spencer in the body.
Spencer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Spencer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr thumps Spencer with a low kick.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn Jr.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Penn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Penn Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spencer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James Penn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spencer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn Jr. That's going to slow Spencer down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Spencer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn Jr.
Penn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
Spencer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Spencer throws a right and a left that Penn Jr avoids nicely.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Spencer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn Jr lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spencer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Spencer off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn Jr.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn Jr.
Spencer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn Jr defends it nicely.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr feints and then cracks Spencer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spencer down.
Shawn Spencer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spencer's sensitive parts.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penn Jr can pounce on him.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Spencer off balance momentarily.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spencer's sensitive parts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr scores with a leg kick.
Penn Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
Penn Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spencer's head.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn Jr.
A good leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn Jr lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Penn Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Penn Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A solid leg kick lands there for Penn Jr.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Spencer's front leg but catches the back leg as Spencer tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Spencer's sensitive parts.
Spencer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn Jr lands a head kick. Spencer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Spencer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn Jr defends it nicely.
Penn Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn Jr.
Penn Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spencer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Penn Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn Jr.
Penn Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Spencer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn Jr scores with a push kick.
Spencer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Penn Jr. Spencer shrugs it off though.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr is looking to slow Spencer down with leg kicks.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Spencer off balance momentarily.
Penn Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penn Jr, right into the meat.
Penn Jr throws a nice head kick!
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Spencer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Penn Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Spencer's front leg but catches the back leg as Spencer tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Shawn Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn Jr throws a nice head kick!
Penn Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Penn Jr scores with a leg kick.
Penn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penn Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn Jr scores with a push kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penn Jr.
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Penn Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn Jr thumps Spencer with a low kick.
Penn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Spencer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penn Jr feints and then cracks Spencer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spencer down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn Jr feints and then cracks Spencer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spencer down.
Penn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Penn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

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