PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi comes to the cage accompanied by Mars - The Bringer of War. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pj Penn enters the cage!

Kobayashi
vs
Penn

177 cm
22
160 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

169 cm
28
159 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuki Kobayashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.

It looks like Kazuki Kobayashi has been cut.
Kobayashi throws a good cross that connects.
Penn scores with a jab.
Kobayashi checks a leg kick.
Penn misses with a leg kick
and Kobayashi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Penn thinking.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Kobayashi counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kobayashi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Kobayashi counters with an outside leg kick.

Kobayashi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kobayashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Kobayashi with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pj Penn has been cut.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kobayashi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kobayashi.
Penn looks gassed!
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.
Kobayashi scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kobayashi obliges.
Kobayashi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kobayashi lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Kobayashi lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Pj Penn's cut even more.
Kobayashi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kobayashi lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Kobayashi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kobayashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Pj Penn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kobayashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kobayashi landing knees to the head.

Pj Penn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kobayashi.
Nice elbow from Kobayashi.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pj Penn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazuki Kobayashi!
Kazuki Kobayashi retains his lightweight title!