PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJay Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jan smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Penn
vs
smith

196 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Nice elbows
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, BJay Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, jan smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
smith is trying to control but can't.
Penn trying to control the action but smith is working from the bottom.
Penn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for smith!
smith wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Penn scoring with strikes but smith is staying in there.

Penn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, smith has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… smith turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
smith won't allow Penn to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Penn is keeping the position for now.
smith preventing the sweep.
Penn is controlling smith's posture.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn looking to hit a scissor sweep but smith is one step ahead there.

Penn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
smith trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Penn is working to get back to half guard.
smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Penn is looking to escape.
Penn tries to lock up and control but smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
smith scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Penn?
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
smith trying to control the action but Penn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
smith passes to full mount!
smith blocks Penn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Penn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
smith lands a big shot there that rocks Penn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
smith trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Penn trying to control but smith postures up.
Penn gets full guard.
Penn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Penn punching to the body, from the bottom.
Penn will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Penn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in smith's guard.
Penn advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJay Penn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Penn scores with a takedown into smith's guard.
Penn wants to pass the guard but smith is keeping the position.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
smith trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn advances position into side control!
Penn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Penn lands an elbow.
Penn lands some shots froms side control.
Penn scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
smith dodges the ground and pound from smith.
Penn working the ground and pound.
smith is looking to reverse the position.
Penn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Penn wants to lay and pray for a moment but smith keeps working.
smith is trying to control Penn's posture but Penn avoids it.

Penn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
smith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Penn presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Penn landing shots from mount.
smith wants to control but Penn is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
smith working to try and regain half guard.
smith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
smith tries to control Penn's body but Penn pushes him off. smith squirms to his side and now Penn has his back!
Penn is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Penn struggling to land strikes to the head as smith covers up.
Penn is controlling the position but smith somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
smith tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
smith misses with a takedown

and Penn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in smith's guard now.
Penn with a nice head shot there.
smith keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn wants to control from the top but smith keeps moving.
Penn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Penn preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
smith wants to control but Penn is keeping busy.
Penn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Penn controlling the pace.

Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Penn working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJay Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Penn has closed the distance and engaged smith in a clinch.

Penn turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Penn manages to end up in side control.
Penn working away.
Penn just content to control the position.
Penn tries to move into full mount but can't pass smith's legs.
smith is not content to let Penn control the position.
Penn wants to control for a moment but smith uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Penn wants to improve his position but smith is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
smith is looking to take a break and control but Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn gets back to full guard.
Penn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Penn working a defensive guard here.

Penn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead smith passes into side control.
Penn is looking for a sweep.

smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Penn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Penn is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked smith off and has taken his back!
Penn really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for smith.
smith trying to control the hands but Penn won't let him.
Penn controlling the position well here. smith rolled but Penn kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Penn lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Penn lands shots from the back.

Penn working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Penn throwing damaging strikes from the back! smith could be in trouble here!

smith fending off the submission attempt from Penn.
Penn throwing sloppy strikes.
Penn lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns smith.

smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Penn working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Penn has got one arm under smith's chin. This could be trouble... smith trying to control the other hand but Penn gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, smith has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). BJay Penn!