PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Til I Collapse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sherman
vs
Penn

170 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

176 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
A lazy left from Sherman finds it's target.
Sherman shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sherman looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Sherman.
Sherman looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Sherman connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Sherman throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Penn avoids the body shot from Sherman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Sherman misses with a body punch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherman tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Sherman.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherman.
Sherman misses with a jab to the body
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Sherman.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sherman is just out of range.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherman.
Sherman lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherman off to one side.
Penn works Sherman's body with a nice hook.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Penn leaves Sherman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sherman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherman avoids the body shot from Penn.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Sherman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sherman misses.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sherman was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Sherman stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sherman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sherman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sherman missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sherman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn moves away from the strike by Sherman.
Sherman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sherman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Sherman moves away from the strike by Penn.
Sherman misses with the combination.
Sherman misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a body kick.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Penn takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sherman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Sherman swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Sherman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Sherman misses the jab.
Frank Sherman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sherman throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sherman rather than just go for the knockout.
Sherman misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn slips a straight right by Sherman.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherman misses with a double jab
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a hook but Sherman avoids it easily.
Sherman misses with a straight left.
Sherman misses with a body punch
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sherman connects with the punch.
Sherman swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sherman looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sherman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sherman throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn staying out of range there.
Sherman catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman throws a body kick that misses.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Sherman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sherman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sherman in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Sherman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Penn, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to bench press Sherman off him but Sherman keeps the position.
Sherman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Penn manages to get back to half guard.

Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sherman passes to full mount!
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sherman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn wants to improve his position but Sherman is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn looking to control.
Sherman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherman wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to sweep here but Sherman controlling him for the moment.
Sherman wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Frank Sherman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
Sherman working a defensive guard here.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sherman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sherman 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sherman!