PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tyrone Linford has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tyrone Linford seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Linford
vs
Penn

183 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
28
174 lbs
9 - 12 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Linford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linford.
Linford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linford lands a two punch combo.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Linford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Linford misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Linford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linford throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
A jab from Penn misses.
Linford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Linford misses.
Linford walks into a stiff left hand from Penn.
Penn takes a swing at Linford's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn slips under a jab.
Linford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Linford misses with the combination.
Linford misses with an uppercut.
Penn lands with a hook. Linford tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Linford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Linford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
George Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linford avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linford staying out of range there.
Linford misses with a looping right.
Linford with a hook.
Linford lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Linford misses.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Penn looks to land a combination but Linford avoids it well.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Linford. Those never looked like landing.
Linford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linford swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Penn cracks a nice hook into Linford's ribs.
Linford uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penn has time to react.
Penn tries to bum rush Linford with a series of wild strikes but Linford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a jab right on the kisser.
A bone on bone clash there as Linford blocks the leg kick.
Tyrone Linford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linford misses with a looping left.
Penn misses with the combination.
Linford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linford misses with the combination.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linford.
Linford clobbers Penn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Penn swings for the body but Linford moves out of range.
Linford scores with a nice strike.
Penn throws a chopping leg kick but Linford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Linford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linford throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linford takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Linford. Linford circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linford.
Penn walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Linford as he avoids it easily.
Penn scores with a three punch combo!
Linford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Linford jabs at Penn's body.
Linford connects with a single shot there.
Linford digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford scores with a hook.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Linford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Linford dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linfords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penn takes a swing at Linford's ribcage but misses.
Penn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Linford looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Good shot there by Linford.

It looks like George Penn has been cut.
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Linford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses with a low kick as Linford jumps back.
Linford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Penn wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linford throws a leg kick but Penn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Linford rather than just go for the knockout.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Penn throws a head kick but Linford moves out of range.
Tyrone Linford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Penn blocks the low kick.
Penn looks to land a combination but Linford avoids it well.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Linford scores with a body shot.
Linford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
Linford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linford scores with a jab to the jaw.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linford lands a jab to Penn's midsection.
Penn is breathing heavily.
A big left from Penn misses.
Linford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Penn misses with the combination.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Linford had a free shot at his head there.
Some wild striking there from Linford.
Linford looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Penn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linford will feel that in the morning.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linford as he jumps to the side.
Linford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linford's sensitive parts.
Horrible takedown by Penn or perhaps it was just good defense by Linford which made him look bad.
Linford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Linford feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Penn misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linford with a jab.
Penn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Linford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Penn is rocked!
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linford counters with a huge left! Penn is in big trouble! He's backing up but Linford isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Penn from any more damage. A dominating finish by Linford!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrone Linford!