PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Awesome as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Howard
vs
Penn

178 cm
33
192 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Howard counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Howard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn stalks Howard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Howard's face. Howard staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Howard throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
Howard misses with a series of wild punches.
Howard throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Penn there.
Howard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Howard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Penn throws a combination. Howard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Howard swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Howard misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn scores with a body shot.
Howard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Howard swinging wildly here.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howard throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Howard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Howard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn momentarily.
Penn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn avoids the body shot from Howard.
Howard misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Howard connects with a single shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Howard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Howard looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.

Penn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Howard pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Howard keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but BJ Penn will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Howard darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.

Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Howard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Penn finds it's target.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Howard misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Howard.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Penn breaks from the clinch.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard misses the shot to the body.
Howard is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Howard takes the fight into the clinch.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Howard.
Penn wants to break free but Howard has control.
Howard content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Penn is looking for a takedown.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn blocks a body shot from Howard.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes.
Howard lands a body shot.
Howard just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.
Penn can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Howard lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Howard finds it's target.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Howard misses with a hook
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Howard throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.

Penn clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Howard lands a right hand.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Howard has the dominant position.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Howard.
Penn works over Howard's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Howard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Penn swinging wildly here.

Howard clinches with his opponent.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Howard keeps him there for the moment.
Howard lands a nice shot to the body.

Penn breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Howard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Howard clinches with his opponent.
Penn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Howard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Howard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Penn moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howard.
Penn misses with a double jab

and Howard counters by clinching up.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Howard has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn letting Howard take a breather here.
Howard keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn has Howard pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Howard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Howard is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard digs a right hand underneath Penn's ribcage. Penn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Penn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Howard has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Howard.
Howard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Howard is controlling the position.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Howard won't allow it.
Howard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Howard scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Howard struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Howard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Howard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the ropes.
Penn tries for a takedown but Howard manages to get underhooks.
John Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard is struggling to control the position.
Howard lands with a right to the head.
Howard trying to control the position but instead, Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Howard into the ropes.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penn lands with a shot to the body.
Howard throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Howard misses.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard tries to clinch up.
Howard looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn slips a straight right by Howard.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Howard closes the distance and clinches.
Howard misses with a punch to the body.

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penn slips a straight right by Howard.
Penn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Howard.
Howard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn connects with a single shot there.
Howard slips a jab and a cross from Penn.

Howard gets a clinch.
Howard stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard misses with the head strike.
Penn tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes.
Howard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Penn tries to break free but Howard pushes him back against the ropes.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Howard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Howard!