PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Haggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel Penn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Haggen's chin.

Penn
vs
Haggen

193 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Steel Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Haggen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Haggen. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haggen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Haggen looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Penn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haggen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Haggen misses the target.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Penn!
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Steel Penn has been cut.
That kick from Penn tenderised Haggen's leg. Haggen is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haggen looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Haggen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Haggen looks winded!
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn.
Penn is looking to slow Haggen down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Haggen's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggen tries to avoid it.
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Haggen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haggen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Penn.
Penn thuds his shin into the meat of Haggen's side.
Penn feints and then cracks Haggen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haggen down.
Penn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haggen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Chris Haggen has been cut.
Haggen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haggen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Penn scores with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick from Penn.
Penn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Haggen if he has to take too many more of those.
Penn lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.
Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haggen's sensitive parts.
Penn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Penn.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Haggen's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggen tries to avoid it.
Penn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Haggen's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggen tries to avoid it.
Penn scores with a spinning back kick!
Penn lands a high kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haggen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Penn - the referee stops the clock and Haggen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Penn. Haggen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Penn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haggen's head.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haggen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Haggen down.
A solid body kick from Penn.
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haggen.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That kick from Penn tenderised Haggen's leg. Haggen is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Penn tenderised Haggen's leg. Haggen is trying to keep his angry face on.
A solid body kick from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Penn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Penn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haggen blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penn.
Haggen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Penn.
Both fighters circling a little - Penn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Haggen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.

Penn lands a big head kick that sends Haggen tumbling to the mat! Penn takes a step backwards and waves Haggen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penn.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haggen can do to turn this around?
Penn scores with a push kick.
Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Haggen is breathing heavily.
Haggen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Penn.
Penn keeps Haggen at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Penn tenderised Haggen's leg. Haggen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Penn tenderised Haggen's leg. Haggen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick from Penn lands but Haggen takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn scores with a push kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Penn.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn avoids the body shot from Haggen.
Penn thuds his shin into the meat of Haggen's side.
Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Haggen's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggen tries to avoid it.
Haggen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn connects with a solid leg kick.
Haggen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Haggen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Penn has got the better of the exchanges.
A good leg kick by Penn.
Penn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn scores with a leg kick.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Haggen's front leg but catches the back leg as Haggen tries to avoid it.
Penn misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Haggen misses its intended target.
Penn connects with a high kick.
Penn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haggen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn. Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
Haggen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haggen gets a clinch.
Haggen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Haggen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Haggen.
Haggen can't find room to land a body shot as Penn controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haggen misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Haggen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Penn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A decent looking body kick lands there for Penn.
Haggen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn lands a high kick!
Penn lands a front kick.
A solid body kick from Penn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haggen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Haggen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Whack! Penn lands a heavy head kick that drops Haggen. The ref tackles Penn to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Haggen was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Steel Penn!