PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dresden Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmichael comes into the arena with Nelly - Just A Dream blaring out of the sound system. Cassius Penn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Carmichael
vs
Penn

170 cm
30
159 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

181 cm
30
168 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dresden Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassius Penn!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmichael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
An inside leg kick from Carmichael misses.
Carmichael walks into a left hand.
Carmichael scores with a hook to the body. Penn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carmichael lands a jab to the nose.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carmichael misses with a wild combination.
Penn lands a really nice looking cross but Carmichael seems unphased.
Carmichael's corner calls for a 1-2. Carmichael obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Carmichael checks a low kick from Penn.
Carmichael misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Carmichael takes a swing at Penn's ribcage but misses.
Carmichael tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carmichael is defended easily by Penn.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Carmichael misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn tries to land a front kick but Carmichael steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carmichael ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cassius Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carmichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Carmichael looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn moves out of range as Carmichael throws a body kick.
Penn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carmichael defends it nicely.
Penn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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 looks to land a right hand but Carmichael moved out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Carmichael.
Carmichael lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab lands there for Penn.
Penn misses with an uppercut. Carmichael saw that one coming.
Carmichael is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carmichael thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carmichael.
Carmichael looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carmichael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn lands an overhand right.
Carmichael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Penn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carmichael stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carmichael thows a body kick. Penn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Carmichael defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Carmichael counters with a stiff right hand.
Carmichael throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmichael manages to avoid it.
Penn catches Carmichael with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penn misses with a straight right.

Carmichael closes the distance and clinches.
Carmichael tries a body shot but Penn blocks it.
Carmichael tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn looking to stall.
Penn tries to throw a body punch but Carmichael avoids it by throwing Penn back against the cage.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carmichael looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carmichael missing with knees to the body.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carmichael swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dresden Carmichael will probably get the nod.
That's time! Carmichael's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Carmichael misses with a kick to the body.
Carmichael takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carmichael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt.
Carmichael lands a nice looking body kick.
Dresden Carmichael is winning the standup battle so far.
Carmichael misses with a looping right.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carmichael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carmichael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carmichael.
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 takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carmichael missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Penn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carmichael under the eye.
Carmichael gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
Carmichael misses with a body shot.
Penn staying out of range there.
Carmichael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carmichael circles away.
Dresden Carmichael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cassius Penn.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Carmichael shoots in.
Carmichael wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Carmichael shoots in but Penn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carmichael checks it well.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Carmichael fakes the leg kick and cracks Penn in the body.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn takes a swing at Carmichael's ribcage but misses.
Carmichael keeps Penn at a distance using the push kick.
Carmichael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a double jab.
Carmichael lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Carmichael fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Carmichael with that takedown attempt.
Carmichael thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Penn.
Carmichael scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Carmichael. Carmichael gets slowly back to his feet.
Carmichael moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Penn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carmichael wants to sweep but no luck.
Carmichael is trying to keep Penn in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carmichael seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carmichael is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Carmichael has wrist control.
Penn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dresden Carmichael just wasn't active enough.
Carmichael throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassius Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Carmichael misses with a double jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penn. That's going to slow Carmichael down.
Penn misses with a hook.
Carmichael looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carmichael on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carmichael tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmichael manages to avoid it.
Penn stuns Carmichael with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carmichael keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carmichael manages to avoid it.
Penn scores with a nice head shot.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carmichael.
Carmichael tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Carmichael swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmichael throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carmichael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carmichael sprawls well. Carmichael wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn digs a good body shot into Carmichael's ribs.
Carmichael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carmichael.
Carmichael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Penn moves out of range as Carmichael throws a body kick.
Carmichael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Penn catches Carmichael with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A swing and a miss from Penn.
Penn stuns Carmichael with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carmichael jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carmichael on the side of the head.
Carmichael lands a body shot.
Carmichael takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carmichael fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Penn misses with a straight right.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmichael is just out of range.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Carmichael staying out of range there.
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Carmichael is just out of range.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carmichael as he avoids it easily.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carmichael lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn thuds a left hand into Carmichael's body.
Carmichael moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carmichael - the referee stops the clock and Penn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carmichael. Penn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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 shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carmichael controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carmichael trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carmichael works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cassius Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassius Penn!