PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideao Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavares has chosen Die Die Die My Darling as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Penn
vs
Tavares

195 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gideao Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to clinch there but Tavares circles away.
Penn wants to clinch up but Tavares keeps it at a distance.
Tavares doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Penn counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Penn.
Tavares drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Tavares's head.

Tavares gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tavares tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Tavares seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn is trying to stand back up but Tavares is controlling him

Tavares is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Penn sees it coming and defends easily.
Penn is looking to improve his position.

Tavares is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is not content to let Tavares control the position.
Tavares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.
Penn tries to kick Tavares off but Tavares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Penn is breathing heavily.

Tavares looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Tavares seems to be looking for submissions.
Tavares prevents Penn from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tavares looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Tavares is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn pushes Tavares off looking to stand but Tavares dives back in and keeps control.

Tavares is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Penn is looking to escape.
Tavares is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tavares seems to be working for a kimura but Penn defends the submission attempt.

Tavares looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tavares trying to mount his opponent but Penn defends it.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Tavares is controlling him well.

Tavares is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn tries to kick Tavares off but Tavares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Tavares is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn won't allow Tavares to pass to mount.
Penn is trying to stand up here but Tavares is controlling him well.

Tavares wants to work for an arm triangle but Penn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Tavares is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Penn controlling the position well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tavares stops Penn from getting back to his feet.
Tavares is trying to control the action in half guard but Penn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideao Tavares dominated that round.
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.

Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gideao Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Tavares circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tavares closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tavares lands in his opponent's guard.
Penn wants to stand but Tavares is controlling the position.
Tavares wanted to stand there but Penn had control of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tavares accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gideao Tavares has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tavares is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Penn is trying to escape and Tavares transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Penn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Tavares! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gideao Tavares!
A pretty intense looking Gideao Tavares took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.