PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Praegitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's entrance music is BJ Penn. A fine choice. The key to victory for BJ Penn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Penn
vs
Praegitzer

175 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
166 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BJ Penn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Praegitzer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Praegitzer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Praegitzer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Penn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Penn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Penn trying to remain calm as Praegitzer controls from the top position.
Penn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Praegitzer off and has taken his back!
Praegitzer trying to control the action but Penn just sinks the hooks in.
Penn throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Penn is hanging on to Praegitzer's back as he tries to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Penn struggling to keep hold of the position.
Praegitzer tries to break free.

Penn is persistently looking for the submission but Praegitzer is defending it well.
Praegitzer tries to break free.
Praegitzer wants to control his opponent's hands but Penn gets his hands free.
Penn is hanging on to Praegitzer's back as he tries to escape.
Penn controlling from the back.
Praegitzer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
Praegitzer wants to control but Penn is having none of it.
Praegitzer working to try and regain half guard.
Praegitzer looks gassed!
Praegitzer tries to hold on but Penn postures up.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Praegitzer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Praegitzer tries to lock up and control but Penn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Penn trying to control but Praegitzer is having none of it.
Praegitzer is trying to escape the mount.
Penn trying to control but Praegitzer is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. BJ Penn just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Praegitzer avoids the body shot from Penn.
Praegitzer slips a jab from Penn.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Praegitzer. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn swings for the body but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Praegitzer closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Praegitzer pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Praegitzer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Praegitzer off to one side.
A jab from Penn does it's job there.
Penn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Josh Praegitzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Praegitzer is just out of range.
Penn scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Praegitzer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Praegitzer is breathing heavily.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
Praegitzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn stuns Praegitzer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Praegitzer manages to avoid it.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Praegitzer moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn swings for the body but Praegitzer moves out of range.
Penn lands a with a good body shot.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Praegitzer is just out of range.
Penn throws a series of punches but Praegitzer avoids them all with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Penn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Praegitzer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Praegitzer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Penn lands a nice hook to Praegitzer's body. Praegitzer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Penn is looking to wear down Praegitzer 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 swinging wilding here.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Praegitzer slips under a jab.
Praegitzer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Praegitzer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Praegitzer slips a jab and a cross from Penn.
Penn throws a low kick, looking for Praegitzer's leg but Praegitzer calmly moves out of range.
Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Penn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Josh Praegitzer has been cut.
A big head kick from Penn and Praegitzer is sent sprawling to the canvas!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Praegitzer wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Josh Praegitzer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Praegitzer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Praegitzer's head.

Praegitzer is rocked!
Praegitzer is holding his hands too far apart here. Penn throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Praegitzer is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Penn!
BJ Penn retains his lightweight title!