PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Sporw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Played A Live-Safri Duo. Bj Penn will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sporw
vs
Penn

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Eduard Sporw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bj Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sporw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn wants to clinch but Sporw slips to the side

and Sporw counters by moving into the clinch.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Penn letting Sporw take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sporw is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sporw swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn tries to stall but Sporw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sporw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penn misses with a knee to the head.
Sporw blocks an elbow strike.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.

Penn pulls guard effortlessly.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Penn is trying to keep Sporw in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sporw showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sporw has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sporw advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Penn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Penn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sporw is trying to stand.
Penn is looking to take a break and control but Sporw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sporw tries to kick Penn off but Penn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sporw is holding on to half guard well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sporw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn thows a huge punch but Sporw dodges it nicely.
Sporw wants to get back to his feet.
Penn throwing shots but Sporw is blocking nicely.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penn trying to control the action but Sporw is working from the bottom.
Sporw is trying to stand.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn 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.
Sporw is trying is best to control the position here.
Penn is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sporw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn prevents Sporw from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sporw has his hands clasped together around Penn's back. He's all about the action.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Penn shoots in for a takedown but Sporw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sporw blocks a head kick by Penn.
Bj Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Penn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Sporw closes the distance and clinches.
Penn is trying to push Sporw away but Sporw has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Sporw for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Penn is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
A short left from Penn.
Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sporw.
Sporw throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Sporw stalling in the clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sporw has Penn pressed against the cage.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sporw pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sporw gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eduard Sporw.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Sporw takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Eduard Sporw has been cut.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Penn wants to clinch but Sporw slips to the side

and Sporw counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sporw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sporw blocks a body shot from Penn.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sporw stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sporw's elbow.
Sporw's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Sporw blocks an elbow strike.
Sporw slows down the pace here.
Penn is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to circle away but Sporw has him pinned against the cage.
Eduard Sporw has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sporw taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sporw avoids the elbow strike from Penn, against the cage.
Sporw just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn tries to stall but Sporw uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Penn letting Sporw take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eduard Sporw.
Penn is looking to clinch but Sporw is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sporw throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bj Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduard Sporw's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sporw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sporw blocks a head kick by Penn.
Penn tries to clinch there but Sporw circles away.
Penn tries to clinch

and Sporw moves into the clinch.
Penn letting Sporw take a breather here.
Penn tries a body shot but Sporw blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sporw - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn tries for a takedown but Sporw manages to get underhooks.
Sporw is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sporw.
A short right from Penn.
Penn lands a shot to the body.
Sporw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Sporw blocks an elbow strike from Penn.
Penn misses with a knee strike.
Sporw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn taking a breather.
Sporw content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sporw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sporw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penn up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sporw fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn tries to work over Sporw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sporw is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penn throws an elbow but misses.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sporw will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penn up against the cage.
Sporw seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eduard Sporw.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Sporw. Sporw gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch but Sporw moves out of range.
Penn is looking to clinch.
Penn throws a head kick that Sporw semi-blocks.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduard Sporw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn tries to clinch

and Sporw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sporw takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sporw misses with a punch on the inside.
Bj Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sporw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bj Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Penn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bj Penn!
Bj Penn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.