PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bj Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Break Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the cage accompanied by Alab ng Puso-Abra. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Down

180 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bj Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Break Down!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Down goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Bj Penn has been cut.
Down tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Down scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Down takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Penn with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down misses with a knee strike.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Down with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn is leaning against Down and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Down landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Down is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Down lands a knee to the head.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Down utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Penn throws an elbow that misses.

Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Down fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Down looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.

Down clinches with his opponent.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Down improves position.
Penn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.

Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Break Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Down closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Down pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down connects with a knee to the head.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn looking to slow down the pace here.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Down tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Down misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Down pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Down gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
Down tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Down lands a knee to the head.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Down.
Down tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Down moves out of range easily.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Down looks to land a combination. Penn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A jab from Down finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Down misses with a body shot.

Penn takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn scores with a shot to the side of Down's head.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Down misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from Down misses.
Down throws a right hand that Penn ducks under and follows up with a left that Penn also avoids with ease.
Penn lands a jab to Down's midsection.
Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Penn has closed the distance and engaged Down in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Down pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn tries to circle away but Down has him pinned against the cage.
Penn looking to slow down the pace here.
Down stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Break Down dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bj Penn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Down digs a good body shot into Penn's ribs.

Down closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.
Down lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.

Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Penn closes the distance and pushes Down back into the cage.
Penn tries to break free but Down pushes him back against the cage.
Penn avoiding damage as Down throws knees to the body.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn looking to stall.
Down lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Down putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Down misses with an elbow strike.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Down creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn avoiding damage as Down throws knees to the body.
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Down tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Down lands a knee to the head.
Penn trying to land knees to the body.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Down takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Down. Those never looked like landing.
Down takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Down!
Penn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No joy there for Down, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Down tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn throws a head kick but Down moves out of range.
Break Down seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Down eats them both and turns towards Penn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Down scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn lands with a slapping head kick.
Down moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.

Down closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Down.
Penn scores a nice knee to the body.
Down crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Down has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Down trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Penn landing knees to the body.
Penn avoiding damage as Down throws knees to the body.
Penn scores with a hook to the body.
Down avoiding damage.
Down tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Down has him pressed against the cage.
Break Down seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Down tries a knee to the head but Penn blocks it.
Down missing with knees to the body.
Down using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Penn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Penn trying to stall but Down improves his position.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn tries to stall but Down uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Down'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 takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Down tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Penn obliges.
Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Down lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Break Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bj Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Down.
Down throws a right and a left that both miss.
Down is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Down looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Nice shot lands for Penn.

Penn moves into the clinch.
Down lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Down using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Down is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Down has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Down with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Penn tries to work over Down's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Down on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Down has the dominant position.
Down creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Down working Penn over with knees to the body.
Down lands a nice knee to the body.
Down lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Down with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Penn breaks from the clinch.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Down.
Down misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a nice body kick.
Down tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.

Penn clinches up with Down and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Down, against the cage.
Down throws a knee to the head but misses.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Bj Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Penn has managed to clinch.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Down.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Penn is stalling here.
Down is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Penn is defending well for now.
Down tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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!
Down misses with an elbow strike.
Down is looking to control Penn's arms but Penn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Down has his back to the cage.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Penn takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn tries to circle away but Down has him pinned against the cage.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Down, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Down lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Down.
Penn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Down has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Down avoids a wild elbow strike from Penn.
Down with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Down trying to land knees to the body.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Down throws an elbow but misses.
Down throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.

Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penn throws a right and a left that Down avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn drives through and clinches with Down against the cage.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Down won't allow it.
Down tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Penn crunches a lovely knee into Down's ribcage.
Down misses with a knee strike.
Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Down just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn lands a damaging elbow.
Down throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Down.
Penn letting Down take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Penn breaks the clinch.
Down looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Break Down is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Down closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Break Down.
Well Down has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Break Down!