PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Casey Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levron Cleiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Penn
vs
Cleiv

173 cm
26
152 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casey Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Levron Cleiv!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a right and a left that Cleiv avoids nicely.
Cleiv misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.

Cleiv rushes Penn and presses him up against the cage.
Cleiv lands with a short shot to the head.
Cleiv lands a left hand.
Cleiv lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Cleiv scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleiv lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cleiv.
Cleiv lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Cleiv controlling the action here for a moment.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cleiv just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cleiv lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cleiv lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Cleiv.
Cleiv's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cleiv's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cleiv.
Penn has been working on his balance at Basics -LOD- , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cleiv.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cleiv avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cleiv is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Casey Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleiv lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cleiv 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.
Penn tries to pull guard but Cleiv holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Cleiv lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cleiv leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cleiv.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cleiv prevents it.
Cleiv lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cleiv after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Cleiv.
Cleiv scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn tries to break free but Cleiv pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleiv scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Cleiv - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cleiv working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cleiv - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cleiv scores with a hook to the body.
Cleiv taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cleiv lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Cleiv.
Nice body punch from Cleiv.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Cleiv lands a body punch.
Cleiv lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Cleiv.
Cleiv working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cleiv on the inside.
Cleiv working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cleiv lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A short uppercut from Cleiv.
Cleiv slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cleiv.
Cleiv lands a nice uppercut.

Penn is rocked!
Cleiv lands with a left to the head.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn is trying to pull guard but Cleiv has him pressed against the cage.
Cleiv works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cleiv throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penns head.
Cleiv lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cleiv.
Cleiv lands with a light punch inside.
Cleiv taking a breather.
Cleiv lands a big right hand that drops Penn! The killer instinct kicks in and Cleiv finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cleiv!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levron Cleiv!