PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Penner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Penner will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Farley
vs
Penner

157 cm
18
346 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humberto Farley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Penner!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Penner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Farley is looking to take this one to the mat.

Penner pulls Farley into guard.
Farley throwing strikes but missing.
Penner pulls Farley in close to prevent any damage.

Penner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penner looking to control.
Farley throws a big elbow that misses.
Farley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Farley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Penner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farley preventing the sweep.
Farley throws a big right hand that misses.
Farley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farley wanted to stand there but Penner had control of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Farley moves into the clinch.

Penner has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Farley regains guard immediately.
Farley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Farley trying to strike off his back.
Farley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farley trying to control the position.
Farley trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Farley keeping moving, preventing Penner from controlling successfully.
Penner prevents Farley from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farley is looking for a triangle here but Penner uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Penner working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Penner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Penner moves into the clinch.
Farley is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Penner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Penner gets control of Farley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Penner will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Farley throws a big right hand that misses.
Penner managing to control the position.
Penner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farley.
Penner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Farley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penner looking for a sweep. Not yet Penner, not yet.

Farley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farley trying to control the position from guard on top but Penner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Penner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Penner lands a takedown into guard.
Farley wants to get back to his feet but Penner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Farley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Farley wants to stand up but Penner is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Penner dominated that round.
That's time! Farley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Farley gets tackled into the cage by Penner. Penner maintains the clinch.

Farley drags the fight down to the ground.
Farley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Penner wants to pass the guard but Farley is keeping the position.
Farley doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Farley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Penner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Farley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penner stops Farley from standing up.
Penner wants to control from the top but Farley keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penner stays in close to Farley's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Farley gets tackled into the cage by Penner. Penner maintains the clinch.
Penner crunches a lovely knee into Farley's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Penner has hold of one of Farley's legs. Farley is fighting the takedown attempt but Penner gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Penner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penner trying to control but Farley is working from the bottom.
Penner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Penner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Farley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Penner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penner trying to control the position from guard on top but Farley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Penner dives in and scores a takedown into Farley's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penner trying to control the position from guard on top but Farley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Penner wants to stand but Farley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Farley keeping full guard, as Penner tries to pass.
Penner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

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.
Farley wants to stand up but Penner is controlling him.

Farley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Penner gets to his feet - Farley follows without any prompting.

Penner manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Farley on his heels. He'll look to pass Farley's guard now, I'm sure.
Penner stands up over Farley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Farley is working an open guard so Penner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Penner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penner controlling from the top position.
Penner distracts Farley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Penner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Penner instigates a clinch.
Farley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Penner pulls Farley into guard.

Penner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farley defends it easily.
Farley wants to stand but Penner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Farley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Penner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farley defends it easily.
Penner working a defensive guard here.

Farley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penner has a takedown stuffed.
Farley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Farley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penner paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Farley rushes Penner and presses him up against the cage.
Farley fails to pull guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Penner. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farley prevents the takedown attempt.

Penner is trying to trip Farley. He has hold of a leg but Farley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Penner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Penner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Farley keeping moving, preventing Penner from controlling successfully.
Farley wants to improve his position but instead Penner has moved into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley wants to get back to his feet.
Penner controlling the action here.

Penner seems to be working for a kimura but Farley defends the submission attempt.

Penner seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Penner there.

Penner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Penner is thwarting Farley's attempts to control the position.
Farley is staying active underneath Penner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Farley kicks off Penner and gets to his feet.
Penner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Penner manages to circle out of the way.
Penner swings for the body but Farley moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penner wants to clinch up but Farley keeps it at a distance.
Farley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Farley stuffs the takedown attempt from Penner. Penner gets slowly back to his feet.
Farley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Humberto Farley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Penner.
Farley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penner.

Penner dives in and scores a takedown into Farley's guard.
Penner wants to control from the top but Farley keeps moving.
Mike Penner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Penner stays in close to Farley's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Penner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penner 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Penner!