PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georgy Fokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georgy Fokin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fokin
vs
Penzer

188 cm
27
221 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

180 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georgy Fokin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Penzer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fokin catches Penzer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fokin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penzer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Penzer.
Penzer misses with a low kick as Fokin jumps back.
Penzer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Penzer.
Penzer is looking to score with low kicks.
Penzer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fokin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penzer.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Penzer, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzer misses with a low kick.
Fokin misses the shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Penzer has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fokin prevents Penzer from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penzer.

It looks like Georgy Fokin has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Fokin.
Fokin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penzer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penzer working hard to break the clinch.
Penzer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fokin managing to block the knees to the body from Penzer.
Penzer is leaning against Fokin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penzer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fokin misses with the head strike.
Fokin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fokin digs a right hand into Penzer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Penzer's gas tank.
Fokin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Penzer pushes off an throws an elbow but Fokin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penzer can pounce on him.

Fokin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penzer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fokin is keeping busy.
Fokin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Penzer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fokin has a couple of punches blocked by Penzer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penzer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fokin controls his hands.
Penzer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Penzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penzer slips a jab from Fokin.
Fokin avoids a kick to the body.
Fokin lands with a straight right. Penzer didn't see that one coming.
Penzer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penzer looks to throw the jab but Fokin is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penzer's calf.
Fokin throws an overhand right that lands on Penzer's shoulder, as Penzer tries to avoid the shot.
Fokin moves out of range as Penzer throws a body kick.
Fokin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Penzer finds it's way through Fokin's defenses.
Penzer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Fokin's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Penzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fokin manages to avoid it.
Fokin attempts a counter takedown but Penzer avoids it well and moves away.
Fokin closes the distance and clinches up with Penzer, looking for a takedown. Fokin pushes Penzer against the cage but Penzer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penzer is looking to chop away at Fokin's legs.
Fokin takes a swing at Penzer's ribcage but misses.
Penzer tries a quick counter leg kick but Fokin is wise to it.
Fokin throws a leg kick that misses.
Penzer throws a leg kick but Fokin checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer lands a body shot.
Penzer wants to slow Fokin down by chopping away at his legs.
Penzer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fokin misses with a body shot.
Penzer throws a low kick, looking for Fokin's leg but Fokin calmly moves out of range.
Fokin tries to score with a low kick but Penzer moves his leg out of the way.
Fokin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Penzer can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penzer throws a leg kick but Fokin checks it.
Fokin has a takedown stuffed.
Fokin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Penzer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Penzer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fokin avoids the body shot from Penzer.
Penzer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penzer throws a chopping leg kick but Fokin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penzer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fokin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fokin throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fokin checks a leg kick.
Fokin feinted with a counter takedown.
Penzer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Penzer but Penzer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Penzer flicks out a counter leg kick but Fokin steps away.
An inside leg kick from Penzer misses.
Penzer tries to work over Fokin's front leg with a kick but Fokin checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Penzer.
Penzer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Penzer lands a right hook to the body.
Fokin throws a hook but Penzer avoids it easily.
Fokin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fokin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Penzer sprawls and moves away.

Fokin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fokin postures up.
Penzer wants to sweep but no luck.
Fokin advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penzer connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Fokin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Penzer wants to get back to full guard.
Penzer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fokin.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penzer is looking to improve his position.
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!
Ground and pound from Fokin.
Fokin wants to take a breather but Penzer is having none of it.
Fokin stops Penzer from getting back to his feet.
Fokin 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fokin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Penzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penzer tries to get to full guard but Fokin has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fokin clinches with his opponent.
Fokin struggles to land a body shot inside as Penzer controls his hands.
Fokin lands a right hand.
Fokin can't find room to land a body shot as Penzer controls the action.
Penzer blocks an uppercut.
Penzer swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer trying to land knees to the body.
Penzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fokin.
Penzer can't find room to land a body shot as Fokin controls the action.
Penzer working aggressively here.
Fokin lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Fokin.
Penzer stops a takedown attempt from Fokin.
Penzer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fokin.
Penzer gets underhooks to prevent Fokin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgy Fokin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penzer takes a shot to the head.
Fokin misses with a punch on the inside.
Fokin controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Fokin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fokin prevents a body shot from Penzer.
Penzer misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Georgy Fokin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georgy Fokin's cut.
That's time! Fokin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Penzer lands a nice looking body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Penzer.
Fokin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fokin throws a poor cross that misses
and Penzer counters with a nice body shot.
Fokin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Penzer tries a low kick but Fokin avoids it.
Fokin throws a chopping leg kick but Penzer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fokin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fokin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penzer connects with a leg kick. Fokin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fokin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Penzer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Fokin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fokin.
Fokin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fokin swings for the body but Penzer moves out of range.
Penzer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Penzer looks to land a combination but Fokin avoids it well.
Fokin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fokin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Fokin as he checks the leg kick.
Fokin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penzer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penzer looks to land a combination. Fokin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Penzer is looking to slow Fokin down with leg kicks.
Penzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fokin was well out of range. Poor timing from Penzer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fokin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Penzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Fokin is just out of range.
Fokin tries to counter with a takedown but Penzer is quick to defend against it.
Penzer throws a body kick that misses.
Fokin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fokin with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fokin is out of range.
Fokin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fokin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penzer as he avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Penzer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Penzer looks for the body kick but Fokin saw that one coming.
Fokin shoots in but Penzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georgy Fokin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fokin digs a good hook to Penzer's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fokin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penzer pinned against the cage. Penzer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Penzer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Penzer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fokin rather than just go for the knockout.
Penzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fokin's sensitive parts.
Penzer thumps Fokin with a low kick.
Fokin lands an overhand right.
Fokin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Penzer.
Fokin scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fokin jabs Penzer right on the nose. Penzer blinks but takes it well.
Penzer motions for Fokin to come forward. Penzer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fokin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Penzer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Penzer misses with a body kick.
Fokin attempts a counter takedown but Penzer avoids it well and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penzer tries to land a leg kick but Fokin saw it coming and moves away.
Penzer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fokin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penzer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fokin misses with a hook. Penzer ducked under it nicely.
Penzer tries to work over Fokin's front leg with a kick but Fokin checks it.
Fokin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penzer.
Penzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Penzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Penzer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Penzer!
An out of breath Mario Penzer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.