PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Byrne
vs
Penn

184 cm
38
206 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

189 cm
31
213 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a right hand
and Byrne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Penn.
Byrne misses with a few strikes there.
Byrne just misses with a punch to the body.
Penn counters with a body kick.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Byrne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Byrne's head.
Byrne misses with a hook.
Byrne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Penn ducks right into an uppercut from Byrne.
A shot to the liver by Byrne. Beautiful body shot.
Byrne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byrne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Despite the aggression on Penn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Byrne lands a glancing blow to the side of Penn's head.
Byrne throws a quick inside leg kick.

Byrne has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
I was talking to Byrne's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.

Penn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byrne throws a jab when Penn was well out of range.
It seemed like Penn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Byrne back to the ropes. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to land a front kick but Penn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Penn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Penn misses with a hook
and Byrne counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Byrne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Byrne lands a slapping body shot.
Byrne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penn.
Byrne misses with a body punch
and Penn counters with a nice leg kick.
Byrne lands with a nice body punch.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byrne's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Byrne.
David Byrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrne misses with a body shot.
Penn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Byrne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Byrne back to the ropes. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Byrne rushes Penn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Byrne misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne 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.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byrne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Byrne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Byrne, against the ropes.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Penn prevents a body shot from Byrne.

Penn manages to break the clinch.
Byrne's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne connects with a solid leg kick.
Byrne misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a thumping low kick.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Penn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
David Byrne is winning the standup battle so far.
Byrne misses with a wild combination.
Penn tries a quick counter leg kick but Byrne is wise to it.
Byrne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrne.
Penn flicks out a counter leg kick but Byrne steps away.
Byrne lands with a shot to the body.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Penn only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Byrne is out of range.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
Penn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Penn connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice straight punches there by Byrne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne dominated that second round.
That's time! Byrne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Byrne scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Byrne finds it's way through Penn's defenses.
Byrne misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a nice leg kick.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Byrne.
Byrne wants to clinch
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with an uppercut
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Byrne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Penn is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Byrne has managed to clinch.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A low kick from Byrne is predictable there
and Penn counters with an outside leg kick.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Byrne can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byrne.
Byrne lands with a cross.
Byrne misses with a leg kick.
Penn misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Penn misses
and Byrne counters with an inside leg kick.
A cross from Byrne lands.
Byrne throws a leg kick that is checked

and Penn counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Byrne on his ass! Byrne wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Byrne thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Byrne.
Byrne tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Penn counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Byrne goes down! Will Byrne beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!

Byrne is rocked!
Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Byrne looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byrne scores with a hook.
Penn thumps Byrne with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steel Penn scored multiple knockdowns in that round, so has to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Byrne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byrne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byrne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Byrne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Byrne - that will leave a mark!
Byrne moves out of range of the leg kick from Penn.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byrne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Byrne is looking to counter with head kicks.
Byrne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Byrne lands a slapping body shot.
Byrne misses with a right hand
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A shot to the body from Byrne misses
and Byrne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrne is looking to wear down Penn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrne misses with an uppercut
and Penn counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Byrne badly! He tries to strike back but Penn puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Byrne out cold! Oh man, Byrne will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steel Penn!
During a confident post fight interview, Steel Penn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.