PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Tarantino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarantino comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Greatest by Logic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tarantino
vs
Penn

174 cm
19
156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Tarantino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Tarantino has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn jumps guard but Tarantino stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tarantino scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tarantino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarantino pinned against the cage. Tarantino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobby Tarantino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.

Tarantino moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside.
Tarantino lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tarantino prevents it.
Tarantino stalls.
Penn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tarantino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn tries for a takedown but Tarantino manages to get underhooks.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Penn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tarantino misses with a knee strike.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tarantino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.
Tarantino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tarantino lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tarantino.
Penn looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarantino slows down the pace here.
Tarantino leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.
Penn trying to stall but Tarantino improves his position.
Penn is trying to push Tarantino away but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tarantino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tarantino prevents it.
Penn tries for a takedown but Tarantino manages to get underhooks.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tarantino scores with a shot to the side of Penn's head.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tarantino tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.
Tarantino misses with a knee to the head.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tarantino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penn tries to pull guard but Tarantino won't allow it.
Tarantino is stalling here.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Penn is working for takedown but Tarantino is calmly controlling the position for now.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
Tarantino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penn is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Tarantino to work.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside.
Tarantino just leaning against Penn, taking a breather.
Tarantino misses with a knee to the head.
Tarantino is pressed up against the cage. Penn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tarantino down to the mat. Tarantino avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Tarantino has Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tarantino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn stalling in the clinch but Tarantino improves position.
Tarantino lands an uppercut.
Tarantino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tarantino takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarantino pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Tarantino on the inside.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Tarantino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Tarantino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tarantino blocks an elbow strike from Penn.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino lands a left hand.
Penn trying to stall but Tarantino improves his position.
Tarantino has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tarantino is defending well.
Tarantino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Tarantino.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarantino.
Bobby Tarantino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tarantino smiles and moves away.
Bobby Tarantino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Penn punishes Tarantino's body with a nice straight punch.

Tarantino closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Penn tries for a takedown but Tarantino manages to get underhooks.
Tarantino stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
A short left from Tarantino.
Tarantino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Tarantino prevents a body shot from Penn.
Tarantino lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn looking to slow down the pace here.
Tarantino lands a damaging elbow.
Tarantino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Tarantino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn is trying to push Tarantino away but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Tarantino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tarantino misses with a knee to the head.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Good body shot from Tarantino.
Tarantino presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tarantino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tarantino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tarantino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside.
Tarantino connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarantino lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tarantino.
A nice left hand lands by Tarantino.
Tarantino will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Penn up against the cage.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow.
Tarantino has Penn pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tarantino tries to land a knee to the head but Penn blocks with his arms.

Penn pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarantino trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tarantino dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tarantino moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penn tries to pull guard but Tarantino holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow.
Tarantino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tarantino lands a damaging elbow.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tarantino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Tarantino to work.
Tarantino seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarantino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Tarantino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
Tarantino pushes Penn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Tarantino to work.
Tarantino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Penn blocks it with crossed arms.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Tarantino is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Tarantino.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarantino.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tarantino is struggling to control the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tarantino.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tarantino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penn can do to turn this around?
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tarantino lands a knee to the head.

Penn is rocked!
Tarantino lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Tarantino finish him?
Tarantino prevents a body shot from Penn.
Tarantino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Tarantino.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn is trying to break free.
Tarantino tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Tarantino back against the cage.
Tarantino lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tarantino.
Penn tries to work over Tarantino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn tries to circle away but Tarantino has him pinned against the cage.
Tarantino prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Tarantino looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tarantino takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tarantino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tarantino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn looking for a takedown.
Bobby Tarantino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
Tarantino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tarantino prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tarantino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Penn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tarantino prevents it.
Penn jumps guard but Tarantino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tarantino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Tarantino keeps him there for the moment.
Tarantino pushes Penn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is looking to control Tarantino's arms but Tarantino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penn has his back to the cage.
Tarantino is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Tarantino.
Tarantino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penn's elbow.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Penn tries to stall but Tarantino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Tarantino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
BJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Tarantino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Tarantino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarantino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Tarantino!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Tarantino thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.