PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jure Boban (ranked 22582 p4p, 514 weight class) and Olsen Penn (ranked 5189 p4p, 459 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Boban
vs
Penn

175 cm
20
207 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
28
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jure Boban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olsen Penn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Boban on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Penn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penn slips under a jab from Boban.
Boban jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn throws a right hand that misses
and Boban counters with a right hand to the body.
Penn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Penn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Penn.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Boban thuds a left hand into Penn's body.
Boban lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boban swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boban moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boban.
Jab by Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boban lands with an overhand left.
Boban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn throws an off balance right hand

and Boban counters by moving into the clinch.
Boban lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Boban lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Boban lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boban slows down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Boban.
Penn takes a shot to the head.
Boban tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Boban back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boban lands with a light punch inside.
Boban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Boban's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boban lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Boban misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boban is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Boban into the ropes.
Boban scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Boban lands with a short shot to the head.
Boban misses with the head strike.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Boban creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boban cracks Penn with a nice body shot.
Boban lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Boban lands a left hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.

Penn is rocked!
Boban leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Boban finish him?
Boban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boban misses with a hook from the clinch.
Penn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boban working aggressively here.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Boban struggles to land a body shot inside as Penn controls his hands.
Boban lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boban.
Boban tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boban unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Penn! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Boban is unloading with more strikes now! Penn drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jure Boban!