PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sosa Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Dee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chant and E Ala E kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escobar
vs
Dee Penn

190 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sosa Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay Dee Penn!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sosa Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Escobar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Escobar scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Penn looks to land a body kick but Escobar moved away.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Escobar. No joy for Penn on that attempt.
Escobar throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Escobar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Escobar cracks Penn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Escobar tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Escobar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sosa Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Dee Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Escobar swivels and escapes.
Penn looks for a takedown but Escobar sprawls well.
Penn looks gassed!
Escobar throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Escobar goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Escobar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Escobar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Escobar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Penn feints and as Escobar raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn stands up over Escobar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Escobar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Escobar controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Penn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Escobar dives on top into guard.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Escobar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Escobar trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Escobar from controlling successfully.

Penn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Escobar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Penn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Penn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Escobar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Penn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Escobar's back instead.

Escobar showing good submission defense here.
Penn thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn has Escobar flattened out and is raining down punches.
Escobar turns into Penn and is now in his guard.
Penn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sosa Escobar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar lands with a kick to the ribs.

Escobar looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Escobar chips away with some ground and pound.
Escobar trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Penn has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Escobar's face.
BOOM! Penn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Escobar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Escobar is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn misses with a head shot.
Penn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Penn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Escobar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Escobar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Escobar.
Penn lands a couple of elbows.
Penn preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Penn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Escobar has his hands on Penn's head, controlling the position.
Penn wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Escobar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking for a sweep. Not yet Escobar, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Penn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Escobar sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Escobar is trying to maintain the position but Penn is very close to passing his half guard.
Escobar manages to get to full guard.
Penn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Escobar is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.
Penn wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Penn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Escobar throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn shoots in but Escobar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sosa Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Dee Penn.
Escobar stuffs the takedown attempt from Penn. Penn gets slowly back to his feet.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sosa Escobar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Penn feints and as Escobar raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Escobar wants to sweep here but Penn controlling him for the moment.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn is in close to Escobar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.

Escobar had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Escobar Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
Escobar doesn't have the hooks in and Penn manages to turn into his guard.
Penn won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
Escobar controls Penn momentarily but Penn frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escobar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Penn checks it well.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt
and Escobar counters with a three punch combo that has Penn backing up. Penn nods at Escobar to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobar swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.

Penn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Penn trying to pass the guard but Escobar defending well.
Escobar wants to control but Penn is keeping busy.

Penn is looking for a kimura but Escobar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Penn to get the leverage.
Penn tries to pass to full mount but Escobar defends it.
Escobar trying to hold on to Penn's head to control him but Penn postures up.
Escobar tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn thows a huge punch but Escobar dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Escobar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escobar throws a jab but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar as he jumps to the side.
Escobar throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Escobar.
Escobar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escobar's waist but Escobar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Sosa Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Dee Penn.
Escobar scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penn's sensitive parts.
Penn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Escobar pinned against the cage. Escobar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escobar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Escobar tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Escobar to the ground. Escobar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Escobar's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Escobar duly obliges.
Escobar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Penn closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Penn pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escobar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Escobar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar off to one side.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escobar's waist but Escobar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries to bum rush Penn with a series of wild strikes but Penn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sosa Escobar is winning the standup battle so far.
Penn blocks a low kick nicely.

Penn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
Penn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Penn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Escobar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Penn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jay Dee Penn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Penn passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Dee Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Sosa Escobar!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Sosa Escobar!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Sosa Escobar!

Sosa Escobar wins by unanimous decision!