PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horus Anubis (ranked 3951 p4p, 24700 weight class) and Floyd Pennington (ranked 427 p4p, 542 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Anubis
vs
Pennington

179 cm
22
177
3 - 7 - 0

177 cm
21
176
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Horus Anubis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Pennington!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anubis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anubis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Penningtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pennington punishes Anubis's body with a nice straight punch.
Pennington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Anubis.
Pennington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anubis checks it well.
Anubis goes for a double leg but Pennington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pennington continues to drive forward.
Stalling in the clinch from Anubis.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Anubis controls his hands.
Pennington stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Pennington.

Pennington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anubis slips a jab from Pennington.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pennington looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
It looked like Anubis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pennington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anubis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pennington throws a hook but Anubis blocks it.
Anubis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anubis thuds his right hand into Pennington's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pennington swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Pennington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Floyd Pennington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis lands a slapping body shot.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis misses with a hook to the body
and Anubis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pennington as he avoids it easily.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Pennington misses.
Pennington misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington swinging wildly here.
Pennington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pennington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pennington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Pennington missing with a left hand there. Anubis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pennington works the jab nicely.
Pennington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anubis connects with a body shot.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pennington on the side of the head.
Pennington throws the left hand but Anubis avoids the punch easily.
Anubis throws a body punch but Pennington moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis digs a good hook to Pennington's body.
Pennington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Pennington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Pennington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pennington swings for the body but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis misses with a combination
and Pennington counters with a stiff right hand.
Anubis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pennington lands a glancing blow to the side of Anubis's head.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anubis misses with a double jab
and Pennington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pennington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
Pennington cracks Anubis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pennington has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pennington moves away from the strike by Anubis.
Good exchange - Pennington coming out on top.
Anubis darts in looking for a takedown but Pennington gets double underhooks and turns Anubis into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pennington breaks the clinch.
Pennington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anubis slips a jab from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Anubis.
Anubis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pennington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pennington stuns Anubis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anubis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
It seemed like Pennington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Anubis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anubis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Pennington throws a nice looking combination but Anubis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anubis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pennington on the side of the head.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Anubis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anubis lunges at Pennington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pennington's hand.
Anubis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pennington avoids the body shot from Anubis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Pennington misses the jab.
Pennington misses with a body shot.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennington.
Pennington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pennington tries to bum rush Anubis with a series of wild strikes but Anubis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anubis darts in looking for a takedown but Pennington gets double underhooks and turns Anubis into the cage.
Anubis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pennington avoiding damage.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Pennington breaks the clinch.
Pennington throws a leg kick
and Anubis counters with a nice uppercut.
Pennington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
letting Anubis counter with a right hand.
Anubis looks to land a left hand but Pennington moved out of range nicely.
Pennington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anubis looks to land a right hand but Pennington moved out of range.
Anubis lands with a straight right. Pennington didn't see that one coming.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Anubis's head but Anubis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anubis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
Pennington connects with a crisp jab.
Anubis misses with an uppercut.
Anubis staying out of range there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pennington looks to land a left hand but Anubis moved out of range nicely.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Pennington circles away easily
and Pennington counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anubis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pennington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Anubis on the side of the head.
Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis jabs Pennington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pennington works Anubis's body with a nice hook.
Good shot there by Pennington.
Pennington swings widly with a right hand
and Anubis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Pennington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pennington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pennington looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Anubis scores with the left hand. Pennington knows he should have avoided that one.
Pennington throws a big shot that misses.

Anubis feints and as Pennington raises his hands in defense, Anubis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anubis is one step ahead there.
Pennington keeping moving, preventing Anubis from controlling successfully.
Anubis preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pennington controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Pennington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pennington fails to land with a series of punches.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but Pennington shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anubis misses with an uppercut
and Pennington counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pennington looks to throw the jab but Anubis is out of range.
Anubis moves out of range as Pennington strikes.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Pennington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pennington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pennington throws a hook to the side of Anubis's head but Anubis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pennington scores with a shot to the body.
Pennington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pennington was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
A left lands for Anubis.
Pennington throws a right and a left that Anubis avoids nicely.
Anubis attempts a counter takedown but Pennington avoids it well and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Pennington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Floyd Pennington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anubis darts in looking for a takedown but Pennington gets double underhooks and turns Anubis into the cage.
Pennington feints a counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pennington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pennington throws a lazy right hand but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pennington takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Anubis misses the body punch
and Pennington counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Anubis finds it's target.
A shot to the body from Pennington misses
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
Anubis connects with the punch.
Anubis misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pennington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis throws out a loose jab but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a wild combination.
Pennington throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis feinted with a counter takedown.
Pennington misses with an uppercut
and Anubis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pennington misses with a low kick.
Pennington throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pennington. Beautiful body shot.
Pennington throws a right hand that Anubis ducks under and follows up with a left that Anubis also avoids with ease.

Pennington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Anubis is fighting to break Pennington's control of his arms but Pennington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington is trying to keep Anubis in close.
Pennington keeping moving, preventing Anubis from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pennington holds on and takes a little breather.
Pennington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anubis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anubis looking to sit in guard and control but Pennington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anubis is looking for a triangle but Pennington pushes his legs off easily.
Pennington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anubis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anubis is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anubis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pennington controls the pace.
Anubis wants to hit a sweep here but Pennington passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Anubis there!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anubis wants to hold on but Pennington pushes him away.
Pennington controlling the pace for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anubis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anubis regains half guard.

Pennington decides to stand and escape the position.
Pennington avoids the body shot from Anubis.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pennington throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anubis throws an off balance right hand
and Pennington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pennington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anubis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anubis attempts a counter takedown but Pennington avoids it well and moves away.
Pennington scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anubis in his tracks.
Anubis throws a good cross that connects.
Pennington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Anubis throws the left hand but Pennington avoids the punch easily.
Pennington lands a body shot.
Anubis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Pennington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pennington scores with a leg kick.
Pennington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Pennington.
Pennington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anubis.
Pennington moves out of range of the strikes.
Anubis missing with a left hand there. Pennington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pennington looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anubis takes a swing at Pennington's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington throws an overhand right that lands on Anubis's shoulder, as Anubis tries to avoid the shot.
Pennington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pennington lands a head shot.
Anubis throws a big shot that misses.
Anubis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pennington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pennington misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pennington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
Pennington takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Pennington misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Anubis misses the target.
Pennington throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
Anubis misses the shot to the body.
And Pennington responds with a good body kick, but Anubis manages to step out the way in time.
A swing and a miss from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pennington.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anubis. Pennington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Pennington.
Anubis looks to land a right hand but Pennington moved out of range.
Pennington throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
Nice shot by Pennington.
Pennington throws a body punch but Anubis moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Floyd Pennington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Pennington loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Anubis scores with a nice strike.
Pennington catches Anubis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anubis misses with a double jab.
Anubis scores with a hook.
Pennington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pennington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anubis looks to score with a jab to the body but Pennington is just out of range.
Anubis misses with a body punch
and Pennington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Anubis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Pennington.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington pivots, looking for a leg kick but Anubis is out of range and Pennington settles back down.
Pennington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington defending well as Anubis loads up on a big left hand.
Pennington is looking for the big counter here.
Pennington tried to score with a low kick but Anubis checks it.
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Anubis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pennington.
Anubis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anubis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pennington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Pennington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anubis moves away.
Anubis lands a glancing blow to the side of Pennington's head.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anubis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pennington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anubis slips under a jab from Pennington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anubis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anubis swings for the body but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington throws a lazy uppercut
and Anubis counters with a straight right hand.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington tests Anubis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anubis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pennington moves away.
Anubis walks into a straight right hand from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a left hand
and Anubis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anubis throws the left hand but Pennington avoids the punch easily.

Anubis dives in and scores a takedown into Pennington's guard.
We've been hearing that Anubis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Anubis is looking to work some ground and pound but Pennington has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anubis looking to sit in guard and control but Pennington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Pennington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anubis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pennington has managed to get both his arms back between Anubis's legs - danger averted.

Anubis working for a triangle but Pennington defends it easily.

Anubis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pennington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anubis is keeping the position for now.
Pennington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pennington wants to control from the top but Anubis keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Anubis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pennington's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Anubis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pennington defends well.
Pennington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anubis seems keen to control Pennington's posture.

Anubis has his foot on Pennington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pennington works his way back into a safe position though.

Anubis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pennington is aware though and is defending well.
Anubis controls Pennington momentarily but Pennington frees himself.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pennington's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Anubis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Anubis misses.
Anubis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pennington sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anubis somewhat.
Anubis connects with a body shot.
Anubis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pennington momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Anubis fails with a takedown attempt.
Anubis tries to bum rush Pennington with a series of wild strikes but Pennington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pennington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pennington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pennington looks to land a combination but Anubis avoids it well.
It looked like Anubis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pennington uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Anubis has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Pennington.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Pennington counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington slaps away a takedown attempt from Anubis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
A big left from Pennington misses.
Anubis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pennington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pennington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Anubis throws a series of punches but Pennington moves out of range.
Pennington misses with a straight right.
Pennington throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Pennington misses with a straight left.
Pennington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pennington looks to land a right hand but Anubis moved out of range.
Horus Anubis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd Pennington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pennington throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Floyd Pennington.
I've got Pennington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Pennington!