PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakajima Ryouji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakajima Ryouji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ryouji
vs
Penn

185 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nakajima Ryouji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nathan Penn!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Ryouji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Nathan Penn has been cut.
Ryouji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryouji won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Ryouji throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryouji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Penn tries a knee to the head but Ryouji blocks it.
Penn is looking to control Ryouji's arms but Ryouji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penn has his back to the cage.
Penn tries to circle away but Ryouji has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Ryouji is controlling the position.
Ryouji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Ryouji gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Penn tries to break free but Ryouji pushes him back against the cage.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji 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.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Ryouji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn is trying to stall.
Ryouji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryouji lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryouji pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryouji as Penn tries to tie him up.
Ryouji has Penn pressed against the cage, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
Ryouji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Ryouji lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Ryouji lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ryouji pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.
Ryouji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryouji throws an elbow but misses.
Ryouji pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Ryouji has him pressed against the cage.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryouji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've been informed that Penn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryouji lands a damaging elbow.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ryouji is breathing heavily.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryouji prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Ryouji 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.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryouji avoiding damage as Penn throws knees to the body.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakajima Ryouji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Penn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Penn misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Penn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Penn throws a jab when Ryouji was well out of range.
Ryouji wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ryouji.
Penn thows a body shot but no joy.
Penn thows a body kick. Ryouji tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penn sizes up Ryouji with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryouji moves in looking to clinch but Penn pushes him off.
Ryouji fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryouji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Penn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryouji keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Penn looks to land a combination but Ryouji avoids it well.

Ryouji fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Ryouji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryouji has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Ryouji lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Penn tries to break the clinch but Ryouji is controlling the position.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryouji creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Penn's defenses.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Nakajima Ryouji has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ryouji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.
Penn avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Ryouji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Ryouji has the dominant position.
Penn blocks an elbow strike.
Penn is looking to control Ryouji's arms but Ryouji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penn has his back to the cage.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Ryouji has him pressed against the cage.
Ryouji pushes off an throws an elbow but Penn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Ryouji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryouji won't allow it.
Penn blocks an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Penn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryouji 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.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn is trying to maintain a safe position but Ryouji gets an underhook and turns Penn into the cage.
Ryouji pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ryouji keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryouji avoids it.
Penn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penn tries to break free but Ryouji pushes him back against the cage.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Penn.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryouji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryouji missing with knees to the body.
Penn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryouji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penn avoids it.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Penn tries to circle away but Ryouji has him pinned against the cage.
Ryouji keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Penn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Penn throws a nice head kick!

Ryouji moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Ryouji throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Penn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ryouji 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.
Ryouji lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryouji won't allow it.
Penn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryouji lands a damaging elbow.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Ryouji.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryouji throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryouji uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryouji lands an elbow that stopped Penn in his tracks for a moment.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryouji won't allow it.
Penn tries to work over Ryouji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Penn is trying to push Ryouji away but Ryouji has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn dodges an elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryouji has double underhooks.
Ryouji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penn is trying to break the clinch but Ryouji has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryouji tries to land knees in the clinch but Penn avoids the damage to the body.
Penn trying to control the position but instead, Ryouji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Penn into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Ryouji.
Ryouji looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn tries to circle away but Ryouji has him pinned against the cage.
Penn avoiding damage as Ryouji throws knees to the body.
Ryouji keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Ryouji keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to force a seperation but Ryouji has the dominant position.
Penn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ryouji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryouji just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryouji prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Penn managing to block the knees to the body from Ryouji.
Ryouji creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryouji.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryouji has him pressed against the cage.
Ryouji misses with an elbow strike.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryouji has him pressed against the cage.
Ryouji prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Ryouji keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penn throws an elbow that misses.
Ryouji keeps control of Penn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryouji won't allow it.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryouji won't allow it.
Ryouji throws an elbow that misses.
Penn avoids the elbow strike from Ryouji, against the cage.
Ryouji trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryouji.
Penn looking to slow down the pace here.
Ryouji misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nathan Penn.
I think Penn has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Penn!