PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Pennington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Auruze Boruze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Pennington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Pennington
vs
Boruze

223 cm
20
161 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Pennington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Auruze Boruze!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boruze shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pennington's guard.
Pennington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boruze puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pennington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boruze wants to stand but Pennington has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Pennington trying to control from the bottom.
Pennington wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pennington is refusing to be controlled, as Boruze sits in half guard.
Boruze wants to pass the guard but Pennington is defending well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pennington shoots in looking for a takedown but Boruze manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pennington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Boruze throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pennington tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Boruze is in Pennington's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pennington looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boruze puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pennington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boruze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington wants to sweep but no luck.
Boruze wants to pass the guard but Pennington is keeping the position.
Pennington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Boruze is trying to get back to full guard.
Boruze looks winded!
Pennington looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Pennington there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boruze tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pennington has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Boruze prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Boruze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington raining down shots from the mount!
Pennington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boruze trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boruze is bucking up trying to escape but Pennington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pennington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boruze tries to lock up and control but Pennington gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pennington putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pennington cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pennington sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pennington working Boruze over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Pennington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from Pennington as Boruze shoots in.
Boruze shoots in for a takedown but Pennington shows good takedown defense.
Boruze displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pennington.

Pennington drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boruze looks to move to half guard but instead Pennington has passed into mount! Damn!
Pennington with shots to the head and body - Boruze looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boruze can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boruze is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington looking to control but Boruze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boruze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pennington postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Boruze looks a forlorn figure.
Spencer Pennington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boruze is bucking up trying to escape but Pennington cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Boruze is desperately trying to improve his position but Pennington has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington wants to control the pace but Boruze is squirming around nicely.
Pennington connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boruze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pennington. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pennington with good strikes from the mount here!
Pennington breaks from Boruze's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pennington has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boruze regains half guard.
Pennington working Boruze over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boruze tries to roll over but Pennington keeps him under control.
Pennington lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pennington landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pennington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Pennington.
Pennington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boruze's head.
Pennington is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boruze wants to control but Pennington is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spencer Pennington dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pennington scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Boruze or perhaps it was just good defense by Pennington which made him look bad.
Boruze shoots for a double leg takedown but Pennington sprawls well. He's pushed Boruze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Pennington shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pennington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pennington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boruze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pennington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pennington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boruze's head.
Pennington throwing shots but Boruze is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pennington connects with a nice short shot to Boruze's temple.
Pennington thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boruze's head.
Pennington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boruze wants to get back to full guard but Pennington has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pennington in side control, throwing shots but Boruze defends.
Pennington landing strikes.
Pennington lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pennington working the body and head with strikes.
Pennington sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Boruze is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pennington creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Pennington lands a few punches from side control.
Pennington landing strikes.
Pennington working the ground and pound.
Pennington creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Boruze sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Pennington seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boruze is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boruze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pennington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pennington lands a decent elbow from side control.
Auruze Boruze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pennington cracks Boruze with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pennington is putting a hurting on Boruze here, landing some big shots from side control.
Spencer Pennington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pennington lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Pennington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pennington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

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