PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Uso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JayDee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Uso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to So Close Now. The key to victory for Jonathan Uso has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Uso
vs
Penn

188 cm
25
240 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
270 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonathan Uso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JayDee Penn!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Penn.
We've been told by Uso's head coaches at Steel Penn/Heavy Hands Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Uso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jonathan Uso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Uso feints and as Penn raises his hands in defense, Uso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Penn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uso has managed to free his arm - good work.

Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Uso might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uso wants to get back to his feet.
Penn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uso defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Penn is looking for a kimura here.
Uso tries to kick Penn off but Penn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Uso won't allow Penn to pass to mount.

Penn seems to be looking for submissions.
Penn prevents Uso from improving his position.
Penn trying to mount his opponent but Uso defends it.
Uso is trying to stand back up but Penn is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Penn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uso keeping control of the position.

Uso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Uso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Penn is still trying to improve position.
Penn keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throwing shots but Uso is blocking nicely.
Uso is pressing down on Penn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Uso is pulling down on Penn's head to control his posture.
Uso's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Penn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
My spies in The Cave Fighting Team inform me that Penn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Penn wants to pass the guard but Uso is keeping the position.
Uso is trying to control the position but Penn postures up.

Uso has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Penn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uso keeping moving, preventing Penn from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to advance position but Uso has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Uso looking to control but Penn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
Uso fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Uso working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uso working Penn over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Uso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Uso dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Uso throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Penn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Uso is in Penn's guard.
Uso is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Uso postures up.
Uso trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Uso is pushing down on Penn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penn is fighting to maintain full guard but Uso has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Penn actively working from the bottom here.
Uso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Uso working Penn over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Uso here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Penn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Uso content to control rather than advance.
Penn wants to improve his position but Uso is controlling well.
Uso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Uso lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ground and pound from Uso.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Uso is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Penn is looking for a sweep. Uso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Uso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uso is looking for a kimura here.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.

Uso is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Penn moves into full guard.

Penn working for a triangle but Uso defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uso landing some decent shots from guard.
Uso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Uso is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Penn looks calm but he's in trouble here. Uso gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Penn is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Uso lets go of the hold and Penn can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Uso!
Jonathan Uso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.