PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Gana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Honda
vs
Gana

185 cm
19
265 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

178 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Orlando Gana!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gana. Gana obviously looking to wear him down.
Honda looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Gana closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Honda to the mat! Honda manages to get full guard.
Gana's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gana controls from within his opponent's guard.

Gana stands up from Honda's guard - Gana perhaps looking for a knockout.

Gana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Honda really is a fat lump.
A lull in the action here as Gana stalls from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gana creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gana wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
Gana in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Gana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gana is looking to clinch but Honda is avoiding it.
Gana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Gana throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honda.
Honda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Gana moves into the clinch successfully.

Gana has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Honda regains guard immediately.
Honda is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Gana gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gana rushes Honda and presses him up against the cage.
Gana is trying to stall.

Gana has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Honda uses from the top position.
Honda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Honda stopping the sweep attempt from Gana.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda forces his way into half guard.
Honda moves into full mount! Gana won't be happy about that!
Gana keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Honda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gana gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gana is looking to control Honda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gana avoid being mounted?
Gana wants to get back to full guard.
Gana avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Honda.
Gana is trying to maintain the position but Honda is very close to passing his half guard.
Gana is trying to get back to full guard.
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. Honda connects with a nice short shot to Gana's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gana is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Gana dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Honda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gana cracks a nice hook into Honda's ribs.
Gana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gana tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Honda swivels and escapes.
Honda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gana.
Gana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gana.
A punch combination from Gana misses.
Honda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Honda duly obliges.
Gana tries a head kick but it misses.
Honda thows a body kick. Gana tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gana lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honda but Honda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Honda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Honda showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Honda there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda wants to control but Gana is keeping him busy.
Honda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gana is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Honda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Honda's back!
Honda 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.

Gana is looking for the choke from the back position but Honda is controlling his hands well.
Gana scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Honda is looking for a way out.
Gana is trying to stick to Honda's back but Honda is turning into Gana. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gana's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Honda.
Gana working a defensive guard here.

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.
Gana wants to get back to his feet but Honda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gana is trying to keep Honda in close.
Gana thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gana is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gana moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
William Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gana stuffs the takedown attempt from Honda. Honda gets slowly back to his feet.
Gana tries to bum rush Honda with a series of wild strikes but Honda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gana takes one to the chin there.

Honda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Honda lands with a punch from half guard.
Gana misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Gana is defending well.
Honda sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gana defending well though.
Gana trying to control but Honda postures up.
Gana pushes Honda off looking to stand but Honda dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gana works his way to full guard. Good work.

Gana has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Honda off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.
Gana lands a head shot.
Honda lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Gana.
Gana misses with a combination

and Honda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gana!
Gana is looking to get to half guard.
Gana is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Honda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that William Honda will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Honda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Gana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gana showed some decent athleticism there.
Gana sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Honda is looking to improve his position.
Gana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Honda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gana trying to control from half guard but Honda is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gana is nestled in close to Honda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gana throwing shots but Honda is blocking nicely.
Honda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gana.

Gana decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Honda throws a right and a left that Gana avoids nicely.
Gana scores with a nice body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gana. Honda shrugs it off though.
Nice sprawl there from Honda as Gana shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands with a nice combination. Gana backs away looking to recover.

Gana gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gana misses with a knee strike.

Gana jumps guard.

Gana wriggles free and stands up.
Honda looks for a takedown but Gana sprawls well.
Honda walks into a jab.
Gana fails in his attempt to clinch.

Gana closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gana pushes off an throws an elbow but Honda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Honda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Honda lands a left hand.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Gana has double underhooks.
Honda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honda has had enough of the clinch but Gana keeps him there for the moment.

Gana works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gana passes Honda's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Honda is looking for a sweep. Gana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gana tries to pass to full mount but Honda defends it.
Gana trying to control from half guard but Honda is working away.
Honda throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Honda is looking for a sweep. Gana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gana in particular looking to stall.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Honda jabs Gana right on the nose. Gana blinks but takes it well.

Gana gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gana breaks the clinch.
Honda has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gana.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Honda.
Gana tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gana struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Gana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Gana!