PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Lanter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Hondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tito Lanter's chin.

Hondo
vs
Lanter

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tito Lanter!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Lanter misses the target.
Hondo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lanter moves away from the strike by Hondo.
Lanter moves out of range of the strikes.
Hondo throws a chopping leg kick but Lanter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hondo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hondo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lanter on the side of the head.
Lanter defending well as Hondo loads up on a big left hand.
Lanter throws a body punch but Hondo moves out of range.
Lanter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hondo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hondo throws out a loose jab but Lanter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lanter lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Hondo misses.
Hondo throws a nice looking combination but Lanter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lanter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanter.
Hondo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lanter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hondo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lanter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hondo manages to avoid it.
Lanter misses the shot to the body.
Lanter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hondo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanter dodges the punch combination from Hondo.
Hondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lanter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hondo rather than just go for the knockout.
The fighters circling - Hondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lanter lands a nice hook to Hondo's body. Hondo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hondo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lanter.
Hondo is breathing heavily.
Lanter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hondo throws a looping overhand right but Lanter ducks down to avoid it.
Lanter drops his hands momentarily and Hondo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanter takes one to the chin there.
Lanter staying out of range there.
Lanter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanter takes a swing at Hondo's ribcage but misses.
Hondo tries to score with a low kick but Lanter moves his leg out of the way.
Lanter ducks under a wild hook from Hondo.
Lanter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hondo.
Hondo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanter.
Hondo lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hondo connects with a crisp jab.
Lanter misses the shot to the body.
Hondo misses with an uppercut.
Lanter scores with a shot to the body.
Hondo throws a lazy right hand but Lanter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Hondo misses the target.
Lanter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hondo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lanter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lanter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hondo has time to react.

It looks like Trent Hondo has been cut.
A shot to the body from Lanter misses
and Hondo counters with a right hand to the body.
Lanter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hondo. Hondo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lanter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hondo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lanter moves away.
Lanter scores with a hook to the body. Hondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lanter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanter.
Hondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lanter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hondo is just out of range.
Hondo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanter digs a good hook to Hondo's body.
Lanter misses with a body shot.
Lanter misses with a few strikes there.
Lanter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lanter connects with a jab.
Hondo looks to land a right hand but Lanter moved out of range.
Hondo dodges the punch combination from Lanter.
Lanter connects with the punch.
Hondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lanter.
Lanter tries to bum rush Hondo with a series of wild strikes but Hondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hondo avoids the body shot from Lanter.
Hondo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lanter's hands.
Lanter misses with a body shot.
Hondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hondo throws a hook but Lanter blocks it.
Hondo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lanter misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hondo avoids the body shot from Lanter.
Hondo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hondo blocks a leg kick.
Lanter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hondo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lanter tries to land a leg kick but Hondo saw it coming and moves away.
Hondo ducks under a wild hook from Lanter.
Lanter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hondo throws out a loose jab but Lanter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hondo throws a hook to the side of Lanter's head but Lanter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lanter lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hondo misses with an uppercut. Lanter saw that one coming.
Lanter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hondo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lanter throws a sloppy body shot
and Hondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hondo throws out a loose jab but Lanter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hondo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Hondo.
Hondo throws a hook but Lanter blocks it.
A combination from Hondo does no damage.
Lanter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Lanter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trent Hondo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lanter scores with a hook to the body. Hondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lanter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lanter misses with a double jab.
Lanter walks into a straight right hand from Hondo.
Hondo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lanter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hondo is just out of range.
Lanter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hondo moves away.
Hondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hondo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lanter.
Hondo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lanter misses with a wild body shot.
Lanter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lanter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hondo to counter with a crisp jab.
Hondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lanter looks to land a combination. Hondo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lanter.
Hondo throws a lazy right hand but Lanter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hondo avoids the body shot from Lanter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanter misses with a wild body shot.
Lanter slips a straight right by Hondo.
Lanter connects with a body shot.
Lanter misses the body punch
letting Hondo counter with a right hand.
Hondo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lanter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanter throws a body punch but Hondo moves out of range.
Hondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hondo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lanter misses with a body shot.
Lanter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hondo is just out of range.
A shot to de liver by Hondo. Beautiful body shot.
Lanter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hondo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lanter defending well as Hondo loads up on a big left hand.
Lanter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Hondo misses its intended target.
Lanter moves forwards but Hondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hondo manages to avoid it.
Lanter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lanter scores with a hook to the body. Hondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lanter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanter misses with a straight right.
Lanter scores with a hook to the body. Hondo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lanter misses the shot to the body.
Hondo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lanter.
Some wild striking there from Lanter.
Lanter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hondo throws a lazy right hand but Lanter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lanter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hondo counters with a stiff right hand.
Lanter misses with an uppercut.
Lanter lands a nice hook to Hondo's body. Hondo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Hondo misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanter takes a swing at Hondo's ribcage but misses.
Lanter throws a body punch but Hondo moves out of range.
Hondo lands with a nice combination. Lanter backs away looking to recover.
Lanter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lanter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lanter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hondo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hondo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hondo throws a shot from downtown. Lanter moves away and avoids it.
Lanter ducks under a wild hook from Hondo.
Hondo misses the jab.
Hondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lanter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hondo connects with the punch.
A slow jab from Hondo misses its intended target.
Lanter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hondo moves away.
Lanter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hondo ducks under a wild hook from Lanter.
Lanter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lanter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hondo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hondo looks to land a combination but Lanter avoids it well.
Hondo throws a hook but Lanter avoids it easily.
Hondo misses with a straight right.
Lanter throws a leg kick but Hondo moved away.
A shot to the body from Lanter misses
and Hondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Lanter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hondo.
Lanter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanter misses with a wild body shot.
Lanter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hondo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lanter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanter misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lanter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hondo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lanter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hondo ducks under a wild hook from Lanter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Lanter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trent Hondo's cut.
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!

Hondo throws a one two combo.
Lanter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hondo moves away.
Lanter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hondo.
Lanter just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanter misses the shot to the body.
Hondo looks to throw the jab but Lanter is out of range.
Hondo throws a jab when Lanter was well out of range.
Lanter misses with a body shot
and Hondo counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Hondo misses.
Lanter slips under a jab.
Tito Lanter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lanter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lanter misses with a double jab
letting Hondo counter with a right hand.
Lanter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lanter misses with a wild body shot.
Hondo lands with an overhand left.
Lanter slips a straight right by Hondo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hondo slips a jab and a cross from Lanter.
Hondo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hondo.
Hondo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hondo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lanter's hands.
Jab from Hondo.
Hondo looks to land a right hand but Lanter moved out of range.
Lanter misses with a body shot.
Hondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hondo throws a hook but Lanter blocks it.
Hondo scores with a jab. Lanter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hondo misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Hondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lanter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hondo.
Lanter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hondo is just out of range.
Hondo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hondo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hondo.
Hondo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hondo.
Lanter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hondo lands a glancing blow to the side of Lanter's head.
Hondo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lanter throws out the jab.
Lanter slips a straight right by Hondo.
Lanter slips a straight right by Hondo.
Hondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lanter.
Lanter throws a series of punches but Hondo moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Lanter.
Hondo thuds his shin into the meat of Lanter's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanter misses with a body shot
letting Hondo counter with a right hand.
Lanter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hondo to score with a decent uppercut.
Lanter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hondo counters with a nice uppercut.
Hondo scores with a nice strike.
Lanter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lanter swings for the body but Hondo moves out of range.
Lanter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Hondo - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hondo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lanter misses with a shot to the body
and Hondo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lanter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanter.
Hondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Hondo misses.
Lanter swings for the body but Hondo moves out of range.
Hondo throws a right hand that Lanter ducks under and follows up with a left that Lanter also avoids with ease.
Hondo misses with a hook.
Lanter slips a straight right by Hondo.
Hondo checks a leg kick.
Hondo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lanter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hondo jabs Lanter right on the nose. Lanter blinks but takes it well.
Lanter is looking to chop away at Hondo's legs.
Hondo looks to land a right hand but Lanter moved out of range.
Lanter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hondo.
A telegraphed right hand from Hondo misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Hondo misses the target.
Hondo cracks Lanter with a good jab.
Hondo throws a series of punches but Lanter moves out of range.
Lanter misses with a hook to the body
and Hondo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lanter misses the shot to the body.
Lanter swings for the body but Hondo moves out of range.
Hondo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hondo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Hondo misses its intended target.
Hondo throws an overhand right that lands on Lanter's shoulder, as Lanter tries to avoid the shot.
Lanter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hondo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lanter digs a good body shot into Hondo's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lanter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lanter just misses with a punch to the body.
Trent Hondo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hondo slips a jab and a cross from Lanter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Hondo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lanter 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Lanter!