PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Back in Black. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Black
vs
Honda

179 cm
20
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda lands a with a good body shot.
Honda tried to score with a low kick but Black checks it.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
The crowd cheers as Honda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.
Honda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Black counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Honda's guard now.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black thows a big elbow that misses.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Honda can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black stops Honda from standing up.
Black working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Black avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Honda stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black blocks a leg kick.
Honda misses with a hook.
Piston Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda misses with a hook to the body

and Black counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Black.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Honda stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black blocks a leg kick.

Black shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Honda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Black looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Honda works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
Honda looking for a sweep. Not yet Honda, not yet.
Honda is trying to keep Black in close.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Honda misses with a hook.
Honda takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black moves away from the strike by Honda.
Honda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black checks the leg kick.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Honda misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honda!
Honda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Honda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Black counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black misses with some punches.
Black misses with some punches.
Black lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Honda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Honda cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Black dodges the punch combination from Honda.
Honda misses with a leg kick
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Honda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honda dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black throws a series of punches but Honda avoids them all with ease.
Black misses with a double jab.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Honda throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.
Honda cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head.
Black slips a jab from Honda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Honda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Black blocks a jab.
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honda waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Black.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black avoids the head kick by Honda.
Black scores with a hook to the body. Honda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Honda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Honda misses
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda lands a two punch combo.
Honda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Honda lands a jab to Black's midsection.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
Honda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black staying out of range there.
Honda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Honda.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Honda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honda throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honda. That's going to slow Black down.
Black on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Honda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black misses with a double jab.
Lucas Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honda falls off balance throwing a combination

and Black holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Black breaks from the clinch.
Black connects with the punch.
Honda misses with the combination.
Honda misses with a combination
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Honda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black lands with an overhand left.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honda throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black lands with a hook. Honda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Honda lands a jab to the head.
Black tries to clinch up.
Honda throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Piston Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honda throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honda misses with an uppercut.
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 Lucas Black will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Honda scores with a nice right hand.
Honda wants to slow Black down by chopping away at his legs.
Honda misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Honda.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Black.
The fighters circling - Honda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Honda throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Honda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black presses Honda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Honda holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Black - that landed with a thud.
Black lands an uppercut.
Honda tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black moves out of range of the leg kick from Honda.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Honda misses with a double jab
and Honda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honda misses with a looping right.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Honda.

Black rushes Honda and presses him up against the cage.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Black has double underhooks.

Black breaks the clinch.
Honda thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Honda throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to bum rush Honda with a series of wild strikes but Honda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honda thows a leg kick but Black checks it

and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
A body shot lands from Black.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black has Honda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Honda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honda working hard to break the clinch.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by Honda.
Honda can't break the clinch.

Honda breaks the clinch.
Honda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honda throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Honda misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Honda.
Honda scores with a nice strike.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range.
Good work by Black as he checks the leg kick.
Honda misses with a double jab

and Black moves into the clinch.
Honda stalling in the clinch.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Black lands a left hand.
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honda stops a takedown attempt from Black.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.
Honda is trying to break free.
Black goes for a takedown in the clinch but Honda prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black tries to break free but Honda pushes him back against the cage.
Piston Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Honda looking to stall.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.
Honda swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.

Honda manages to break the clinch.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Honda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honda is looking to slow Black down with leg kicks.
Black slips under a jab.
Lucas Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lucas Black.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Piston Honda!