PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Gwacie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piston Honda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hickson Gwacie's chin.

Honda
vs
Gwacie

183 cm
21
175 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
BEST NUTRITION,no doping

Knock Out Artistry

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hickson Gwacie!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gwacie staying out of range there.
Honda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gwacie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honda takes a swing at Gwacie's ribcage but misses.

Gwacie scores with a takedown into Honda's guard.
Gwacie wants to control from the top but Honda keeps moving.
Gwacie prevents Honda from getting back to his feet.
Gwacie is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Gwacie from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gwacie works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie is looking to take a break and control but Honda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Gwacie is working for an americana but Honda has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Gwacie was thinking about the submission.
Gwacie looking to sit in guard and control but Honda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gwacie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

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.

Gwacie is looking for a triangle but Honda pushes his legs off easily.
Gwacie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Honda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gwacie on the ground.

Gwacie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Honda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Honda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honda won't allow Gwacie to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gwacie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gwacie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honda manages to get himself to full guard.

Gwacie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Honda dives on top into guard.
Honda tries to stand but Gwacie is controlling from the bottom.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gwacie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to stand but Gwacie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Honda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Honda postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Gwacie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Gwacie 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.

Gwacie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Gwacie misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Honda.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Honda slips under a jab.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gwacie misses with a straight right.
Gwacie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gwacie moves away.
A left lands for Honda.
Honda lands a head shot.

It looks like Hickson Gwacie has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda misses with a few strikes there.
Gwacie throws a jab when Honda was well out of range.
Honda tests Gwacie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honda jabs at Gwacie's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie throws a jab but it's blocked by Honda.
Gwacie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honda moves away.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gwacie.
Gwacie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda was well out of range. Poor timing from Gwacie.
Honda takes a swing at Gwacie's ribcage but misses.
A shot to de liver by Honda. Beautiful body shot.
Honda is looking to wear down Gwacie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gwacie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gwacie slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Honda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gwacie is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Good leg kick by Honda there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gwacie is breathing heavily.
Honda's corner calls for a 1-2. Honda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gwacie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Honda.
Honda misses with a body shot

and Gwacie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Honda's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gwacie prevents Honda from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Honda is on top in guard.

Gwacie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honda is aware though and is defending well.
Honda is looking to stand up but Gwacie won't let him.
Gwacie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Gwacie looking for a guillotine here but Honda defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gwacie has control of Honda's left arm, preventing Honda from doing any damage.

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

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.
Gwacie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Gwacie is just out of range.
Honda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Honda looks to land a left hand but Gwacie moved out of range nicely.
Honda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Honda misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Gwacie counter with a right hand.
Honda misses with a double jab.
Gwacie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gwacie needs to keep his hands up - Honda had a free shot at his head there.
Honda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honda takes a swing at Gwacie's ribcage but misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Honda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hickson Gwacie's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Honda throws a head kick that Gwacie semi-blocks.

Gwacie is rocked!
Gwacie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Gwacie slips under a jab.
Honda throws a solid leg kick but Gwacie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Honda.
Honda scores with a jab. Gwacie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gwacie slips a jab and a cross from Honda.
Gwacie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honda moves away.
Honda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gwacie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Honda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gwacie throws out a loose jab but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gwacie has time to react.
Gwacie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Gwacie moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gwacie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Piston Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gwacie manages to avoid it.
Honda misses the jab.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda throws a shot to the body.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gwacie was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda throws a chopping leg kick but Gwacie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Honda motions for Gwacie to come forward. Honda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Honda misses with a shot to the body

and Gwacie counters with a takedown into side control.

Gwacie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Honda is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda is not content to let Gwacie control the position.

Gwacie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Honda has escaped the position, nice work there.
Honda managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gwacie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gwacie off and has taken his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Honda is trying to stick to Gwacie's back but Gwacie is turning into Honda. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Honda's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gwacie.

Gwacie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Honda dives on top into guard.
Gwacie trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda content to stall in guard here.

Gwacie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gwacie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Honda'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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Honda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28

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