PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hommis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Hommis
vs
Honda

180 cm
20
150 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

176 cm
23
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Hommis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Honda!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hommis moves in looking to clinch but Honda pushes him off.
Hommis tries to bum rush Honda with a series of wild strikes but Honda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hommis tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
Honda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hommis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hommis wants to clinch but Honda slips to the side

and Honda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Honda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Hommis is defending well.
Hommis wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like Honda is going to stand back up.
Hommis is trying to stand.

Honda decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hommis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hommis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honda throws a right and a left that Hommis avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Honda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honda throws out a powerful jab.
Hommis closes the distance but Honda moves to the side
and Honda counters with a one-two to the body.

Hommis gets a clinch.

Honda manages to break the clinch.
Hommis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honda counters with a leg kick.

Honda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hommis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Hommis tries a body shot but Honda blocks it.
Hommis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Honda tries to work over Hommis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honda can't find room to land a body shot as Hommis controls the action.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda just leaning against Hommis, taking a breather.
Honda can't find room to land a body shot as Hommis controls the action.
Honda misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hommis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Honda breaks from the clinch.
Dick Hommis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hommis tries to clinch but Honda moves away
and Hommis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hommis counters by clinching up.
Honda digs a right hand underneath Hommis's ribcage. Hommis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hommis wants to break free but Honda has control.
Hommis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hommis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hommis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honda lands with a light punch inside.
Honda lands a damaging elbow.
Honda lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Dick Hommis has been cut.
Hommis lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hommis.
Good body shot from Honda.
Hommis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honda lands an elbow just above Hommis 's eye.
Honda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hommis is keeping busy.
Hommis lands an uppercut.
Hommis working aggressively here.

Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Honda moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to work over Hommis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hommis tries to work over Honda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis lands a right hand.
Honda presses Hommis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hommis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Hommis fails to land.
Honda wants to stall.
Honda tries to work over Hommis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Honda as the two fighters clinch.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hommis managing to block the knees to the body from Honda.
The referee is keeping an eye on Honda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hommis lands a nice uppercut.
Hommis blocks a body shot from Honda.
Honda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Honda leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hommis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Honda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hommis misses with a body punch.
Honda looking to stall.
Good body shot from Hommis.
A right hook to the body lands for Honda.
Honda trying to land knees to the body.
Honda trying to stall but Hommis improves his position.
Honda looks gassed!
Honda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hommis avoiding damage as Honda throws knees to the body.
Honda struggles to land a body shot inside as Hommis controls his hands.
Honda lands a nice knee to the body.
Honda looking to stall.
Hommis lands an uppercut.
Hommis digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda scores a nice knee to the body.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Honda can't find room to land a body shot as Hommis controls the action.

Honda breaks the clinch.

Honda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Hommis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hommis catches Honda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Honda wants to clinch
and Hommis counters with a nice body shot.
Hommis tries to clinch

and Honda counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Honda.
Hommis lands with a light punch inside.
Hommis lands a right hand.
Honda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hommis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hommis is defending well for now.
Hommis throws a punch but it's blocked by Honda.
Hommis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Honda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hommis pushes Honda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hommis lands a nice uppercut.
Honda is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hommis lands a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Hommis.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Honda is breathing heavily.
A short left from Hommis.
A short body shot lands from Hommis as the two fighters clinch.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Hommis is controlling him.
Honda will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hommis up against the cage.
Honda tries a body shot but Hommis blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honda tries to close the distance and clinch but Hommis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hommis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hommis clinches but Honda breaks the clinch

and Honda counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hommis won't be happy with that.
Hommis is not content to let Honda control the position.
Hommis wants to get back to his feet but Honda drags him back down.
Hommis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Honda scoring with punches from side control.
Honda content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hommis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Honda is controlling him well.
Honda trying to control the position but Hommis is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honda tries to clinch but Hommis moves away
and Hommis counters with a one-two to the body.
Hommis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Honda to counter with a crisp jab.
Hommis tries to clinch up
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.

Hommis has managed to clinch.
Honda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hommis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hommis lands a body punch.
Honda pressing his opponent against the cage.
Honda lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hommis managing to block the knees to the body from Honda.
A head punch on the inside from Hommis fails to land.
Honda misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hommis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda wants to clinch up but Hommis keeps it at a distance.

Honda has managed to clinch.
Honda trying to control the position but instead, Hommis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Honda into the cage.
Honda lands a right hand.
Honda tries to work over Hommis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hommis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hommis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honda.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hommis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Piston Honda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Honda landing knees to the body.
Honda tries to land knees in the clinch but Hommis avoids the damage to the body.
Hommis digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Hommis scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Hommis.
Hommis lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Hommis.
Hommis lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Hommis manages to break the clinch.
Hommis wants to clinch.
Hommis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dick Hommis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hommis closes the distance and pushes Honda back into the cage.
Honda tries to work over Hommis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Honda looking to slow down the pace here.
Honda tries a body shot but Hommis blocks it.
Honda keeps control of Hommis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hommis breaks from the clinch.
Hommis closes the distance looking to clinch

and Honda moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Honda.
Honda lands with a left to the head.
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 Dick Hommis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dick Hommis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Honda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hommis.
Hommis throws a right hand that Honda ducks under and follows up with a left that Honda also avoids with ease.
Hommis looks to land a combination but Honda avoids it well.
Hommis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honda.
Hommis wants to clinch but Honda slips to the side
and Honda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hommis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Honda counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honda.
Hommis blocks a jab.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Honda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hommis's knee momentarily.
Hommis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Hommis finds it's way through Honda's defenses.
Hommis tries to bum rush Honda with a series of wild strikes but Honda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Honda gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Honda throws an elbow but misses.

Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honda lands with a cross.

Hommis clinches up against the cage.

Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda throws a hook but Hommis blocks it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Honda crunches a lovely knee into Hommis's ribcage.
Come on Honda - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hommis struggles to land a body shot inside as Honda controls his hands.
Honda lands a shot to the body.
Honda tries a body shot but Hommis blocks it.
Honda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Honda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hommis or not.
Hommis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda wants to clinch up but Hommis keeps it at a distance.
Hommis tries to clinch but Honda moves away

and Honda counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis prevents a body shot from Honda.

Honda breaks from the clinch.
Honda wants to clinch up but Hommis keeps it at a distance.
Hommis throws a nice looking combination but Honda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Honda gets a clinch.
Hommis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hommis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hommis misses with a punch to the body.
Hommis lands a body punch.
Honda tries to land knees in the clinch but Hommis avoids the damage to the body.
Honda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hommis.
Hommis works on Honda's body with a couple of short punches.
Honda wants to stall.
Hommis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honda.
Hommis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hommis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Honda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hommis's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hommis as Honda tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Hommis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Honda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hommis.
Honda throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hommis is defending well for now.
Hommis can't break the clinch.
Hommis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda misses with a punch to the body.
Honda misses with an elbow over the top.
Honda cracks Hommis with a nice body shot.
Hommis digs a right hand underneath Honda's ribcage. Honda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hommis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hommis prevents a body shot from Honda.
Hommis lands a hook that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Honda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hommis works on Honda's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hommis.
A body shot lands from Hommis.
Hommis digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Hommis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Hommis improves position.
Honda is trying to force a seperation but Hommis has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Hommis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hommis lands a body shot.
Hommis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Honda or not.
Hommis lands a nice uppercut.
Hommis lands a nice shot to the body.
Hommis lands a left hand.
Honda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hommis has him pressed against the cage.
Hommis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hommis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Hommis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hommis stuns Honda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hommis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hommis closes the distance but Honda moves to the side
and Honda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hommis misses with the combination.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Honda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hommis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Hommis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hommis 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Hommis!