PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fing's choice of entrance music: Whats My Name. Kah Fing is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Honda
vs
Fing

183 cm
21
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

181 cm
25
176 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

BUY ONE,GET TWO

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 10 - 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 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fing. Fing obviously looking to wear him down.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fing doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda cracks a nice hook into Fing's ribs.
Fing checks a leg kick.
Fing lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fing was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Honda cracks a nice hook into Fing's ribs.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Honda shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fing takes one to the chin there.
Fing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fing throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honda's head.
Nice cross by Honda.
Nice uppercut lands for Fing. That snapped Honda's head back.
Honda takes one to the side of the head.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing dodges the punch combination from Honda.
Fing throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Honda is looking to wear down Fing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Honda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda cracks Fing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
Fing looks gassed!
Fing misses with a straight left.
Honda lands a nice hook to Fing's body. Fing takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fing moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda throws a right hand that Fing ducks under and follows up with a left that Fing also avoids with ease.
Fing scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing looks to land a body kick but Honda moved away.
Fing missing with a left hand there. Honda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fing tries to land a front kick but Honda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Honda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fing manages to avoid it.
Honda misses with a series of wild punches.
Honda scores with a shot to the body.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda punishes Fing's body with a nice straight punch.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fing.
Honda just misses with a punch to the body.
Honda misses with a hook. Fing ducked under it nicely.
Honda gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fing counters with a big head kick but Honda shrugs it off.
Fing feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honda's calf.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Honda finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fing at a distance.
Honda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda throws a series of strikes that have Fing backpedaling.
Honda connects with a high kick.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda cracks Fing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fing uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Honda misses with a hook to the body

and Fing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fing prevents Honda from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fing wants to stall.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Honda avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Fing stalls.
Honda has Fing pressed against the cage.
Fing keeps control of Honda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fing is trying to maintain a safe position but Honda gets an underhook and turns Fing into the cage.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Honda is blocking nicely.
Fing dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Honda is trying to break free.
Honda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fing wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honda takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.

Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Honda walks into a stiff left hand from Fing.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honda.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fing takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fing throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda misses with a kick to the body.
Fing moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fing scores with a push kick.
Honda moves out of range as Fing throws a body kick.
Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda moves out of range of the body kick from Fing.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Fing walks into a stiff left hand from Honda.
Fing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fing takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Honda scores with a body shot.
Fing is breathing heavily.
Fing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Honda. That's going to slow Fing down.
Honda lands a lovely overhand right.
Honda throws a head kick but Fing moves out of range.
Honda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Honda throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Honda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fing taking a breather.
Honda tries to break the clinch but Fing is controlling the position.
Fing looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing misses with a punch on the inside.

Honda manages to break the clinch.
Fing throws a body kick the misses
and Honda counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fing clinches but Honda breaks the clinch
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy left from Honda finds it's target.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Fing in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Honda scores with a one two! Fing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Honda misses with an uppercut.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Honda swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Honda moves out of range as Fing throws a body kick.
Honda connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fing checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Honda checks a leg kick.
Fing avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Fing's shoulder, as Fing tries to avoid the shot.
Honda misses with the combination.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Fing staying out of range there.
Fing feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fing takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Honda scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Honda throws a body punch but Fing moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Fing.
Fing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fing throws the kick towards the body but Honda avoids it.
Fing scoring well with a low kick there.
Honda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fing lands a nice hook to Honda's body. Honda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Honda throws a chopping leg kick but Fing manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Honda misses with a shot to the body
and Fing counters with a body kick.
Fing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fing.
Honda misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fing lands a front kick.
Fing looks for the body kick but Honda saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Honda dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Honda throws a body punch but Fing moves out of range.
Fing connects with a high kick.
Fing throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Honda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fing.
Honda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fing moves away.
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fing connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fing throws a low kick but Honda avoids it.
A head kick from Fing lands but Honda takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Fing moves into the clinch.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Honda avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Honda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fing has Honda pressed against the cage, preventing Honda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Fing has him pressed against the cage.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honda can't break the clinch.
Fing'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.
Honda takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fing crunches a lovely knee into Honda's ribcage.
Fing content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Honda is looking to break free of the clinch but Fing has double underhooks.
Honda wants to break free but Fing has control.
Fing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Honda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

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.
Honda struggles to land a body shot inside as Fing controls his hands.
Honda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Honda can't break the clinch.
Fing misses with a knee strike.
Fing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fing is pushing Honda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Honda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honda.

Honda breaks from the clinch.
Honda misses with a body shot
and Fing counters with a head kick. That will keep Honda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fing lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honda scores with a one two! Fing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda lands a jab to Fing's midsection.
Honda misses the jab.
Honda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda takes a swing at Fing's ribcage but misses.
Fing throws a head kick that misses.
Honda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Honda throws a shot from downtown. Fing moves away and avoids it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fing.
Fing tries to clinch up.
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fing bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Honda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fing.
Fing takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda connects with a right hand. Fing shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Honda there.
Fing misses the jab.
Kah Fing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda punishes Fing's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honda. Fing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honda scores with a jab. Fing acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fing avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda connects with a nice looking jab.
Honda swinging wildly here.
Honda swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Fing.
A head kick by Fing misses
and Honda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda misses the body punch
and Fing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kah Fing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

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