PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Valley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sky is the limit. Trent Hondo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Paul Valley's chin.

Hondo
vs
Paul Valley

180 cm
21
180 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

190 cm
22
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 8 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jean Paul Valley!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hondo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hondo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valley on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Hondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hondo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hondo cracks Valley with an open hand slap.
Valley shoots in but Hondo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hondo scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Hondo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valley doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hondo is fending him off so far but Valley persists. Nope, Hondo circles away and we're back to standing.
Valley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hondo lands with a nice body punch.
Valley looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Valley feints and as Hondo raises his hands in defense, Valley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Valley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hondo holds on and takes a little breather.
Hondo wants to stand but Valley is controlling the position.
Valley throws a strike but Hondo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hondo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valley on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hondo throws a strike but Valley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Valley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Valley's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Valley trying to control the position from guard on top but Hondo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hondo misses with a body shot.
Hondo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hondo takes a swing at Valley's ribcage but misses.

Valley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hondo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hondo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hondo tries to get out of the position.

Valley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Valley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Valley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hondo keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hondo wants to get back to his feet but Valley drags him back down.
Valley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ground and pound from Valley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hondo parries the strikes from Valley easily there. Valley is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hondo to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ground and pound from Valley seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Valley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hondo to see if he's OK.
Hondo defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Hondo dominated that round.
That's time! Hondo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hondo misses with an uppercut.
Hondo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Valley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hondo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Hondo.
Valley moves out of range of the body kick.
A cross from Hondo lands.
Hondo swinging wildly here.
Hondo lands with a nice combination. Valley backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jean Paul Valley has been cut.
Hondo misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondo misses with a hook. Valley ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Hondo.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hondo looks to land a combination. Valley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Hondo.
Trent Hondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valley avoids the head kick by Hondo.
Jean Paul Valley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valley moves away from the strike by Hondo.
Valley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hondo but Hondo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Valley defending well as Hondo loads up on a big left hand.
Valley shoots in for a takedown but Hondo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trent Hondo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Valley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hondo throws an overhand right that lands on Valley's shoulder, as Valley tries to avoid the shot.
Valley walks into a stiff left hand from Hondo.
Valley closes the distance and clinches up with Hondo, looking for a takedown. Valley pushes Hondo against the cage but Hondo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hondo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Valley shoots in but Hondo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hondo lands a big uppercut and Valley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Valley looks OK. Hondo waves Valley back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hondo with a jab.
Hondo slaps away a takedown attempt from Valley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Valley takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hondo punishes Valley's body with a nice straight punch.
Valley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hondo scores with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valley.
Hondo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trent Hondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hondo leaves Valley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hondo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hondo looks to score with a jab to the body but Valley is just out of range.
Hondo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valley manages to avoid it.
Hondo misses with a wild body shot.
Valley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hondo throws a hook to the side of Valley's head but Valley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hondo tries to bum rush Valley with a series of wild strikes but Valley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hondo.
Hondo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hondo wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Hondo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Paul Valley's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Valley has a takedown stuffed.
Hondo throws a shot from downtown. Valley moves away and avoids it.

Hondo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hondo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Valley wants to control from the top but Hondo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valley throws a strike but Hondo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hondo!
Valley trying to control but Hondo is having none of it.
Hondo blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Valley trying to control but Hondo is having none of it.
Hondo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Valley tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Valley landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valley looking for a guillotine from mount but Hondo is having none of it.
Valley looking to finish with strikes here!
Valley with good strikes from the mount here!
Hondo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Valley.
Hondo is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hondo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Valley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Valley punching from mount but Hondo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valley misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Jean Paul Valley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hondo can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Paul Valley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hondo 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Hondo!