PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erevis Cale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Honda
vs
Cale

172 cm
18
164 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

170 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryu Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erevis Cale!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cale goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honda checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Cale.
Nice takedown defense from Cale. No joy for Honda on that attempt.
Cale looks to land a body kick but Honda moved away.
Cale scores with a leg kick.
Cale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Honda checks it well.
Cale throws a head kick but Honda moves out of range.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cale throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Cale misses with a jab, cross combination.

Honda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cale isn't going anywhere.
Honda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cale on the ground.
Cale is being controlled here.
Cale is trying to control Honda's posture but Honda avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cale gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda works his way into side control.
Honda throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Honda tries to get to his feet but Cale is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Honda in his guard.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Cale controls Honda momentarily but Honda frees himself.
Cale wants to stand up but Honda is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cale wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Honda wants to stand but Cale has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cale is trying to control the position but Honda postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Honda blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a takedown attempt - Cale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A combination from Cale does no damage.
Honda takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Honda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cale - that will leave a mark!
Honda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cale tries a head kick but it misses.
Cale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cale lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cale stalks Honda and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Honda's face. Honda staggers backwards, shaken.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cale at a distance.
Cale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Honda misses with the combination.
Cale moves out of range of the body kick from Honda.
Nice body kick from Cale.
Honda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honda takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Honda shoots in and drives through. Cale sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erevis Cale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda doesn't manage to clinch there - Cale circles away.
Cale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Erevis Cale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cale as he avoids it easily.
Cale throws a combination that misses

and Honda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cale's guard now.
Honda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cale has a closed guard, preventing Honda from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Erevis Cale will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Honda shoots in but Cale avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Honda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Honda avoids the head kick by Cale.
A head kick misses from Cale.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cale.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Cale misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cale tries to clinch up.
Honda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cale's waist but Cale gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honda off to one side.
Honda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cale pinned against the cage. Cale gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Cale.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda fails with a takedown attempt.
Honda avoids the head kick by Cale.
Cale scores with a one two! Honda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Cale.
Honda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Honda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A punch combination from Honda misses.
A head kick misses from Cale.

That's two 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.
Honda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Honda somewhat.
Honda has a takedown stuffed.
Cale lands a high kick!

Honda forces Cale back against the cage and clinches.
Honda has a couple of punches blocked by Cale.
Cale is stalling here.
Cale lands a nice uppercut.
Cale is trying to break free.
Cale working hard to break the clinch.

Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Honda misses
and Cale counters with a low kick, right behind Honda 's knee.
Cale misses with a combination

and Honda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cale!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda trying to control but Cale is having none of it.
Cale working to try and regain half guard.
Cale wants to control but Honda is having none of it.
Honda raining down shots from the mount!

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.
Cale is squirming around, avoiding Honda's attempts to control the action.
Cale is desperately trying to improve his position but Honda has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honda is landing with some decent strikes but Cale is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Honda dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Honda has his takedown stuffed
and Cale counters with a leg kick.
Honda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cale bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Cale finds it's way through Honda's defenses.

Honda gets a clinch.

Cale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cale wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Cale.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Honda darts in and clinches Cale up against the cage.
Cale is looking to break free of the clinch but Honda has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda wants to stall.
Honda jumps guard but Cale stands there with Honda around his waist. Honda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Honda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryu Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cale landing knees to the body.
Cale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda avoids the head kick by Cale.
A head kick by Honda misses
and Cale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cale thows a leg kick but Honda checks it

and Honda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cale's guard.
Honda postures up in Cale's guard and throws a big left but Cale blocks it.
Cale controls Honda momentarily but Honda frees himself.
Honda looking to sit in guard and control but Cale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cale gets to his feet - Honda follows without any prompting.
Cale misses with a low kick.
Honda is looking to clinch.
Honda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cale defends it nicely.
A nice combination there by Cale.
An inside leg kick lands from Cale.
Cale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Honda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cale's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Cale.
A combination from Cale does no damage.
Cale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Honda.
Cale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cale lands with a kick to the temple. Honda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cale slaps away a takedown attempt from Honda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cale tries to bum rush Honda with a series of wild strikes but Honda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.
Cale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Honda swings for the body but Cale moves out of range.
Honda tries to clinch up but Cale circles away and keeps his distance.
Cale scores with a leg kick.

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.
A head kick misses from Cale.
Ryu Honda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honda blocks a head kick by Cale.
Cale swats away the attempt to clinch by Honda.
Cale lands with a kick to the temple. Honda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Honda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cale.
Cale lands with a kick to the ribs.
Donk. Honda catches Cale right on the button with a cross.
Honda tries to clinch up but Cale circles away and keeps his distance.
Cale lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honda throws a head kick that misses
and Cale counters with a big head kick but Honda shrugs it off.

Honda has Cale up against the cage in a clinch.
Honda prevents Cale from breaking the clinch.
Cale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

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 Ryu Honda.
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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

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