PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riley Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Free
vs
Honda

199 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riley Free!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Honda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda misses with a left hand
and Free counters with a nice body shot.
Honda misses with a hook to the body
and Free counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda misses with a body shot.

Free forces Honda back against the ropes and clinches.
Free lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Free stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Honda misses with a body punch.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Free is controlling him.
Free pushes Honda back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Free.
Honda wants to get back to striking at distance but Free won't allow it.
Honda is trying to push Free away but Free has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Honda tries to throw a body punch but Free avoids it by throwing Honda back against the ropes.
Free misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honda prevents a body shot from Free.
Honda tries to work over Free's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Free prevents a body shot from Honda.
Honda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Free has him pressed against the ropes.
Free presses Honda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Honda looks gassed!
Free lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.
Free is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honda is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Free.
Free lands with a left to the head.
A short left from Free.
Free lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Edward Honda has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Free.
Free controlling the action here for a moment.
Honda is trying to force a seperation but Free has the dominant position.
Free lands with a right to the head.
Free lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Free lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free scores with a shoulder strike.
Free lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Free.
Free lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Honda tries to break free but Free pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right from Free.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.
Free is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Free lands a body shot.
Free lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Honda or not.
Honda blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Free on the inside.
Free misses with a body punch.
Free softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Honda is rocked!
Free lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Honda or not.
Free pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Free stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Free lands an uppercut that drops Honda! Free follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
Honda is still in real trouble! Can Free finish him?

Free has an Americana. Honda didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Free is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Free hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Riley Free!
Riley Free retains his super heavyweight title!