PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Bologna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edmond Honda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Honda
vs
Bologna

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
27
295 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Bologna!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bologna swinging wildly here.
Bologna tries to land a leg kick but Honda saw it coming and moves away.
Honda blocks the body kick.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bologna tries a low kick but Honda avoids it.
Honda missing with a left hand there. Bologna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bologna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That kick from Bologna tenderised Honda's leg. Honda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Phil Bologna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bologna lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Bologna finds it's way through Honda's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Bologna.
Honda checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bologna. That's going to slow Honda down.
Bologna connects with a leg kick. Honda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Honda is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bologna. Honda does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Bologna.
Bologna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honda scores with a decent looking hook.
Bologna feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honda's calf.
Bologna throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Bologna scores with a leg kick.
Bologna throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Honda blocks a head kick by Bologna.
Honda slips a straight right by Bologna.
No joy there for Bologna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bologna throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Honda's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bologna to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Bologna.
Honda shoots in and drives through. Bologna sprawls well.
Honda misses the jab.
Honda blocks a leg kick.
Honda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bologna lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Honda cracks Bologna with a good jab.
Bologna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bologna throws a nice head kick!
Honda swings for the body but Bologna moves out of range.
Bologna throws a shot from downtown. Honda moves away and avoids it.
Bologna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bologna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Honda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Honda checks a low kick from Bologna.
Bologna attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Honda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bologna feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hondas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Honda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bologna throws a solid leg kick but Honda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bologna.
Bologna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Honda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bologna.
Bologna misses with a straight left.
Bologna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bologna, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bologna wants to slow Honda down by chopping away at his legs.
Bologna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bologna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bologna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Honda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bologna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bologna throws a nice inside leg kick.
Honda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bologna. That one must have hurt.
Bologna just misses with a punch to the body.
Bologna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bologna lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bologna.
Honda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bologna can pounce on him.
A left and a right from Bologna both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bologna lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bologna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bologna steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Bologna delivers a nice body kick.
Bologna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bologna throws a leg kick which misses Honda's front leg but catches the back leg as Honda tries to avoid it.
Bologna takes a swing at Honda's ribcage but misses.
Honda avoids the body shot from Bologna.
Honda ducks under a wild hook from Bologna.
Bologna goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Honda defending well as Bologna loads up on a big left hand.
Bologna throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bologna thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bologna ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bologna scores with a kick to the midsection.
Honda avoids the head kick by Bologna.
Phil Bologna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bologna throws a looping overhand right but Honda ducks down to avoid it.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Bologna ducks down to avoid it.
Bologna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bologna.
Honda avoids the body shot from Bologna.
An inside leg kick lands from Bologna.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bologna scores with a hook.
Bologna misses with a body kick.
Bologna lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honda circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bologna scores with a spinning back kick!
Bologna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bologna keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bologna throws a body kick that misses.
Bologna just misses with a punch to the body.
Bologna misses with a looping right.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Honda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bologna - the referee stops the clock and Honda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bologna. Honda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Honda throws a jab but it's blocked by Bologna.
Bologna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bologna cracks Honda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Bologna lands but Honda takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bologna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Honda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Honda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bologna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honda's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bologna lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honda's sensitive parts.
Honda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bologna.
Honda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bologna lands the left hand.
Bologna is looking to slow Honda down with leg kicks.
Bologna lands an overhand right.
Bologna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bologna looks to land a combination but Honda avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bologna throws a right hand that Honda ducks under and follows up with a left that Honda also avoids with ease.
Honda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Honda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bologna connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bologna tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bologna throws a head kick but Honda moves out of range.
Bologna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Honda might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Honda is defended easily by Bologna.
Bologna explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bologna slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Bologna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Honda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Bologna feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
Bologna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bologna throws a push kick but Honda slaps the foot to one side.
Honda moves out of range as Bologna throws a body kick.
Bologna throws a series of punches but Honda avoids them all with ease.
Bologna looks to land a combination. Honda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Honda takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bologna moves away from the strike by Honda.
The fighters circling - Bologna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda shoots in for a double leg but Bologna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Honda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Honda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bologna really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bologna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Honda is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bologna can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bologna is looking to get to half guard.
Bologna tries to lock up and control but Honda gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda thowing shots but they're missing.
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda landing punches.
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honda lands a heavy elbow.

Bologna is rocked!
Honda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bologna is still in real trouble! Can Honda finish him?
Bologna is trying to escape the mount.
Bologna seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda tries to control but Bologna wriggling away.
Honda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Honda cracks Bologna with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Honda avoids the attempt from Bologna to control.
Honda working Bologna over with strikes here.
Honda postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bologna badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Honda around the waist but Honda pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Honda is the winner by TKO! Honda jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmond Honda!