PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Honnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Honnam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Honnam
vs
Vogel

179 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Honnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Vogel!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honnam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Honnam throws a sloppy head kick and Vogel moves out of range easily.
Vogel cracks Honnam with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vogel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Honnam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vogel misses with a wild body shot.
Vogel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Honnam blocks the body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Vogel. Those never looked like landing.
A right-left combo lands from Vogel.
Vogel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vogel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Honnam counters with an inside leg kick.
Vogel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honnam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Honnam attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Honnam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honnam.
No joy there for Vogel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vogel looks gassed!
Vogel fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Honnam.
Vogel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honnam misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vogel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Vogel misses its intended target.
Vogel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vogel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vogel tries to clinch up.

Vogel has Honnam up against the cage in a clinch.
Vogel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vogel managing to block the knees to the body from Honnam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Honnam displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vogel up against the cage.
Vogel throws a head punch that misses.
Honnam tries to land knees in the clinch but Vogel avoids the damage to the body.
Vogel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vogel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vogel working Honnam over with knees to the body.
Honnam is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Honnam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vogel avoids it.
Honnam is looking to control Vogel's arms but Vogel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Honnam has his back to the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Honnam manages to break the clinch.
Vogel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Honnam counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Honnam.
Vogel misses with a low kick.
Vogel checks a low kick from Honnam.
Vogel misses with a two punch combination.
Vogel throws a series of punches but Honnam avoids them all with ease.
Vogel is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Honnam.
Honnam dodges the punch combination from Vogel.

Vogel has taken the fight to the clinch.

Honnam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honnam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vogel tries to clinch but Honnam moves out of range.
Vogel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogel is looking to clinch but Honnam is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honnam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honnam tried to score with a low kick but Vogel checks it.
Vogel works Honnam's body with a nice hook.
Vogel misses with a wild combination.
Vogel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honnam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Honnam.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vogel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Honnam counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vogel misses with a low kick.
Honnam misses with an attempted mid kick.
Honnam throws a leg kick which misses Vogel's front leg but catches the back leg as Vogel tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honnam lands a head kick!
Vogel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Honnam throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Honnam dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crunch! Honnam slams his shin into Vogel's torso.
Honnam thumps Vogel with a low kick.
Honnam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vogel was well out of range. Poor timing from Honnam.
Vogel looks for the body kick but Honnam saw that one coming.
Vogel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Honnam. Honnam obviously looking to wear him down.
Honnam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honnam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Honnam.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vogel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honnam feints and then cracks Vogel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vogel down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Honnam.
A nice leg kick lands there from Honnam.
Vogel is breathing heavily.
Honnam fakes the leg kick and cracks Vogel in the body.
Honnam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vogel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Honnam.
Honnam tried to score with a low kick but Vogel checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Honnam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vogel.
Vogel throws a right and a left that Honnam avoids nicely.
Honnam connects with a solid leg kick.
Honnam connects with a solid leg kick.
Honnam lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kurt Vogel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogel moves out of range of the body kick.
Honnam delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honnam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kurt Vogel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honnam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Vogel takes the fight into the clinch.
Honnam leaning against his opponent.
Vogel can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honnam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vogel.
Honnam keeps control of Vogel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Honnam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Honnam. Vogel shrugs it off though.
Vogel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honnam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vogel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honnam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vogel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Honnam lands a leg kick that knocks Vogel off balance momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Honnam - that will leave a mark!
Vogel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vogel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Honnam. Honnam obviously looking to wear him down.
Honnam throws a sloppy head kick and Vogel moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Honnam, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honnam lands with a kick to the temple. Vogel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vogel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honnam.
Honnam throws a leg kick but Vogel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vogel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
An inside leg kick from Honnam misses.
Vogel misses with a wild combination.
Vogel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Honnam.
A slapping leg kick lands for Honnam.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Honnam.
Vogel 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honnam slips a jab and a cross from Vogel.
Vogel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Honnam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vogel can do to turn this around?
Honnam throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Honnam lands a big head kick that sends Vogel tumbling to the mat! Honnam takes a step backwards and waves Vogel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vogel is rocked!
Honnam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vogel is still on wobbly legs! Can Honnam finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honnam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vogel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vogel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honnam.
Honnam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vogel.
Honnam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vogel's sensitive parts.
Vogel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honnam thows a body kick. Vogel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vogel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Honnam.
Honnam throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vogel's head.
Honnam with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Honnam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vogel. That did some damage!
Honnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vogel.
Vogel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honnam lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barry Honnam is winning the standup battle so far.
Vogel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honnam lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honnam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vogel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Honnam counters with a leg kick.
Vogel throws the kick towards the body but Honnam avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Honnam dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Honnam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vogel is out of range and Honnam settles back down.
Vogel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honnam.
Vogel seems to have recovered his senses.
Vogel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honnam was well out of range. Poor timing from Vogel.
Honnam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honnam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vogel.
Vogel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vogel misses with a series of wild punches.
Honnam thumps Vogel with a low kick.
Vogel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vogel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vogel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An inside leg kick lands from Honnam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honnam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vogel.
That kick from Honnam tenderised Vogel's leg. Vogel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Honnam fakes the leg kick and cracks Vogel in the body.
Honnam connects with a solid leg kick.
Honnam throws a head kick that misses.
Vogel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honnam to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honnam scores with a leg kick.
Honnam lands with a slapping head kick.
Honnam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vogel blocks a leg kick.
Vogel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honnam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Vogel.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Honnam lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vogel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vogel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Honnam feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vogel's calf.
Honnam feints and then cracks Vogel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vogel down.
Kurt Vogel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Honnam.
Honnam thumps Vogel with a low kick.
Honnam chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Honnam bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vogel checks a leg kick nicely.
Honnam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Honnam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Honnam. Vogel shrugs it off though.
Honnam throws a head kick that Vogel semi-blocks.
Vogel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogel misses with the combination.
Vogel 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.
A head kick misses from Honnam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vogel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Honnam.
Vogel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honnam.
Honnam thumps Vogel with a low kick.
Vogel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honnam.
Honnam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Honnam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Honnam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Honnam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vogel. That did some damage!
Honnam lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vogel's sensitive parts.
Honnam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honnam lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honnam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vogel. That did some damage!
Barry Honnam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honnam thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vogel if he has to take too many more of those.
Vogel misses with a double jab.
Honnam fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vogel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vogel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vogel throws a nice looking combination but Honnam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honnam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vogel. That did some damage!
Vogel throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Honnam counters with a leg kick.
Vogel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vogel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vogel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A thudding body kick lands there by Honnam!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honnam checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vogel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honnam plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Honnam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honnam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Honnam!
During a confident post fight interview, Barry Honnam thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.