PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Amousou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmond 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.

Amousou
vs
Honda

195 cm
26
275 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

208 cm
23
280 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adon Amousou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda thuds a left hand into Amousou's body.
Amousou doesn't manage to clinch there - Honda circles away.
Amousou throws a head kick that half lands.
Amousou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Honda misses with a body shot.
Honda misses with a lunging right hand
and Amousou counters with a right hand to the body.
Honda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Amousou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honda throws the left hand but Amousou avoids the punch easily.
Honda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amousou counters with a low kick, right behind Honda 's knee.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Amousou avoids the body shot from Honda.
Honda avoids a kick to the body.
Honda throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amousou tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
A big left from Honda misses.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Amousou
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amousou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Honda stuns Amousou with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Honda works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Amousou.
Honda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Amousou fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amousou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Honda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Amousou tries to close the distance and clinch but Honda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Amousou is looking to clinch.
Honda is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A jab from Honda does it's job there.
Amousou thuds his shin into the meat of Honda's side.
Honda cracks Amousou with a good jab.
Honda lands a nice hook to Amousou's body. Amousou takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Honda finds it's target.
Amousou attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Honda scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amousou throws a leg kick that misses.
Honda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amousou's hands.
Amousou throws a lazy head kick
and Honda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Honda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Amousou's hands.
Amousou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amousou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Honda counters with a right hand to the body.
Amousou takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amousou tries to clinch up.
Jab by Honda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amousou misses with a leg kick.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
Amousou tries a head kick but it misses.
Amousou closes the distance but Honda moves to the side
and Honda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Amousou thinking.
Amousou wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honda lands a head shot.
Honda swings for the body but Amousou moves out of range.
Amousou tries to work over Honda's front leg with a kick but Honda checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Honda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A head kick misses from Amousou.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda misses with an uppercut
and Amousou counters with a head kick. That will keep Honda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Amousou lands a nice looking kick to the body. Honda takes a step back to recover.
Amousou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Amousou.
Honda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amousou takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Honda lunges at Amousou with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amousou's hand.
Honda avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda moves out of range of the body kick from Amousou.
Honda checks a leg kick nicely.
Honda lands with an overhand left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Amousou.
Honda swings for the body but Amousou moves out of range.
Amousou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Amousou misses.
Amousou darts in trying to clinch
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honda with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amousou takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on Amousou's shoulder, as Amousou tries to avoid the shot.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Honda connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amousou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honda avoids the body shot from Amousou.
Honda throws a jab but it's blocked by Amousou.
Honda cracks a nice hook into Amousou's ribs.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amousou.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Amousou throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda tests Amousou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Amousou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Amousou wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Honda keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Edmond Honda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amousou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honda.
Amousou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amousou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honda scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amousou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Amousou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from Honda.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honda keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Honda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amousou moves away.
Amousou pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amousou does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Amousou throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amousou throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Honda to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Honda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Amousou closes the distance but Honda moves to the side
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Honda finds it's way through Amousou's defenses.
Amousou throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Honda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amousou thows a leg kick but Honda checks it
and Honda counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amousou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Amousou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amousou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amousou wants to clinch.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Honda thuds a left hand into Amousou's body.
Honda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amousou avoids the body shot from Honda.
Jab, jab by Honda - just one landing.
Honda blocks the body kick.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adon Amousou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amousou.
Amousou tries to clinch but Honda moves away
and Honda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Amousou.
Amousou misses with a low kick.
Honda thuds a left hand into Amousou's body.
Amousou closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Honda counter with a right hand.
Amousou is looking to clinch but Honda is avoiding it.
Honda cracks Amousou with an open hand slap.
Amousou moves to clinch but Honda breaks away
and Honda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Edmond Honda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amousou is looking to clinch.
Amousou closes the distance looking to clinch
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Amousou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Amousou blocks a head kick by Honda.
Honda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Amousou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amousou looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amousous jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Honda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Honda.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Amousou was well out of range. Poor timing from Honda.
A jab from Honda finds it's way through Amousou's defenses.
Honda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Honda checks a low kick from Amousou.
Amousou lands with a nice combination. Honda backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amousou throws a leg kick
and Honda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amousou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adon Amousou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amousou tries to land a body kick
enabling Honda to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Honda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Honda!
After winning the bout, Edmond Honda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.