PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuki Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polo Rolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Polo Rolo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Honda
vs
Rolo

174 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tatsuki Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Polo Rolo!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Honda drives through and clinches with Rolo against the cage.
Honda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rolo lands a body punch.
Honda keeps control of Rolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Honda wants a takedown.
Rolo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rolo blocks an elbow strike from Honda.
Rolo can't break the clinch.
Honda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolo controlling the action here for a moment.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Rolo avoiding damage as Honda throws knees to the body.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Honda misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Rolo.
The referee calls for Rolo to work.

Rolo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Honda rushes Rolo and presses him up against the cage.
Honda lands an elbow inside.
Honda is trying to drag Rolo to the mat but Rolo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rolo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rolo is trying to break free.
Rolo keeps control of Honda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rolo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Rolo to work.
Nice body punch from Rolo - that landed with a thud.
Rolo has had enough of the clinch but Honda keeps him there for the moment.
Rolo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rolo lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda has Rolo pressed against the cage, preventing Rolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Rolo.
Rolo tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the cage.
Rolo avoiding damage.
Rolo tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Rolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolo lands with a left to the head.
Rolo is trying to force a seperation but Honda has the dominant position.
Honda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rolo walks away with a smile on his face. Honda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuki Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolo thuds a left hand into Honda's body.

Rolo moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Rolo.
Rolo wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolo wants to break free but Honda has control.
Rolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Rolo.
Nice body punch from Rolo - that landed with a thud.
Rolo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honda prevents Rolo from breaking the clinch.
Rolo effectively controlling the action here.
Rolo can't break the clinch.
Rolo wants to break free but Honda has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolo digs a right hand into Honda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Honda's gas tank.
Rolo working hard to break the clinch.
Rolo blocks an elbow strike.
Rolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolo is defending well for now.
Honda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rolo.
Rolo is stalling here.
Rolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Honda won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rolo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rolo gets underhooks to prevent Honda's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Rolo dominated that round.
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.

Rolo drives through and clinches with Honda against the cage.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Rolo takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rolo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rolo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Rolo takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Rolo.
Rolo working hard to break the clinch.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Honda is trying to break free.
Honda tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolo avoids the damage to the body.
Rolo is working Honda over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Rolo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honda takes a shot to the head.
Rolo can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Rolo working hard to break the clinch.
Rolo avoiding damage as Honda throws knees to the body.
Rolo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rolo taking a breather.
Rolo wants to get back to striking at distance but Honda won't allow it.
Rolo scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Polo Rolo.
Honda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rolo.
Honda shoots and misses
and Rolo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rolo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rolo moves into range and clinches up with Honda.
Honda keeps control of Rolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Honda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rolo's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Rolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Honda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Honda has double underhooks.
A bit of stalling here from Rolo.
Honda is trying to pull guard but Rolo has him pressed against the cage.
Rolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolo working hard to break the clinch.
Honda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rolo is pushing Honda up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rolo wants to break free but Honda has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rolo.
Honda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rolo walks away with a smile on his face. Honda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuki Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Honda back to the cage. Rolo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rolo lands with a nice combination. Honda backs away looking to recover.

Rolo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rolo tries to break the clinch but Honda is controlling the position.
Rolo leaning against his opponent.
Rolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Honda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rolo lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolo is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Come on Rolo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rolo tries to circle away but Honda has him pinned against the cage.
Rolo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A frustrated look appears on Rolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Honda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolo avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Rolo improves position.
Rolo has had enough of the clinch but Honda keeps him there for the moment.
Rolo is working Honda over against the cage.
Rolo is looking to break free of the clinch but Honda has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Polo Rolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Honda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Rolo to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rolo is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the cage.
Honda is trying to break the clinch but Rolo is controlling him.
Rolo is trying to push Honda away but Honda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Honda with a knee to the head.
Honda working hard to break the clinch.
Rolo is trying to break the clinch but Honda has him pressed against the cage.
Rolo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rolo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rolo is trying to break free.
Rolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rolo has him pressed against the cage.
Rolo is trying to break free.
Rolo lands a body punch.
Rolo just leaning against Honda, taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda keeps control of Rolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rolo just leaning against Honda, taking a breather.
Rolo blocks an elbow strike from Honda.
A frustrated look appears on Rolo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rolo.
Rolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Rolo avoiding damage.
Rolo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rolo is trying to force a seperation but Honda has the dominant position.
Rolo blocks the elbow strike.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Rolo has had enough of the clinch but Honda keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda keeps control of Rolo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rolo is stalling here.
Honda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rolo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Honda has Rolo pressed against the cage, preventing Rolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Honda has Rolo pressed against the cage, preventing Rolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Honda has Rolo pressed against the cage, preventing Rolo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rolo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rolo is leaning against Honda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rolo.

Rolo breaks from the clinch.

Rolo closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Honda tries for a takedown but Rolo manages to get underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolo is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Rolo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rolo is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.
Rolo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rolo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Rolo.
Rolo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rolo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honda has him pressed against the cage.
Rolo wants to break free but Honda has control.
Rolo slowing the pace effectively.
Rolo can't break the clinch.
Rolo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Honda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rolo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuki Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rolo avoids a wild elbow strike from Honda.
Polo Rolo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rolo leaning against his opponent.
Honda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolo is defending well for now.
Rolo is trying to push Honda away but Honda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rolo has Honda pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatsuki Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Polo Rolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rolo is trying to break the clinch but Honda is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Polo Rolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rolo 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Polo Rolo!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Polo Rolo!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Polo Rolo!

Polo Rolo wins by unanimous decision!