PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Honeycutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honeycutt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Riot- 2 Chainz. Vader is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West & Jay-Z- Never let me down. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Honeycutt
vs
Vader

180 cm
25
194 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Honeycutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benedict Vader!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Honeycutt.
Honeycutt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A lazy left from Honeycutt finds it's target.
Vader misses with a head kick.

Vader gets tackled into the cage by Honeycutt. Honeycutt maintains the clinch.

Honeycutt drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vader wants to control from the top but Honeycutt keeps moving.
Honeycutt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Honeycutt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Honeycutt tries to get out of the position.
Vader wants to stand but Honeycutt is controlling his posture from full guard.

Honeycutt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honeycutt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vader!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Honeycutt in particular looking to stall.

Honeycutt decides to stand up.
Vader wants to clinch up but Honeycutt keeps it at a distance.
Honeycutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Honeycutt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Honeycutt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vader blocks a leg kick.
Vader is looking to clinch but Honeycutt is avoiding it.
Vader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Honeycutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vader stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vader 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.
Vader gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Honeycutt lands a two punch combo.
Vader throws a lazy right hand but Honeycutt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vader fails to land the takedown.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honeycutt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vader wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honeycutt is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vader can't fight it off and eventually Honeycutt manages to take the fight to the floor. Vader looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vader avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honeycutt's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Honeycutt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Honeycutt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Honeycutt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt throws a push kick but Vader slaps the foot to one side.
Vader takes one to the chin there.
Vader throws a head kick that misses.
Honeycutt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vader counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honeycutt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vader.
Honeycutt throws a push kick but Vader slaps the foot to one side.
Honeycutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honeycutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honeycutt slips under a jab.
Honeycutt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honeycutt with a hook.
Vader walks into a straight right hand from Honeycutt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Vader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Honeycutt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vader misses with a head kick.
Honeycutt scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Honeycutt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Honeycutt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Honeycutt duly obliges.
Vader blocks a head kick by Honeycutt.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vader slips a jab and a cross from Honeycutt.
Honeycutt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honeycutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honeycutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honeycutt throws a nice looking combination but Vader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honeycutt tries to land a front kick but Vader steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chris Honeycutt is winning the standup battle so far.

Vader gets tackled into the cage by Honeycutt. Honeycutt maintains the clinch.
Honeycutt wants a takedown.
Honeycutt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vader prevents it.
Honeycutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vader wants to get back to striking at distance but Honeycutt won't allow it.
Vader is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Honeycutt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader wants to break the clinch but can't.

Honeycutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Honeycutt lands with a nice combination. Vader backs away looking to recover.
Vader doesn't manage to clinch there - Honeycutt circles away.
Honeycutt slips under a jab.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Honeycutt moves out of range easily.
Honeycutt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vader misses with a double jab

and Honeycutt counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vader wants to control but Honeycutt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Honeycutt not doing much here.

Vader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Honeycutt pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt content to control rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Honeycutt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Honeycutt.
Vader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honeycutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Honeycutt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vader has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Honeycutt keeps the fight on the outside.

Vader gets caught flat footed, as Honeycutt shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Honeycutt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Honeycutt stops Vader from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honeycutt drops back looking for a leg! Vader is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Vader manages to kick Honeycutt off! Honeycutt jumps back into Vader's guard.
Honeycutt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vader wants to control but Honeycutt passes easily into half guard.
Honeycutt is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vader is trying to stand back up but Honeycutt is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honeycutt prevents Vader from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Honeycutt stands up and beckons Vader to join him on the feet.

Honeycutt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vader did well to prevent Honeycutt getting side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Honeycutt in particular looking to stall.
Honeycutt winds up and cracks Vader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Chris Honeycutt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vader is trying to stand back up but Honeycutt is controlling him
Vader is breathing heavily.

Honeycutt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honeycutt seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Honeycutt decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Honeycutt dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Honeycutt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vader.
Honeycutt stuns Vader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vader fails with the takedown.

Honeycutt drives through with a takedown into Vader's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Honeycutt engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Vader is looking to stand up but Honeycutt isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Honeycutt just wasn't active enough.
Vader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honeycutt. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vader has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vader there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Honeycutt - that will leave a mark!
Honeycutt throws a chopping leg kick but Vader manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vader moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Honeycutt is looking to score with low kicks.

Honeycutt moves into the clinch successfully.

Honeycutt has Vader pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Honeycutt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vader tumbling to the mat - Honeycutt dives into Vader's guard.
Honeycutt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vader can do to turn this around?
Vader is looking to stand up but Honeycutt isn't so interested in that idea.
Honeycutt trying to control but Vader is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Honeycutt passes into half guard.
Honeycutt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Honeycutt uses his free foot to push down on Vader's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vader.
BOOM! Honeycutt connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Honeycutt content just to control the position here.
Honeycutt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is looking to improve his position but Honeycutt isn't that keen on the idea.
Honeycutt controlling the position easily from mount.
Vader tries to reverse the position but Honeycutt maintains control.
Benedict Vader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vader bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honeycutt seems keen to control Vader's posture.
Vader must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Honeycutt.

Honeycutt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Vader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Honeycutt there.
Honeycutt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Vader working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Honeycutt has passed into half guard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Honeycutt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honeycutt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Honeycutt!
A relieved looking Chris Honeycutt thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.