PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willie Manuawillie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuawillie comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne Feat. Eminem - Drop The World!. Honey has chosen Cruising in Miami by Bass 305 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Manuawillie
vs
Honey

192 cm
29
187 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

169 cm
29
183 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Manuawillie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hugh Honey!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuawillie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Honey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Honey fails with a takedown attempt.
Manuawillie tries a head kick but it misses.
Honey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manuawillie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manuawillie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuawillie tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie scores with a nice right hand.
Honey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Honey throws a body punch but Manuawillie moves out of range.
Manuawillie looks for the body kick but Honey saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Honey misses with a wild body shot.
Honey lands with a cross.
Honey throws a big shot that misses.
Honey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Manuawillie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Honey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuawillie takes one to the chin there.
Nice straight punches there by Honey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honey.
Manuawillie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Honey.
Honey looks to land a combination but Manuawillie avoids it well.
Good exchange - Manuawillie coming out on top.

Honey drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Manuawillie wants to control but Honey postures up.
Honey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Manuawillie is avoiding damage well.
Manuawillie dodges the ground and pound from Honey.
Honey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Manuawillie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Manuawillie dodges the ground and pound from Honey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuawillie is trying to control Honey's posture but Honey avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Honey crashes against the mat.
Manuawillie gets back to half guard.
Manuawillie gets full guard.
Honey trying to control but Manuawillie is working from the bottom.
Manuawillie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honey manages to get himself to full guard.
Manuawillie working some strikes from top position.
Manuawillie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manuawillie wants to pass the guard but Honey is keeping the position.
Manuawillie postures up in Honey's guard and throws a big left but Honey blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manuawillie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manuawillie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Manuawillie stands up from Honey's guard - Manuawillie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Manuawillie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Honey is out of range and Manuawillie settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuawillie.
Honey shoots for a double leg takedown but Manuawillie sprawls well. He's pushed Honey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willie Manuawillie will probably get the nod.
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.

Honey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hugh Honey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honey lands a right hook to the body.
Honey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Manuawillie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Manuawillie.
Manuawillie fakes the leg kick and cracks Honey in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manuawillie. That's going to slow Honey down.
Manuawillie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honey.
Honey misses with an uppercut.
Honey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Manuawillie's corner calls for a 1-2. Manuawillie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuawillie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Manuawillie lands the left hand.
Manuawillie misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Manuawillie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Honey blocks a jab.
Manuawillie scores with a jab. Honey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Willie Manuawillie is winning the standup battle so far.
Manuawillie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manuawillie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Honeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Manuawillie cracks the inside of Honey's front leg.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manuawillie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Manuawillie throws a half hearted mid kick.
Honey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Honey blocks a head kick by Manuawillie.
A good leg kick by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Honey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honey thows a body shot but no joy.
Manuawillie swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manuawillie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honey wants to clinch.
Honey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Honey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuawillie stalks Honey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Honey's face. Honey staggers backwards, shaken.
Willie Manuawillie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Honey gets tackled into the cage by Manuawillie. Manuawillie maintains the clinch.
Manuawillie avoiding damage as Honey throws knees to the body.
Honey tries to circle away but Manuawillie has him pinned against the cage.
Honey avoiding damage as Manuawillie throws knees to the body.
Manuawillie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honey.

Manuawillie breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuawillie scores with a nice strike.
Honey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Manuawillie pinned against the cage. Manuawillie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manuawillie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Honey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuawillie throws out a leg kick but Honey moves out of range and Manuawillie only half commits.
Manuawillie tries to clinch but Honey is having none of it.
Manuawillie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuawillie wants to clinch up but Honey keeps it at a distance.
Honey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Manuawillie fakes the leg kick and cracks Honey in the body.

Manuawillie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honey, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manuawillie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manuawillie takes an elbow to the temple.
Honey is working for takedown but Manuawillie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Honey.
Manuawillie lands a knee to the body.
Honey is breathing heavily.
Honey lands a good knee to the midsection. Manuawillie won't want to take too many of those.

Manuawillie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manuawillie keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuawillie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuawillie throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manuawillie throws a low kick but Honey avoids it.
Manuawillie wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuawillie manages to avoid it.
Manuawillie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willie Manuawillie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Honey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manuawillie tries to avoid it but Honey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manuawillie to the ground. Manuawillie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Honey throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manuawillie looks to land a body kick but Honey moved away.
Manuawillie connects with a single shot there.

Manuawillie moves into the clinch.
Manuawillie misses with a knee to the head.
Honey lands an elbow inside that Manuawillie shrugs off.

It looks like Willie Manuawillie has been cut.
Manuawillie avoiding damage as Honey throws knees to the body.

Honey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manuawillie dips to his left and cracks Honey with an uppercut!
Manuawillie fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honey.
Manuawillie is looking to clinch.
Manuawillie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Honey has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Manuawillie.
Honey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuawillie tries to clinch there but Honey circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Manuawillie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters circling a little - Manuawillie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Manuawillie misses
and Honey counters with a straight right hand.
Manuawillie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Manuawillie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honey.
Manuawillie cracks the inside of Honey's front leg.
Honey throws a shot from downtown. Manuawillie moves away and avoids it.
Honey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manuawillie's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Manuawillie moves in looking to clinch but Honey pushes him off.
Manuawillie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honey circles away quickly and effectively.
Honey moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Manuawillie doesn't manage to clinch there - Honey circles away.
Honey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Manuawillie misses with a wild body shot.
Manuawillie digs a good hook to Honey's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Honey misses.
Honey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manuawillie goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Manuawillie ducks under a wild hook from Honey.
An inside leg kick lands from Manuawillie.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Honey is defended easily by Manuawillie.
Manuawillie scores with a nice right hand.
Manuawillie scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuawillie tries to clinch there but Honey circles away.
Honey thows a body shot but no joy.
Honey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honey missing with a left hand there. Manuawillie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honey throws a looping overhand right but Manuawillie ducks down to avoid it.
Honey feints and then cracks Manuawillie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuawillie down.
Honey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuawillie.
Honey misses the body punch
and Manuawillie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honey misses with a takedown attempt - Manuawillie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willie Manuawillie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Honey.
Honey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honey misses with a looping left.
Honey swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuawillie.

Manuawillie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honey, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey is looking for a takedown.
Manuawillie misses with a knee to the head.
Honey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manuawillie avoids it.
Hugh Honey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Manuawillie tries a knee to the head but Honey blocks it.

Manuawillie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Manuawillie moves into the clinch.
Honey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manuawillie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Manuawillie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Manuawillie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Manuawillie manages to break the clinch.
Manuawillie slips under a jab from Honey.
Honey takes one to the chin there.
Manuawillie slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Manuawillie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manuawillie 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Manuawillie!
Post fight, Willie Manuawillie stared into the camera and said 'You all know what I want after a hard fought battle? Auntie Nellie's malasadas! Remember no be silly vote Willie!'.