PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Honcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Snap your fingers snap your neck. Honcho is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 30 Seconds to Mars- Battle of One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Withers
vs
Honcho

184 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Predator Nutrition

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Withers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Honcho!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Withers keeps the fight on the outside.
Honcho shoots for a takedown but Withers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Honcho lands a with a good body shot.
Withers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Withers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honcho checks the leg kick.
Honcho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Withers tries to avoid it but Honcho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Withers to the ground. Withers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Honcho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Luke Withers has been cut.
Honcho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honcho shoots for a double leg takedown but Withers sprawls well. He's pushed Honcho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Luke Withers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Honcho.
Honcho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Withers throws a series of punches but Honcho avoids them all with ease.
Withers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Withers tries a low kick but Honcho avoids it.
Honcho misses with a series of wild punches.
Honcho shoots for a takedown but Withers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Honcho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Withers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Withers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honcho.
Withers missing with a left hand there. Honcho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Honcho finds it's way through Withers's defenses.
Honcho fails to land with a series of punches.
Honcho looks gassed!

Withers clinches with his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Withers.
Withers tries to land knees in the clinch but Honcho avoids the damage to the body.
Withers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Honcho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Withers avoiding damage as Honcho throws knees to the body.
Honcho works on Withers's body with a couple of short punches.
Honcho is leaning against Withers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Honcho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Honcho dodges an elbow strike from Withers.
Withers managing to block the knees to the body from Honcho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers lands a knee to the head.
Honcho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Withers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Withers trying to land knees to the body.
Honcho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Withers tries to land knees in the clinch but Honcho avoids the damage to the body.
Honcho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Withers has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho wants a takedown but no success here.
Honcho looking for a takedown.
Honcho wants to stall.
Withers tries to land knees in the clinch but Honcho avoids the damage to the body.

Withers works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Honcho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Withers is controlling him.
Withers wants to pass the guard but Honcho is keeping the position.
Withers works over Honcho with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers won't allow Honcho to sweep him here.
Withers landing some decent shots from guard.

Withers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Withers scoring with some ground and pound.
Withers chips away with some ground and pound.
Withers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Honcho's head.
Withers scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honcho wants to get back to his feet but Withers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Withers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honcho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Withers is one step ahead there.
Withers wants to control from the top but Honcho keeps moving.
Honcho doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Honcho throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Withers stopping the sweep attempt from Honcho.
Withers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Withers with a nice head shot there.
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 Luke Withers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Withers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Honcho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Withers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Honcho's guard.
Withers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Honcho trying to keep a closed guard but Withers is proving a slippery customer.

Honcho is looking for a triangle here but Withers uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Withers working the ground and pound.
Withers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Honcho is breathing heavily.
Honcho wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Honcho is looking to reverse the position.
Honcho misses with a strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Withers scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Honcho is trying to get back to half guard.
Withers looks up at the clock and then as Honcho takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Withers smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Honcho is trying to improve his position.
Luke Withers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honcho misses with a strike from the bottom.
Withers working the body and head with strikes.
Check out the look on Withers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Honcho gets back to half guard.
Withers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers with shots to the head and body - Honcho looks very uncomfortable down there.
Honcho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Withers lands a big shot there that rocks Honcho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Withers with the ground and pound from mount.
Honcho tries to hold on but Withers pushes him away.
Honcho is trying desperately to improve position.
Honcho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Withers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Honcho tries to reverse the position but Withers maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Withers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Honcho can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Withers lands a nice shot to the head.
Withers avoids the attempt from Honcho to control.
Withers lands a heavy elbow.
Withers lands a big shot there that rocks Honcho but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Withers working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Withers is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Withers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Honcho's face.
Honcho tries to hold on but Withers postures up.
Withers lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withers working Honcho over with strikes here.
Honcho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Withers lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Withers raining down shots from the mount!
Withers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Withers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Withers raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Withers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Honcho sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Withers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Withers's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Withers. That's going to slow Honcho down.
Honcho with a poor takedown
and Withers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Honcho thinking.
Withers is looking to chop away at Honcho's legs.
Withers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Honcho misses with a double jab.
Withers misses with a leg kick
and Honcho counters with a good low kick that Withers was not able to check.
Withers wants to land a leg kick but Honcho is out of range.
Honcho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Honcho tries to clinch there but Withers circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Withers misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Withers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honcho fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho blocks a leg kick.
Honcho tries to clinch up

and Withers counters by clinching up.
Honcho is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Honcho unloads a knee to the mid-section. Withers lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Honcho misses with a knee strike.
Honcho wants a takedown but no success here.
Withers tries to land knees in the clinch but Honcho avoids the damage to the body.
Honcho blocks an elbow strike.
Withers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honcho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honcho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Honcho wants to break free but Withers has control.
Honcho misses with a knee strike.
Honcho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Withers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Honcho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Honcho prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Withers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Honcho. Withers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mike Honcho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Withers is looking to slow Honcho down with leg kicks.
Honcho moves out of range of the leg kick from Withers.
Withers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honcho manages to avoid it.
Withers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Honcho.
Honcho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Honcho defending well as Withers loads up on a big left hand.

Withers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Honcho's guard.
Withers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Withers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Withers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honcho is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honcho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Withers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Honcho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Honcho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Withers's head.
Withers wants to get back to full guard.
Withers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Withers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Withers.
Mike Honcho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Honcho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honcho punishes Withers's body with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honcho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Withers misses with a takedown attempt - Honcho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Withers.
Honcho throws a series of punches but Withers moves out of range.
Honcho checks a leg kick.
Honcho checks a low kick from Withers.
Honcho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Withers checks it well.
Honcho throws a right hand that Withers ducks under and follows up with a left that Withers also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Withers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Withers, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Withers!