PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Stuckey (ranked 1394 p4p, 70 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 763 p4p, 36 weight class). Honda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. E. Honda Stage Theme Extended kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ray Stuckey has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stuckey
vs
Honda

200 cm
34
275 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

186 cm
28
265 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Stuckey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.
Honda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Honda takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Honda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Stuckey tries to sprawl but Honda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Honda throwing shots but Stuckey is blocking nicely.
Honda wants to take a breather but Stuckey is having none of it.
Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stuckey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honda.
Stuckey is pressing down on Honda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stuckey is adopting a defensive guard.
Stuckey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Honda postures up in Stuckey's guard and throws a big left but Stuckey blocks it.
Honda postures up in Stuckey's guard and throws a big left but Stuckey blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey looking for a sweep. Not yet Stuckey, not yet.
Stuckey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
My spies in WildBoar's Private Pig Pen inform me that Honda has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Stuckey trying to keep a closed guard but Honda is proving a slippery customer.
Honda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honda with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stuckey working a defensive guard here.
Stuckey is pulling down on Honda's head. It's preventing any offense from Honda, at least for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Good shot there by Honda.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stuckey as he avoids it easily.

Stuckey gets caught flat footed, as Honda shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stuckey wants to stand and escape but Honda is having none of it.
Stuckey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Stuckey wants to stand but Honda is controlling the position.
Stuckey wants to sweep but no luck.
Honda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Honda works over Stuckey with some ground and pound from guard.
Honda looking to sit in guard and control but Stuckey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Stuckey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
Stuckey trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stuckey passes into half guard.

Stuckey looking for a submission but Honda manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

Honda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stuckey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Honda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stuckey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stuckey passes Honda's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Honda looking for submissions off his back.
Honda trying to control from the bottom.
Stuckey stalling away here and it's allowed Honda to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Stuckey throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stuckey trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Honda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stuckey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Honda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmond Honda's cut.
That's time! Stuckey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stuckey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stuckey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stuckey lands with a nice combination. Honda backs away looking to recover.
Stuckey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Stuckey instigates a clinch.
Stuckey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honda.
Stuckey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.
Stuckey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stuckey misses with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Stuckey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stuckey scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stuckey backwards.
Good body shot from Stuckey.
Honda misses with some punches.
Stuckey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honda.
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 is working for takedown but Stuckey is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stuckey trying to control the position but instead, Honda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stuckey into the cage.
Honda misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stuckey wants to stall.
Honda is trying to break free.

Stuckey manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Stuckey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stuckey lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick from Honda misses.
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.
Stuckey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ray Stuckey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stuckey's waist but Stuckey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honda off to one side.
Ray Stuckey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmond Honda.
Stuckey throws a low kick, looking for Honda's leg but Honda calmly moves out of range.
Honda fails with the takedown
and Stuckey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stuckey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honda's sensitive parts.
Honda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Honda throws a body kick that misses
and Stuckey counters with a straight right hand.

That has opened up Edmond Honda's cut even more.
Stuckey avoids the body shot from Honda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stuckey wants to clinch.
Stuckey throws a shot from downtown. Honda moves away and avoids it.
Honda changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Honda swats away the attempt to clinch by Stuckey.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stuckey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Stuckey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Honda tries to score a body lock takedown but Stuckey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Stuckey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray Stuckey is winning the standup battle so far.
Stuckey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stuckey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Stuckey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stuckey looks to score with a jab to the body but Honda is just out of range.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stuckey doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.
Stuckey cracks Honda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Stuckey misses.
Stuckey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stuckey wants it to stay on the feet.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stuckey sprawls well. Stuckey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Honda gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stuckey tries to avoid it but Honda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stuckey to the ground. Stuckey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Stuckey forces Honda back against the cage and clinches.

Honda has clasped his hands together around Stuckey's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Stuckey is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Honda off and has taken his back!
Stuckey has Honda flattened out and is raining down punches.
Stuckey trying to control.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Stuckey.
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!
Stuckey is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Honda. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

The cut above Edmond Honda's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edmond Honda's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Stuckey!
A victorious Ray Stuckey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Edmond Honda was interviewed post fight and said 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.