PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jani Honkanen (ranked 558 p4p, 155 weight class) and Phuc Dat Bich (ranked 78 p4p, 28 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Honkanen
vs
Bich

190 cm
28
280
10 - 7 - 0

188 cm
28
231
18 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jani Honkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phuc Dat Bich!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bich darts in trying to clinch

and Honkanen counters with a shoot takedown. Bich fights it but they end up in guard.

Honkanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bich has his foot on Honkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Bich is trying to keep Honkanen in close.
Honkanen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Honkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bich is retaining full guard.
Bich managing to control the position.
Honkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bich seems keen to control Honkanen's posture.

Honkanen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Bich is looking for a triangle here but Honkanen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bich tries to control but Honkanen manages to take his back.

Bich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Bich fending off the submission attempt from Honkanen.
Bich can't escape the position.
Bich wants to control his opponent's hands but Honkanen gets his hands free.
Bich felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bich manages to reverse the position and now he's in Honkanen's guard. Nice work there by Bich.
Bich trying to control the position from guard on top but Honkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bich sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bich preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bich wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving.

Honkanen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bich is aware though and is defending well.
Bich stands and throws Honkanen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Honkanen trying to remain calm as Bich controls from the top position.
Bich tries to advance to mount but can't.
Honkanen sneaks back into half guard.
Bich wants to take a breather but Honkanen is having none of it.
Honkanen won't allow Bich to pass to mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bich is taking a breather. Honkanen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Honkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honkanen working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bich trying to control the position from guard on top but Honkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Honkanen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honkanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Honkanen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bich wants to pass the guard but Honkanen is keeping the position.
Bich trying to control the position from guard on top but Honkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bich slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Honkanen tries to get to full guard but Bich has control of the leg.
Bich frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bich content just to control the position here.

Bich is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Honkanen is surviving well by controlling Bich's body position as best he can.
Bich looking to control but Honkanen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bich is looking to work his way around to Honkanen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jani Honkanen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Honkanen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bich quickly recovers to half guard.
Bich tries to get to full guard but Honkanen has control of the leg.
Bich gets full guard.

Bich has his foot on Honkanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honkanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Honkanen looking to pass the guard.
Bich trying to control the position.

Bich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honkanen is aware though and is defending well.
Honkanen advances to half guard.
Honkanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bich tries to roll over but Honkanen keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bich is trying to maintain the position but Honkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Bich is trying to control but Honkanen passes into side control!
Honkanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bich can do to turn this around?
Bich can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bich regains half guard.
Bich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Honkanen is keen to just control but Bich is a slippery customer.
Bich is holding on to half guard well.
Honkanen is looking to take a break and control but Bich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bich is trying to maintain the position but Honkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Honkanen is trying to control the action in half guard but Bich is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bich is looking to control Honkanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bich avoid being mounted?
Bich is not content to let Honkanen control the position.
Jani Honkanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honkanen wants to pass to mount but Bich is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Honkanen is trying to work for a kimura but Bich is defending well.
Bich keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bich is trying to maintain the position but Honkanen is very close to passing his half guard.
Bich controlling the position for now.

Honkanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Honkanen works his way into full mount!

Honkanen working for a guillotine from mount but Bich is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Honkanen looking to secure an arm triangle but Bich defends it well.
Bich is in all sorts of trouble here.

Honkanen looking to secure an arm triangle but Bich defends it well.
Honkanen fails to take his opponent's back.
Bich is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen wants to take Bich's back here but Bich is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bich wants to hold on but Honkanen pushes him away.
Bich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bich is looking to improve his position.

Honkanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Bich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bich wants to control but Honkanen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jani Honkanen dominated that second round.
That's time! Honkanen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bich takes the fight into the clinch.
Bich jumps guard but Honkanen stands there with Bich around his waist. Bich gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bich fails to pull guard.
Bich jumps guard but Honkanen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jani Honkanen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phuc Dat Bich.

Honkanen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bich is trying to keep an underhook but Honkanen manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Honkanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Honkanen wants to control but Bich is keeping him busy.
Bich moves into full guard.
Honkanen wants to control from the top but Bich keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bich looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Honkanen is aware though and is defending well.

Bich is looking for a triangle but Honkanen pushes his legs off easily.
Bich trying to keep a closed guard but Honkanen is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bich working for a triangle but Honkanen defends it easily.
Bich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bich trying to control the position.
Honkanen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bich is retaining full guard.
Honkanen trying to control but Bich is working from the bottom.
Honkanen passes Bich's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bich tries to get to full guard but Honkanen has control of the leg.
Honkanen passes to full mount!
Bich is trying desperately to improve position.
Honkanen moves to the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bich is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Bich turns into Honkanen and is now in his guard.
Bich looking to pass the guard.
Bich wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving.
Bich advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Honkanen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bich is staying tight to Honkanen's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Honkanen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honkanen is trying to control Bich's posture but Bich avoids it.
Honkanen is not content to let Bich control the position.
Honkanen sneaks back into half guard.

Bich is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Honkanen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Honkanen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Honkanen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

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.
Bich wants to control from the top but Honkanen keeps moving.

Bich drops back looking for a leg! Honkanen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Honkanen manages to kick Bich off! Bich jumps back into Honkanen's guard.

Honkanen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bich defends well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Honkanen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jani Honkanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honkanen, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jani Honkanen!