PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 166 p4p, 210 weight class) and Linkavitch Chomofsky (ranked 24 p4p, 31 weight class). Honorio comes to the cage accompanied by Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. Chomofsky has chosen Mastodon - Sleeping Giant as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Honorio
vs
Chomofsky

182 cm
25
180
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
180
14 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Linkavitch Chomofsky!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chomofsky tests Honorio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honorio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chomofsky has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chomofsky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Honorio defends it nicely.
Honorio defending well as Chomofsky loads up on a big left hand.

Honorio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chomofsky did well to prevent Honorio getting side control.
Chomofsky gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chomofsky is on top in guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Honorio is looking for a triangle but Chomofsky pushes his legs off easily.
Honorio wants to sweep but no luck.
Chomofsky slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Honorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Honorio looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Honorio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Honorio can't keep his opponent in guard - Chomofsky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chomofsky passes into side control, despite Honorio's attempt to control the position.
Honorio tries to bench press Chomofsky off him but Chomofsky keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chomofsky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Chomofsky wants to pass to mount but Honorio is defending the position.
Honorio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chomofsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chomofsky's back!

Chomofsky defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Honorio's arms.
Chomofsky breaks Honorio's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Honorio keeping full guard, as Chomofsky tries to pass.
Chomofsky is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honorio looking for subs off his back but Chomofsky has passed one foot through into half guard.
Honorio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chomofsky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chomofsky's back!

Honorio looking for the choke but no joy.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio is landing with strikes from the back.
Chomofsky staying busy and making it hard for Honorio to control.

Honorio has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chomofsky has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Honorio trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Honorio wants to control but Chomofsky manages to buck him off and is now in Honorio's guard! Nice work there by Chomofsky!
Honorio keeping full guard, as Chomofsky tries to pass.
Honorio keeping moving, preventing Chomofsky from controlling successfully.
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 Vinicius Honorio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Chomofsky dodges the punch combination from Honorio.
Chomofsky misses with a takedown attempt - Honorio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Honorio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Honorio throws a right and a left that Chomofsky avoids nicely.
Chomofsky connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chomofsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Honorio is just out of range.
Chomofsky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Honorio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chomofsky.
Honorio's corner calls for a 1-2. Honorio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Honorio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chomofsky avoids the body shot from Honorio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chomofsky.
Honorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chomofsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Honorio.
Honorio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chomofsky circles away quickly and effectively.
Honorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chomofsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honorio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio lands a nice hook to Chomofsky's body. Chomofsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Honorio throws a right and a left that Chomofsky avoids nicely.

Chomofsky drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chomofsky trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.

Honorio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chomofsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chomofsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vinicius Honorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chomofsky won't allow Honorio to sweep him here.
Honorio is working hard here to advance position.

Chomofsky got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honorio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chomofsky has managed to get both his arms back between Honorio's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio controls Chomofsky momentarily but Chomofsky frees himself.
Honorio looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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

Honorio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chomofsky can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chomofsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Honorio is retaining full guard.
My spies in Gunner's School of Combat inform me that Chomofsky has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Honorio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chomofsky is aware though and is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky passes Honorio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Honorio tries to get to full guard but Chomofsky has control of the leg.

Chomofsky seems to be looking for submissions.
Honorio wants to get back to full guard but Chomofsky has passed into side control.
Honorio prevents Chomofsky from improving position.
Chomofsky wants to control but Honorio is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chomofsky wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Chomofsky trying to control the position but Honorio is working away.
Honorio is looking to regain half guard here but Chomofsky keeps moving and retains side control.
Honorio struggling a bit here.
Honorio gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chomofsky is keen to just control but Honorio is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinicius Honorio 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.

Chomofsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honorio throws a looping overhand right but Chomofsky ducks down to avoid it.
Chomofsky slips a jab and a cross from Honorio.
Honorio dips to his left and cracks Chomofsky with an uppercut!
Honorio throws a body punch but Chomofsky moves out of range.
Honorio connects with a crisp jab.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chomofsky but Chomofsky pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Honorio misses with a looping left.
A jab from Chomofsky misses.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chomofsky looks to land a right hand but Honorio moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio misses with a looping right.
Honorio misses with an uppercut. Chomofsky saw that one coming.
Honorio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown but Chomofsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Honorio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio thuds a left hand into Chomofsky's body.
Honorio throws a jab but it's blocked by Chomofsky.
Chomofsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice body punch from Chomofsky.

Honorio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Chomofsky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Honorio is looking to advance position but Chomofsky won't allow it.
Honorio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chomofsky does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Chomofsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Honorio trying to control the action but Chomofsky is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky tries to get to full guard but Honorio has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honorio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Chomofsky tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
Honorio is trying to control. Chomofsky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honorio is just content to waste time from the top position. Chomofsky takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Honorio passes Chomofsky's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chomofsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Honorio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chomofsky can do to turn this around?
Honorio wants to free his trapped foot but Chomofsky is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Chomofsky is refusing to be controlled, as Honorio sits in half guard.
Chomofsky taking some punishment here, with Honorio in his half guard.
Honorio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Honorio lands strikes from half guard.
Chomofsky is looking for a sweep. Honorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Honorio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chomofsky with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Chomofsky has his hands clasped together around Honorio's back. He's all about the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio trying to mount his opponent but Chomofsky defends it.
Chomofsky regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Honorio.
Honorio trying to control but Chomofsky is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio wants to control but Chomofsky passes easily into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Honorio clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Honorio goes for a double leg but Chomofsky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chomofsky continues to drive forward.
Honorio is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chomofsky is defending well.

Chomofsky has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Honorio is trying to keep an underhook but Chomofsky manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Honorio wants to control but Chomofsky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chomofsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Honorio!
Honorio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio regains half guard.
Honorio makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Honorio.
Honorio keeping full guard, as Chomofsky tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomofsky trying to control but Honorio is working from the bottom.
Chomofsky is looking to advance position but Honorio has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Honorio controlling the pace for now.
Chomofsky regains half guard.
Honorio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky is looking to improve his position.
Honorio is looking to take a break and control but Chomofsky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chomofsky keeping hold of Honorio's head, controlling as best he can.

Honorio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Honorio throwing shots but Chomofsky is blocking nicely.
Honorio is stalling here. Chomofsky is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Honorio seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Chomofsky has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Honorio tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomofsky advances to mount.
Chomofsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Honorio is looking to escape.
Chomofsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Honorio haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Honorio is working to get back to half guard.
Honorio wants to hold on but Chomofsky pushes him away.
Honorio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Honorio is squirming around, avoiding Chomofsky's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chomofsky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Chomofsky is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Honorio is surviving well by controlling Chomofsky's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Linkavitch Chomofsky dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Honorio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Chomofsky scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Honorio is pressing down on Chomofsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chomofsky wants to control from the top but Honorio keeps moving.
Chomofsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Honorio has his foot on Chomofsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chomofsky works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomofsky advances position into side control!
Honorio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Honorio tries to get to full guard but Chomofsky has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chomofsky in particular looking to stall.
Honorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chomofsky looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chomofsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Honorio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Chomofsky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Honorio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chomofsky is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Honorio wants to improve his position but Chomofsky is controlling well.

Honorio actively working from the bottom here.
Chomofsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio regains half guard.
Chomofsky is trying to control the action in half guard but Honorio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chomofsky trying to pass the guard but Honorio defending well.

Honorio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Chomofsky seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Honorio wants to sweep but Chomofsky has passed to side control!
Honorio is trying to control Chomofsky's posture but Chomofsky avoids it.
Honorio is not content to let Chomofsky control the position.
Honorio regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Linkavitch Chomofsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honorio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Vinicius Honorio thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.