PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Schultz (ranked 2280 p4p, 1816 weight class) and Methuselah Honeysuckle (ranked 262 p4p, 223 weight class). Schultz comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Shikari - Sorry You're Not A Winner. Honeysuckle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphy's - Warriors Code kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ron Schultz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Schultz
vs
Honeysuckle

195 cm
30
210
12 - 10 - 0

196 cm
29
218
6 - 9 - 0

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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Schultz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Methuselah Honeysuckle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeysuckle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honeysuckle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Honeysuckle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honeysuckle with a nice calf kick.
Schultz moves out of range of the body kick.
Schultz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Honeysuckle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schultz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Honeysuckle throws a shot to the body.
Schultz looks to throw the jab but Honeysuckle is out of range.
Schultz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Schultz darts in and clinches Honeysuckle up against the cage.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz letting Honeysuckle take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeysuckle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honeysuckle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Honeysuckle being controlled against the cage.
Schultz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honeysuckle backwards.
Honeysuckle working Schultz over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Honeysuckle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Honeysuckle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schultz's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Honeysuckle tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Honeysuckle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Honeysuckle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Honeysuckle misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schultz avoiding damage as Honeysuckle throws knees to the body.
Schultz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Honeysuckle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Honeysuckle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schultz lands a nice shot to the body.
Honeysuckle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
Honeysuckle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schultz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Honeysuckle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schultz is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Honeysuckle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Honeysuckle.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Honeysuckle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schultz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Honeysuckle looking to slow down the pace here.
Honeysuckle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honeysuckle blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Honeysuckle.
Nice body punch from Schultz - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle trying to control the position but instead, Schultz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Honeysuckle into the cage.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle lands an elbow that stopped Schultz in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ron Schultz has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Schultz fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honeysuckle blocking some punches.
Schultz has a couple of punches blocked by Honeysuckle.
A hook to the body from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schultz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Methuselah Honeysuckle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ron Schultz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Schultz.
Ron Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Honeysuckle gets tackled into the cage by Schultz. Schultz maintains the clinch.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honeysuckle scores a nice knee to the body.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the body.
Schultz throws a head punch that misses.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Honeysuckle misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.
Honeysuckle landing knees to the body.
Honeysuckle can't find room to land a body shot as Schultz controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeysuckle looking to stall.
Honeysuckle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz avoiding damage as Honeysuckle throws knees to the body.
Honeysuckle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Schultz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Honeysuckle misses with a knee strike.
Schultz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Schultz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honeysuckle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Honeysuckle blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle lands a damaging elbow.
Honeysuckle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Methuselah Honeysuckle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Schultz misses with the head strike.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Honeysuckle.
Schultz controlling the action here for a moment.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Honeysuckle missing with knees to the body.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle lands a nice knee to the body.
Honeysuckle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schultz avoids it.
Honeysuckle is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Honeysuckle lands an elbow inside.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the head.
Honeysuckle tries a knee to the head but Schultz blocks it.
Honeysuckle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Honeysuckle lands a knee to the body.
Honeysuckle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Schultz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Schultz is trying to maintain a safe position but Honeysuckle gets an underhook and turns Schultz into the cage.
Schultz being controlled against the cage.
Schultz takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Schultz digs a right hand underneath Honeysuckle's ribcage. Honeysuckle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Schultz working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schultz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honeysuckle backwards.
Schultz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz letting Honeysuckle take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schultz.
Schultz is stalling here.
Schultz takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Methuselah Honeysuckle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Schultz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Honeysuckle gets tackled into the cage by Schultz. Schultz maintains the clinch.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schultz misses with a punch on the inside.
Schultz blocks the elbow strike.
Schultz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle looking to stall.
Honeysuckle missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Honeysuckle.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honeysuckle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schultz managing to block the knees to the body from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Schultz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Honeysuckle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schultz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Honeysuckle lands an elbow inside that Schultz shrugs off.
Honeysuckle blocks a body shot from Schultz.
Honeysuckle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Schultz misses with some punches.
Honeysuckle letting Schultz take a breather here.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle lands an elbow inside that Schultz shrugs off.

Ron Schultz's cut is getting worse.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honeysuckle.
Honeysuckle is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Honeysuckle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle blocking some punches.
Schultz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honeysuckle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Honeysuckle scores with a knee to the head.
Honeysuckle struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
Honeysuckle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Schultz lands a nice uppercut.
Schultz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honeysuckle throws a punch but it's blocked by Schultz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schultz.
Honeysuckle scores a nice knee to the body.
Honeysuckle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ron Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Methuselah Honeysuckle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeysuckle tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Honeysuckle.
Schultz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schultz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as Honeysuckle controls his hands.
Schultz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schultz working aggressively here.
Schultz struggles to land a body shot inside as Honeysuckle controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Honeysuckle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schultz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Honeysuckle struggles to land a body shot inside as Schultz controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Schultz.
Honeysuckle tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Schultz scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schultz lands a body shot.
Schultz throws a punch but it's blocked by Honeysuckle.
A shot in the inside from Schultz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Schultz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Honeysuckle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Methuselah Honeysuckle!
Methuselah Honeysuckle took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Northern Zombie for their support in the buildup to the fight.