PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and john kacprowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Honda
vs
kacprowski

208 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Nutrition Oracle

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, john kacprowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kacprowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for kacprowski with that takedown attempt.
Honda misses with a straight left.
kacprowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Honda backs up against the cage.

It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
kacprowski shoots in for a takedown but Honda shows good takedown defense.
Edmond Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of john kacprowski.
kacprowski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt.
kacprowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Honda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honda throws the left hand but kacprowski avoids the punch easily.
Honda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping kacprowski at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
kacprowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honda but Honda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
kacprowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
john kacprowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda scores with the left hand. kacprowski knows he should have avoided that one.
kacprowski misses the body punch
and Honda counters with a straight right hand.
kacprowski is looking to land body kicks.
Honda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
kacprowski looks gassed!
kacprowski throws a hook to the side of Honda's head but Honda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Honda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Honda counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
kacprowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Honda.
kacprowski shoots in for a double leg but Honda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
kacprowski looks for a takedown but Honda sprawls well.
Honda works the jab nicely.
kacprowski slips under a jab.
Honda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Honda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Honda jabs kacprowski right on the nose. kacprowski blinks but takes it well.
Honda looks to land a left hand but kacprowski moved out of range nicely.
Honda scores with a shot to the body.
Honda throws a body punch but kacprowski moves out of range.
kacprowski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Honda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. kacprowski doesn't seem bothered though.
Honda digs a good hook to kacprowski's body.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
kacprowski moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Honda thows a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Honda.
Honda scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Honda cracks kacprowski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab from Honda.
Honda missing with a left hand there. kacprowski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. kacprowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
kacprowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Honda misses with a straight right.
Honda throws a sloppy body shot
and kacprowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
kacprowski shoots in for a double leg but Honda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
kacprowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Honda's waist but Honda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing kacprowski off to one side.
kacprowski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Honda throws a big shot that misses.
kacprowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
kacprowski is breathing heavily.
Honda connects with a body shot.
Honda's corner calls for a 1-2. Honda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
kacprowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honda.
Honda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent kacprowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honda lands a really nice looking cross but kacprowski seems unphased.
kacprowski ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
Edmond Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda misses the shot to the body.
Honda scores with a hook to the body. kacprowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Honda cracks kacprowski with an open hand slap.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda connects with a nice looking jab.
A cross from Honda lands.
Honda lands an overhand right.
kacprowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
kacprowski moves forwards but Honda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
kacprowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Honda lands with a shot to the body.
kacprowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.
kacprowski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edmond Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of john kacprowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with a jab.
Honda misses with a looping right.
kacprowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab from Honda.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that kacprowski can do to turn this around?
Honda throws a big shot that misses.
kacprowski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edmond Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Honda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Honda sizes up kacprowski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
kacprowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
kacprowski drops his hands momentarily and Honda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Honda lands an overhand right.
A big right from Honda misses.
kacprowski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
kacprowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Honda is fending him off so far but kacprowski persists. Nope, Honda circles away and we're back to standing.
john kacprowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda cracks a nice hook into kacprowski's ribs.
Honda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Honda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edmond Honda's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Honda throws a shot from downtown. kacprowski moves away and avoids it.
Honda scores with a jab to the head.
Honda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Honda misses with a hook. kacprowski ducked under it nicely.
Honda lands a right hook to the body.
Honda misses with a straight right.
kacprowski blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
kacprowski misses with a double jab
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
kacprowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda connects with a right hand. kacprowski shakes it off.
kacprowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Honda circles away.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by kacprowski.
kacprowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Honda throws an overhand right that lands on kacprowski's shoulder, as kacprowski tries to avoid the shot.
Honda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
kacprowski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda leaves kacprowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Honda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice jab there from Honda.
Nice uppercut there from Honda.
kacprowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Honda stuns kacprowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but kacprowski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Honda has got the better of the exchanges.
kacprowski takes one on the button.
Honda misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with a jab to the body.
kacprowski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
kacprowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
kacprowski slips under a jab from Honda.
Honda lands with an uppercut that bounces kacprowski off the cage and back into rage.
kacprowski defending well as Honda loads up on a big left hand.
Honda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches kacprowski on the side of the head.
Honda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by kacprowski.
Honda lands a jab to kacprowski's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Honda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck kacprowski on the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Honda - just one landing.
kacprowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Honda throws out a loose jab but kacprowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Honda blocks a low kick nicely.
kacprowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Honda lands a jab to kacprowski's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmond Honda!