PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pellinore Listenoise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Hondre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Listenoise
vs
Hondre

181 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pellinore Listenoise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Hondre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Listenoise throws a right hand that Hondre ducks under and follows up with a left that Hondre also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Listenoise misses.
Hondre shoots in but Listenoise avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Listenoise stuffs the takedown attempt from Hondre. Hondre gets slowly back to his feet.

Listenoise lands a left and a right that send Hondre crashing to the mat, dazed. Listenoise thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Emilio Hondre has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hondre tries to clinch but Listenoise moves out of range.
Hondre fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hondre instigates a clinch.
Hondre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Listenoise.
Hondre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Listenoise is trying to force a seperation but Hondre has the dominant position.
Hondre tries to land a knee to the head but Listenoise blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hondre obliges.
Listenoise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hondre has him pressed against the cage.
Hondre trying to land knees to the body.
Hondre throws an elbow that misses.
Hondre tries to land a knee to the head but Listenoise blocks with his arms.
Listenoise is trying to break the clinch but Hondre has him pressed against the cage.
Listenoise working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondre tries to land knees in the clinch but Listenoise avoids the damage to the body.
Listenoise wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hondre throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Listenoise.
Listenoise tries to break free but Hondre pushes him back against the cage.
Listenoise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Listenoise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Listenoise tries to break free but Hondre pushes him back against the cage.
Listenoise is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Listenoise managing to block the knees to the body from Hondre.
Listenoise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hondre has him pressed against the cage.
Listenoise wants to get back to striking at distance but Hondre won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Hondre.
Hondre looks gassed!
Hondre trying to land knees to the body.
Listenoise managing to block the knees to the body from Hondre.
Listenoise is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Listenoise wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hondre has him pressed against the cage.
Listenoise is looking to break free of the clinch but Hondre has double underhooks.
Hondre misses with a knee to the head.
Listenoise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hondre blocks a body shot from Listenoise.
Listenoise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listenoise tries to break the clinch but Hondre is controlling the position.
Listenoise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hondre working Listenoise over with knees to the body.
Hondre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Listenoise is defending well for now.
Listenoise has had enough of the clinch but Hondre keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hondre.
Listenoise wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hondre keeps control of Listenoise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Listenoise is trying to break free.
Listenoise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Listenoise is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Listenoise.

Listenoise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Listenoise throws a series of punches but Hondre moves out of range.

Listenoise lands a left and a right that send Hondre crashing to the mat, dazed. Listenoise thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Hondre is rocked!
Listenoise circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hondre tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Listenoise wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pellinore Listenoise!