PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danos Swollenknuckle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Hontai (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.

Swollenknuckle
vs
Hontai

177 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 Montreal, Danos Swollenknuckle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Hontai!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hontai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hontai throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swollenknuckle is defended easily by Hontai.

Hontai has Swollenknuckle up against the cage in a clinch.
Swollenknuckle tries to pull guard but Hontai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Swollenknuckle fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danos Swollenknuckle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hontai gets control of Swollenknuckle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hontai will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hontai holds on and takes a little breather.
Swollenknuckle wanted to stand there but Hontai had control of the position.
Hontai is looking to sweep but instead, Swollenknuckle has passed into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hontai tries to roll over but Swollenknuckle keeps him under control.
Hontai tries to kick Swollenknuckle off but Swollenknuckle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Swollenknuckle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hontai on the ground.
Hontai trying to control from the bottom.
Hontai wants to get back to his feet.
Hontai gets full guard.
Swollenknuckle is looking to pass into half guard but Hontai pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hontai is in guard.

Swollenknuckle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hontai passes into half guard.
Hontai trying to control from half guard but Swollenknuckle is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hontai decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Swollenknuckle has a takedown stuffed.
Hontai fails with a takedown attempt.
Swollenknuckle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hontai.
Hontai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hontai gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swollenknuckle wants to control but Hontai is keeping busy.
Swollenknuckle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Swollenknuckle tries to roll over but Hontai keeps him under control.

Hontai is trying to work for a kimura but Swollenknuckle is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hontai in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swollenknuckle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hontai scores with a couple of nice shots.
Swollenknuckle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hontai is keen to just control but Swollenknuckle is a slippery customer.
Hontai trying to pass the guard but Swollenknuckle defending well.
Hontai throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hontai wants to take a breather but Swollenknuckle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Hontai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hontai closes the distance and clinches.

Hontai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Swollenknuckle uses from the top position.
Swollenknuckle wants to control from the top but Hontai keeps moving.

Hontai scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hontai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swollenknuckle circles away quickly and effectively.
Hontai cracks a nice hook into Swollenknuckle's ribs.
Swollenknuckle throws a chopping leg kick but Hontai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hontai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Swollenknuckle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swollenknuckle throws a head kick that misses.

Hontai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swollenknuckle, pushing him back against the cage.
Hontai stalling in the clinch.

Swollenknuckle breaks the clinch.
No luck for Hontai with that takedown attempt.
Swollenknuckle misses with an uppercut

and Hontai counters with a shoot takedown. Swollenknuckle fights it but they end up in guard.
Hontai passes Swollenknuckle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Swollenknuckle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Swollenknuckle is refusing to be controlled, as Hontai sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hontai throwing shots but Swollenknuckle is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hontai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Swollenknuckle sees it coming and defends easily.
Swollenknuckle wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hontai is trying to control. Swollenknuckle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Swollenknuckle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Swollenknuckle trying to hold on to Hontai's head to control him but Hontai postures up.

Swollenknuckle looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hontai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hontai frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hontai tries to control but Swollenknuckle wriggling away.
Hontai controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swollenknuckle wants to control but Hontai is having none of it.
Swollenknuckle is desperately trying to improve his position but Hontai has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Hontai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Swollenknuckle misses with a takedown attempt - Hontai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Swollenknuckle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hontai manages to avoid it.
Hontai throws a head kick but Swollenknuckle moves out of range.
Hontai misses with the combination.
Hontai throws a right and a left that Swollenknuckle avoids nicely.
Swollenknuckle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hontai tries to sprawl out of it but Swollenknuckle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hontai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Swollenknuckle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hontai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swollenknuckle tries to bum rush Hontai with a series of wild strikes but Hontai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hontai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hontai wants a takedown.
Hontai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Swollenknuckle has him pressed against the cage.

Hontai gets control of Swollenknuckle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hontai will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Swollenknuckle stops Hontai from standing up.
Hontai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swollenknuckle trying to control the position from guard on top but Hontai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hontai doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hontai is on top in guard.

Hontai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Swollenknuckle, up you get!
Danos Swollenknuckle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swollenknuckle wants to clinch.
Hontai shoots in for a takedown but Swollenknuckle shows good takedown defense.
Swollenknuckle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hontai but Hontai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danos Swollenknuckle. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hontai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swollenknuckle is trying to control Hontai's posture but Hontai avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hontai is looking to take a break and control but Swollenknuckle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Swollenknuckle is looking for a sweep.

Hontai decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Swollenknuckle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hontai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Swollenknuckle tries to clinch but Hontai moves away

and Hontai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hontai stands up over Swollenknuckle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hontai seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hontai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hontai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Hontai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hontai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight for Jordan Hontai!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Jordan Hontai!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Jordan Hontai!

Jordan Hontai wins by unanimous decision!