PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 1739 p4p, 250 weight class) and Floppy Dick (ranked 1921 p4p, 268 weight class). Floppy Dick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Honda
vs
Dick

182 cm
29
205 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

194 cm
22
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Floppy Dick!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Dick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Honda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dick is out of range.
Honda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honda throws the left hand but Dick avoids the punch easily.
Honda sizes up Dick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Piston Honda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honda lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Honda tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Honda misses its intended target.
Honda slips under a jab from Dick.
Honda has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mello MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Honda keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromHonda.
Honda looks to throw the jab but Dick is out of range.
Dick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Honda.
Honda throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda throws a looping overhand right but Dick ducks down to avoid it.
Honda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Honda throws a sloppy head kick and Dick moves out of range easily.

Dick moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Dick.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick works on Honda's body with a couple of short punches.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dick manages to break the clinch.
Dick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Honda throws out the jab.
Dick unleashes a big counter combination but Honda bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Dick has managed to clinch.
A short right from Dick.
Dick tries a body shot but Honda blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Dick.
A short right from Dick.
A short uppercut from Dick.
Honda misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Dick breaks from the clinch.
Dick punishes Honda's body with a nice straight punch.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Honda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dick wants to clinch up but Honda keeps it at a distance.
Honda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dick tries to clinch but Honda is having none of it.
Dick blocks a jab.
Dick slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Dick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Honda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch but Honda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Honda lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Honda misses with a straight right.
Dick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dick throws a counter combo.
Honda is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Dick releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Honda throws a body shot but no joy.

Dick clinches with his opponent.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Honda fails to land.
Honda lands a right hand.
Dick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Dick stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Honda.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Honda is breathing heavily.

Dick breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Honda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda misses with a wild body shot.
Dick thuds his right hand into Honda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Dick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Honda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Dick manages to break the clinch.
Honda moves away from the strike by Dick.
Honda looks to score with a jab to the body but Dick is just out of range.

Dick takes the fight into the clinch.
Dick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Dick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honda backwards.
Dick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Honda scores with a shot to the side of Dick's head.
Honda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Honda.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Honda's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda blocks a body shot from Dick.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Honda misses with a punch on the inside.
Honda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dick avoids it.
Honda tries a body shot but Dick blocks it.
Honda tries a body shot but Dick blocks it.
Dick lands with a left to the head.
Dick lands with a left to the head.
Dick swings wildly with an uppercut but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dick.
Dick misses with a body punch.
Honda misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Dick.
Dick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Dick - that landed with a thud.
Dick tries to work over Honda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dick scores with a shot to the side of Honda's head.

Honda is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Floppy Dick will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dick forces Honda back against the cage and clinches.
Honda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Honda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Honda.
Honda seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dick.

Dick breaks the clinch.
Honda misses with a looping left.

Dick has closed the distance and engaged Honda in a clinch.
Dick lands with a left to the head.
Honda tries a body shot but Dick blocks it.
Honda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Dick breaks the clinch.
Honda throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Dick counters with a crisp right hand that drops Honda! Dick lets Honda back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dick gets a clinch.
Dick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Honda.
Honda misses with a body punch.
Honda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dick avoids it.
Honda tries to throw a body punch but Dick avoids it by throwing Honda back against the cage.

Dick breaks the clinch.
Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dick, as that shot connected.
Honda throws a body kick that misses
and Dick counters with a huge right that knocks Honda out cold! Dick is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Floppy Dick!
After winning the bout, Floppy Dick thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.