PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 787 p4p, 30 weight class) and Carl Sands (ranked 1429 p4p, 26 weight class). Honda's entrance music is E. Honda Stage Theme Extended. A fine choice. Sands has chosen Ante Up (Remix) - By: M.O.P. ft. Busta Rhymes, Teflon, Remy Martin as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Edmond Honda has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Edmond Honda seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Honda
vs
Sands

186 cm
27
265 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

191 cm
29
260 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Sands!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda throws a hook but Sands blocks it.
Sands checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sands lands a jab to the head.
Honda lands the left hand.
Honda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sands pinned against the cage. Sands gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sands has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Honda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sands throws out a counter right but Honda avoids it with no problem.
Honda tries to move into range but Sands moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Sands avoids the body shot from Honda.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sands misses with a looping left.
Sands lands with an uppercut that bounces Honda off the cage and back into range.
Sands scores with a decent looking hook.
Honda moves away from the strike by Sands.

Honda connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sands to the floor! Honda dives in looking for the finish!

It looks like Carl Sands has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Honda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sands is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands is pressing down on Honda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Sands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Honda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Honda working some strikes from top position.

Sands throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Honda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sands has momentary wrist control but Honda slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda stopping the sweep attempt from Sands.
Honda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Honda lands a couple of elbows.

Sands is rocked!

Sands has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Sands is still in real trouble! Can Honda finish him?

Sands is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sands seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Honda scoring with some ground and pound.

Sands escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sands looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Honda stands up over Sands, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sands has his foot on Honda's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Honda works his way back into a safe position though.
Honda working some strikes from top position.
Honda postures up and lands a big shot to Sands's brow.

Sands looking for subs off his back but Honda has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ground and pound from Honda.
Honda controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Sands is out! Honda gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Edmond Honda!
A very excited looking Edmond Honda rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.