PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 3307 p4p, 4432 weight class) and Edmond Honda (ranked 67 p4p, 161 weight class). Honda has chosen E. Honda Stage Theme Extended as his entrance music. Edmond Honda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bitetti
vs
Honda

177 cm
37
253
14 - 19 - 0

186 cm
40
265
21 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sanderlei Bitetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmond Honda!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bitetti.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Honda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Sanderlei Bitetti has been cut.
Honda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bitetti.
Honda misses with the combination.
Honda avoids the head kick by Bitetti.
Honda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bitetti is fending him off so far but Honda persists. Nope, Bitetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Bitetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honda.
Bitetti swings for the body but Honda moves out of range.
Honda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.

Bitetti clinches up with Honda and pushes him back against the cage.
Bitetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bitetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bitetti lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bitetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Honda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bitetti tries a body shot but Honda blocks it.

Honda has hold of one of Bitetti's legs. Bitetti is fighting the takedown attempt but Honda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bitetti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Bitetti looking for a guillotine here but Honda defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bitetti wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bitetti working for submissions but it's allowed Honda to get to half guard.
Bitetti is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Honda jumps into side control!
Bitetti is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honda tries to move to mount but Bitetti blocks the move with his legs.
Honda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bitetti can't do much from the bottom here.
Bitetti is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bitetti is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Honda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bitetti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bitetti is looking for a sweep. Honda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Honda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Honda lands with a punch from half guard.
Honda trying to mount his opponent but Bitetti defends it.
Honda wants to take a breather but Bitetti is having none of it.
Honda working over Bitetti with some ground and pound. Bitetti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Honda perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Honda is nestled in close to Bitetti, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honda is working for a kimura but Bitetti is defending it quite comfortably.
Honda lands strikes from half guard.

Bitetti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bitetti looking for submissions off his back.
Bitetti taking some punishment here, with Honda in his half guard.
Bitetti is pressing down on Honda's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Bitetti is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Bitetti is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitetti looking for a sweep. Not yet Bitetti, not yet.
Honda wants to control from the top but Bitetti keeps moving.
Bitetti trying to control the position.
Bitetti keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.

Bitetti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Honda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Honda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Honda tries to free his leg and advance position but Bitetti is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Honda dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Honda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bitetti throws out a loose jab but Honda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Honda.
Honda blocks a head kick by Bitetti.
Bitetti throws a hook but Honda blocks it.
Honda slips under a jab from Bitetti.

Nice combo by Honda! Oh, that's hurt him - Bitetti falls to the canvas and Honda follows him into side control.
Oh Bitetti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bitetti gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bitetti takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Honda's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmond Honda!
Edmond Honda seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.