PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Honey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristov Krakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kristov Krakov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Honey
vs
Krakov

188 cm
22
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

164 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Honey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristov Krakov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakov throws a head kick that misses.
Honey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Honey shoots in but no luck this time.
Honey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Honey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krakov tries to avoid it but Honey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krakov to the ground. Krakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krakov shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Honey napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Krakov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Honey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krakov tries to score with some ground and pound. Honey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Honey manages to get back to half guard.
Honey controlling the position well.

Honey looking for submissions off his back.
Krakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krakov thows a huge punch but Honey dodges it nicely.

Krakov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Honey sees it coming and defends easily.
Krakov looks gassed!
Krakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Honey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krakov.

Honey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krakov is aware though and is defending well.

Honey is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krakov defends well.
Krakov throws and elbow that misses. Honey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krakov's guard. Nice move by Honey!
Honey trying to control but Krakov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honey is stalling in the full guard.
Krakov looking for a sweep. Not yet Krakov, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey throwing strikes but missing.

Honey is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krakov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krakov has escaped and now he's on top!
Krakov won't allow Honey to sweep him here.

Honey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krakov with a flurry of punches that miss.

Honey is looking for a triangle but Krakov pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey is trying to control the position but Krakov postures up.
Krakov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Honey working for a triangle but Krakov defends it easily.
Krakov throwing strikes from guard but Honey blocks nicely.

Honey working for a triangle but Krakov defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honey looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Honey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krakov misses with a takedown

and Honey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krakov tries to get to full guard but Honey has control of the leg.
Honey keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Honey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krakov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Honey.
Honey really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Honey trying to control from half guard but Krakov is working away.
Krakov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey passes to side control.
Honey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krakov keeps working.
Honey gets to mount! Krakov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
BOOM! Honey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Honey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honey lands a big elbow.
Honey content just to control the position here.

Honey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Krakov has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Honey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honey working Krakov over with strikes here.
Honey content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Honey just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Honey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krakov sprawls well initially but Honey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Honey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honey looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jack Honey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Honey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Honey with a couple of short strikes.
Honey controlling his opponent.
Honey dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Honey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Honey shoots in and bounces Krakov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Honey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Honey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krakov's head.

Honey drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Honey jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Honey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krakov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Honey has managed to get both his arms back between Krakov's legs - danger averted.
Honey thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honey works over Krakov with some ground and pound from guard.
Honey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Krakov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Honey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Honey passes into half guard.
Honey sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Honey works his way into side control.
Krakov is not content to let Honey control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Honey politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Honey prefers to stall for the moment though.
Honey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krakov!
Honey controlling from mount.
Honey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krakov's face.
Honey controlling the position easily from mount.
Honey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Honey looking to isolate an arm here. Krakov doesn't see it coming and as Honey extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Honey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Honey!