PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger del Mexico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trent Hondo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

del Mexico
vs
Hondo

180 cm
25
178 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

WAR Combat Gear
BLKOUT Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiger del Mexico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by del Mexico.
Jab, jab by Hondo - just one landing.

It looks like Tiger del Mexico has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Hondo misses the target.
del Mexico shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hondo as he jumps to the side.

del Mexico has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hondo wants to break the clinch but can't.
del Mexico prevents Hondo from breaking the clinch.
del Mexico misses with a short punch on the inside.
del Mexico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
del Mexico lands a shot to the body.
del Mexico swings wildly with an uppercut but Hondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
del Mexico stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hondo can't break the clinch.
del Mexico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hondo backwards.
del Mexico throws a head punch that misses.
Hondo wants to get back to striking at distance but del Mexico won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for del Mexico.
del Mexico lands a nice uppercut.
Hondo blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
del Mexico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
del Mexico misses with a short punch on the inside.
del Mexico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
del Mexico stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
del Mexico misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from del Mexico.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hondo.
del Mexico misses with a hook from the clinch.
del Mexico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for del Mexico.
del Mexico lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hondo backwards.
del Mexico lands with a short shot to the head.
Hondo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
del Mexico lands an uppercut.
del Mexico throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hondos head.
Hondo blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for del Mexico.
Hondo is trying to force a seperation but del Mexico has the dominant position.
Hondo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but del Mexico has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hondo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
del Mexico working aggressively here.
del Mexico misses with a hook from the clinch.
del Mexico throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hondos head.
A right hook to the body lands for del Mexico.
Hondo blocks an uppercut.
del Mexico swings away with an uppercut that misses.
del Mexico stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from del Mexico fails to land.

Hondo manages to break the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Hondo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
del Mexico moves in looking to clinch but Hondo pushes him off.

del Mexico clinches with his opponent.
Hondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
del Mexico scores with a hook to the body.
del Mexico has Hondo pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hondo can't break the clinch.
Hondo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
del Mexico fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
del Mexico misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hondo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, del Mexico scores with a nice short uppercut.
del Mexico throws a punch but it's blocked by Hondo.
del Mexico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
del Mexico misses with some punches.
del Mexico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
del Mexico lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
del Mexico swings wildly with an uppercut but Hondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hondo working hard to break the clinch.
del Mexico doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
del Mexico swings wildly with an uppercut but Hondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on del Mexico - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hondo blocks a body shot from del Mexico.
Hondo blocking some punches.
del Mexico working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for del Mexico.
A nice left hand lands by del Mexico.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as del Mexico takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
del Mexico misses with some punches.
del Mexico slowing the pace effectively.
del Mexico is working Hondo over against the cage.
del Mexico presses Hondo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for del Mexico to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
del Mexico lands a hook that snaps the head of Hondo backwards.
Hondo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
del Mexico throws a punch but it's blocked by Hondo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger del Mexico dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tiger del Mexico's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hondo defending well as del Mexico loads up on a big left hand.
Hondo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hondo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from del Mexico.
del Mexico looks to land a right hand but Hondo moved out of range.
Hondo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hondo misses with a two punch combination.
del Mexico loads up on a big right hand but Hondo slips the punch.
Hondo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

del Mexico rushes Hondo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hondo breaks the clinch.
del Mexico scores with a jab. Hondo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Trent Hondo has been cut.
del Mexico doesn't manage to clinch there - Hondo circles away.
del Mexico steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hondo.
del Mexico staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from del Mexico.
del Mexico scores with the left hand. Hondo knows he should have avoided that one.
Hondo misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Hondo.
del Mexico scores with a nice head shot.
Hondo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by del Mexico.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondo keeps the fight on the outside.
A shot to the body from del Mexico misses
and Hondo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hondo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but del Mexico checks it well.

del Mexico closes the distance and pushes Hondo back into the cage.
del Mexico swings wildly with an uppercut but Hondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
del Mexico keeps control of Hondo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
del Mexico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
del Mexico cracks Hondo with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from del Mexico.
Hondo is breathing heavily.
del Mexico working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from del Mexico.
del Mexico working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from del Mexico as the two fighters clinch.
Hondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
del Mexico stalling in the clinch.
del Mexico lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hondo backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, del Mexico creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
del Mexico swings wildly with an uppercut but Hondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
del Mexico scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hondo blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
del Mexico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from del Mexico.
del Mexico displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hondo up against the cage.
del Mexico prevents Hondo from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from del Mexico.
del Mexico is working Hondo over against the cage.
Hondo tries to circle away but del Mexico has him pinned against the cage.
del Mexico makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
del Mexico lands with a left to the head.
del Mexico is working Hondo over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
del Mexico lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hondo blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from del Mexico.
A nice left hand lands by del Mexico.
del Mexico gets through Hondo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
del Mexico lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hondo backwards.

Hondo is rocked!
Hondo blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from del Mexico.
del Mexico throws a punch but it's blocked by Hondo.
del Mexico works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
del Mexico lands with a left to the head.
Hondo is still on wobbly legs! Can del Mexico finish him?
del Mexico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from del Mexico.
del Mexico lands a nice uppercut.
del Mexico creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hondo's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hondo drops to his knees and del Mexico pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger del Mexico!
Tiger del Mexico retains his welterweight title!