PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to im bad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ellison
vs
Honda

191 cm
24
281 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Ellison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keisuke Honda!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellison misses with a body shot.
Honda misses with a hook. Ellison ducked under it nicely.
Honda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ellison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honda finds it's way round the side to connect with Ellison's head.

Ellison shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Honda tries to roll over but Ellison keeps him under control.
Honda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ellison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Honda keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison is looking to advance position but Honda won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Honda moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Ellison from controlling successfully.
Ellison stopping the sweep attempt from Honda.
Ellison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ellison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honda on the ground.
Honda controlling the position.
Ellison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ellison looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Honda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ellison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honda shoots in but no luck this time.
Ellison is looking to clinch but Honda is avoiding it.
Ellison throws a series of punches but Honda moves out of range.
Ellison throws a hook but Honda avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison looks to land a combination but Honda avoids it well.

Honda closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Honda looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ellison is looking for a sweep.

Honda is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ellison knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Honda working the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is looking for a sweep.
Ellison parries the strikes from Honda easily there. Honda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ellison to escape.
Honda works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda landing a few strikes.
Honda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ellison keeps working.
Honda tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ellison's legs.
Ellison tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honda wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Honda gets to mount! Ellison was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keisuke Honda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Honda missing with a left hand there. Ellison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ellison's head.
Honda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Antonio Ellison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Honda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellison.
Honda cracks Ellison with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ellison tries to clinch there but Honda circles away.
Honda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ellison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Honda is out of range and Ellison settles back down.

Ellison pushes Honda up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ellison fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ellison is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Honda can't fight it off and eventually Ellison manages to take the fight to the floor. Honda looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.

Honda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ellison defends well.
Ellison postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Honda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ellison.
Honda looking for a sweep. Not yet Honda, not yet.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ellison pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Honda is keeping the position for now.
Ellison trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda trying to control the position here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Antonio Ellison wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellison trying to control the action but Honda is working from the bottom.
Honda gets back to half guard.
Ellison thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Honda's head.
Ellison tries to pass to full mount but Honda defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Honda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ellison throwing strikes from guard but Honda blocks nicely.
Honda not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ellison is looking to work some ground and pound but Honda has wrist control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Honda. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Honda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ellison's guard.
Honda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honda is working Ellison over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Honda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda trying to control but Ellison is working from the bottom.
Honda content to stall in guard here.
Ellison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda wants to control from the top but Ellison keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ellison wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keisuke Honda wasn't active enough on the ground.

Ellison closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Honda to the mat! Honda manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Ellison will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ellison thows a body kick. Honda tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Ellison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Keisuke Honda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honda preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ellison slows the pace down in half guard.
Ellison seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Honda for as long as he can get away with.
Ellison is nestled in close to Honda, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison tries to stand and escape but Honda is controlling the position.
Honda gets back to full guard.
Honda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Honda keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ellison is looking to control Honda's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ellison avoid being mounted?
Honda is looking to take a break and control but Ellison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Honda trying to pass the guard but Ellison defending well.
Honda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ellison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ellison wants to stand but Honda has his arm trapped.
Honda manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ellison's best efforts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honda keeping control of the position.
Honda is looking to control Ellison's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Honda avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to get back to full guard.
Ellison wants to stand but Honda has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Honda is defending against the submission attempts here by Ellison.
The fighters are battling for position here. Honda manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ellison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ellison postures up.
Ellison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ellison!
Honda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ellison hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Honda looking to control but Ellison is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ellison takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Honda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ellison's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keisuke Honda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Honda has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keisuke Honda!