PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alex Honnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DiGiorno Pizzas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Honnold
vs
Pizzas

197 cm
24
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Honnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DiGiorno Pizzas!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honnold tries to clinch up but Pizzas circles away and keeps his distance.
Pizzas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Honnold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pizzas swings for the body but Honnold moves out of range.
Pizzas ducks under a wild hook from Honnold.
Pizzas tests Honnold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Honnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pizzas manages to avoid it.
Honnold throws a nice looking combination but Pizzas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honnold doesn't manage to clinch there - Pizzas circles away.
Honnold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alex Honnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pizzas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honnold misses with a body shot.
Pizzas scores with a sloppy right hand. Honnold should have avoided that one.
Honnold walks into a stiff left hand from Pizzas.
Pizzas moves out of range as Honnold strikes.
Honnold with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pizzas misses with an uppercut. Honnold saw that one coming.
Honnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pizzas was well out of range. Poor timing from Honnold.
A swing and a miss from Pizzas.
Honnold misses with a looping left.
Pizzas misses with an uppercut.
Pizzas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honnold.
Honnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honnold tries to clinch there but Pizzas circles away.
Honnold throws a lazy uppercut
and Pizzas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Honnold misses with a wild body shot.

Pizzas moves into the clinch.

Pizzas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pizzas.
Honnold misses with a few strikes there.
Honnold misses with a body shot.
Honnold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pizzas cracks Honnold with an open hand slap.
Pizzas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honnold.
Sloppy strikes from Honnold. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Honnold misses its intended target.
Pizzas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pizzas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Honnold.
Honnold is breathing heavily.
Honnold moves in looking to clinch but Pizzas pushes him off.
Honnold misses with a wild combination.
Honnold throws a hook to the side of Pizzas's head but Pizzas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pizzas scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizzas scores with a hook.
Pizzas wants to clinch.
Pizzas cracks Honnold with an open hand slap.
Pizzas throws an overhand right that lands on Honnold's shoulder, as Honnold tries to avoid the shot.
Honnold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pizzas counters with a series of strikes. Honnold will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pizzas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Honnold had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pizzas throws a right hand that Honnold ducks under and follows up with a left that Honnold also avoids with ease.
Pizzas misses with a straight right.
Pizzas cracks Honnold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Honnold is looking to land body kicks.
Pizzas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pizzas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Honnold.
Pizzas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pizzas slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pizzas looks to land a right hand but Honnold moved out of range.
Honnold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Honnold slips a straight right by Pizzas.
Some wild striking there from Honnold.
Honnold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pizzas has Honnold up against the cage in a clinch.

Pizzas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honnold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Pizzas as he connects with a hook.
Pizzas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Honnold throws a sloppy head kick and Pizzas moves out of range easily.
Pizzas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pizzas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pizzas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Honnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pizzas lands a nice shot to the body.
Pizzas looks to score with a jab to the body but Honnold is just out of range.
Pizzas looks to land a right hand but Honnold moved out of range.
Pizzas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pizzas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pizzas jabs Honnold right on the nose. Honnold blinks but takes it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Honnold misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizzas thuds his right hand into Honnold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honnold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pizzas connects with a body shot.
Honnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pizzas.
Pizzas connects with a jab.
Pizzas lands the left hand.
Pizzas lands the left hand.
Pizzas scores with a decent looking hook.
Honnold takes one to the side of the head.
Honnold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pizzas.
Pizzas lands a right hook to the body.
Honnold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honnold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pizzas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pizzas missing with a left hand there. Honnold was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Honnold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pizzas lands with a hook. Honnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Honnold staying out of range there.
DiGiorno Pizzas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honnold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DiGiorno Pizzas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pizzas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honnold has time to react.
Pizzas lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Pizzas misses its intended target.
Honnold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pizzas has time to react.
Pizzas misses the shot to the body.
Honnold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Honnold throws a sloppy head kick and Pizzas moves out of range easily.
Honnold tries to bum rush Pizzas with a series of wild strikes but Pizzas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honnold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pizzas.
Honnold walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alex Honnold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honnold misses the shot to the body.
Pizzas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Pizzas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pizzas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honnold.
Honnold on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honnold throws a series of punches but Pizzas avoids them all with ease.

Pizzas has closed the distance and engaged Honnold in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pizzas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Pizzas is just out of range.
Pizzas connects with a jab.
Pizzas misses with a series of wild punches.
Pizzas avoids the head kick by Honnold.
A punch lands to the side of Honnold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Honnold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pizzas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pizzas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Honnold, pushing him back against the cage.

Pizzas breaks the clinch.
Pizzas lands with a hook. Honnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pizzas throws a shot from downtown. Honnold moves away and avoids it.

Pizzas clinches.
Pizzas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Pizzas manages to break the clinch.
Honnold throws a nice looking combination but Pizzas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pizzas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Honnold on the side of the head.
Honnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pizzas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
DiGiorno Pizzas seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizzas throws a right hand that Honnold ducks under and follows up with a left that Honnold also avoids with ease.
Pizzas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pizzas misses the jab.
Pizzas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pizzas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pizzas.

Pizzas drives through and clinches with Honnold against the cage.

Pizzas manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Honnold misses.
Pizzas ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pizzas connects with a single shot there.
Pizzas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pizzas looks to land a right hand but Honnold moved out of range.
A jab from Pizzas misses.
Pizzas with a nice cross.
Honnold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pizzas finds it's way round the side to connect with Honnold's head.

Pizzas has managed to clinch.

Pizzas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honnold tries to clinch but Pizzas moves away
and Pizzas counters with a left to the body.
Pizzas scores with a jab to the jaw.

Pizzas moves into range and clinches up with Honnold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pizzas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honnold defending well as Pizzas loads up on a big left hand.
Pizzas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Honnold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pizzas throws an overhand right that lands on Honnold's shoulder, as Honnold tries to avoid the shot.

Pizzas pushes Honnold up against the cage in a clinch.
Honnold is trying to push Pizzas away but Pizzas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Pizzas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honnold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pizzas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pizzas tries to clinch up but Honnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Pizzas avoids the head kick by Honnold.
Pizzas lands a slapping body shot.
Honnold tries to clinch but Pizzas moves out of range.
A left lands for Pizzas.
Honnold tries to close the distance and clinch but Pizzas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pizzas misses with a few strikes there.
Pizzas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honnold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizzas lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pizzas lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Honnold misses.
Honnold takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Honnold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Pizzas.
Pizzas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Honnold backs up against the cage.
Pizzas lands a head shot.
Pizzas swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Honnold.
Pizzas lands a two punch combo.
Honnold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pizzas digs a good hook to Honnold's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pizzas moves into the clinch.
Pizzas lands a body shot.

Pizzas breaks from the clinch.
Pizzas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honnold drops his hands momentarily and Pizzas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DiGiorno Pizzas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Honnold tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Honnold.

Pizzas instigates a clinch.

Pizzas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honnold takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pizzas tries to clinch up but Honnold circles away and keeps his distance.
Pizzas throws a hook to the side of Honnold's head but Honnold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pizzas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pizzas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Honnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pizzas moves away.
Honnold jabs Pizzas right on the nose. Pizzas blinks but takes it well.
Honnold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pizzas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honnold manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Pizzas.
Pizzas misses with a hook.
Honnold scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pizzas takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Honnold misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizzas throws an overhand right that lands on Honnold's shoulder, as Honnold tries to avoid the shot.
Pizzas moves into range and connects with a jab.

Pizzas has Honnold up against the cage in a clinch.
Honnold takes a shot to the head.
Honnold is looking to break free of the clinch but Pizzas has double underhooks.

Pizzas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honnold throws a right hand that misses
and Pizzas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Pizzas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honnold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Pizzas misses.
Honnold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pizzas to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Pizzas misses.
Pizzas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honnold.
Pizzas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pizzas throws a series of punches but Honnold avoids them all with ease.
Pizzas lands with an uppercut that bounces Honnold off the cage and back into range.
Honnold misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizzas throws a right and a left that Honnold avoids nicely.
Pizzas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honnold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honnold tries to bum rush Pizzas with a series of wild strikes but Pizzas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pizzas dips to his left and cracks Honnold with an uppercut!
Pizzas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pizzas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Honnold looks to land a left hand but Pizzas moved out of range nicely.
Honnold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pizzas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pizzas jabs Honnold to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Pizzas rushes Honnold and presses him up against the cage.

Pizzas manages to break the clinch.
Pizzas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Honnold back to the cage. Pizzas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pizzas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pizzas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizzas swats away the attempt to clinch by Honnold.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pizzas breaks from the clinch.
Pizzas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pizzas lands with a straight right. Honnold didn't see that one coming.
Honnold rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pizzas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honnold circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pizzas moves into the clinch successfully.

Pizzas breaks the clinch.
Pizzas throws a lazy right hand but Honnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honnold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pizzas.
Honnold throws a series of punches but Pizzas avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Honnold.
Honnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alex Honnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honnold walks into a left hand.
Honnold slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizzas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pizzas moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pizzas lands a really nice looking cross but Honnold seems unphased.
Pizzas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pizzas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Pizzas as he connects with a hook.
Pizzas throws a jab when Honnold was well out of range.
Pizzas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Honnold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pizzas, as that shot connected.
Jab, jab by Pizzas - just one landing.
A punch lands to the side of Honnold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pizzas fails in his attempt to clinch.
DiGiorno Pizzas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pizzas throws a nice looking combination but Honnold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pizzas misses with a hook. Honnold ducked under it nicely.
Honnold takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honnold tries to clinch but Pizzas moves away
and Pizzas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
DiGiorno Pizzas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pizzas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DiGiorno Pizzas!
A relieved looking DiGiorno Pizzas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.