PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pleas Honeywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandelay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honeywood comes into the arena with Soul by the Pound blaring out of the sound system. Vandelay has chosen Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man as his entrance music. Pleas Honeywood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Honeywood
vs
Vandelay

168 cm
31
150 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

173 cm
23
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Stonewall

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pleas Honeywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Vandelay!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeywood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vandelay pinned against the cage. Vandelay gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Honeywood keeps Vandelay at a distance using the push kick.
Vandelay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vandelay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honeywood throws a head kick that misses
and Vandelay counters with a stiff right hand.

Vandelay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Honeywood is trying to break free.
Vandelay looking to throw knees to the head but Honeywood is blocking nicely.
Honeywood is trying to push Vandelay away but Vandelay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vandelay lands a good knee to the midsection. Honeywood won't want to take too many of those.
Vandelay prevents the takedown attempt.
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honeywood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honeywood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vandelay pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vandelay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandelay has Honeywood pressed against the cage, preventing Honeywood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Honeywood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vandelay gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood goes for a takedown attempt but Vandelay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Honeywood misses with a double jab
and Vandelay counters with a thumping low kick.
Honeywood fails with a takedown attempt.
Honeywood throws a right and a left that Vandelay avoids nicely.
Art Vandelay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honeywood fails with the takedown.

Vandelay rushes Honeywood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vandelay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Honeywoods head.
Honeywood takes a knee to the side of the body.
Honeywood is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vandelay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honeywood.
Vandelay prevents the takedown attempt.
Honeywood is trying to break the clinch but Vandelay has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandelay scores with a knee to the head.
Vandelay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandelay.
Vandelay landing knees to the head.
Vandelay scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandelay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honeywood letting Vandelay take a breather here.
A body shot lands from Vandelay.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Vandelay - that landed with a thud.
Vandelay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vandelay lands a knee to the head.
Honeywood goes for a takedown attempt but Vandelay pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Vandelay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Honeywood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vandelay tries a knee to the head but Honeywood blocks it.
Honeywood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Honeywood blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
Vandelay leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vandelay is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honeywood.
A knee to the head by Vandelay.
Vandelay stops a takedown attempt from Honeywood.
Honeywood blocks a body shot from Vandelay.
Honeywood wants to break free but Vandelay has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood wants a takedown but no success here.
Vandelay lands a nice shot to the body.
Vandelay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandelay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Honeywood backwards.
Vandelay connects with a knee to the head.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Honeywood breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Honeywood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Honeywood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Honeywood 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Vandelay pushes Honeywood up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandelay lands a right hand that snaps the head of Honeywood backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Vandelay.
Honeywood is trying to break the clinch but Vandelay is controlling him.
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honeywood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Honeywood.
Vandelay is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Honeywood asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Honeywood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vandelay, who protects the arm well.
Vandelay gets back to half guard.
Vandelay looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vandelay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Honeywood is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood wants to free his trapped foot but Vandelay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Honeywood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vandelay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vandelay gets back to full guard.

Vandelay manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vandelay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honeywood was well out of range. Poor timing from Vandelay.

Honeywood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vandelay quickly recovers to half guard.

Vandelay makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Honeywood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Honeywood has his takedown stuffed
and Honeywood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Vandelay.
Vandelay thuds his shin into the meat of Honeywood's side.
Vandelay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Honeywood looks to land a combination but Vandelay avoids it well.
Pleas Honeywood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Vandelay.
Vandelay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Honeywood.
Honeywood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vandelay.
Vandelay cracks Honeywood with an open hand slap.
Vandelay tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Vandelay takes the fight into the clinch.
Vandelay tries to work over Honeywood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeywood blocks an uppercut.
Vandelay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honeywood.
Honeywood wants to get back to striking at distance but Vandelay won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandelay.
Vandelay struggles to land a body shot inside as Honeywood controls his hands.
Honeywood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vandelay is defending well.
Still in the clinch, Vandelay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vandelay lands a body shot.
Vandelay manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Honeywood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay looking to throw knees to the head but Honeywood is blocking nicely.
Vandelay scores with a knee to the head.
Vandelay tries to stall but Honeywood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vandelay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vandelay tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honeywood tries to circle away but Vandelay has him pinned against the cage.

Honeywood manages to break the clinch.
Honeywood tries to bum rush Vandelay with a series of wild strikes but Vandelay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honeywood checks a leg kick.
Honeywood throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vandelay counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Vandelay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vandelay is looking to land body kicks.
Honeywood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vandelay throws out the jab.
Honeywood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Honeywood gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Vandelay counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Vandelay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Vandelay lands a nice leg kick that just misses Honeywood's sensitive parts.
Honeywood bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vandelay's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Vandelay misses the target.
Vandelay scores with the left hand. Honeywood knows he should have avoided that one.
Honeywood shoots in and drives through. Vandelay sprawls well.
Vandelay loads up on a big right hand but Honeywood slips the punch.
Vandelay slaps away a takedown attempt from Honeywood, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters circling a little - Vandelay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Honeywood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
No luck for Honeywood with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vandelay, right into the meat.
Vandelay connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheers as Vandelay lands an impressive looking overhand right. Honeywood doesn't seem phased though.
Honeywood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Honeywood.
Vandelay cracks the inside of Honeywood's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandelay stuffs the takedown attempt from Honeywood. Honeywood gets slowly back to his feet.
Honeywood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vandelay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honeywood doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Honeywood.
Honeywood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vandelay bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Honeywood's head backwards.
Honeywood misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vandelay.
Vandelay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A solid body kick from Vandelay.
Pleas Honeywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandelay cracks the inside of Honeywood's front leg.
Honeywood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vandelay.
Vandelay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vandelay lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vandelay.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeywood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vandelay lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Honeywood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honeywood closes the distance and clinches up with Vandelay, looking for a takedown. Honeywood pushes Vandelay against the cage but Vandelay circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Honeywood takes one on the button.
Vandelay lets loose with a powerful body kick. Honeywood will feel that in the morning.
Vandelay is looking to slow Honeywood down with leg kicks.
Honeywood misses with a takedown attempt
and Vandelay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vandelay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Honeywood's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vandelay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Honeywood scrambles back to his feet.
Vandelay chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vandelay moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Vandelay moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vandelay.
Vandelay trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandelay connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vandelay - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vandelay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vandelay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Honeywood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vandelay after a bit of a struggle.
Pleas Honeywood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vandelay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honeywood has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandelay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honeywood.
Vandelay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vandelay landing knees to the head.
Vandelay is pushing Honeywood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Honeywood lands a hook that snaps the head of Vandelay backwards.
Art Vandelay is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vandelay prevents it.
Honeywood looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Honeywood being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandelay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Honeywood fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Art Vandelay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vandelay winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Vandelay!
A very excited looking Art Vandelay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.