PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tracy Gaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Honda
vs
Gaga

190 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edmond Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tracy Gaga!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gaga misses with a takedown attempt - Honda sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gaga scores with a head kick.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.

Honda gets a takedown into half guard.
Gaga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Honda.
Gaga is looking to escape.
Gaga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gaga tries to kick Honda off but Honda keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Honda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Honda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.
Honda really is a fat lump.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Honda connects with a nice short shot to Gaga's temple.
Gaga is trying to stand up here but Honda is controlling him well.

Honda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Honda scores with a couple of nice shots.
Honda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Honda wants to work for an arm triangle but Gaga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Honda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Honda is breathing heavily.

Gaga makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaga throws a sloppy head kick and Honda moves out of range easily.
Gaga dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Honda. That did some damage!
Honda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Honda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gaga as he avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaga.
Honda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gaga.
Gaga thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Honda if he has to take too many more of those.
Gaga lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gaga's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gaga duly obliges.
Gaga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
No luck for Honda with that takedown attempt.
Gaga lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Gaga rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honda is looking to clinch but Gaga is avoiding it.
Gaga throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Honda.
Honda fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from Gaga.

Honda gets the takedown into side control.
Honda working the ground and pound.
Honda works to advance to full mount. Gaga defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Honda raining down shots from the mount!
Honda unloading with bombs!
Gaga tries to reverse the position but Honda maintains control.
Gaga trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gaga is bucking up trying to escape but Honda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Honda.
The referee warns Gaga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honda lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Honda landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Honda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gaga looks a forlorn figure.
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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 Gaga's face.
Gaga is desperately trying to improve his position but Honda has a good base and remains in mount.
Honda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gaga is trying to stand up.
Honda unloading with bombs!
Gaga is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Honda there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gaga is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmond Honda dominated that round.
That's time! Honda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Honda takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gaga lands a head kick!
Danga de danga de dang - Gaga scores with a four punch combination!
Tracy Gaga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gaga moves into the clinch successfully.
Gaga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Honda blocks it with crossed arms.
Gaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Honda's face.
Honda fails to pull guard.
Honda stalling in the clinch but Gaga improves position.
Gaga trying to land knees to the body.
Gaga prevents the takedown attempt.
Gaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gaga is trying to break free.
Gaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Edmond Honda has been cut.
Gaga has had enough of the clinch but Honda keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga scores a nice knee to the body.
Gaga looking to throw knees to the head but Honda is blocking nicely.
Gaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gaga with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gaga landing knees to the head.
Gaga working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Honda is rocked!
A short right from Gaga on the inside.
Oh Honda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gaga throws a knee to the head but misses.
Honda seems to have got his legs back now.
Honda wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Honda.
Gaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Honda avoiding damage.
Gaga prevents the takedown attempt.
Honda jumps guard but Gaga stands there with Honda around his waist. Honda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Honda drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gaga pulls his leg out and moves away.

Gaga has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Honda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaga would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gaga slips nicely into half guard.
Honda wants to get back to full guard.

Gaga decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Gaga with a lazy takedown attempt

and Honda counters with a single leg into guard. Gaga didn't expect that.
Honda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Honda is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gaga trying to strike off his back.
Gaga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Honda working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gaga's head.
Honda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gaga throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Honda blocks a head kick by Gaga.
Honda tries to clinch up but Gaga circles away and keeps his distance.

Honda drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Honda's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gaga is pushing Honda's head away, looking to escape. Honda manages to hold on to the position though.
Honda scores with a couple of short elbows.

Honda goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gaga rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Honda's guard! Nice work there by Gaga!
Honda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edmond Honda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Honda seems to be looking for submissions.
Gaga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Honda works his way into side control.

Honda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gaga has escaped the position, nice work there.

Honda is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gaga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Honda is putting a hurting on Gaga here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaga is trying to get back to his feet.
Honda working the ground and pound.
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 Edmond Honda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edmond Honda's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Honda shoots in but no luck this time.

Honda gets the takedown into side control.
Gaga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Honda asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Honda lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gaga tries to bench press Honda off him but Honda keeps the position.
Gaga wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Honda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gaga is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gaga is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Honda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gaga wants to control but Honda is keeping busy.
Gaga wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Honda.
Gaga missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Honda shoots for a takedown but Gaga saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Honda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Gaga keeps the fight on the outside.

Honda darts in and clinches Gaga up against the cage.
Honda tries to pull guard but Gaga holds him up against the cage and eventually Honda drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honda can't get the takedown.
Honda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Honda stalls.
A knee to the head by Gaga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Honda wants a takedown but no success here.
Honda looking for a takedown.
Honda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gaga avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Honda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gaga.
Gaga landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Honda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gaga has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Honda missing with knees to the body.
Gaga with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gaga gets underhooks to prevent Honda's takedown attempt.
Gaga is looking to break free of the clinch but Honda has double underhooks.
Honda tries a body shot but Gaga blocks it.
Gaga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gaga managing to block the knees to the body from Honda.
Gaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honda wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaga scores with a knee to the head.
Honda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaga looking to throw knees to the head but Honda is blocking nicely.

Honda has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gaga is trying to keep an underhook but Honda manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gaga wants to get back to his feet.
Honda slips a nice elbow through Gaga's hands, connecting with Gaga's forehead.
Honda trying to pass the guard but Gaga defending well.
Honda working over Gaga with some ground and pound. Gaga looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gaga is trying to stand back up but Honda is controlling him
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Honda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Honda passes the guard and advances to mount!
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Honda looking to finish Gaga with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gaga!
Honda landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaga is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Honda landing strikes from the mount.
Gaga wants to try and get back to his feet.
Honda is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaga is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gaga is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Honda is landing with some decent strikes but Gaga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Honda punishing his opponent with strikes.
Honda won't let Gaga get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
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 Gaga's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmond Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28

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