PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OJ Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Hondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Trent Hondo enters the cage!

Simpson
vs
Hondo

179 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
[JMFC] Klinch

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, OJ Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trent Hondo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
Hondo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hondo is trying to break free.
Simpson keeps control of Hondo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hondo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simpson.
Simpson lands an elbow just above Hondo 's eye.

It looks like Trent Hondo has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Simpson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hondo's brow.
Hondo tries to break the clinch but Simpson is controlling the position.
Simpson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hondo's defenses.
Hondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
Hondo is trying to break free.
Hondo avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Hondo wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Hondo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hondo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
Simpson trying to land knees to the body.
Hondo takes an elbow to the temple.
Hondo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hondo managing to block the knees to the body from Simpson.
Hondo avoids the elbow strike from Simpson, against the cage.
The referee calls for Simpson to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondo wants to break free but Simpson has control.
Simpson lands an elbow that stopped Hondo in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Trent Hondo's cut even more.
Hondo wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
Hondo avoids the elbow strike from Simpson, against the cage.
Hondo avoids the elbow strike from Simpson, against the cage.
Simpson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.
Hondo dodges an elbow strike from Simpson.
Simpson slowing the pace effectively.
Hondo avoiding damage as Simpson throws knees to the body.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simpson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Trent Hondo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hondo blocks an elbow strike.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hondo.
Simpson misses with an elbow strike.
Hondo is looking to break free of the clinch but Simpson has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Simpson.
Simpson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Simpson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hondo.
Simpson missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands an elbow inside that Hondo shrugs off.

Trent Hondo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Simpson lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trent Hondo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). OJ Simpson!