PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Honorio (ranked 685 p4p, 1197 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 92 p4p, 150 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Honorio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Honorio
vs
Ahearn

182 cm
24
180
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
181
13 - 8 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honorio moves away.
Honorio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahearn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ahearn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahearn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Honorio.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahearn scores with a jab to the body.
Honorio shoots in for a takedown but Ahearn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice jab there from Honorio.
We've been hearing reports that Honorio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Honorio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Honorio tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahearn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ahearn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Honorio looking to score a takedown here. Ahearn is defending well but Honorio drives through and ends up in Ahearn's guard.
Honorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ahearn is keeping the position for now.
Honorio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ahearn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honorio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Honorio is looking to take a break and control but Ahearn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ahearn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ahearn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Honorio takes a little break here. Ahearn wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The strikes coming from Honorio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Honorio trying to control the position but Ahearn is working away.
Honorio controls the position.
Honorio tries to score with some ground and pound. Ahearn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Honorio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Honorio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ahearn defending against the ground and pound.
Honorio wants to control for a moment but Ahearn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Honorio is trying to control the action in half guard but Ahearn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Honorio is really struggling to control Ahearn but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Honorio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Well, if Honorio is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Honorio tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ahearn knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Honorio wants to pass to mount but Ahearn is defending the position.
Honorio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Honorio is looking to take a break and control but Ahearn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honorio swinging wildly here.

Honorio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ahearn sprawls well initially but Honorio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but Ahearn defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honorio slips a nice elbow through Ahearn's hands, connecting with Ahearn's forehead.
Honorio trying to control the action but Ahearn is working from the bottom.
Honorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ahearn taking some punishment here, with Honorio in his half guard.
Honorio is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Honorio is looking to stall here but Ahearn recovers full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio pushes down on Ahearn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Honorio dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ahearn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honorio.
Honorio misses with a double jab.
Ahearn swings for the body but Honorio moves out of range.

Honorio drives through with a takedown into Ahearn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Honorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahearn is retaining full guard.
Honorio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahearn can do to turn this around?
Honorio is working hard here to advance position.
Honorio pushing down on Ahearn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but Ahearn defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Honorio wants to pass to mount but Ahearn is defending the position.
Ahearn trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Honorio in particular looking to stall.

Honorio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Honorio not doing much here.

Honorio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Honorio seems to be working for a kimura but Ahearn defends the submission attempt.

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.
Honorio is pressing down on Ahearn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ahearn is holding on for now.
Ahearn is staying active underneath Honorio, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Honorio content to control rather than advance.
Honorio has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Honorio controlling the position easily from mount.
Vinicius Honorio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn is squirming around, avoiding Honorio's attempts to control the action.
Honorio content just to control the position here.
Honorio trying to control but Ahearn is having none of it.
Ahearn tries to hold on but Honorio pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honorio looking to control but Ahearn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Honorio is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ahearn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Honorio lands a big elbow.
Honorio thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Honorio avoids the attempt from Ahearn to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Honorio seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Ahearn is holding on tight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Honorio dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!

Honorio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Honorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahearn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honorio lands a nice shot to the body.
Honorio jabs at Ahearn's body.
Honorio throws a body punch but Ahearn moves out of range.
Ahearn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ahearn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Honorio catches Ahearn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahearn misses with a hook.
Ahearn throws a shot from downtown. Honorio moves away and avoids it.

Honorio clinches.
Ahearn struggles to land a body shot inside as Honorio controls his hands.
A short right from Ahearn on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio misses with a body punch.
Ahearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahearn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn works on Honorio's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Honorio.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahearn tries to circle away but Honorio has him pinned against the cage.
Honorio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ahearn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ahearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honorio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ahearn after a bit of a struggle.
Ahearn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honorio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinicius Honorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honorio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahearn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Honorio misses with a body punch.
Ahearn lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ahearn as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honorio blocks an uppercut.
Tobias Ahearn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Honorio.

Honorio drags the fight down to the ground.
Honorio looking for a sweep. Not yet Honorio, not yet.
Ahearn content to stall in guard here.
Honorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ahearn manages to get himself to full guard.

Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Ahearn is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ahearn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ahearn looking to control.
Honorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahearn is retaining full guard.
Honorio throws a big right hand that misses.
Honorio trying to control but Ahearn is working from the bottom.
Honorio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ahearn's head.
Honorio works over Ahearn with some ground and pound from guard.
Ahearn keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Honorio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Honorio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahearn under the eye.

Honorio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ahearn napping and manages to drive through into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Honorio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Honorio, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Honorio!
Vinicius Honorio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.