PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Stryfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Honcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honcho has chosen Beastie Boys- Sabotage as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Stryfe
vs
Honcho

178 cm
26
162 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

181 cm
25
165 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Stryfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Honcho!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honcho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Honcho pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Honcho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Honcho prevents Stryfe from getting back to his feet.
Honcho wants to control from the top but Stryfe keeps moving.
Honcho throwing strikes but missing.
Honcho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honcho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stryfe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stryfe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honcho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honcho trying to stand up but can't free himself from Stryfe's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Honcho swinging wildly here.
Stryfe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stryfe swats away the attempt to clinch by Honcho.
Honcho shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stryfe pinned against the cage. Stryfe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Honcho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stryfe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Honcho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stryfe misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Honcho checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honcho dives in and grabs Stryfe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stryfe pushes down on Honcho's head and hops out.
Nathan Stryfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Honcho.

Honcho gets a clinch.
Honcho blocks the elbow strike.
Stryfe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stryfe throws an elbow but it misses.
Honcho dodges an elbow strike from Stryfe.
Stryfe is breathing heavily.
Honcho trying to land knees to the body.
Stryfe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Honcho avoiding damage.
Honcho scores with a shot to the side of Stryfe's head.

Honcho tightens his grip and picks Stryfe up, before dumping him to the ground. Stryfe manages to land in guard.
Stryfe keeping moving, preventing Honcho from controlling successfully.
Honcho postures up in Stryfe's guard and throws a big left but Stryfe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Honcho has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stryfe is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honcho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honcho throwing strikes from guard but Stryfe blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honcho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honcho is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honcho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Honcho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Nathan Stryfe has been cut.

Honcho moves into the clinch.
Stryfe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stryfe gets underhooks to prevent Honcho's takedown attempt.
Stryfe stops a takedown attempt from Honcho.
Stryfe is stalling here.
Stryfe prevents the takedown attempt.
Stryfe prevents the takedown attempt.
Stryfe misses with an elbow strike.
Stryfe just leaning against Honcho, taking a breather.
Honcho lands a damaging elbow.
Stryfe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Honcho wants a takedown.
Stryfe blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Honcho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Stryfe's cut.
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.

The fighters circling - Stryfe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stryfe throws a lazy head kick
and Honcho counters with a straight right hand.
Honcho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Honcho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Honcho misses with a few strikes there.

Honcho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Honcho decides to return to a standing position.
Mike Honcho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honcho blocks a head kick by Stryfe.
Honcho misses with a double jab.
Honcho doesn't manage to clinch there - Stryfe circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honcho scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stryfe as he jumps to the side.

Honcho shoots in and bounces Stryfe off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stryfe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stryfe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honcho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Honcho throwing strikes but missing.
Honcho works over Stryfe with some ground and pound from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Honcho throws a big right hand that misses.
Honcho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Honcho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Honcho scores with a kick to the body.
Honcho fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Honcho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Honcho misses.
Honcho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stryfe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nathan Stryfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stryfe darts in trying to clinch
and Honcho counters with a nice kick to the body.
Honcho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honcho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stryfe tries to avoid it but Honcho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stryfe to the ground. Stryfe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nathan Stryfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Honcho.
Honcho throws a series of strikes that have Stryfe backpedaling.
Stryfe throws an overhand right that lands on Honcho's shoulder, as Honcho tries to avoid the shot.
Stryfe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Honcho swinging wildly here.

Honcho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stryfe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honcho trying to control from half guard but Stryfe is working away.
Stryfe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Honcho.
Honcho works over Stryfe with some ground and pound from guard.
Honcho trying to control but Stryfe is working from the bottom.
Stryfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Honcho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan Stryfe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Honcho closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stryfe did well to prevent Honcho getting side control.
Honcho thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stryfe to regain full guard.
Honcho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honcho throwing strikes from guard but Stryfe blocks nicely.
Honcho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Honcho tries to free his leg and advance position but Stryfe is retaining full guard.
Honcho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honcho is looking to work some ground and pound but Stryfe has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honcho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Honcho shoots in but no luck this time.

Honcho scores a takedown into full mount!
Honcho throws some wild stikes that Stryfe manages to avoid easily.
Honcho looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Honcho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Honcho lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honcho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Honcho controlling the pace for now.
Stryfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Honcho dominating with strikes here.
Honcho sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Honcho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stryfe hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honcho lands a heavy elbow.
Honcho tries to control but Stryfe wriggling away.
Honcho unloads with some shots from mount but Stryfe bucks and avoids them well.
Stryfe tries to lock up and control but Honcho gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Honcho looking to control but Stryfe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Honcho looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mike Honcho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stryfe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Honcho postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stryfe looks a forlorn figure.
Honcho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nathan Stryfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honcho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Honcho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Honcho 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Honcho!