PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piston Honda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Honda
vs
McCoy

176 cm
25
162 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

175 cm
27
160 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy misses with a takedown

and Honda counters with a takedown into side control.

Honda decides to stand back up. Honda steps back and let's McCoy get back to his feet.
Kyle McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy with a poor takedown

so Honda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

McCoy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Honda gets to his feet. McCoy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McCoy misses with a takedown

and Honda counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Piston Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle McCoy.
Honda tries to stand but can't do so whilst McCoy controls his leg.
Honda prevents McCoy from improving his position.
Honda wants to get back to his feet.

McCoy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Honda pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Honda decides to stand up.
McCoy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Honda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Honda is pressed up against the cage. McCoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Honda down to the mat. Honda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Piston Honda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Honda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McCoy looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Honda.

Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Honda.
Honda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Honda connects with a looping right hand.
Honda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Honda finds it's way through McCoy's defenses.
Honda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Honda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.
McCoy is trying to stall.
Honda content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Honda cracks McCoy with a nice body shot.
Honda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Honda manages to break the clinch.
Honda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Honda feints and as McCoy raises his hands in defense, Honda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Honda decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McCoy, up you get!
Honda cracks the inside of McCoy's front leg.
McCoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Honda counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Honda.
McCoy pushes off an throws an elbow but Honda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy can't get the takedown.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Honda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Honda dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McCoy. That did some damage!

Honda moves into the clinch successfully.

Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Honda scores with a spinning back kick!
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Honda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda throws a nice outside leg kick.

Honda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Honda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Honda - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCoy throws an elbow but misses.
McCoy is looking to control Honda's arms but Honda gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCoy has his back to the cage.
Honda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCoy can't get the takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda.
McCoy throws an elbow that misses.
Honda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Honda wants to stall.
Honda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Honda dodges an elbow strike from McCoy.
McCoy working Honda over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Honda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Honda lands an elbow inside that McCoy shrugs off.
Honda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.

Honda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Honda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt

and Honda moves into the clinch.
McCoy misses with an elbow strike.
McCoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCoy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Honda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Honda lands a good knee to the midsection. McCoy won't want to take too many of those.
Honda prevents the takedown attempt.
McCoy wants to stall.
Honda avoids a wild elbow strike from McCoy.

Honda manages to break the clinch.
McCoy fails with the takedown

and Honda counters by clinching up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Honda avoids a wild elbow strike from McCoy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Honda.
McCoy throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Honda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honda is defending well for now.
Honda working McCoy over with knees to the body.
McCoy is working for takedown but Honda is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Honda being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Honda dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Honda scores with a punch to the head.
McCoy misses with a takedown
and Honda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That kick from Honda tenderised McCoy's leg. McCoy is trying to keep his angry face on.
McCoy drops his hands momentarily and Honda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCoy has his takedown stuffed
and Honda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Piston Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle McCoy.
McCoy walks forward, straight into a front kick from Honda.
Honda connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Honda has McCoy up against the cage in a clinch.
Honda lands a body shot.
McCoy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Honda scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Honda.
Honda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
Honda is pushing McCoy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Honda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?

Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Honda clobbers McCoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Honda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCoy misses with a takedown

and Honda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Honda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Honda throws a head kick that misses.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Honda but Honda pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt

and Honda counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Honda blocks the elbow strike.
McCoy pushes off an throws an elbow but Honda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCoy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Honda avoiding damage as McCoy throws knees to the body.

Honda manages to break the clinch.
McCoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Honda to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Honda.
Honda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McCoy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Honda is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCoy.
McCoy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Honda can pounce on him.
Honda tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy shoots in for a takedown but Honda shows good takedown defense.

Honda drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
Honda pushes McCoy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Honda managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Honda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCoy landing knees to the body.
Honda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCoy tries to land a knee to the head but Honda blocks with his arms.
McCoy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Honda is defending well for now.
Honda lands a body punch.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Honda.
McCoy looking to throw knees to the head but Honda is blocking nicely.
McCoy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McCoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Honda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCoy.
McCoy throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Honda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McCoy misses with an elbow over the top.
Honda blocks an elbow strike from McCoy.
McCoy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Honda cracks McCoy with a nice body shot.

Honda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Piston Honda is winning the standup battle so far.
Honda fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Honda holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Honda lands a good knee to the midsection. McCoy won't want to take too many of those.
Honda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCoy's elbow.
McCoy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McCoy pushes off an throws an elbow but Honda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Honda lands a nice shot to the body.
McCoy lands a damaging elbow.
Honda tries to land knees in the clinch but McCoy avoids the damage to the body.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Honda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCoy.
McCoy lands a good knee to the midsection. Honda won't want to take too many of those.
McCoy tries a knee to the head but Honda blocks it.
Honda lands a nice knee to the body.
Honda takes an elbow to the temple.
Honda digs a right hand into McCoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCoy's gas tank.
Honda blocks an elbow strike from McCoy.
Honda lands a body shot in the clinch.
McCoy missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCoy throws an elbow but misses.
Honda lands a knee to the body.
Honda managing to block the knees to the body from McCoy.
McCoy trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from McCoy.
Honda lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCoy throws an elbow but misses.
Honda lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, McCoy throws an elbow but misses.
Honda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCoy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCoy throws an elbow that misses.
Honda takes an elbow to the temple.
Honda avoids the elbow strike from McCoy, against the cage.
McCoy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Honda avoiding damage as McCoy throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piston Honda dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McCoy tries to move into range but Honda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCoy shoots and misses
and Honda counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCoy's knee momentarily.
McCoy has his takedown stuffed

and Honda counters by clinching up.
A right handed body shot lands from Honda.

Honda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy has his takedown stuffed
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Piston Honda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle McCoy.
Honda connects with a leg kick. McCoy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Honda fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCoy, pushing him back against the cage.

Honda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCoy shoots and misses

and Honda counters by clinching up.
Honda gets through McCoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McCoy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Honda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Honda.
An inside leg kick lands from Honda.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McCoy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Honda counters with a shoot takedown. McCoy fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCoy's guard.

McCoy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

McCoy is working an open guard so Honda takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCoy is defended easily by Honda.
Honda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCoy tries for a takedown but Honda circles away easily
and Honda counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Honda.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Honda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Honda throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCoy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McCoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Honda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Honda tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Honda counters with an outside leg kick.
Honda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McCoy's head.
McCoy fails with a takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Honda.
Honda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCoy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Honda tries to avoid it but McCoy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Honda to the ground. Honda escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Honda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCoy fails with the takedown
and Honda counters with a nice body kick.
McCoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Honda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Honda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

McCoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Honda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Honda wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

McCoy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Honda, who protects the arm well.
McCoy prevents Honda from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McCoy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

McCoy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kyle McCoy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Honda tries to escape but McCoy is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McCoy.
Honda wants to get back to his feet but McCoy drags him back down.

McCoy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
McCoy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

McCoy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Honda has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for McCoy but great work by Honda.

Honda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Piston Honda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCoy has his takedown stuffed
and Honda counters with an inside leg kick.
McCoy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piston Honda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honda has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Piston Honda!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Piston Honda!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Piston Honda!

Piston Honda wins by unanimous decision!