PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Honeypott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Honeypott
vs
Hall

178 cm
26
178 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manfred Honeypott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk Hall!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Hall scores with a body shot.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Honeypott throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Honeypott misses with a wild body shot.
Honeypott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Honeypott. Beautiful body shot.
Honeypott has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A cross from Hall lands.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honeypott circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honeypott scores with a punch to the head.
Manfred Honeypott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Honeypott misses the shot to the body.
Honeypott paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Honeypott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Honeypott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honeypott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Honeypott.
Honeypott is looking to wear down Hall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall jabs at Honeypott's body.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hall lands with a nice combination. Honeypott backs away looking to recover.
Honeypott tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honeypott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Honeypott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall misses with the combination.
Honeypott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall misses with the combination.
Honeypott misses with a looping right.
Hall throws a series of punches but Honeypott moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Honeypott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honeypott.
Honeypott lands a really nice looking cross but Hall seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Honeypott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Honeypott with a hook.
Honeypott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honeypott lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hall backs up against the cage.
Honeypott throws a body shot but no joy.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Honeypott throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a series of punches but Honeypott moves out of range.
Hall throws a series of punches but Honeypott moves out of range.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Honeypott takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honeypott bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott lands with a good body shot.
Hall thuds his right hand into Honeypott's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honeypott throws a right and a left that Hall avoids nicely.
Honeypott is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honeypott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Honeypott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice straight punches there by Honeypott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Honeypott.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honeypott lands with a nice combination. Hall backs away looking to recover.
Hall misses with a two punch combination.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Honeypott.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hall throws the left hand but Honeypott avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honeypott.
Honeypott jabs at Hall's body.
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Honeypott lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honeypott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Honeypott just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Hall does no damage.
Honeypott just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honeypott swings for the body but Hall moves out of range.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Honeypott connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manfred Honeypott will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Honeypott scores with a jab.
Honeypott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honeypott slips a jab and a cross from Hall.
A slow jab from Honeypott misses its intended target.
Honeypott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honeypott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Honeypott misses the target.
Honeypott thuds his right hand into Hall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Honeypott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hall looks to land a combination but Honeypott avoids it well.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall avoids the body shot from Honeypott.
Honeypott scores with a jab to the head.
Hall throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall connects with a body shot.
Kirk Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honeypott avoids the body shot from Hall.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Honeypott is just out of range.
Honeypott scores with a punch to the head.
Hall tries to bum rush Honeypott with a series of wild strikes but Honeypott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honeypott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honeypott circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honeypott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honeypott lands with a shot to the body.
Honeypott works the jab nicely.
Honeypott misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honeypott misses with a few strikes there.
Hall connects with a single shot there.
Honeypott scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Honeypott throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honeypott dodges the punch combination from Hall.
Hall throws a series of punches but Honeypott moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall tries to bum rush Honeypott with a series of wild strikes but Honeypott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honeypott misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Honeypott misses.
Manfred Honeypott is winning the standup battle so far.
Hall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Manfred Honeypott has been cut.
Honeypott scores with a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Honeypott connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Honeypott slips a straight right by Hall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott lands with a shot to the body.
Honeypott scores with a decent looking hook.
Honeypott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Honeypott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Honeypott had a free shot at his head there.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honeypott scores with a shot to the body.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Honeypott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honeypott lands a jab to Hall's midsection.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Honeypott had a free shot at his head there.
Hall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Honeypott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Honeypott.
Hall throws the left hand but Honeypott avoids the punch easily.
Hall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Honeypott fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Honeypott lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Honeypott scores with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honeypott throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Danga de danga de dang - Honeypott scores with a four punch combination!
Honeypott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honeypott avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred Honeypott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manfred Honeypott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hall slips a straight right by Honeypott.
Hall throws a nice looking combination but Honeypott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honeypott to score with a decent uppercut.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Honeypott counter with a right hand.
Honeypott just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall walks into a left hand.
Honeypott scores with a punch to the head.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Honeypott circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honeypott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hall misses with a body shot.
Hall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Honeypott misses with a straight left.
Honeypott cracks Hall with a good jab.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Honeypott.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Hall works over Honeypott's head and body with a nice combination.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hall lands a two punch combo.
Hall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from Honeypott does no damage.
Honeypott takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Honeypott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hall.
Hall looks to land a combination but Honeypott avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Honeypott there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott misses with a few strikes there.
Honeypott scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Honeypott. Beautiful body shot.
Honeypott avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall throws a right hand that Honeypott ducks under and follows up with a left that Honeypott also avoids with ease.
Honeypott connects with a single shot there.
Hall throws a series of punches but Honeypott avoids them all with ease.
Honeypott scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Honeypott. Beautiful body shot.
Honeypott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Honeypott works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Honeypott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honeypott comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall looks to land a combination but Honeypott avoids it well.
Hall misses with a double jab
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hall avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Honeypott moves away.
Honeypott looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Hall misses with a combination
and Honeypott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Honeypott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Honeypott.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Honeypott lands with a hook. Hall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Honeypott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeypott looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Honeypott looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Honeypott misses with a looping left.
Honeypott misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Honeypott.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice cross by Honeypott.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Honeypott.
Hall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Honeypott counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Honeypott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kirk Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manfred Honeypott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honeypott.
Honeypott connects with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Honeypott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Honeypott 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manfred Honeypott!