PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BEBOB OOOOO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hokkaido Honsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

OOOOO
vs
Honsu

200 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BEBOB OOOOO!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hokkaido Honsu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OOOOO looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
OOOOO looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
OOOOO shoots in and drives through. Honsu sprawls well.

Honsu gets a clinch.

Honsu breaks the clinch.
Honsu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BEBOB OOOOO. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Honsu drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honsu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Honsu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
OOOOO has momentary wrist control but Honsu slips an elbow through the middle.
Honsu sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honsu cracks OOOOO with a solid left hand.
Honsu looking to pass the guard.
OOOOO being controlled here, momentarily.
Honsu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Honsu slows the pace down.

Honsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but OOOOO is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
OOOOO is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honsu landing strikes.
Honsu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Honsu moves into full mount!
The referee warns OOOOO that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Honsu controlling from mount.
Honsu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honsu lands a big elbow.

Honsu looking for a guillotine from mount but OOOOO is having none of it.
Honsu controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hokkaido Honsu just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
OOOOO avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honsu throws a hook but OOOOO avoids it easily.

Honsu scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OOOOO is in all sorts of trouble here.
OOOOO takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
OOOOO is squirming around, avoiding Honsu's attempts to control the action.
OOOOO is desperately trying to improve his position but Honsu has a good base and remains in mount.
Honsu moves to back control.
Honsu tries to get the hooks in deep but OOOOO pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy OOOOO right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hokkaido Honsu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Honsu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Honsu forces his way into half guard.

Honsu is looking for a kimura but OOOOO is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Honsu to get the leverage.
OOOOO tries to get to full guard but Honsu has control of the leg.
Honsu trying to control the action but OOOOO is working from the bottom.
Honsu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Honsu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honsu passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for OOOOO!
OOOOO is trying to reverse the position but instead Honsu has taken his back - oops!

That's one minute gone in the round.
OOOOO is trying to break free.
I would not like to be OOOOO right now.
You can see the frustration on OOOOO's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Honsu lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Will Honsu go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
OOOOO tries to escape but Honsu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

OOOOO showing good submission defense here.
Honsu keeps control of the position as OOOOO tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honsu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
OOOOO tries to escape but Honsu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Honsu lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Honsu.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Honsu has the hooks in. OOOOO is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OOOOO is working hard here to advance position.
Honsu is looking to control OOOOO but OOOOO is wriggling around and keeping busy.
OOOOO rolls, trying to escape but Honsu keeps control of the position.

Honsu tightening his grip on OOOOO, looking for the choke.
OOOOO tries to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Honsu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
OOOOO is really stuck here.
Honsu scores with punches from the back.
I really don't envy OOOOO right now.
Honsu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honsu controlling well, preventing OOOOO from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hokkaido Honsu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Honsu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OOOOO avoids the head kick by Honsu.

Honsu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming OOOOO to the mat! OOOOO manages to get full guard.

OOOOO looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Honsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. OOOOO swivels though and keeps the full guard.

OOOOO working for a triangle but Honsu defends it easily.
Honsu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OOOOO is looking for a triangle but Honsu pushes his legs off easily.

OOOOO had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Honsu is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. OOOOO Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Honsu's back instead.
Honsu trying to control the hands but OOOOO won't let him.
Honsu breaks OOOOO's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

OOOOO has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honsu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Honsu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed OOOOO's guard.
OOOOO wants to get back to full guard.

OOOOO is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Honsu pulls his head out easily.

OOOOO has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Honsu escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Honsu!
OOOOO manages to get back to half guard.
OOOOO tries to roll over but Honsu keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honsu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Honsu with the ground and pound from mount.
Honsu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Honsu controlling his opponent.

Honsu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but OOOOO is surviving well by controlling Honsu's body position as best he can.
Honsu tries to control but OOOOO wriggling away.
OOOOO keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OOOOO is desperately trying to improve his position but Honsu has a good base and remains in mount.

Honsu swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hokkaido Honsu!