PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norris Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horatio Simione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris Green has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Green
vs
Simione

183 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

194 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horatio Simione!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simione scores with a shot to the body.
Simione is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Green could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Green misses with the combination.
Simione is trying hard to land a takedown here. Green sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Simione closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Simione tries to stand and escape but Green is controlling the position.

Green actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simione thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
Green won't allow Simione to pass to mount.
Green is looking for a sweep. Simione is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Simione seems content to control.
Simione not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Simione is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Green is just riding it out for now. Simione eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simione is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Green looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simione is looking to stall here but Green recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Simione has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Green escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Green!
Green working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simione tries to bench press Green off him but Green keeps the position.
Simione keeps trying to improve his position.
Green trying to control the action but Simione is working from the bottom.
Simione is trying to improve his position.
Green works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Horatio Simione dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Green manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Simione on his heels. He'll look to pass Simione's guard now, I'm sure.

Simione looking for subs off his back but Green has passed one foot through into half guard.
Simione tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Green drops an elbow to the side of Simione's head.
Simione is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Simione is doing well to control the position and prevent Green from advancing to side control.
Green misses with a head shot. Simione uses the momentum to regain guard.
Simione looking for a sweep. Not yet Simione, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simione can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simione is trying to hold Green in close to prevent damage but Green has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simione looks like he's trying to stand up.
Simione is trying to get back to full guard.
Simione trying to control from the bottom.
Simione is controlling Green's trapped leg to prevent Green from advancing to side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Simione wants to control but Green is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Horatio Simione has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Green looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Simione shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Simione wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Simione looking to control but instead Green has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Green looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Horatio Simione will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Green fails in his attempt to clinch.

Green fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simione, pushing him back against the cage.
Simione is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Green gets underhooks to prevent Simione's takedown attempt.

Simione has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Green is trying to keep an underhook but Simione manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Simione is stalling here. Green is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Simione seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Green has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Green lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Green crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simione takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Green trying to control the position but Simione is working away.
Simione is trying to work for a sweep but Green has mounted him!
Simione is squirming around, avoiding Green's attempts to control the action.
Horatio Simione has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simione keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Simione wants to control but Green is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simione?
Simione is trying desperately to improve position.
Simione in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Green working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simione is trying to escape the mount.
Simione tries to hold on but Green postures up.
Green can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simione is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Green.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simione keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Green with good strikes from the mount here!
Green landing strikes from the mount and Simione is in trouble!
Green landing strikes from the mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Norris Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Horatio Simione is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Green has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Simione's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norris Green showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Simione has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horatio Simione!