PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norihisa Isono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Guy Simpson enters the cage!

Isono
vs
Simpson

200 cm
27
280 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

169 cm
25
260 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norihisa Isono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guy Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Isono slips the punch.
Isono misses with a body kick.
Isono looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Isono wants to land a leg kick but Simpson is out of range.
Simpson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Simpson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Simpson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Isono doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Isono is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Isono throws a body kick that misses.

Isono closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson lands a hook that snaps the head of Isono backwards.
A short body shot lands from Simpson as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simpson lands with a light punch inside.
Isono tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Simpson.
Simpson stalling in the clinch but Isono improves position.
Isono is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Isono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Isono crunches a lovely knee into Simpson's ribcage.
Isono with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
Simpson gets through Isono's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isono takes a shot to the head.
Isono lands a knee to the body.
Isono lands an elbow inside that Simpson shrugs off.
Isono with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Isono pushes off an throws an elbow but Simpson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Isono blocks a body shot from Simpson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Isono.
Simpson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simpson has Isono pushed against the cage.
Isono unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isono misses with a knee strike.
Isono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Isono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Guy Simpson has been cut.
Simpson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Simpson avoiding damage as Isono throws knees to the body.
Simpson avoiding damage.
Isono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
Simpson avoiding damage.
Isono tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Isono throws an elbow but misses.
Simpson managing to block the knees to the body from Isono.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Isono pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Isono.
Simpson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Simpson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Isono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Isono prevents a body shot from Simpson.
Isono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simpson.
Isono lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norihisa Isono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy Simpson's cut.
That's time! Isono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Isono misses with a low kick.
Isono throws a leg kick that misses.
Simpson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simpson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Isono lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Simpson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Simpson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Simpson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Isono throws a low kick but Simpson avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Isono lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Simpson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Simpson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Simpson throws a jab when Isono was well out of range.
A big left from Simpson misses.
Isono tries to work over Simpson's front leg with a kick but Simpson checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Isono misses with a low kick.
Isono fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simpson checks it well.
Isono misses with a leg kick
and Simpson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Isono has closed the distance and engaged Simpson in a clinch.
Isono misses with an elbow strike.
Simpson taking a breather.
Isono misses with an elbow strike.
Isono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Simpson is defending well for now.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Isono misses with an elbow over the top.
Simpson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isono scores with a knee to the head.
Isono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isono creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Simpson's defenses.
Simpson looking to stall.
Isono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simpson avoids it.
Isono lands an elbow that stopped Simpson in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simpson trying to stall but Isono improves his position.
Isono lands a good knee to the midsection. Simpson won't want to take too many of those.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Isono scores a nice knee to the body.
Isono tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
Isono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Isono connects with a nasty looking knee right to Simpson's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isono trying to land knees to the body.
Isono lands a nice elbow.
Isono lands a knee to the head.
Simpson trying to control the position but instead, Isono has worked for underhooks and has pushed Simpson into the cage.
Isono landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Isono misses with a knee strike.
Isono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Isono misses with a knee strike.
Isono lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Isono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Isono.

Simpson is rocked!
Isono comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Simpson is still on wobbly legs! Can Isono finish him?
Simpson is pressed against the cage. Isono pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Simpson! Two more big strikes from Isono and Simpson crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Norihisa Isono!