PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1037 p4p, 2088 weight class) and Harrison Kiely (ranked 135 p4p, 267 weight class). Harrison Kiely will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Simons
vs
Kiely

185 cm
26
265
16 - 7 - 0

197 cm
26
270
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Conquest Nutritionâ„¢ (160Q) $48

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harrison Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simons misses with a straight left.
Simons throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiely fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiely cracks Simons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Kiely shoots for a double leg takedown but Simons sprawls well. He's pushed Kiely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simons swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely slips a straight right by Simons.
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Kiely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simons.
Kiely throws the left hand but Simons avoids the punch easily.
Kiely swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Simons.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kiely scores with a takedown into Simons's guard.
Kiely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Simons is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiely's guard.

Kiely is looking to sweep but instead, Simons has passed into half guard.
Kiely gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Simons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kiely is looking to sweep but instead, Simons has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kiely wants to get back to full guard.
Kiely keeps trying to improve his position.
Kiely trying to control from the bottom.
Kiely is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiely is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Simons pulls his head out easily.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.
Simons wants to control from the top but Kiely keeps moving.
Kiely has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Simons has passed into side control.
Kiely manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kiely manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Simons stopping the sweep attempt from Kiely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiely is on top in guard.

Simons working a defensive guard here.
Kiely slips nicely into half guard.
Simons might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Simons is refusing to be controlled, as Kiely sits in half guard.
Kiely passes to full mount!
Kiely wants to control the pace but Simons is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Kiely dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab by Kiely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiely is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Simons.

It looks like Harrison Kiely has been cut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiely.
Simons misses with the combination.
Kiely with a jab.
Simons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simons throws a series of punches but Kiely avoids them all with ease.
Simons avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Simons throws a series of punches but Kiely avoids them all with ease.
Kiely showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiely is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kiely with a hook.

Kiely drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kiely advances to mount.

Kiely is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Simons is surviving well by controlling Kiely's body position as best he can.
Kiely tries to control but Simons wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiely working for a submission but Simons is keeping him at bay.
Kiely trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kiely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Simons can't escape the position.
Kiely looking to control but Simons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Kiely working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to control but Simons wriggling away.
Harrison Kiely has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simons tries to reverse the position but Kiely maintains control.

Kiely is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Simons has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Simons!
Kiely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiely trying to control the position.

Kiely looking for subs off his back but Simons has passed one foot through into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kiely.

Kiely escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Simons gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kiely is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simons is aware though and is defending well.
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simons's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harrison Kiely's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kiely scores with a jab. Simons acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simons misses with a double jab

and Kiely counters with a shoot takedown. Simons fights it but they end up in guard.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simons keeping full guard, as Kiely tries to pass.
Kiely forces his way into half guard.
Kiely is looking to advance position but Simons won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely is keen to just control but Simons is a slippery customer.
Kiely frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely looking to control but Simons is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Kiely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Simons has worked his arm free - good work by Simons!
Simons prevents Kiely from moving into mount.
Simons is not content to let Kiely control the position.

Kiely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Simons is trying to get back to half guard.
Simons is not content to let Kiely control the position.

Kiely goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Simons rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kiely's guard! Nice work there by Simons!
Kiely wants to hit a sweep here but Simons passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kiely there!
Kiely is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely regains half guard.

Kiely looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiely is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kiely regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiely manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Simons manages to get himself to full guard.

Simons keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Kiely is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiely sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Simons's guard.

Kiely is working for a kimura but Simons is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Kiely really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Kiely's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kiely feints and as Simons raises his hands in defense, Kiely changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiely trying to control but Simons is working from the bottom.
Kiely is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kiely tries to free his leg and advance position but Simons is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiely on the ground.
Kiely trying to move into half guard but instead Simons has managed to sweep!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simons's guard.

Simons keeping moving, preventing Kiely from controlling successfully.
Kiely trying to move into half guard but instead Simons has managed to sweep!

Kiely looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Simons won't allow Kiely to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiely is on top in guard.

Simons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiely's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Simons has passed into side control.
Kiely tries to buck Simons off but Simons is having none of it.
Kiely manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simons won't allow Kiely to pass to mount.
Kiely is still trying to improve position.
Kiely is stalling here. Simons is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kiely seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Simons has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kiely manages to work his way to half guard, despite Simons's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiely looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kiely has his hands clasped together around Simons's back. He's all about the action.
Kiely is looking to improve his position.
Simons is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kiely felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

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.
Kiely is looking for a sweep. Simons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kiely manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kiely wants to sweep here but Simons controlling him for the moment.
Simons trying to move into half guard but instead Kiely has managed to sweep!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiely pushing down on Simons's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiely is trying to control. Simons wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kiely is looking to advance position but Simons won't allow it.
Simons trying to control but Kiely postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Kiely dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Kiely's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Simons misses with a straight right.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Simons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Simons swinging wildly here.
Kiely uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simons.
A telegraphed right hand from Simons misses the target.
Simons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Kiely pushes Simons up against the cage in a clinch.
Simons gets underhooks to prevent Kiely's takedown attempt.
Kiely scores with a shot to the side of Simons's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Simons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simons lands an uppercut.
Kiely has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Simons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiely - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simons taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely looking for a takedown.
Russ Simons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harrison Kiely.
Kiely lands a right hand.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Simons is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kiely is trying to drag Simons to the mat but Simons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kiely is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A short left from Simons.
Kiely wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Simons.
Simons digs a right hand underneath Kiely's ribcage. Kiely let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simons slows down the pace here.
Kiely looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simons stalls.
Kiely looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simons is defending well.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Simons takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kiely tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simons lands a right hand.
Kiely tries for a takedown. No joy.
Simons lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Simons displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kiely up against the cage.
Simons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Simons.
Kiely tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiely has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Simons after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Simons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simons manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simons working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiely is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Simons lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiely backwards.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Simons controls his hands.
Kiely is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Simons is defending well.
Kiely looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Simons has Kiely pressed against the cage.
Simons stalling.
Simons lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simons - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Simons controlling the action here for a moment.
Kiely is trying to pull guard but Simons has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Simons as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Simons lands with a right to the head.
Kiely lands a hook that snaps the head of Simons backwards.
Kiely has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kiely is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Simons pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simons pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Simons on the inside.
Kiely tries for a takedown but Simons manages to get underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Simons lands a body shot in the clinch.
Simons effectively controlling the action here.
Russ Simons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Simons presses Kiely against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Russ Simons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simons lands an uppercut.
Simons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kiely's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kiely is looking for a takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russ Simons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiely 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Kiely!
An out of breath Harrison Kiely thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.