PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Greene (ranked 6302 p4p, 326 weight class) and Reymon Soriano (ranked 7399 p4p, 347 weight class). Greene comes to the ring accompanied by Back In Black. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Greene
vs
Soriano

163 cm
23
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Basic striking
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reymon Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soriano clinches.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Soriano dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene misses with a punch on the inside.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the ropes.
Soriano managing to block the knees to the body from Greene.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike.
Greene with a knee to the head.
Soriano pushes Greene back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano avoiding damage.
Soriano trying to stall but Greene improves his position.
Greene misses with a knee to the head.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Soriano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soriano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soriano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soriano lands a body punch.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greene looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soriano taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Soriano is pushing Greene up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soriano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Greene with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on Soriano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greene is trying to force a seperation but Soriano has the dominant position.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Soriano has him pressed against the ropes.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Greene dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Greene avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greene uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soriano has time to react.
Greene misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight stays on the outside here - Soriano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Greene tries to keep at a distance but Soriano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Greene throws a punch but it's blocked by Soriano.
Greene misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano avoids a wild elbow strike from Greene.
Come on Soriano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene is trying to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling him.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Soriano avoiding damage as Greene throws knees to the body.
Soriano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Greene lands a left hand.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Greene looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Greene lands an elbow inside that Soriano shrugs off.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Greene on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano avoids a wild elbow strike from Greene.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Soriano has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
Greene misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Soriano.
Greene tries to stall but Soriano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
Greene tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Greene throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soriano tries to close the distance and clinch but Greene swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Soriano clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greene misses with some punches.
Soriano slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Greene dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Soriano clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Greene throws an elbow but misses.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Soriano has managed to clinch.
Soriano looking to slow down the pace here.
Soriano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Soriano lands with a right to the head.

Greene breaks from the clinch.
Soriano tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Greene.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Greene.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano dodges the punch combination from Greene.
Soriano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Soriano has closed the distance and engaged Greene in a clinch.
Greene is looking to break free of the clinch but Soriano has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Greene tries to break the clinch but Soriano is controlling the position.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soriano's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
Soriano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Greene creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Soriano's defenses.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Greene looking to throw knees to the head but Soriano is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano stalling in the clinch but Greene improves position.
Soriano is trying to stall.
Greene's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Greene being controlled against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reymon Soriano.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greene misses with a few strikes there.
Soriano blocks a head kick by Greene.
Reymon Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tim Greene is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Soriano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Greene 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Greene!
A very excited looking Tim Greene made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.