PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Tim Greene (ranked 7957 p4p, 306 weight class) and Reymon Soriano (ranked 24064 p4p, 325 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back In Black. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Greene
vs
Soriano

163 cm
24
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

160 cm
19
130 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reymon Soriano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Greene avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Soriano takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Soriano.
Soriano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene working Soriano over with knees to the body.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Greene pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soriano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano tries to clinch up but Greene circles away and keeps his distance.
As Soriano looks to move away, Greene throws a big counter combo but Soriano just gets out of the way.
Greene looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soriano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Greene counters with a series of strikes. Soriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soriano moves out of range as Greene throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greene.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Soriano.

Soriano clinches up with Greene and pushes him back against the ropes.
Greene working hard to break the clinch.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Soriano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
Greene throws an elbow but it misses.
Greene throws an elbow but it misses.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Greene just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soriano's brow.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Greene working Soriano over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Greene dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Greene fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reymon Soriano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano throws a series of punches but Greene avoids them all with ease.
Greene appears to be looking for a big counter.
Greene tries to clinch up but Soriano circles away and keeps his distance.

Soriano pushes Greene up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soriano trying to control the position but instead, Greene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soriano into the ropes.
Soriano trying to control the position but instead, Greene has worked for underhooks and has pushed Soriano into the ropes.
Greene is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greene being controlled against the ropes.
Greene crunches a lovely knee into Soriano's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the ropes.
Soriano is trying to stall.
Greene using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soriano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Soriano pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Greene lands an elbow inside.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greene escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soriano tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.
Soriano swats away the attempt to clinch by Greene.
Soriano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As Soriano looks to move away, Greene throws a big counter combo but Soriano just gets out of the way.

Greene closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Soriano dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Greene throws an elbow that misses.
Greene is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soriano can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike.
Greene looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Greene dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Soriano tries to clinch there but Greene circles away.

Soriano moves into range and clinches up with Greene.
Soriano tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tim Greene has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Greene is looking to control Soriano's arms but Soriano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greene has his back to the ropes.
Soriano tries to work over Greene's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greene misses with an elbow strike.
Greene tries to land a knee to the head but Soriano blocks with his arms.
Soriano dodges an elbow strike from Greene.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soriano tries to stall but Greene uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Greene throws an elbow but misses.
Greene throws an elbow but it misses.
Greene pushes off an throws an elbow but Soriano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Soriano avoids a wild elbow strike from Greene.
Soriano avoids the elbow strike from Greene, against the ropes.
Soriano stalling in the clinch but Greene improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Soriano is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Greene has denied him.
Greene lands an elbow that stopped Soriano in his tracks for a moment.
Soriano taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Soriano blocks the elbow strike.
Greene misses with an elbow over the top.
Soriano blocks an elbow strike from Greene.
Greene scores with a knee to the head.
Soriano pressing his opponent against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Greene breaks the clinch.
Soriano takes a swing at Greene's ribcage but misses.
Greene throws a head kick that Soriano semi-blocks.
Soriano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Greene counters with a series of strikes. Soriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Soriano misses with a combination

and Greene counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greene pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Greene throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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.
Soriano wants to get back to striking at distance but Greene won't allow it.

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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Greene!
Tim Greene seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.