PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Flemming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Le
vs
Flemming

183 cm
22
183 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cung Le!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Flemming!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Flemming.
Flemming is looking to take a break and control but Le is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flemming grinds an elbow into Le's temple.
Le is breathing heavily.
Flemming wants to control but Le is keeping him busy.
Le on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Flemming working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Flemming lands a nice forearm strike.
Flemming lands a nice forearm strike.
Flemming lands some shots froms side control.
Le takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flemming working the ground and pound.
Flemming lands a decent elbow from side control.

Le is rocked!
Flemming cracks Le with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Oh Le is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flemming lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Flemming working the head and body with strikes.
Flemming advances nicely into full mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Le is in a horrible position here. Flemming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le looks a forlorn figure.
Flemming lands a big shot there that rocks Le but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Flemming with good strikes from the mount here!
Flemming lands a big elbow.
Flemming landing strikes from the mount.
Flemming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Flemming is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flemming lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flemming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flemming lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flemming cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming with a couple of short strikes.
Le is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Flemming is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le tries to lock up and control but Flemming gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flemming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le looks a forlorn figure.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flemming unloading with bombs!
Flemming with shots to the head and body - Le looks very uncomfortable down there.
Flemming working Le over with strikes here.
Le wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Flemming.
Flemming landing strikes from the mount and Le is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flemming is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Le can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Flemming pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Le is in a horrible position here. Flemming smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flemming in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Flemming pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flemming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flemming unloading with bombs!
Flemming raining down shots from the mount!
Flemming lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Flemming connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flemming has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Le's face.
Flemming lands a heavy elbow.
Le in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Flemming cracks Le with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Flemming lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flemming with good strikes from the mount here!
Flemming has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Le's face.
Flemming is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Le wants to try and get back to his feet.
Le is bucking up trying to escape but Flemming cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flemming postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Le looks a forlorn figure.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Flemming working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flemming fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flemming punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flemming working Le over with strikes here.
Flemming landing strikes from the mount.
Flemming with the ground and pound from mount.
Flemming is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Flemming.
Le wants to control but Flemming is having none of it.
Flemming has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Le's face.
Le wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Flemming.
Le keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flemming lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Flemming lands a big shot there that rocks Le but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flemming working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Flemming putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Le is working to get back to half guard.
Flemming with the ground and pound from mount.
Flemming working Le over with strikes here.
Flemming unloading with bombs!
Flemming scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Le?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flemming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Flemming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Flemming breaks from Le's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Flemming punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flemming landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Flemming dominated that round.
That's time! Le's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flemming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cung Le has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Flemming.
Flemming shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le pinned against the cage. Le gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming shoots in looking for a takedown. Le tries to sprawl out of it but Flemming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flemming fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flemming shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flemming misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Flemming or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Flemming closes this distance looking for a takedown but Le circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flemming off to one side.
Flemming shoots in and drives through. Le sprawls well.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Flemming pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Flemming or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flemming.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cung Le is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flemming shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Le pinned against the cage. Le gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flemming.
Flemming misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flemming will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flemming shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Flemming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flemming shoots in looking for a takedown. Le tries to sprawl out of it but Flemming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flemming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Le. No joy for Flemming on that attempt.
Flemming fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flemming fails to land the takedown.
Flemming fails with a takedown attempt.
Flemming tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le swivels and escapes.
No luck for Flemming with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Le. No joy for Flemming on that attempt.
Flemming shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Flemming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flemming shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Flemming misses with a takedown attempt - Le sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flemming fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming tries for a takedown but Le sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flemming closes the distance and clinches up with Le, looking for a takedown. Flemming pushes Le against the cage but Le circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flemming fails with the takedown.
Flemming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flemming throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flemming off to one side.
Flemming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flemming fails with the takedown.
Flemming shoots for a double leg takedown but Le sprawls well. He's pushed Flemming's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flemming changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le tries to avoid it but Flemming manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le to the ground. Le escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flemming throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Le's waist but Le gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flemming off to one side.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le as he avoids it easily.
Le keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flemming fails with the takedown.
Flemming will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le seems to have got his legs back now.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flemming shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le but Le pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Flemming or perhaps it was just good defense by Le which made him look bad.
Flemming shoots in looking for a takedown. Le tries to sprawl out of it but Flemming keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Le manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Le lands with a cross.
Flemming shoots in but no luck this time.

Flemming drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flemming lands a decent elbow from side control.
Flemming looks up at the clock and then as Le takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Flemming smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Flemming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flemming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le keeps working.
Flemming in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flemming is putting a hurting on Le here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flemming lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Flemming passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Le!
Flemming raining down shots from the mount!
Flemming with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Flemming shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Le is on queer street and Flemming is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). John Flemming!