PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming has chosen T.N.T. as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Rook
vs
Fleming

180 cm
31
190 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

172 cm
33
195 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rook rushes Fleming and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fleming lands with a light punch inside.
Rook unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fleming lands a shot to the body.

Fleming breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rook pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rook blocks a head kick by Fleming.
Rook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleming was well out of range. Poor timing from Rook.
Fleming misses with a wild combination.
Rook half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
The crowd cheers as Fleming lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rook doesn't seem phased though.
Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rook lands an overhand right.
Fleming misses with a hook.
Rook tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fleming throws a counter combo.
Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fleming has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Rook gets a clinch.
Fleming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rook managing to block the knees to the body from Fleming.
Rook creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fleming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fleming lands a knee to the body.
Rook misses with a knee strike.

Fleming turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fleming manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rook is looking to reverse the position.
Fleming working the head with strikes.
Fleming throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fleming fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rook is looking to reverse the position.
Fleming misses with the ground and pound.
Rook is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fleming connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
Rook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fleming wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fleming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rook keeps working.
Fleming working the ground and pound.
Fleming laying and praying for a moment but Rook takes advantage and regains half guard.
Fleming is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fleming with good strikes from the mount here!
Rook is working to get back to half guard.
Fleming is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rook tries to lock up and control but Fleming gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming breaks from Rook's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fleming scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fleming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Rook is rocked!
Fleming is landing with some decent strikes but Rook is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Rook is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleming postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Rook badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Fleming around the waist but Fleming pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Fleming is the winner by TKO! Fleming jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
Scott Fleming managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellbent , into his post fight interview.