PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Sammio (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. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Scott Fleming enters the cage!

Sammio
vs
Fleming

185 cm
29
194 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

172 cm
35
195 lbs
19 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Powerful

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 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakari Sammio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammio thows a leg kick but Fleming checks it
and Fleming counters with a one-two to the body.
Sammio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sammio lands a slapping body shot.
Sammio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sammio lands a leg kick that knocks Fleming off balance momentarily.
Fleming misses with a straight left.
Fleming on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sammio misses with a straight right.
Fleming is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sammio with a body shot.
Sammio throws a hook but Fleming blocks it.
Sammio sets himself, and Fleming steps forward looking for the clinch! Sammio avoids it this time.
Sammio throws a body shot but no joy.
Fleming wants to clinch.
Sammio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming avoids the head kick by Sammio.
A head kick misses from Sammio.
Fleming lands a jab to Sammio's midsection.
Fleming moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammio.
Sammio swings widly with a right hand
and Fleming counters with a straight right hand.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Fleming sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Fleming responds with a good body kick, but Sammio manages to step out the way in time.
Sammio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sammio has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fleming has a takedown stuffed.
Sammio throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.
Sakari Sammio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fleming checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sammio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sammio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fleming.
Fleming looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio sizes up Fleming with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Fleming checks it.
Sammio misses with an uppercut
and Fleming counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming misses the shot to the body.
Sammio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fleming unleashes a big counter combination but Sammio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A big left from Sammio misses.
Sammio misses with an uppercut. Fleming saw that one coming.
Sammio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sammio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Sammio scores with a hook.
Sammio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fleming pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming moves out of range as Sammio strikes.
Fleming is looking for the big counter here.
Sammio clobbers Fleming with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sammio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sammio throws a series of punches but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming checks a low kick from Sammio.
Sammio throws a head kick but Fleming moves out of range.
Fleming only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Good work by Fleming as he checks the leg kick.
Sammio throws out a loose jab but Fleming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Fleming shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fleming landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sammio wants to control but Fleming is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fleming wants to work for an arm triangle but Sammio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammio won't allow Fleming to pass to mount.
Fleming is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fleming throwing shots but Sammio is blocking nicely.
Fleming has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sammio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Sammio tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
Fleming is nestled in close to Sammio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fleming sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sammio defending well though.
Sammio is looking to improve his position.
Sammio is in trouble now - Fleming has advanced to mount!
Fleming unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sakari Sammio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
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.

Sammio throws a leg kick
and Fleming finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sakari Sammio is winning the standup battle so far.
Sammio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sammio misses with a left hand
and Fleming counters with a straight right hand.
Sammio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fleming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Fleming misses.
Fleming checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Scott Fleming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sammio misses with a wild body shot.
Fleming misses with a takedown attempt - Sammio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fleming on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fleming checks a leg kick nicely.
Fleming tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sammio thumps Fleming with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming throws a body shot but no joy.
Sammio lands a head shot.
Fleming checks a low kick from Sammio.
Fleming lands a jab to the nose.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Sammio misses.
Sammio misses with an uppercut. Fleming saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Fleming misses.
Sammio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fleming.
Sammio throwing a counter right hand but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Sammio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fleming blocks a low kick nicely.
Fleming avoids the head kick by Sammio.
Sammio tries to move into range but Fleming moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sammio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sammio.
Sammio misses with a hook to the body
letting Fleming counter with a right hand.
Sammio dodges the punch combination from Fleming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammio tried to score with a low kick but Fleming checks it.
Despite the aggression on Fleming's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sakari Sammio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A leg kick checked by Fleming.
As Sammio backs off Fleming throws a huge counter combo but Sammio manages to avoid it all.
Fleming misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sammio moves out of range as Fleming throws a body kick.
Sammio scoring well with a low kick there.

Fleming shoots in and gets a takedown into Sammio's guard.

Sammio pushes Fleming off and gets back to his feet.
Sammio throws a leg kick but Fleming moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sammio.
Sammio misses with a wild body shot.
Sammio moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFleming.
Fleming is looking to land body kicks.
Fleming fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sammio misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Fleming releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sammio scores with a nice head shot.
Sammio scores with a leg kick.
Sammio wants to land a leg kick but Fleming is out of range.
A low kick from Sammio misses
and Fleming counters with a nice body kick.
Fleming throws a body punch but Sammio moves out of range.
Sammio throws a lazy head kick
and Fleming counters with a series of strikes. Sammio will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fleming swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sammio tries to clinch
and Fleming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammio throws a wild body kick that Fleming sees coming a mile off.
Fleming looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fleming walks into a straight right hand from Sammio.
Fleming scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sammio lands a jab to the nose.

Fleming shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fleming showed some decent athleticism there.
Fleming prevents Sammio from improving his position.
Fleming working the head and body with strikes.
Fleming lands with a punch from half guard.

Sammio is rocked!
Ground and pound from Fleming.
Oh Sammio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sammio trying to control from the bottom.
Sammio tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Fleming will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sammio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sammio seems to have got his legs back now.
Fleming paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sammio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sammio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fleming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fleming avoids the head kick by Sammio.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sammio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sammio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fleming shoots in but Sammio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming misses with a looping right.
Sammio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sammio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sammio misses with a body shot.
Fleming wants to counter with a clinch but Sammio pushes him away.
Sammio digs a good body shot into Fleming's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sammio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sammio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fleming.
Fleming swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sammio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fleming.
Sammio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fleming manages to avoid it.
Fleming throws out a counter right but Sammio avoids it with no problem.
A low kick from Sammio is predictable there
and Fleming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fleming takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sammio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming checks a leg kick.
Sammio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fleming checks a low kick from Sammio.
Fleming throws out a counter right but Sammio avoids it with no problem.
Fleming's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fleming slips under a jab from Sammio.
Sammio throws a front kick that sends Fleming stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fleming punishes Sammio's body with a nice straight punch.
Sammio misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fleming! But no joy.
Sammio feints and then cracks Fleming's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fleming down.
Sammio throws out a loose jab but Fleming uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fleming appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sammio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Fleming.

Fleming bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fleming landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sammio parries the strikes from Fleming easily there. Fleming is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sammio to escape.
Fleming is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sammio will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of Sammio's head but Sammio avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Fleming tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fleming has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fleming working the ground and pound but Sammio is defending the strikes.
Sammio is looking to reverse the position.
Sammio is trying to control Fleming's posture but Fleming avoids it.
Fleming lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sammio down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming lands a nice forearm strike.
Fleming lands a nice forearm strike.
Scott Fleming has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fleming lands a strong strike to the head of Sammio. That's dazed him! Fleming looking to finish here. Sammio is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Fleming lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
An out of breath and clearly excited Scott Fleming thanked Hellbent for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).