PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsui Kyoraku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fleming might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.N.T.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fleming
vs
Kyoraku

172 cm
37
195 lbs
22 - 27 - 0

190 cm
32
186 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

MayheM sportswear
GREEN!160

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kyoraku fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fleming, pushing him back against the cage.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Kyoraku pushes Fleming back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kyoraku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming blocks a body shot from Kyoraku.
The referee calls for Fleming to work.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Kyoraku is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Fleming.
Kyoraku avoids the elbow strike from Fleming, against the cage.
Fleming prevents a body shot from Kyoraku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyoraku has a couple of punches blocked by Fleming.
Our sources have told us that Fleming has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fleming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyoraku avoids it.
Kyoraku misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kyoraku on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands with a light punch inside.
Fleming wants a takedown but no success here.
Kyoraku working aggressively here.
Kyoraku lands a nice uppercut.
Fleming lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fleming.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fleming is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyoraku gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.
Fleming misses with a punch to the body.
Kyoraku blocking some punches.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.

Fleming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fleming jabs Kyoraku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shunsui Kyoraku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyoraku misses with an uppercut.
Fleming is looking to counter the offense by Kyoraku and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kyoraku has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fleming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kyoraku.
Shunsui Kyoraku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Fleming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fleming blocks a leg kick.
Fleming throws a right hand that Kyoraku ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyoraku also avoids with ease.
Kyoraku swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fleming forces Kyoraku back against the cage and clinches.
Fleming can't get the takedown.
Kyoraku gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fleming.
Kyoraku misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kyoraku on the inside.
Fleming struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyoraku controls his hands.
Kyoraku misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming goes for a takedown attempt but Kyoraku pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fleming moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kyoraku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fleming wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fleming slips under a jab from Kyoraku.
Fleming wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kyoraku lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kyoraku works Fleming's body with a nice hook.
A punch lands to the side of Fleming 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
Kyoraku connects with a leg kick. Fleming looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kyoraku. Fleming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyoraku misses with the combination.
Fleming appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kyoraku gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fleming turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kyoraku is looking to regain half guard here but Fleming keeps moving and retains side control.
Fleming lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kyoraku is trying to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Fleming are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fleming fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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Fleming sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kyoraku is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kyoraku tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Fleming thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shunsui Kyoraku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

That kick from Kyoraku tenderised Fleming's leg. Fleming is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kyoraku lands with a shot to the body.
Kyoraku thumps Fleming with a low kick.
Fleming moves in looking to clinch but Kyoraku pushes him off.
Kyoraku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fleming's calf.
Fleming moves out of range of the strikes.
Fleming seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kyoraku throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch! Kyoraku slams his shin into Fleming's torso.
Kyoraku attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kyoraku lands a lovely overhand right.
A punch combination from Kyoraku misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fleming was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyoraku.

Fleming drives through with a takedown into Kyoraku's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kyoraku working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Fleming postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fleming throwing strikes from guard but Kyoraku blocks nicely.
Fleming throws a big right hand that misses.
Fleming with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fleming throwing strikes from guard but Kyoraku blocks nicely.
Fleming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fleming won't allow Kyoraku to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kyoraku's head.
Kyoraku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fleming is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Kyoraku stands up out of the half guard.
Nice body punch from Kyoraku.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoraku looks to throw the jab but Fleming is out of range.
Fleming gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fleming finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kyoraku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fleming tries to bum rush Kyoraku with a series of wild strikes but Kyoraku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fleming looks to score with a jab to the body but Kyoraku is just out of range.
Kyoraku scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyoraku was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fleming tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Fleming. Those never looked like landing.
Kyoraku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fleming sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kyoraku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fleming will feel that in the morning.
Kyoraku is looking to slow Fleming down with leg kicks.
Kyoraku pushes Fleming away with a front kick.
No joy there for Fleming, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kyoraku lands with a kick to the temple. Fleming shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Kyoraku pushes Fleming up against the cage in a clinch.
Fleming is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kyoraku presses Fleming against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyoraku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyoraku lands with a left to the head.

Fleming is rocked!
Fleming tries to work over Kyoraku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Fleming is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fleming misses with a punch to the body.
Fleming is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyoraku gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fleming seems to have got his legs back now.
Fleming trying to land knees to the body.
Fleming is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyoraku gets an underhook and turns Fleming into the cage.
Kyoraku is pressed up against the cage. Fleming has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kyoraku down to the mat. Kyoraku avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Kyoraku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyoraku plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Fleming swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Fleming face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shunsui Kyoraku!
An out of breath Shunsui Kyoraku thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.