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). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fleming
vs
Kyoraku

172 cm
38
195 lbs
23 - 30 - 0

190 cm
33
186 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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 23 - 30 - 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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsui Kyoraku!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoraku connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fleming throws a right hand that Kyoraku ducks under and follows up with a left that Kyoraku also avoids with ease.
Fleming walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyoraku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyoraku raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Fleming darts in and clinches Kyoraku up against the cage.
Fleming lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyoraku backwards.
Kyoraku can't find room to land a body shot as Fleming controls the action.
Kyoraku misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kyoraku.
Kyoraku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kyoraku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyoraku creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyoraku scores with a hook to the body.
Fleming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kyoraku - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kyoraku taking a breather.
Fleming cracks Kyoraku with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleming controls his hands.
Kyoraku tries to work over Fleming's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyoraku digs a right hand underneath Fleming's ribcage. Fleming let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoraku lands an uppercut.
Kyoraku blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fleming.
Kyoraku avoiding damage.
Fleming with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fleming utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kyoraku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kyoraku lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fleming.
Fleming misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fleming.
Kyoraku struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleming controls his hands.
Fleming connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kyoraku's face.
Kyoraku wants to stall.
Kyoraku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Kyoraku on the inside.
Fleming scores with a shot to the side of Kyoraku's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyoraku lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Fleming avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fleming gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kyoraku is trying to get back to full guard.
Fleming throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyoraku tries to roll over but Fleming keeps him under control.
Fleming throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fleming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kyoraku keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fleming connects with a nice short shot to Kyoraku's temple.
Kyoraku told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fleming throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kyoraku is looking to control Fleming's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyoraku avoid being mounted?
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyoraku taking some punishment here, with Fleming in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is doing well to control the position and prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.
Kyoraku blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fleming.
Kyoraku holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kyoraku is trying to maintain the position but Fleming is very close to passing his half guard.
Fleming missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Fleming is working for a kimura but Kyoraku is defending it quite comfortably.

Fleming is looking for a kimura but Kyoraku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fleming to get the leverage.
Fleming not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kyoraku is controlling Fleming's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kyoraku wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoraku is controlling Fleming's trapped leg to prevent Fleming from advancing to side control.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kyoraku is looking for a sweep. Fleming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kyoraku is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fleming thows a huge punch but Kyoraku dodges it nicely.
Fleming thows a huge punch but Kyoraku dodges it nicely.

Kyoraku makes his way to full guard, as Fleming worked for a kimura.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Kyoraku keeps moving.
Fleming throws an elbow that misses. Kyoraku uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fleming's guard. Nice move by Kyoraku!

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Fleming dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fleming moves into range and clinches up with Kyoraku.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Kyoraku avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyoraku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kyoraku misses with a body punch.
Fleming has a couple of punches blocked by Kyoraku.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fleming throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kyorakus head.
Scott Fleming has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kyoraku tries to throw a body punch but Fleming avoids it by throwing Kyoraku back against the cage.
Fleming misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyoraku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fleming's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming lands with a light punch inside.
Fleming lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kyoraku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fleming has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kyoraku after a bit of a struggle.
Kyoraku has Fleming pushed against the cage.
Kyoraku stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kyoraku receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyoraku.

Fleming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott Fleming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fleming wants to clinch
and Kyoraku counters with a left right combination that sends Fleming crashing to the mat - Kyoraku wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Fleming out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shunsui Kyoraku!
A very excited looking Shunsui Kyoraku made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.