PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Yount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fleming might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to T.N.T.. Scott Fleming is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Fleming
vs
Yount

172 cm
37
195 lbs
22 - 29 - 0

195 cm
21
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 29 - 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robin Yount!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fleming gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yount makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yount is pressed up against the cage. Fleming has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yount down to the mat. Yount avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fleming checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yount misses with a kick to the body.
Fleming tries to clinch up but Yount circles away and keeps his distance.
Yount appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yount lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yount.
We've been informed that Yount has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fleming tries to clinch there but Yount circles away.
Fleming wants to clinch
and Yount cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fleming fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yount. Fleming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Yount. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yount.

It looks like Scott Fleming has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Fleming has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fleming rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yount moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A lazy left from Yount finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yount misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yount misses with an uppercut.
Robin Yount is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yount digs a good hook to Fleming's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fleming looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yount throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yount misses with a body kick.
Yount avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Fleming moves into the clinch successfully.
Fleming gets underhooks to prevent Yount's takedown attempt.
Fleming misses with a punch on the inside.
Fleming tries for a takedown but Yount manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Fleming. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yount.

Yount breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yount throws a right hand that Fleming ducks under and follows up with a left that Fleming also avoids with ease.
Yount throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fleming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yount thumps Fleming with a low kick.
Fleming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yount.
Fleming has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fleming fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yount to the ground. Fleming is now in Yount's guard.
Fleming connects with a couple of short punches.
Yount working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fleming stands up over Yount, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fleming accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yount is pulling down on Fleming's head to control his posture.
Fleming postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fleming postures up in Yount's guard and throws a big left but Yount blocks it.
Fleming in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yount working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Fleming stopping the sweep attempt from Yount.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fleming preventing the sweep.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fleming tries to free his leg and advance position but Yount is retaining full guard.
Fleming missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fleming looking to pass the guard.
Fleming has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yount is pulling down on Fleming's head to control his posture.
Yount working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleming.
Fleming trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fleming throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yount utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fleming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fleming looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fleming shoots in looking for a takedown but Yount manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fleming's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fleming chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yount can pounce on him.
Yount is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yount lands with a hook. Fleming tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yount waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fleming.
Fleming looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A little jabbing left from Yount on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yount tries to bum rush Fleming with a series of wild strikes but Fleming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fleming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yount stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yount wants it to stay on the feet.
Yount keeps the fight on the outside.
Yount connects with a solid leg kick.
Fleming tries to clinch but Yount moves out of range.
Fleming gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yount chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Yount 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!

Yount cracks Fleming with a good jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fleming lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yount has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yount and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Fleming scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of Yount's head but Yount avoids it well.
Yount wants to control but Fleming postures up.
Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yount to see if he's OK.
Yount 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 throws an elbow but Yount slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fleming sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yount is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fleming working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fleming misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Yount taking a bit of punishment here - Fleming scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleming lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yount is trying to control Fleming's posture but Fleming avoids it.
The ground and pound from Fleming seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming is looking to take a break and control but Yount is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fleming tries to score with some ground and pound. Yount controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yount taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yount takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yount tries to buck Fleming off but Fleming is having none of it.
Fleming working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fleming landing a few strikes.
Fleming landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fleming throwing shots but missing, from side control.
I wouldn't like to be where Yount is right now.

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!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Fleming tries for a kimura but Yount is defending well.
Fleming throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Fleming.
Fleming throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yount wants to control but Fleming postures up.
Yount keeps Fleming under control for a moment.
An elbow from Fleming crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Yount sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fleming in side control, throwing shots but Yount defends.
Fleming in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Yount is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fleming's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yount on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fleming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fleming wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yount keeps working.
Fleming not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yount keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yount trying to hold on to Fleming's head to control him but Fleming postures up.
Fleming lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yount's head.

Fleming seems to be looking for submissions.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yount trying to control here.
Yount is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fleming thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fleming is thwarting Yount's attempts to control the position.

Fleming wants to work for an arm triangle but Yount is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fleming misses with a head shot. Yount uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Fleming dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Fleming's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fleming tries to clinch but Yount moves out of range.

Fleming bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fleming fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Fleming looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yount takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of Yount's head but Yount avoids it well.
Yount is trying to control Fleming's posture but Fleming avoids it.
Fleming sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yount is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fleming misses with the ground and pound.
Fleming throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fleming throws an elbow but Yount slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fleming throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Fleming crashes against the mat.
Yount managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fleming.
Fleming fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Fleming thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fleming lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yount stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Sloppy strikes there by Fleming.
Yount manages to work his way to half guard, despite Fleming's best efforts.
Fleming throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yount avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Yount manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yount is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yount looking to control.
Fleming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yount can do to turn this around?
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yount wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fleming throwing strikes from guard but Yount blocks nicely.
Fleming with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fleming throws a big elbow that misses.
Fleming postures up in Yount's guard and throws a big left but Yount blocks it.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yount is trying to keep Fleming in close.
Fleming throwing strikes but missing.
Fleming throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yount wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Yount throws a half hearted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Yount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fleming tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fleming moves into range and clinches up with Yount.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fleming just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yount's brow.
Fleming tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yount lands a shoulder strike.
Yount lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yount tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fleming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fleming tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yount gets through Fleming's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fleming is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yount misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yount struggles to land a body shot inside as Fleming controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fleming trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yount swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yount misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yount misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Fleming showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fleming has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Fleming!
Scott Fleming really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.