PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Flemming (ranked 2680 p4p, 343 weight class) and Hank Roy (ranked 962 p4p, 140 weight class). Flemming kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is AC/DC | Spoilin' For A Fight. Roy has chosen Heat of the Moment as his entrance music. Hank Roy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Flemming
vs
Roy

185 cm
27
177 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Flemming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hank Roy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flemming swings for the body but Roy moves out of range.
Roy misses with an uppercut
and Flemming counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flemming throws out a loose jab but Roy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flemming throws a body punch but Roy moves out of range.
Roy scores with a hook to the body. Flemming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roy dips to his left and cracks Flemming with an uppercut!
Flemming misses with a looping left.
Roy tries to clinch
and Flemming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flemming sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flemming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Roy throws a hook but Flemming blocks it.
Flemming was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy misses with a lunging right hand
and Flemming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Flemming's shoulder, as Flemming tries to avoid the shot.
Flemming swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Roy misses with a hook
and Flemming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flemming scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roy digs a good body shot into Flemming's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Flemming works Roy's body with a nice hook.
Flemming throws a poor cross that misses
and Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flemming takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab by Roy.

It looks like Craig Flemming has been cut.
Roy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Roy misses.
Roy cracks Flemming with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flemming finds it's way round the side to connect with Roy's head.
Roy scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roy misses with a hook
and Flemming counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hank Roy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flemming lands a jab.
Roy lands a nice shot that snaps Flemming's head back.
Flemming throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.
Flemming misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Flemming misses
and Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy looks to throw the jab but Flemming is out of range.
Roy misses with a hook
and Flemming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Flemming throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flemming slips a jab from Roy.
Roy wants to clinch.
Flemming listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Flemming digs a good hook to Roy's body.
Flemming just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flemming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Roy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roy.
Roy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flemming.
Flemming misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Flemming ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roy misses with a lunging right hand
and Flemming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flemming was well out of range. Poor timing from Roy.
Flemming throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flemming lands with a shot to the body.
Roy misses with a straight left.
Flemming throwing a counter right hand but Roy manages to avoid it.
Roy misses with a wild body shot.
Flemming was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flemming. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Flemming is just out of range.
Flemming lands a glancing blow to the side of Roy's head.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flemming throws a hook but Roy blocks it.
Roy misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Flemming.
Flemming blocks a jab.
Flemming swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flemming ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roy moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Flemming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flemming throws a lazy right hand but Roy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flemming throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Roy misses the body punch
and Flemming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flemming manages to avoid it.
Roy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Flemming counters with a nice body shot.
Flemming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Roy tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Flemming counter with a right hand.
Roy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy throws an off balance right hand
and Flemming connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Roy. Beautiful body shot.
Flemming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
Flemming swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flemming bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Craig Flemming will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Craig Flemming's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Flemming slips under a jab.
Flemming fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Craig Flemming is winning the standup battle so far.
Flemming throws a right and a left that Roy avoids nicely.
Roy connects with a looping right hand.
Roy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Flemming slips a jab from Roy.
Roy swings widly with a right hand
and Flemming counters with a series of strikes. Roy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roy scores with a hook to the body. Flemming takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flemming closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flemming missing with a left hand there. Roy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Flemming.
Roy slips under a jab from Flemming.
Roy moves to clinch but Flemming breaks away
and Flemming counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roy thinking.
Roy scores with a nice right hand.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but Flemming ducks down to avoid it.
Flemming avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roy cracks Flemming with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roy throws an off balance right hand
and Flemming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roy misses with a right hand
and Flemming cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roy swings widly with a right hand
and Flemming counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roy throws a big shot that misses.
Roy lands a really nice looking cross but Flemming seems unphased.
Roy lands a slapping body shot.
Flemming stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Flemming throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Roy misses its intended target.
Flemming scores with a nice strike.
Roy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Flemming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flemming misses with a looping right.
Roy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flemming manages to avoid it.
Flemming avoids the body shot from Roy.
A little feinted left hand from Flemming on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flemming.
Roy misses with a hook
and Flemming counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roy throws a poor cross that misses
and Flemming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Flemming.
A little jabbing left from Roy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flemming sizes up Roy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Flemming throws a hook but Roy avoids it easily.
Flemming avoids the body shot from Roy.
Roy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flemming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy.
Flemming throwing a counter right hand but Roy manages to avoid it.
Roy ducks right into an uppercut from Flemming.
Flemming connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Flemming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
As Flemming backs off Roy throws a huge counter combo but Flemming manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Flemming moves out of range of the strikes.
Flemming throws a jab when Roy was well out of range.
Roy misses with a body shot.
Flemming uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roy.
Flemming is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Flemming throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flemming lands with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Flemming. Those never looked like landing.
Flemming pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flemming has time to react.
No joy there for Roy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flemming throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roy throws a lazy uppercut
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flemming throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roy counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Roy misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy misses with a left hand
and Flemming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roy misses with a hook.
Roy misses with a hook. Flemming ducked under it nicely.
Flemming uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy.
Roy lands a jab-cross combination.
Flemming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Flemming throws a hook to the side of Roy's head but Roy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flemming lands a jab to Roy's midsection.
Flemming lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flemming counters with a left to the body.
Flemming dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flemming throws a poor cross that misses
and Roy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flemming thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Flemming counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flemming blocks a jab.
Roy swings for the body but Flemming moves out of range.
A left lands for Flemming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Flemming dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Flemming'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. And we move into the final round!

Roy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flemming's hands.
Roy swings for the body but Flemming moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Flemming misses its target.
Flemming throws a looping overhand right but Roy ducks down to avoid it.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but Flemming ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Roy misses.
Flemming appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flemming.
Flemming blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Flemming. That snapped Roy's head back.
Flemming connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Flemming misses.
Roy throws an off balance right hand
and Flemming makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy cracks Flemming with a good jab.
Roy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roy defending well as Flemming loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Flemming. That snapped Roy's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Flemming. Roy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flemming slips a straight right by Roy.
Flemming connects with a crisp jab.
Flemming misses with an uppercut. Roy saw that one coming.
Roy lands a jab.
Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Flemming was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roy.
Flemming is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roy.
Flemming scores with the left hand. Roy knows he should have avoided that one.
Roy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Roy.
Jab by Flemming.
Flemming misses with a looping left.
Roy misses with an uppercut. Flemming saw that one coming.
Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flemming.
Flemming connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roy. Roy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flemming shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roy eats them both and turns towards Flemming to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hank Roy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Roy. Flemming does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flemming cracks Roy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flemming uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy.
Roy throws a poor cross that misses
and Flemming counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roy misses with a body punch
and Flemming counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flemming scores with a jab to the head.
Roy misses with a body punch
and Flemming counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Flemming throws a good cross that connects.
Roy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roy throws a poor cross that misses
and Roy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy throws a looping overhand right but Flemming ducks down to avoid it.
Roy misses the shot to the body.
Flemming was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flemming cracks Roy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roy is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A jab from Roy misses.
Craig Flemming is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flemming scores with a hook to the body. Roy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Roy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roy throws a hook to the side of Flemming's head but Flemming sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flemming bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Flemming lands an overhand right.
Roy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flemming throws out the jab.
Roy tries to bum rush Flemming with a series of wild strikes but Flemming uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roy loads up on a big right hand but Flemming slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flemming darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Flemming is just out of range.
Flemming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy can do to turn this around?
Roy takes one to the side of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Roy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flemming is looking for a counter combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Flemming connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roy scrambles back to his feet.
Roy misses with a straight right.
Flemming throws an overhand right that lands on Roy's shoulder, as Roy tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flemming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roy.
Roy misses with a few strikes there.
Flemming wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Flemming moves away from the strike by Roy.
Roy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Flemming to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy throws an overhand right that lands on Flemming's shoulder, as Flemming tries to avoid the shot.
Roy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roy throws a body punch but Flemming moves out of range.
Roy cracks a nice hook into Flemming's ribs.
Flemming bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roy's head.
Roy lunges at Flemming with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flemming's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flemming jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flemming connects with a crisp jab.
Roy lands a jab.
Roy walks into a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Flemming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flemming has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Craig Flemming!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Craig Flemming!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Craig Flemming!

Craig Flemming wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Craig Flemming, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.