PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brewster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Way of the Fist. Claes Fleming has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fleming
vs
Brewster

188 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
186 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Determined

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Brewster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brewster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fleming sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brewster somewhat.
Fleming keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fleming buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleming throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brewster.

It looks like Chad Brewster has been cut.
A slow jab from Brewster misses its intended target.
Brewster tries to clinch but Fleming moves out of range.
Brewster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brewster doesn't manage to clinch there - Fleming circles away.
Brewster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fleming counters with a nice body kick.
Fleming steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brewster.
Fleming ducks under a wild hook from Brewster.
Fleming pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brewster lands a jab.
Claes Fleming is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brewster shoots for a takedown but Fleming saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Brewster.
Brewster swinging wildly here.
Fleming dodges the punch combination from Brewster.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster thows a leg kick but Fleming checks it
and Fleming counters with a good low kick that Brewster was not able to check.
Brewster throws a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fleming thows a leg kick but Brewster checks it
and Brewster counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Brewster is predictable there
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewster throws a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Brewster tries to clinch up
and Fleming counters with an outside leg kick.
Brewster keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewster throws a series of punches but Fleming avoids them all with ease.
Fleming lands a head kick. Brewster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brewster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Brewster catches Fleming right on the button with a cross.
Fleming throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brewster misses with a body shot.
Brewster throws an overhand right that lands on Fleming's shoulder, as Fleming tries to avoid the shot.
Brewster tries to clinch there but Fleming circles away.
Brewster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fleming paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brewster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chad Brewster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Fleming lands but Brewster takes it in his stride.
Brewster misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fleming.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Brewster tries to clinch but Fleming moves away
and Fleming counters with a good, hard body kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fleming keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brewster.
Brewster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fleming sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fleming blocks a jab.
Brewster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claes Fleming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Brewster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fleming does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Claes Fleming is winning the standup battle so far.
Fleming moves out of range of the body kick from Brewster.
Fleming throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Fleming misses with a body kick.
Fleming throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brewster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming slips a straight right by Brewster.
Fleming lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster throws a looping overhand right but Fleming ducks down to avoid it.
Brewster swings widly with a right hand
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brewster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brewster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleming counters with a good, hard body kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
Brewster looks to land a combination but Fleming avoids it well.
Fleming uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brewster.
Brewster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleming thows a body kick. Brewster tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster misses with a shot to the body
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brewster misses with a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a head kick. That will keep Brewster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fleming dodges the punch combination from Brewster.
Brewster is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fleming chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleming lands with a kick to the temple. Brewster shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That has opened up Chad Brewster's cut even more.
Fleming's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brewster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fleming scrambles back to his feet.
Brewster misses the jab.
A low kick from Brewster is predictable there
and Fleming counters with a thumping low kick.
Brewster tries to clinch but Fleming moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewster tries to clinch up but Fleming circles away and keeps his distance.
Brewster tries to clinch there but Fleming circles away.
Brewster just misses with a punch to the body.
Brewster throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fleming counters with a nice leg kick.
Brewster fails with a takedown attempt.
Fleming lands a head kick. Brewster smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Brewster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewster tries to close the distance and clinch but Fleming swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fleming.
Fleming blocks a jab.
A low kick from Brewster misses
and Fleming counters with a leg kick.
Brewster fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fleming is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewster throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.
Fleming misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brewster 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 Fleming has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fleming and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brewster thumps Fleming with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Claes Fleming dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Brewster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fleming takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fleming defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brewster.
Brewster looks for the body kick but Fleming saw that one coming.
Fleming scoring well with a low kick there.
Brewster misses with a wild body shot.
Brewster throws an overhand right that lands on Fleming's shoulder, as Fleming tries to avoid the shot.
Brewster throws a leg kick but Fleming sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Brewster or perhaps it was just good defense by Fleming which made him look bad.
Brewster misses with a body punch
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Brewster misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Brewster darts in trying to clinch
and Fleming counters with a nice low kick that buckles Brewster's knee momentarily.
Brewster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brewster takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brewster misses with an uppercut
and Fleming counters with a good low kick that Brewster was not able to check.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Fleming misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster blocks a head kick by Fleming.
Brewster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Brewster.
Fleming showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brewster.
Brewster is looking to chop away at Fleming's legs.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Fleming. No joy for Brewster on that attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Brewster misses.
Brewster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewster tries a low kick but Fleming avoids it.
A lazy body kick from Brewster
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Brewster shrugs it off.

The cut above Chad Brewster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fleming throws a head kick but Brewster moves out of range.
Brewster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fleming misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Brewster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brewster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brewster.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brewster throws a combination that misses
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Brewster shrugs it off.
Brewster wants to clinch but Fleming slips to the side
and Fleming counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brewster is looking to clinch.
Chad Brewster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brewster throws a jab when Fleming was well out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Claes Fleming showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fleming 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Claes Fleming!