PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coke Poep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poep
vs
Fleming

191 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

188 cm
30
185 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Coke Poep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Claes Fleming!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Coke Poep has been cut.
Fleming fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Fleming lands a big head kick that sends Poep tumbling to the mat! Fleming takes a step backwards and waves Poep back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Poep is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poep fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Poep is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Poep seems to have got his legs back now.
Fleming throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fleming misses with an uppercut. Poep saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fleming.

Poep scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Poep controlling the pace.

Poep wants to work for an arm triangle but Fleming is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poep content to control rather than advance.

Poep is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fleming is just riding it out for now. Poep eventually gives up the hold.
Poep sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fleming defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poep thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poep thows a huge punch but Fleming dodges it nicely.

Poep seems to be working for a kimura but Fleming defends the submission attempt.
Fleming is looking to control Poep's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fleming avoid being mounted?
Poep trying to mount his opponent but Fleming defends it.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming keeping hold of Poep's head, controlling as best he can.
Fleming is not content to let Poep control the position.
Poep slips a nice elbow through Fleming's hands, connecting with Fleming's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Poep is trying to control the action in half guard but Fleming is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Poep not doing much here.
Poep is looking to pass Fleming's guard but actually Fleming recovers to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poep missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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 Coke Poep's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fleming dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poep. That did some damage!
Fleming chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fleming misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Poep or perhaps it was just good defense by Fleming which made him look bad.
Nice body punch from Fleming.
Coke Poep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Poep tries for a takedown but Fleming circles away easily
and Fleming counters with a nice body kick.
Fleming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fleming throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A big right from Fleming misses.
Fleming throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fleming defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poep.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Coke Poep. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fleming buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fleming tries a head kick but it misses.
Fleming throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poep stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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 lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fleming lands with a shot to the body.
Claes Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Fleming stuffs the takedown.
Fleming lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Fleming finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fleming scores with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Fleming finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming scores with a leg kick.
Fleming lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fleming. That's going to slow Poep down.
Poep takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fleming fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poep.
Fleming throws a nice head kick!
Poep takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Fleming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming cracks Poep with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Poep falls to his knees and Fleming doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Claes Fleming!