PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleming comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fleming
vs
Hendo

172 cm
29
195 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

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 13 - 12 - 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Hendo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo tries to clinch but Fleming moves out of range.
Hendo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fleming.

Hendo tries to keep at a distance but Fleming has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hendo tries to land a knee to the head but Fleming blocks with his arms.
Fleming digs a right hand into Hendo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hendo's gas tank.
Fleming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hendo taking a breather.

Hendo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Fleming is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Hendo to the mat. Hendo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fleming works over Hendo with some ground and pound from guard.
Fleming postures up and lands a big shot to Hendo's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hendo looking to control.
Fleming scoring with some ground and pound.
Fleming scoring with some ground and pound.
Fleming is looking to work some ground and pound but Hendo has wrist control.

Fleming got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hendo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fleming has managed to get both his arms back between Hendo's legs - danger averted.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Hendo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fleming postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fleming working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hendo's head.
Fleming makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendo wants to sweep here but Fleming controlling him for the moment.
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.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fleming stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hendo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fleming with a nice head shot there.
Fleming working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hendo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fleming is working Hendo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleming distracts Hendo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleming is pushing down on Hendo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hendo is fighting to maintain full guard but Fleming has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hendo is looking for a sweep. Fleming is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hendo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fleming.
Fleming scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fleming seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hendo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hendo looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Fleming there.
Fleming winds up and cracks Hendo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fleming is nestled in close to Hendo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fleming scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hendo is rocked!
Hendo is pressing down on Fleming's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fleming cracks Hendo with a solid left hand.
Hendo is still in real trouble! Can Fleming finish him?
Fleming distracts Hendo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hendo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fleming is one step ahead there.
Fleming postures up.
Hendo seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Fleming content to stall in guard here.
Fleming distracts Hendo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Hendo is looking for a triangle but Fleming pushes his legs off easily.
Hendo keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming landing with the ground and pound.
Hendo keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming with a nice head shot there.
Fleming keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hendo's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming scoring with punches to the head and body.
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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fleming is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fleming sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Hendo keeps moving.
Fleming scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hendo keeping moving, preventing Fleming from controlling successfully.
Fleming is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fleming wants to control from the top but Hendo keeps moving.

Fleming avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fleming is in close to Hendo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Fleming dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fleming clinches.
Fleming lands a good knee to the midsection. Hendo won't want to take too many of those.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Fleming has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fleming is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fleming lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fleming.
Knees to the body from Fleming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hendo is trying to drag Fleming to the mat but Fleming just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleming.
Fleming lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Fleming.
Hendo is breathing heavily.
Hendo pushes off an throws an elbow but Fleming leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fleming goes for a takedown attempt but Hendo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hendo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fleming swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendo moves in looking to clinch but Fleming pushes him off.

Fleming gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fleming tries to land knees in the clinch but Hendo avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hendo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hendo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fleming after a bit of a struggle.
Scott Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hendo.
Fleming is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fleming obliges.

Fleming has hold of one of Hendo's legs. Hendo is fighting the takedown attempt but Fleming gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming cracks Hendo with a solid left hand.
Fleming stands up over Hendo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fleming lands a couple of elbows.
Fleming pushing down on Hendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fleming wants to control but Hendo is keeping him busy.
Hendo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fleming passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hendo!
Fleming can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hendo is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hendo is in all sorts of trouble here.

Fleming has control of Hendo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hendo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fleming lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fleming cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fleming postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Hendo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Fleming goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Fleming!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Fleming made sure he mentioned Hellbent , along with how happy he was to win his fight.