PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Courtney Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Warms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Courtney Fleming has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Fleming
vs
Warms

202 cm
24
151 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Courtney Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Warms!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fleming drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fleming working away.
Warms takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fleming throws a strike aimed at the side of Warms's head but Warms avoids it well.
Warms wants to control but Fleming postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warms is trying to get back to his feet.
Warms tries to bench press Fleming off him but Fleming keeps the position.
Fleming scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Warms wants to get back to his feet but Fleming is dominant here and he's now got Warms's back!
Fleming somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Fleming cracks Warms with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Warms from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fleming working for a choke but Warms is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming controlling well, preventing Warms from escaping the position.
Warms looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fleming scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Warms is looking for a way out.
Fleming connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Warms to escape the position.
Fleming is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Warms up.
Fleming avoiding Warms 's attempts to control his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming missing with strikes from the back.
Warms breaks Fleming's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Fleming pushes Warms off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warms shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fleming closes the distance but Warms moves to the side

and Warms moves into the clinch.
Fleming throws an elbow that misses.
Fleming prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warms has Fleming pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fleming manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fleming lands a right hand.
Fleming really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Warms tries to circle away but Fleming has him pinned against the cage.
Warms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Warms tries to break free but Fleming pushes him back against the cage.
Fleming lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warms wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fleming swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warms tries to circle away but Fleming has him pinned against the cage.
Warms wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fleming prevents Warms from breaking the clinch.
Fleming working Warms over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warms tries to pull guard but Fleming forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Courtney Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Warms.

Warms pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A chopping leg kick lands by Fleming.
Warms throws a low kick, looking for Fleming's leg but Fleming calmly moves out of range.
Warms stuns Fleming with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Fleming has closed the distance and engaged Warms in a clinch.
Warms is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Warms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warms.
Warms looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Warms looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Warms's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fleming has Warms pressed against the cage, preventing Warms from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fleming throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fleming prevents Warms from breaking the clinch.
Warms scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like Courtney Fleming has been cut.
Fleming has a couple of punches blocked by Warms.
Fleming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warms is trying to break the clinch but Fleming has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warms is trying to push Fleming away but Fleming has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fleming prevents Warms from breaking the clinch.
Fleming is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Warms wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fleming keeps control of Warms as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Fleming.
Fleming lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fleming misses with the head strike.
Warms wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fleming has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warms is trying to force a seperation but Fleming has the dominant position.
Fleming keeps control of Warms as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warms misses with the head strike.
Warms is looking to break free of the clinch but Fleming has double underhooks.

Warms manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warms looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warms 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.
Warms circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fleming just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warms tries to clinch but Fleming moves away

and Fleming holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Fleming fails to land.
Fleming has Warms pressed against the cage, preventing Warms from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warms has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fleming has Warms pressed against the cage, preventing Warms from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warms tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fleming misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Warms is looking to break free of the clinch but Fleming has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Warms will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Courtney Fleming's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fleming tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Warms defends well and Fleming ends up having to push Warms into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Warms wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Warms is trying to break the clinch but Fleming has him pressed against the cage.
Warms is trying to force a seperation but Fleming has the dominant position.
Fleming lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Warms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Fleming.
Warms tries to break the clinch but Fleming is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming keeps control of Warms as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warms working hard to break the clinch.

Fleming breaks the clinch.
Warms tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fleming defends well and Warms ends up having to push Fleming into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fleming just misses with a elbow thrown towards Warms's brow.
Fleming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fleming lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Fleming.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warms is looking to break free of the clinch but Fleming has double underhooks.
Fleming has Warms pressed against the cage, preventing Warms from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warms is looking to take this one to the mat.

Fleming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Warms is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warms misses with a low kick.

Fleming moves into the clinch successfully.
Fleming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warms wants to break the clinch but can't.
Warms wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fleming has him pressed against the cage.
Warms wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fleming unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Warms tries to break the clinch but Fleming is controlling the position.
Warms is trying to force a seperation but Fleming has the dominant position.
Warms blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Warms tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleming avoids the damage to the body.
Fleming prevents Warms from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming has Warms pressed against the cage, preventing Warms from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Warms is trying to break free.
Fleming stalls.
Fleming creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Warms's defenses.
Warms is working for takedown but Fleming is calmly controlling the position for now.
Courtney Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Warms.
Fleming lands a nice knee to the body.
Warms is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Courtney Fleming.
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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28

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