PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Letto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rez Kandinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letto comes to the cage accompanied by S.O.A.D. - Sugar. Ray Letto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Letto
vs
Kandinsky

185 cm
20
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ray Letto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rez Kandinsky!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letto connects with the punch.
Letto misses with a body shot.
Letto misses with a wild body shot.
Letto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kandinsky forces Letto back against the cage and clinches.
Kandinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kandinsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letto or not.
A head punch on the inside from Kandinsky fails to land.
Kandinsky has Letto pressed against the cage, preventing Letto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kandinsky lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Letto.
Letto letting Kandinsky take a breather here.
Kandinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kandinsky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kandinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Letto is trying to break the clinch but Kandinsky has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kandinsky lands a body shot.
Kandinsky is working Letto over against the cage.
Kandinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kandinsky is leaning against Letto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Kandinsky.
Letto blocks an uppercut.
Letto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kandinsky.
Letto is breathing heavily.
Letto is looking to break free of the clinch but Kandinsky has double underhooks.
Kandinsky digs a right hand into Letto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Letto's gas tank.
Kandinsky lands with a left to the head.
Kandinsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Kandinsky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kandinsky.
Letto takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kandinsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kandinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kandinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
Kandinsky pushes Letto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky leaning against his opponent.
Kandinsky works on Letto's body with a couple of short punches.
Kandinsky cracks Letto with a nice body shot.
Kandinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Kandinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike.
Kandinsky pushes Letto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kandinsky lands with a light punch inside.
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
Kandinsky is leaning against Letto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Kandinsky - that landed with a thud.
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike.
Kandinsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Kandinsky lands a body shot in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kandinsky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kandinsky lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kandinsky.
A short right from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a body punch.
Kandinsky lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letto or not.
Kandinsky gets through Letto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky is working Letto over against the cage.
Kandinsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Letto backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
Kandinsky presses Letto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kandinsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kandinsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kandinsky lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Kandinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kandinsky scores with a hook to the body.
Kandinsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kandinsky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Kandinsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kandinsky lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kandinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Letto is rocked!
Kandinsky slows down the pace here.
Kandinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Letto. Those never looked like landing.

Kandinsky gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kandinsky.
Kandinsky works on Letto's body with a couple of short punches.
Kandinsky is working Letto over against the cage.
Kandinsky lands a right hand.
Kandinsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kandinsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kandinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kandinsky presses Letto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kandinsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Kandinsky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kandinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kandinsky cracks Letto with a nice body shot.
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kandinsky on the inside.
Letto wants to break free but Kandinsky has control.
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kandinsky on the inside.
Oh Letto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kandinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kandinsky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kandinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kandinsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kandinsky is struggling to control the position.
Letto seems to have got his legs back now.
Kandinsky lands a right hand.
Kandinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kandinsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Letto blocks an uppercut.
Kandinsky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kandinsky lands a shot to the body.
Letto is trying to break the clinch but Kandinsky has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Kandinsky.
Letto is trying to break free.
Kandinsky scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kandinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kandinsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kandinsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kandinsky.
A nice left hand lands by Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kandinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kandinsky has a couple of punches blocked by Letto.
Kandinsky pushes Letto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Letto has had enough of the clinch but Kandinsky keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kandinsky taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kandinsky.
Kandinsky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kandinsky scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kandinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letto takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Kandinsky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kandinsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kandinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kandinsky softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kandinsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kandinsky lands a hook to the side of the head.
Letto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kandinsky lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Kandinsky to work.
Kandinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Kandinsky.
Rez Kandinsky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kandinsky fails to land.
Kandinsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letto working hard to break the clinch.
Kandinsky misses with some punches.
Kandinsky lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kandinsky lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rez Kandinsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Letto throws an overhand right that lands on Kandinsky's shoulder, as Kandinsky tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Kandinsky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kandinsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letto scores with the left hand. Kandinsky knows he should have avoided that one.
Letto jabs Kandinsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Letto throws a big shot that misses.
Kandinsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Letto misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kandinsky lands a nice leg kick that just misses Letto's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kandinsky.

Kandinsky drives through and clinches with Letto against the cage.
Kandinsky misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kandinsky prevents Letto from breaking the clinch.
Kandinsky prevents Letto from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kandinsky fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Letto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Kandinsky.
A short left from Kandinsky.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kandinsky lands a body shot.
Kandinsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Letto.
Kandinsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky cracks Letto with a nice body shot.
Kandinsky works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rez Kandinsky is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky leaning against his opponent.
Nice body punch from Kandinsky - that landed with a thud.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Kandinsky presses Letto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kandinsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kandinsky lands an uppercut.
A short right from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky presses Letto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kandinsky lands a body shot.
Kandinsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Letto.
Kandinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Letto takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kandinsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kandinsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kandinsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Letto backwards.
Kandinsky has Letto pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kandinsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lettos head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Kandinsky.
Kandinsky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kandinsky scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kandinsky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lettos head.
Kandinsky presses Letto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kandinsky lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kandinsky scores with a shot to the side of Letto's head.
Kandinsky lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kandinsky.
A short uppercut from Kandinsky.
Letto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kandinsky lands a left hand.
Kandinsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kandinsky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kandinsky digs a right hand underneath Letto's ribcage. Letto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ray Letto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kandinsky lands a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rez Kandinsky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kandinsky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rez Kandinsky!