PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matteus Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford has chosen Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Saarinen
vs
Letchford

173 cm
25
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Malicious Intent Fight Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matteus Saarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Saarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Letchford which made him look bad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Letchford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saarinen if he has to take too many more of those.
Letchford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
Saarinen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Letchford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Letchford slaps away a takedown attempt from Saarinen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matteus Saarinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Letchford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saarinen takes a step back to recover.
Saarinen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Letchford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saarinen is out of range.
Letchford connects with a solid leg kick.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Saarinen stumbling back into the cage.
Letchford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Letchford keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Saarinen with that takedown attempt.
Saarinen is breathing heavily.
Saarinen tries to clinch
and Letchford counters with a nice body kick.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Letchford displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saarinen.
Letchford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Letchford scores with a head kick. Saarinen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Saarinen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saarinen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice body kick from Letchford.
Letchford throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford lands a front kick.
That kick from Letchford tenderised Saarinen's leg. Saarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarinen's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Saarinen down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letchford is looking to slow Saarinen down with leg kicks.
Letchford keeps Saarinen at a distance using the push kick.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Letchford.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Saarinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Saarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarinen tries to avoid it.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letchford.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Letchford thumps Saarinen with a low kick.
Saarinen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Letchford.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saarinen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
A head kick misses from Letchford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Letchford delivers a nice body kick.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Letchford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Letchford cracks the inside of Saarinen's front leg.
Saarinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Letchford.
Letchford cracks the inside of Saarinen's front leg.
Saarinen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Saarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Letchford.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford 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 Saarinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saarinen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Letchford throws a head kick that misses.
Letchford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Letchford misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarinen's calf.
That kick from Letchford tenderised Saarinen's leg. Saarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Letchford can pounce on him.
Letchford lands a high kick!
Letchford lands with a slapping head kick.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saarinen darts in trying to clinch
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Letchford connects with a solid leg kick.
Letchford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarinen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letchford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saarinen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Saarinen closes the distance and clinches up with Letchford, looking for a takedown. Saarinen pushes Letchford against the cage but Letchford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saarinen wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letchford delivers a nice body kick.
Saarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Letchford can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Letchford.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Letchford there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Letchford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Letchford throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saarinen blocks a head kick by Letchford.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford pushes Saarinen away with a front kick.
Letchford scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Letchford, right into the meat.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Letchford throws a nice head kick!
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Saarinen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saarinen. That did some damage!
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Letchford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A solid body kick from Letchford.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Saarinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Letchford is looking to slow Saarinen down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Letchford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Letchford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Letchford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saarinen misses with a wild combination.
Saarinen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Letchford can pounce on him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Saarinen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Letchford swats away the attempt to clinch by Saarinen.
Letchford is looking to slow Saarinen down with leg kicks.
Letchford scores with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Letchford!
Saarinen blocks a head kick by Letchford.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Saarinen down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Letchford 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 Saarinen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saarinen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
A good leg kick by Letchford.
Letchford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Letchford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Saarinen off balance momentarily.
Letchford throws a solid leg kick but Saarinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Letchford.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Letchford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saarinen closes the distance but Letchford moves to the side
and Letchford counters with a good, hard body kick but Saarinen shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saarinen is looking to clinch but Letchford is avoiding it.
Saarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Letchford.
Saarinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Saarinen stumbling back into the cage.
Kelvin Letchford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saarinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Letchford.
Saarinen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Letchford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Letchford circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saarinen misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Saarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarinen tries to avoid it.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.
Kelvin Letchford is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford throws a leg kick which misses Saarinen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saarinen tries to avoid it.
Matteus Saarinen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saarinen throws a right and a left that Letchford avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Letchford thuds his shin into the meat of Saarinen's side.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Saarinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Letchford.
A nice inside leg kick there by Letchford. That's going to slow Saarinen down.
Letchford throws a front kick that sends Saarinen stumbling back into the cage.
Letchford scores with a spinning back kick!
Saarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Letchford.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Saarinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matteus Saarinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saarinen's calf.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Letchford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Letchford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Letchford!
A less than humble Kelvin Letchford misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.