PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford's entrance music is Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. A fine choice. Master has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!

Letchford
vs
Master

170 cm
24
145 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

225 cm
32
114 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Malcolm Master!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master walks into a left hand.

It looks like Malcolm Master has been cut.

Master scores with a takedown into Letchford's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Master trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Letchford keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Master stays in close to Letchford's body and controls the position.
Letchford wants to stand but Master is controlling the position.
Master looking to pass the guard.
Master scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Letchford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master tries to free his leg and advance position but Letchford is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Letchford holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Master takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Letchford throws a head kick that misses.
Master with a poor takedown
and Letchford counters with a nice body shot.
Letchford throws an overhand right that lands on Master's shoulder, as Master tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Letchford.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letchford.
Master tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Letchford defends well and Master ends up having to push Letchford into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Master has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Letchford after a bit of a struggle.
Kelvin Letchford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Master.

Letchford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Letchford misses with a body shot.
Master is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Letchford as Master shoots in.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a body kick that stops Master in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letchford throws a series of punches but Master avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Letchford misses.
Sloppy strikes from Letchford. Those never looked like landing.
Master has his takedown stuffed
enabling Letchford to counter with a crisp jab.

Letchford decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Letchford frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Master tries to reverse the position but Letchford maintains control.
Letchford trying to control but Master is having none of it.
Master has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Master tries to hold on but Letchford pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master is looking to get to half guard.
Letchford looking to control and managing it successfully.
Master tries to hold on but Letchford postures up.
Letchford tries to control but Master wriggling away.
Letchford controlling from the full mount.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Letchford can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Master is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kelvin Letchford just wasn't active enough.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Master's knee momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Master or perhaps it was just good defense by Letchford which made him look bad.
Letchford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Letchford throws a right hand that Master ducks under and follows up with a left that Master also avoids with ease.

Letchford gets caught napping as Master dives in and scores a takedown. Letchford manages to retain guard.
Master stops Letchford from standing up.
Master stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Letchford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Letchford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Master might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Letchford haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Master postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Master won't allow Letchford to get back to his feet.
Master is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Master wasn't active enough on the ground.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Master. That did some damage!

Master feints and as Letchford raises his hands in defense, Master changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Letchford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Letchford trying to control the position.
Letchford is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Letchford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Letchford wants to stand and escape but Master is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Master trying to control but Letchford is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Malcolm Master wasn't active enough on the ground.
Master fails with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Master tries for a takedown but Letchford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Letchford leaves Master with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Master gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Letchford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master moves out of range as Letchford strikes.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
Master shoots in looking for a takedown. Letchford tries to sprawl out of it but Master keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Letchford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Master misses with a takedown attempt
and Letchford makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Master looks winded!
Master tries for a takedown but Letchford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Letchford throws a combination. Master tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Master looking to score a takedown here. Letchford is defending well but Master drives through and ends up in Letchford's guard.
Letchford tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Letchford controlling Master's posture.
Letchford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Letchford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Letchford pulls Master in close to his closed guard and prevents Master from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kelvin Letchford just wasn't active enough.
Master tries for a takedown but Letchford circles away easily
and Letchford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Letchford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.
Master closes the distance but Letchford moves to the side
and Letchford counters with a right hand to the body.
Malcolm Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Letchford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master with a lazy takedown attempt
and Letchford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Master is rocked!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Master shoots and misses
and Letchford counters with an outside leg kick.
Master is still on wobbly legs! Can Letchford finish him?
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Master takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letchford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Letchford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Letchford.
Master tries for a takedown but Letchford circles away easily
and Letchford counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab by Letchford.
Letchford looks to land a body kick but Master moved away.
Master has his takedown stuffed
and Letchford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a nice body shot.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Master looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Letchford shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Letchford was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Master prevents Letchford from improving position.
Master is not content to let Letchford control the position.
Letchford controls the position from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Master looking for a sweep but Letchford has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelvin Letchford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malcolm Master's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Letchford throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Master seems to have recovered his senses.
Master fails with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Master tries to score a power double leg takedown but Letchford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Master somewhat.
Master shoots in but Letchford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kelvin Letchford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malcolm Master.
Master wants to clinch up but Letchford keeps it at a distance.

Master fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Letchford sprawls well initially but Master persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Letchford manages to get to full guard.
Letchford wants to sweep here but Master controlling him for the moment.
Letchford has Master pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford controls Master momentarily but Master frees himself.
Letchford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Master postures up.
Letchford keeping moving, preventing Master from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Letchford.

Master feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Master wants to control from the top but Letchford keeps moving.
Master cracks Letchford with a solid left hand.
Letchford tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Master's guard.

Master throws his legs up looking for a submission but Letchford uses it to pass to side control.
Master is breathing heavily.
Master can't do much from the bottom here.
Master is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Letchford is staying active.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lull in the action here as Letchford stalls from top position.
Master tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford controls the position.
Master is trying to control Letchford's posture but Letchford avoids it.
Letchford remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Master misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Master shoots and misses

and Letchford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Letchford.
Letchford engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letchford works over Master with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master trying to control the position.
Letchford slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Letchford's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Letchford.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Letchford.
Master is trying to control Letchford's posture but Letchford avoids it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Master is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Letchford remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Letchford tries to advance to mount but Master instead regains half guard.
Master is trying to maintain the position but Letchford is very close to passing his half guard.
Letchford is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Master is looking for a sweep. Letchford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Letchford controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Kelvin Letchford wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Letchford lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Master backs up against the ropes.
A head kick misses from Letchford.
Master misses with a takedown attempt
and Letchford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letchford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malcolm Master is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Master with a lazy takedown attempt
and Letchford counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Master tries to clinch but Letchford is having none of it.
Letchford throws a sloppy head kick and Master moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Master looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Letchford!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Master wants to lay and pray for a moment but Letchford keeps working.
Letchford manages to get back to half guard.
Letchford is staying active underneath Master, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Letchford is defending against the submission attempts here by Master.
Letchford wants to get back to full guard.
Master is keen to just control but Letchford is a slippery customer.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Letchford wants to get back to his feet.
Letchford is looking to improve his position.
Master throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Master trying to control from half guard but Letchford is working away.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Malcolm Master.
A right-left combo lands from Letchford.
Master shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Letchford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Master moves out of range of the strikes.
Master's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Letchford scores with a hook to the body. Master takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letchford scores with a kick to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Letchford slaps away a takedown attempt from Master, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Master doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Letchford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letchford fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Master on the side of the head.
Letchford just misses with a punch to the body.
Master with a lazy takedown attempt
and Letchford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Master has his takedown stuffed
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Master misses with a takedown
and Master takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Master shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Letchford but Letchford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Malcolm Master has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Letchford digs a good hook to Master's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Letchford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Letchford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Kelvin Letchford!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Kelvin Letchford!
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for Kelvin Letchford!

Kelvin Letchford wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Kelvin Letchford was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.