PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Fragoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Letchford
vs
Fragoso

170 cm
25
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
21
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Fragoso!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fragoso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fragoso throws a one two combo.
Letchford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Letchford misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fragoso.
Letchford works Fragoso's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Fragoso misses.
Letchford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fragoso's hands.
Letchford takes one on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Letchford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letchford scores with a leg kick.

Letchford shoots in and bounces Fragoso off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Letchford loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Letchford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fragoso's head.
Fragoso trying to keep a closed guard but Letchford is proving a slippery customer.
Fragoso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford trying to control but Fragoso is working from the bottom.
Letchford preventing the sweep.
Fragoso trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A bone on bone clash there as Fragoso blocks the leg kick.
Letchford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fragoso misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fragoso has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Letchford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fragoso.
A cross from Fragoso lands.
Letchford throws a good cross that connects.
Fragoso cracks a nice hook into Letchford's ribs.
Fragoso misses with a hook.
Letchford looks to score with a jab to the body but Fragoso is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fragoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fragoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fragoso throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Letchford counters with a takedown into side control.
Fragoso regains half guard.
Fragoso is looking to control Letchford's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fragoso avoid being mounted?

Letchford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Letchford wants to take a breather but Fragoso is having none of it.
Fragoso tries to get to full guard but Letchford has control of the leg.
Letchford is pressing down on Fragoso's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fragoso is holding on for now.
Letchford content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fragoso wants to control but Letchford is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fragoso is looking for a sweep. Letchford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fragoso has his hands clasped together around Letchford's back. He's all about the action.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Letchford cracks Fragoso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Letchford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letchford. Fragoso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fragoso takes a swing at Letchford's ribcage but misses.
Fragoso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letchford's head backwards.
Fragoso takes one to the side of the head.
Letchford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fragoso in his tracks.
Gary Fragoso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford throws a hook but Fragoso blocks it.
Letchford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fragoso's sensitive parts.
Fragoso throws a leg kick but Letchford sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Fragoso bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Letchford misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fragoso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fragoso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Fragoso.
Letchford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fragoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letchford.
Nice straight punches there by Letchford. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Letchford.
Fragoso misses with a hook.
Letchford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danga de danga de dang - Fragoso scores with a four punch combination!

Letchford is rocked!

It looks like Kelvin Letchford has been cut.
Fragoso throws a low kick, looking for Letchford's leg but Letchford calmly moves out of range.
Oh Letchford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Letchford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Fragoso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Letchford's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Letchford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fragoso was well out of range. Poor timing from Letchford.
Letchford seems to have got his legs back now.
Letchford takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Oooooh!!! Fragoso has knocked Letchford down with a huge combo! Fragoso steps away and waves a wobbly Letchford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letchford shoots in but Fragoso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fragoso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Letchford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fragoso.
Letchford throws a right and a left that Fragoso avoids nicely.
Letchford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fragoso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Letchford thows a body shot but no joy.
Gary Fragoso seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fragoso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fragoso connects with a single shot there.
Letchford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fragoso's head backwards.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Fragoso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fragoso sizes up Letchford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fragoso throws a nice looking combination but Letchford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fragoso scores with a nice strike.
Fragoso has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Fragoso drops Letchford with a beautiful combination! Letchford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fragoso is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letchford throws a lazy right hand but Fragoso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fragoso scores with a body shot.
Fragoso lands a head shot.
Letchford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Letchford takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gary Fragoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letchford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fragoso misses with a double jab.
Fragoso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Letchford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fragoso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelvin Letchford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Letchford closes the distance and clinches up with Fragoso, looking for a takedown. Letchford pushes Fragoso against the cage but Fragoso circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fragoso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fragoso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Letchford thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford dodges the punch combination from Fragoso.
Letchford fails with the takedown.
Fragoso throws a chopping leg kick but Letchford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Letchford misses with a hook.
Fragoso scores with a three punch combo!
Letchford checks a low kick from Fragoso.
Fragoso misses with a head kick.
Letchford looks to score with a jab to the body but Fragoso is just out of range.
Letchford misses with a takedown attempt
and Letchford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fragoso is looking to score with low kicks.
Fragoso throws a nice looking combination but Letchford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Letchford thows a body shot but no joy.
Gary Fragoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford avoids the body shot from Fragoso.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letchford connects with an inside leg kick.
Letchford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fragoso sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good work by Letchford as he checks the leg kick.
Fragoso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Letchford.
Fragoso throws a head kick that misses.
Letchford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fragoso's calf.
Fragoso pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fragoso scores with a hook.
Fragoso slips under a jab.
A combination from Fragoso does no damage.
Letchford feints and then cracks Fragoso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fragoso down.
Good shot there by Fragoso.
Letchford looks for a takedown but Fragoso sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fragoso stuns Letchford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fragoso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Letchford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Letchford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Letchford shoots for a double leg takedown but Fragoso sprawls well. He's pushed Letchford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Letchford looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fragoso staying out of range there.
Letchford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fragoso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Letchford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fragoso.
Fragoso misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fragoso thuds his right hand into Letchford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Fragoso drops Letchford with a beautiful combination! Letchford stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fragoso is looking for the KO!
Letchford shoots in for a takedown but Fragoso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Fragoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Letchford's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fragoso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fragoso misses with the combination.
A combination from Fragoso does no damage.
Fragoso misses with a low kick as Letchford jumps back.

Fragoso lands a big head kick that sends Letchford tumbling to the mat! Fragoso takes a step backwards and waves Letchford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letchford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fragoso lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Letchford falls backwards - clearly groggy! Fragoso dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Fragoso!
Gary Fragoso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.