PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Lette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Raymond
vs
Lette

156 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sebastian Lette!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raymond swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lette counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lette stalks Raymond and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raymond's face. Raymond staggers backwards, shaken.
Lette misses with a head kick.

Raymond closes the distance and clinches.

Raymond breaks from the clinch.
Raymond moves to clinch but Lette breaks away
letting Lette counter with a right hand.
Raymond throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raymond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lette is looking for the big counter here.
Nice uppercut lands for Lette. That snapped Raymond's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lette is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raymond seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lette - that will leave a mark!
Lette throws a nice looking combination but Raymond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A head kick misses from Raymond.
Lette scores with a three punch combo!
Raymond just misses with a punch to the body.
Raymond just misses with a punch to the body.

Raymond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raymond taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lette tries a body shot but Raymond blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond wants to break free but Lette has control.
Lette wants to stall.
Raymond is trying to break the clinch but Lette has him pressed against the cage.
Lette wants to get back to striking at distance but Raymond won't allow it.
Lette is trying to break free.
Raymond has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lette is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Lette breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymond takes a swing at Lette's ribcage but misses.
Raymond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raymond misses with a body shot.
Lette unleashes a big counter combination but Raymond bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Lette misses the target.
Lette misses with a jab to the body

and Raymond counters with a single leg into guard. Lette didn't expect that.

Lette uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lette throws a series of punches but Raymond moves out of range.

Raymond clinches up against the cage.
Lette working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond wants a takedown but no success here.
Raymond could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Lette turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymond is looking for a sweep.
Raymond trying his best to control but Lette has mounted him.
Raymond tries to hold on but Lette postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lette raining down hammerfists from mount.
Raymond tries to reverse the position but Lette maintains control.
Lette looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Raymond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raymond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Raymond is working hard here to advance position.
Raymond is breathing heavily.
Raymond in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raymond throws a sloppy head kick and Lette moves out of range easily.
Lette lands a two punch combo.
Lette has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lette keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raymond has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good shot there by Lette.
Lette falls off balance throwing a combination

so Raymond counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Raymond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymond stopping the sweep attempt from Lette.
Lette preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raymond is looking to work some ground and pound but Lette has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lette is trying to control the position but Raymond postures up.
Raymond throws a big right hand that misses.
Raymond throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lette works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lette swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Lette looks to move away, Raymond throws a big counter combo bu Lette just gets out of the way.
Lette scores with a one two! Raymond had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lette pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Raymond back to the cage. Lette follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Raymond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Lette on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sebastian Lette seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raymond tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond looks to score with a jab to the body but Lette is just out of range.
Lette's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lette duly obliges.
Raymond has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lette is breathing heavily.
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!
Lette throws a head kick that Raymond semi-blocks.
Raymond misses the shot to the body.
Lette is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick misses from Raymond.
A head kick misses from Lette.
Sebastian Lette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lette manages to avoid it.
Lette unleashes a big counter combination but Raymond bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Raymond misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raymond closes the distance and clinches.

Lette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lette misses with a hook. Raymond ducked under it nicely.
Lette throws a nice looking combination but Raymond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raymond wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lette throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raymond.

Raymond closes the distance and clinches.
Lette has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raymond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lette wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raymond has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lette avoids the elbow strike from Raymond, against the cage.
Lette tries to circle away but Raymond has him pinned against the cage.
Raymond is trying to drag Lette to the mat but Lette just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lette is trying to break free.

Lette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lette misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Lette showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Lette throws a head kick but Raymond moves out of range.
Lette throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lette tries a head kick but it misses.
Raymond tries to clinch but Lette is having none of it.
As Raymond backs off Lette throws a huge counter combo but Raymond manages to avoid it all.
Raymond moves out of range of the body kick from Lette.
Raymond pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lette looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raymond drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lette sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Raymond gets a clinch.
Raymond blocks an uppercut.
Lette blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raymond has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lette uses from the top position.

Lette is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Raymond has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lette is looking to defend but Raymond has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lette! Raymond pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lette taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Eddy Raymond!