PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Letaivu (ranked 1224 p4p, 58 weight class) and Oenomaus Doctore (ranked 2391 p4p, 118 weight class). Doctore is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - . Pascal Letaivu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Letaivu
vs
Doctore

170 cm
22
146 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

168 cm
21
136 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oenomaus Doctore!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Letaivu. Beautiful body shot.
Letaivu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Doctore ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doctore.
Letaivu throws a series of punches but Doctore moves out of range.
Doctore slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doctore was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doctore! But no joy.
Doctore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Letaivu doesn't seem bothered though.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Doctore blocks a jab.
Doctore tries to score with a low kick but Letaivu moves his leg out of the way.
Letaivu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doctore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letaivu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Letaivu does no damage.
Doctore avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Doctore is just out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Doctore as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doctore tests Letaivu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doctore misses with a right hand
and Letaivu counters with a left to the body.
Letaivu fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Doctore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doctore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Letaivu misses with a lunging right hand
and Doctore counters with a good low kick that Letaivu was not able to check.
Letaivu is looking to wear down Doctore with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A clash of legs there as Letaivu blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Letaivu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doctore tries to clinch up but Letaivu circles away and keeps his distance.
Doctore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Doctore throws a one two combo.
Doctore is looking to clinch.
Doctore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doctore throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu misses with a body shot
and Doctore counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doctore moves away from the strike by Letaivu.
Doctore misses with a wild body shot.
Doctore throws a predictable looking body shot
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letaivu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doctore misses with a body shot.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Doctore is looking to clinch but Letaivu is avoiding it.
Doctore doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Letaivu blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letaivu. Doctore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doctore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doctore feints and then cracks Letaivu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Letaivu down.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Doctore is just out of range.
Doctore throws out a counter right but Letaivu avoids it with no problem.
Doctore paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Doctore throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Doctore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Letaivu checks a low kick from Doctore.
Doctore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Letaivu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Letaivu coming out on top.
Doctore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Letaivu.
Letaivu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A telegraphed right hand from Doctore misses the target.
Letaivu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doctore can pounce on him.
Letaivu misses the body punch
and Doctore counters with a stiff right hand.
Letaivu throws a shot from downtown. Doctore moves away and avoids it.
Doctore avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu swats away the attempt to clinch by Doctore.
Letaivu is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doctore tries a head kick but it misses.
Letaivu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Doctore is just out of range.
Doctore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu walks into a left hand.
Letaivu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doctore eats them both and turns towards Letaivu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doctore throws a hook to the side of Letaivu's head but Letaivu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Doctore tries to get set, Letaivu tries to push him back and clinch up but Doctore manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice defenses there by Letaivu.
Letaivu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doctore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Letaivu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
Doctore thows a body kick. Letaivu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oenomaus Doctore dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Letaivu thuds a left hand into Doctore's body.
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doctore.
Doctore dodges the punch combination from Letaivu.
Doctore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Letaivu moves out of range as Doctore throws a body kick.
Doctore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Letaivu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doctore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doctore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letaivu.
Letaivu 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.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doctore moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore scores with a body shot.
Doctore tries to clinch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Letaivu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doctore throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu throws a body shot but no joy.
Doctore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Letaivu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Letaivu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doctore manages to circle out of the way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doctore. Letaivu shrugs it off though.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore connects with an inside leg kick.
Doctore tries to clinch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Doctore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doctore.
Letaivu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doctore swings widly with a right hand
and Letaivu counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Doctore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doctore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doctore.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letaivu throws out the jab.
Doctore misses with a jab to the body

and Letaivu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Letaivu.
Doctore lands a left hand.
Doctore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doctore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doctore misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doctore's elbow.
Doctore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doctore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Letaivu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doctore lands a hook that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doctore lands with a short shot to the head.
Letaivu trying to stall but Doctore improves his position.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu trying to control the position but instead, Doctore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Letaivu into the cage.
Doctore misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Doctore avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Letaivu holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doctore is working Letaivu over against the cage.
Doctore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Letaivus head.
Doctore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Doctore.
Doctore scores with a shot to the side of Letaivu's head.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Doctore.
Doctore cracks Letaivu with a nice body shot.
Doctore prevents a body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu tries to work over Doctore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doctore has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Doctore tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Doctore back against the cage.
Good body shot from Letaivu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doctore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
Oenomaus Doctore seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Doctore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Doctore lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doctore's elbow.
Letaivu takes a shot to the head.
Letaivu swings wildly with an uppercut but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu has Doctore pushed against the cage.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Doctore scores with a shot to the side of Letaivu's head.
Doctore tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Doctore blocks it.

Doctore escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doctore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Letaivu lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oenomaus Doctore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Letaivu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Doctore throws a hook but Letaivu avoids it easily.
Letaivu swings for the body but Doctore moves out of range.
Letaivu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Letaivu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doctore finds it's way round the side to connect with Letaivu's head.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore dodges the punch combination from Letaivu.
Doctore throws a lazy body kick
and Doctore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Letaivu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doctore stalling in the clinch but Letaivu improves position.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Doctore.
A shot in the inside from Doctore.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doctore.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Letaivu.

Doctore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Letaivu misses with an uppercut. Doctore saw that one coming.
Doctore misses with a body shot
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doctore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Letaivu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doctore misses with a kick to the body.
Doctore throws a hook but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu slips under a jab from Doctore.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Doctore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doctore swats away the attempt to clinch by Letaivu.
Doctore avoids the body shot from Letaivu.
A swing and a miss from Letaivu.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doctore scores with a push kick.
Letaivu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doctore looks to land a left hand but Letaivu moved out of range nicely.
Letaivu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doctore throws a leg kick
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doctore finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Letaivu needs to keep his hands up - Doctore had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Doctore counters with a slapping leg kick.
Letaivu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doctore scores with a body shot.
A big left from Letaivu misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doctore throws a wild body kick that Letaivu sees coming a mile off.
Letaivu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doctore.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doctore manages to avoid it.
Doctore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doctore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letaivu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doctore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Letaivu closes the distance and pushes Doctore back into the cage.
Doctore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doctore can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Letaivu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Pascal Letaivu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doctore tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Letaivu.
Doctore misses with a body punch.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Doctore.
Still in the clinch, Letaivu scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to work over Doctore's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Letaivu as the two fighters clinch.
Letaivu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Letaivu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Doctore.
Doctore tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Doctore.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike.
Doctore misses with some punches.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Doctore.
Letaivu works on Doctore's body with a couple of short punches.
Letaivu struggles to land a body shot inside as Doctore controls his hands.
Letaivu gets through Doctore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Doctore is rocked!
Doctore is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doctore is still on wobbly legs! Can Letaivu finish him?
Letaivu swings wildly with an uppercut but Doctore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doctore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doctore seems to have recovered his senses.
Letaivu lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Letaivu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doctore has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oenomaus Doctore!
Oenomaus Doctore decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.