PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Letter (ranked 998 p4p, 134 weight class) and Zsiga Venczel (ranked 3492 p4p, 365 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Letter
vs
Venczel

195 cm
25
215 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

192 cm
33
220 lbs
26 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zsiga Venczel!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venczel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letter.
Letter misses with a wild combination.
Venczel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Letter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Venczel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letter throws a head kick but Venczel moves out of range.
Letter misses with a head kick.
Venczel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Venczel connects with a solid leg kick.
Letter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Venczel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Letter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Zsiga Venczel has been cut.
Venczel lands the left hand.
Letter throws out a loose jab but Venczel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letter misses with a hook
and Venczel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Letter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Venczel manages to avoid it.
Venczel thumps Letter with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Venczel darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Letter misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Venczel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Letter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Venczel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Letter scores with a punch to the head.
Letter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Letter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Venczels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Letter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Venczel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Letter misses.
Venczel only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Letter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Venczel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Venczel scores with a one two! Letter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Letter lands a big head kick that sends Venczel tumbling to the mat! Letter takes a step backwards and waves Venczel back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Venczel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letter seems to be stalking Venczel here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Venczel drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stephan Letter!
After winning the bout, Stephan Letter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.