PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geordie Power (ranked 234 p4p, 30 weight class) and Stephan Letter (ranked 500 p4p, 68 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Power
vs
Letter

185 cm
30
224 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
215 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geordie Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephan Letter!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Power takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letter misses with a head kick.
Stephan Letter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power throws the kick towards the body but Letter avoids it.
Letter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Power blocks it well.
A big right from Power misses.
Power looks to clinch
and Letter counters with a two punch combo.
Power defending well as Letter loads up on a big left hand.
Letter throws a head kick but Power moves out of range.
Letter throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power misses with a hook. Letter ducked under it nicely.
Letter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Power slips a straight right by Letter.
Power fires out a quick counter leg kick but Letter just manages to avoid it.
Letter cracks Power with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Letter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Power cracks Letter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Letter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Power is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Power gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Letter.
Letter takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Power with a jab.
Power throws out a loose jab but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letter just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Power.
Power looks to score with a jab to the body but Letter is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
Letter throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Letter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Power counters with a leg kick.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Letter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Power is out of range and Letter settles back down.
Power misses with a looping left.

Power clinches with his opponent.
Letter lands with a short shot to the head.
Letter misses with a punch on the inside.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Letter's efforts to push away.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power is working Letter over against the cage.
Letter throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
A left hand lands to the body for Letter.
Letter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power has a couple of punches blocked by Letter.
Power lands a left hand.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power misses with a punch to the body.
Letter has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Letter throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
Power misses with some punches.
Letter misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Letter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Power cracks Letter with a good jab.
Power falls off balance throwing a combination
and Letter counters with an outside leg kick.
Letter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Power moves out of range of the body kick from Letter.
Power checks a leg kick nicely.
Letter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Letter throws a front kick aimed at Power's knee but Power avoids it well.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Letter moves out of range easily.
Letter misses with a looping right.
Power lands with a hook. Letter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Letter thuds his shin into the meat of Power's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letter connects with a body shot.
Power throws a looping overhand right but Letter ducks down to avoid it.
Letter throws a chopping leg kick but Power manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Letter cracks Power with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Letter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power slips a jab and a cross from Letter.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Letter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Letter.
Letter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Power tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Letter manages to circle out of the way.
Power throws a hook to the side of Letter's head but Letter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Power works over Letter's head and body with a nice combination.
Power misses with a two punch combination.
Letter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geordie Power dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Letter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Power back to the cage. Letter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Power drives through and clinches with Letter against the cage.

Letter breaks from the clinch.
Power lands a head kick!
Letter lands with a good body shot.
Power tries to clinch up but Letter circles away and keeps his distance.
Stephan Letter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Power on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Letter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Letter in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Letter lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a nice head kick!
Letter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Letter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Letter swats away the attempt to clinch by Power.
Power lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Power.
Letter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Power.
As Letter tries to get set, Power tries to push him back and clinch up but Letter manages to avoid the attempt.
Letter throws a head kick that misses.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letter.
Letter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Letter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Power lands with a good body shot.
Letter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Power.
Letter misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Letter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Power tries to land a leg kick but Letter saw it coming and moves away.
Letter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Power looks to land a right hand but Letter moved out of range.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Letter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Letter walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Power gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letter.
Stephan Letter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!

Power pushes Letter up against the cage in a clinch.
Letter prevents a body shot from Power.

Letter breaks from the clinch.
Power fails with an attempt to clinch.
Power throws a sloppy head kick and Letter moves out of range easily.
Power connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Power connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Power works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Letter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Letter throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Power is looking to counter the offense by Letter and move into the clinch.
Power misses with a head kick.
Power jabs at Letter's body.
Power misses with a hook. Letter ducked under it nicely.
Letter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Power with a body shot.

Letter gets tackled into the cage by Power. Power maintains the clinch.
Power blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a nice shot to the body.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power pushes off an throws an elbow but Letter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Letter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Letter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power tries to land knees in the clinch but Letter avoids the damage to the body.
Letter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Geordie Power has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Stephan Letter has been cut.
Letter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power blocking some punches.
Power scores with a hook to the body.
Power tries to throw a body punch but Letter avoids it by throwing Power back against the cage.
Letter lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Power creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Letter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letter's elbow.
Power lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Power goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Power fails to land.
Letter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letter.
Power trying to land knees to the body.
Power misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Power throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Letters head.
Letter lands a hook that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Power as Letter tries to tie him up.
Letter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power backwards.
Letter misses with a punch on the inside.
Power misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power blocks an uppercut.
Power lands an elbow just above Letter 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geordie Power dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Letter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Letter.
Power misses with a looping left.
Letter takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Power takes one to the chin there.
Power looks to throw the jab but Letter is out of range.
Letter takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Letter tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letter.

Power has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Letter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Power turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Power tried to score with a low kick but Letter checks it.
A jab from Power finds it's way through Letter's defenses.

Power has closed the distance and engaged Letter in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Power.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Letter misses with a punch on the inside.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Letter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Letter.
Letter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Letter working hard to break the clinch.
Power fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letter throws a head punch that misses.
Power pushes Letter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Power.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power throws an elbow that misses.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letter can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letter blocks an uppercut.
Letter misses with a punch on the inside.
Letter misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Power lands a right hand.

Letter is rocked!
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Letter is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Power lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Power lands with a short shot to the head.
Power throws a head punch that misses.
Power throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Power lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letter.
Power lands a left hand.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letter backwards.
Power lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Letter to his knees! Power keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geordie Power!
Geordie Power was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.