PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Obina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lettu might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Korn - Evolution. The crowd seem to be enjoying Obina's choice of entrance music: Cio da Terra - Pena Branca & Xavantinho e Renato Teixeira. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Lettu
vs
Obina

170 cm
21
169 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

172 cm
22
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Drops Nutri
Drops Nutri

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Lettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barack Obina!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lettu missing with a left hand there. Obina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lettu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Obina.
Obina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lettu tries to score with a low kick but Obina moves his leg out of the way.
Lettu misses with a hook. Obina ducked under it nicely.
Lettu misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lettu misses with a hook. Obina ducked under it nicely.
Lettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obina.
Obina throws a hook to the side of Lettu's head but Lettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jouni Lettu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu misses with a straight right.
Obina throws the left hand but Lettu avoids the punch easily.
Lettu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lettu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lettu lands a lovely overhand right.
Lettu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Obina misses with a jab to the body
and Lettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lettu manages to avoid it.
Jouni Lettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lettu missing with a left hand there. Obina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lettu lands a nice hook to Obina's body. Obina takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lettu throws a good cross that connects.
Lettu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obina's calf.
Obina takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Obina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lettu misses with a few strikes there.
Lettu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lettu lands with a shot to the body.
Lettu scores with the left hand. Obina knows he should have avoided that one.
Lettu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lettu lands a glancing blow to the side of Obina's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lettu misses with an uppercut.
Lettu connects with a single shot there.
Lettu throws a leg kick which misses Obina's front leg but catches the back leg as Obina tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Lettu misses.
A shot to the body from Obina misses
enabling Lettu to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu 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.

Lettu feints and then cracks Obina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obina down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obina. Lettu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lettu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Obina's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lettu.
Obina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lettu thumps Obina with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Lettu - just one landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Obina backs up against the cage.
Obina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lettu.
Lettu misses the jab.
Lettu lands with a shot to the body.
Obina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Obina.
Obina's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lettu.
Obina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lettu looks to land a left hand but Obina moved out of range nicely.
Obina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obina is breathing heavily.
Obina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Lettu finds it's way through Obina's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lettu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Obina was well out of range. Poor timing from Lettu.
Obina misses with a body shot
and Lettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obina can do to turn this around?
Lettu scores with a jab to the head.
Lettu tests Obina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lettu throws a sloppy body shot
and Obina counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
Nice defenses there by Lettu.
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Obina's head but Obina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lettu misses with a body shot.
Lettu thuds a left hand into Obina's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obina swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lettu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Obina slips a straight right by Lettu.
Obina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obina scores with a body shot.
Jouni Lettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Obina ducks under a wild hook from Lettu.
A right-left combo lands from Lettu.
Obina misses with a body shot.
Obina uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lettu.
Obina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Obina swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lettu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Lettu misses its intended target.
Obina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lettu.
Obina takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina slips a straight right by Lettu.
Lettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lettu throws a hook to the side of Obina's head but Obina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obina throws a sloppy body shot
and Lettu counters with a nice body shot.
Lettu lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Lettu misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lettu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lettu was well out of range. Poor timing from Obina.
Obina misses with a shot to the body
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lettu misses with a body shot.
Lettu misses with a straight left.
Lettu misses with a straight right.
Obina throws a hook to the side of Lettu's head but Lettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lettu throws out a loose jab but Obina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lettu lands a nice shot that snaps Obina's head back.
Jouni Lettu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lettu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lettu digs a good hook to Obina's body.
Lettu throws a sloppy body shot
and Obina counters with a three punch combo that has Lettu backing up. Lettu nods at Obina to acknowledge the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jouni Lettu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lettu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouni Lettu!