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). Lettu comes into the arena with Wo bist du? blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Obina's choice of entrance music: Cio da Terra - Pena Branca & Xavantinho e Renato Teixeira. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lettu
vs
Obina

170 cm
22
161 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

172 cm
23
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Lettu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Barack Obina!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lettu.
Lettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obina.
Lettu throws a body punch but Obina moves out of range.
Lettu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lettu scores with the left hand. Obina knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Lettu - just one landing.
Obina tries to bum rush Lettu with a series of wild strikes but Lettu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lettu finds it's way round the side to connect with Obina's head.
Jouni Lettu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lettu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Obina.
Lettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Obina moves away.
Lettu throws a hook but Obina avoids it easily.
Obina takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina moves out of range as Lettu strikes.
Lettu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obina misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Lettu counter with a right hand.
Obina slips a straight right by Lettu.
Obina misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lettu. Beautiful body shot.
Obina on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu feints and then cracks Obina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obina down.
Obina misses the body punch
and Lettu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lettu works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Obina misses with a combination
and Lettu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu dominated that round.
That's time! Lettu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Obina misses with a jab to the body
and Lettu counters with a stiff right hand.
Obina staying out of range there.
Lettu tests Obina's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lettu looks to throw the jab but Obina is out of range.
Obina has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Obina there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lettu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lettu counters with a good low kick that Obina was not able to check.
Lettu misses with an uppercut. Obina saw that one coming.
A head kick from Lettu lands but Obina takes it in his stride.
Obina moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
Obina throws out a loose jab but Lettu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obina takes one to the side of the head.
Lettu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Obina misses with a double jab
and Lettu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lettu scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Lettu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina throws a hook to the side of Lettu's head but Lettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Obina throws a hook to the side of Lettu's head but Lettu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lettu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Obina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lettu.
Obina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu dominated that second 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.

Obina steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lettu.
Obina slips under a jab from Lettu.
Lettu scores with the left hand. Obina knows he should have avoided that one.
Lettu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Obina takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina throws a hook but Lettu blocks it.
Lettu ducks under a wild hook from Obina.
Lettu lands with a slapping head kick.
Obina scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Lettu misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lettu.
Lettu blocks a jab.
Obina throws a jab when Lettu was well out of range.
Lettu ducks under a wild hook from Obina.
Obina slips a straight right by Lettu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Obina loads up on a big right hand but Lettu slips the punch.
Lettu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jouni Lettu is winning the standup battle so far.
Obina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lettu counters with a low kick, right behind Obina 's knee.

Lettu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obina, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina tries to circle away but Lettu has him pinned against the cage.
Lettu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Obina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lettu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obina up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lettu keeps control of Obina as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Lettu.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lettu controlling the action here for a moment.
Obina is looking to break free of the clinch but Lettu has double underhooks.
Lettu lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lettu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Obina misses with a straight right.
Obina ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lettu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lettu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lettu feints and then cracks Obina's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Obina down.
Lettu moves out of range of the strikes.
Obina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Lettu lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lettu counters with an inside leg kick.
Lettu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obina can do to turn this around?
Obina takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Obina is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Obina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crunch! Lettu slams his shin into Obina's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obina walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lettu throws a hook but Obina blocks it.
Obina has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Barack Obina has been cut.
Obina throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lettu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obina walks into a jab.
Obina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu scores with a nice strike.
Lettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Obina.
Nice uppercut lands for Lettu. That snapped Obina's head back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lettu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obina. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu had his way with Barack Obina in that round.
The cut man is working on Barack Obina's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lettu throws an overhand right that lands on Obina's shoulder, as Obina tries to avoid the shot.
Obina misses the jab.
Obina misses with a double jab
and Obina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lettu looks to land a left hand but Obina moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lettu can pounce on him.
Lettu missing with a left hand there. Obina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lettu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lettu connects with a high kick.
Lettu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barack Obina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Obina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Obina falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lettu counters with a thumping low kick.
Lettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obina.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lettu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obina.
Lettu misses with a straight left.
Lettu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obina swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lettu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Obina is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lettu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obina throws a sloppy body shot
and Lettu counters with a low kick, right behind Obina 's knee.
Jouni Lettu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lettu with a jab.
Obina ducks under a wild hook from Lettu.

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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 50:41
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jouni Lettu!
Jouni Lettu retains his lightweight title!