PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Letters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiron Menezes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiron Menezes will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Letters
vs
Menezes

173 cm
23
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brock Letters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kiron Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes throws a shot to the body.
Menezes swinging wildly here.
Menezes stuffs the takedown.
Letters dodges the punch combination from Menezes.

Letters is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Menezes's half guard.
Menezes is looking for a sweep. Letters is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Menezes is pressing down on Letters's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Letters got a little sloppy there for a moment and Menezes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Letters has managed to get both his arms back between Menezes's legs - danger averted.
Menezes trying to keep a closed guard but Letters is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Menezes wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Letters is now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is trying to get back to full guard.

Letters is working for a kimura but Menezes is defending it quite comfortably.
Menezes gets back to full guard.
Letters prevents Menezes from getting back to his feet.

Menezes is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Letters pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Menezes is keeping the position for now.
Menezes wants to sweep but no luck.
Letters passes Menezes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Letters passes to full mount!
Menezes tries to lock up and control but Letters gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Menezes's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Menezes is working to get back to half guard.
Menezes is squirming around, avoiding Letters's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes blocking the ground and pound.
Menezes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Menezes regains half guard.
Menezes is trying to stand.
Menezes tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Letters has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Letters controlling from the full mount.
Menezes sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Menezes is staying active underneath Letters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Menezes is pressing down on Letters's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Menezes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Letters is one step ahead there.

Letters gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Letters is breathing heavily.
Letters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menezes sprawls well. Menezes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Letters gets slowly back to his feet.
Menezes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiron Menezes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Menezes lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Menezes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Letters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiron Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Letters feints and as Menezes raises his hands in defense, Letters changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Menezes wants to sweep but no luck.
Menezes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Menezes controlling the pace for now.
Menezes looking to control but Letters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Menezes controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes looking to control but Letters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Menezes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Menezes trying to control but Letters is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kiron Menezes just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Letters.
Letters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menezes sprawls well. Menezes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Letters gets slowly back to his feet.
Letters takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Menezes fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Menezes does no damage.
Kiron Menezes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Letters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab by Menezes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letters shoots for a takedown but Menezes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Menezes thuds a left hand into Letters's body.
Letters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Menezes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Menezes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Menezes!
Menezes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Menezes lands with a shot to the body.
Menezes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Letters gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Menezes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Letters rather than just go for the knockout.
Menezes misses with a double jab

and Letters counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is pressing down on Letters's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Letters preventing the sweep.
Brock Letters overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Letters throws and elbow that misses. Menezes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Letters's guard. Nice move by Menezes!
Menezes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Letters wants to stand but Menezes is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiron Menezes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Menezes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A left and a right from Menezes both land. Nice combination.
Letters slips a jab and a cross from Menezes.
Letters doesn't manage to clinch there - Menezes circles away.
Letters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Letters shoots in but no luck this time.
Menezes ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Menezes stalks Letters and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Letters's face. Letters staggers backwards, shaken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Letters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Menezes.
Letters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Menezes.
A left lands for Menezes.
Kiron Menezes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letters doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letters takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Menezes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Letters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Menezes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Letters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Menezes does it's job there.
A right-left combo lands from Menezes.
Menezes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Letters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Letters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Menezes.
Menezes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Menezes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brock Letters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Letters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menezes connects with a crisp jab.
Menezes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menezes displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Menezes lands a jab to Letters's midsection.
Menezes throws a shot to the body.
Menezes misses with a two punch combination.
Menezes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Letters doesn't seem bothered though.
Menezes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Menezes as he connects with a hook.
Menezes swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Letters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Letters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Letters jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Menezes is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Menezes and Letters has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Letters's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Letters is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Menezes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Letters.
Letters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Menezes wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Letters with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Menezes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Menezes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Letters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Letters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiron Menezes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Menezes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menezes controlling from the full mount.
Brock Letters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Letters throwing hammer fists to the chest of Menezes. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Kiron Menezes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Menezes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiron Menezes!