PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Letson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Sant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Avril 14th. Sant has chosen Drake- Over as his entrance music. 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.

Letson
vs
Sant

188 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Letson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Sant!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Letson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sant has eaten all the pies!

Sant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Letson sprawls well. Letson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sant gets slowly back to his feet.
Letson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Letson is fending him off so far but Sant persists. Nope, Letson circles away and we're back to standing.
Sant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Letson!

Letson has managed to clinch.

Letson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letson working the head with strikes.
The referee asks Letson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Letson prefers to stall for the moment though.

Letson decides to stand back up.
Letson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Letson counters with a two punch combo.

Letson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sant sprawls well initially but Letson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Letson is looking for a kimura here.
Sant is looking for a sweep. Letson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sant looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sant looks gassed!
Letson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Letson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Letson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Letson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Gregory Letson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Letson tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Letson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Letson duly obliges.

Letson forces Sant back against the cage and clinches.
Sant drops down looking for an ankle pick but Letson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gregory Letson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Sant.

Letson has Sant up against the cage in a clinch.
Sant's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Letson goes for a takedown attempt but Sant pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sant gets tackled into the cage by Letson. Letson maintains the clinch.

Letson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sant can't fight it off and eventually Letson manages to take the fight to the floor. Sant looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sant will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letson lands a couple of elbows.
Letson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Letson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Letson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Letson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Letson cracks Sant with a solid left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Letson.
Sant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sant fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Sant 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Letson lands a jab-cross combination.

Letson closes the distance and clinches.

Letson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sant keeping moving, preventing Letson from controlling successfully.
Letson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sant throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sant is breathing heavily.
Sant keeping moving, preventing Letson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Letson gets to his feet - Sant follows without any prompting.
Letson lands with a good body shot.

Letson rushes Sant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Letson pulls guard effortlessly.
Letson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sant's guard.
Letson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Letson works over Sant with some ground and pound from guard.
Letson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Letson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Letson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Letson landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letson controlling from the top position.
Letson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letson with a nice head shot there.
Letson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sant's head.

Letson gets to his feet. Sant looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Letson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letson lands with a kick to the temple. Sant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Letson moves into range and clinches up with Sant.

Letson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Letson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sant can do to turn this around?
Sant moves to clinch but Letson breaks away

and Letson counters with a single leg into guard. Sant didn't expect that.
Letson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Letson gets to his feet - Sant follows without any prompting.
A nice leg kick lands there from Letson.

Letson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Letson looking for a takedown.

Letson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Letson rushes Sant and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Letson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sant regains guard immediately.
Letson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sant is retaining full guard.
Letson is working Sant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Letson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Letson stays in close to Sant's body and controls the position.

Letson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sant wants to stand up but Letson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregory Letson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Letson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Letson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sant can't keep his opponent in guard - Letson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Letson trying to control from half guard but Sant is working away.
Sant won't allow Letson to pass to mount.
Sant is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Letson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Letson controlling the action here.
Sant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Letson is nestled in close to Sant, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sant is staying active underneath Letson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Letson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sant is just riding it out for now. Letson eventually gives up the hold.

Letson is working for a submission of some sort.
Letson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gregory Letson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two 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.
Sant throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sant tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Letson in particular looking to stall.
Letson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sant for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Gregory Letson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Letson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sant tries for a takedown. No joy.

Letson successfully pulls guard.
Letson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Letson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Letson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sant is fighting to break Letson's control of his arms but Letson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sant postures up in Letson's guard and throws a big left but Letson blocks it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Letson wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Letson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sant working a defensive guard here.
Letson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Letson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Letson 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Letson!