PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Letchford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Letchford comes to the cage accompanied by Steel Panther - 17 Girls in a Row. Larry Fine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Letchford
vs
Fine

170 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

167 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Letchford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letchford misses with a straight left.
Good exchange - Fine coming out on top.
A big right from Fine misses.
Letchford wants to slow Fine down by chopping away at his legs.
Fine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Letchford staying out of range there.
Fine throws an off balance right hand
and Letchford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Letchford. Fine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letchford.
A slapping body kick lands there for Letchford.
Fine looks to score with a jab to the body but Letchford is just out of range.
Fine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Fine moved away.
Fine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fine slips a jab from Letchford.
Fine scores with a body shot.
Letchford misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fine fails with the takedown
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Fine blocks the body kick.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Fine moved away.
Letchford slips under a jab.
Letchford slips under a jab from Fine.
Letchford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fine.
Letchford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Fine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Letchford misses with a wild body shot.
Letchford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larry Fine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fine misses with an uppercut. Letchford saw that one coming.
Letchford swings for the body but Fine moves out of range.
Letchford lands with a shot to the body.
Letchford tries to work over Fine's front leg with a kick but Fine checks it.
Letchford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fine misses with a hook. Letchford ducked under it nicely.
Letchford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Letchford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fine counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Letchford thinking.
Fine looks to land a right hand but Letchford moved out of range.
Fine misses the jab.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Fine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Letchford. Letchford obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelvin Letchford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fine shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fine showed some decent athleticism there.
Fine slows the pace down in half guard.
Fine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fine throwing strikes but missing.
Fine showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Letchford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fine on the ground.
Letchford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Letchford wants to sweep but no luck.
Letchford is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Letchford slips a jab from Fine.
Fine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Fine missing with a left hand there. Letchford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letchford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fine is out of range and Letchford settles back down.
A jab from Letchford misses.
A shot to the body from Letchford misses
and Fine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letchford throws a leg kick but Fine checks it.
Letchford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fine shoots in for a takedown but Letchford shows good takedown defense.
Letchford throws the kick towards the body but Fine avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Letchford looks to land a right hand but Fine moved out of range.
Letchford throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fine.
Letchford connects with a leg kick. Fine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fine blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Larry Fine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fine looks to land a left hand but Letchford moved out of range nicely.
Fine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Letchford scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fine. Letchford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letchford moves away from the strike by Fine.
Letchford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Fine misses.
Letchford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Letchford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Letchford misses with a kick to the body.
Letchford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Letchford misses with a double jab
and Fine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Fine throws out a loose jab but Letchford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letchford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fine throws a looping overhand right but Letchford ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letchford tries to move into range but Fine moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fine missing with a left hand there. Letchford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letchford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Letchford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fine throws a big shot that misses.
Letchford throws the kick towards the body but Fine avoids it.
Letchford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Letchford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Letchford tries to work over Fine's front leg with a kick but Fine checks it.
Fine misses with a lunging right hand
and Letchford counters with a nice leg kick.
Letchford lands a nice hook to Fine's body. Fine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fine misses with a left hand
and Letchford counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Letchford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fine checks a leg kick.
Fine moves out of range as Letchford strikes.
Fine throws a shot from downtown. Letchford moves away and avoids it.
Letchford blocks a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fine blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Fine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letchford doesn't seem phased though.
Letchford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fine.
Letchford lands a leg kick that knocks Fine off balance momentarily.
Letchford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fine throws a poor cross that misses
and Letchford makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fine really felt that one!
Some bone on bone action there as Fine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Letchford misses with a body kick.
Fine shoots in looking for a takedown. Letchford tries to sprawl out of it but Fine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Letchford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larry Fine seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Letchford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letchford.
Nice shot by Fine.
Fine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Letchford's head backwards.
Fine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fine throws a hook but Letchford blocks it.
Letchford scores with a head kick.
Fine throws a looping overhand right but Letchford ducks down to avoid it.
Fine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd cheers as Fine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letchford doesn't seem phased though.
Letchford avoids the body shot from Fine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fine fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letchford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Letchford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fine fails to land the takedown.
Kelvin Letchford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Fine misses with a looping right.
Fine swings widly with a right hand
and Letchford counters with a leg kick.
Fine misses with a looping right.
Letchford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Letchford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fine checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fine moves out of range as Letchford throws a body kick.
Fine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letchford.
Letchford misses with a head kick.
Letchford tries to land a front kick but Fine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Fine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fine fails with a takedown attempt.
Fine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letchford.
Fine cracks Letchford with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letchford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Letchford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Letchford wants it to stay on the feet.
Letchford moves out of range as Fine strikes.
Fine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Letchford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Letchford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Fine.
Letchford fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fine is out of range.
Letchford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fine. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Letchford.
Letchford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fine.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
Letchford is looking to wear down Fine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Letchford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Letchford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Fine checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fine throws a hook to the side of Letchford's head but Letchford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Letchford.
Letchford staying out of range there.
Fine loads up on a big right hand but Letchford slips the punch.
Letchford moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Letchford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Letchford throws a low kick but Fine avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letchford is looking to land body kicks.
Fine stuns Letchford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fine connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Letchford momentarily.
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!
Fine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letchford manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fine.
Letchford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fine.
Letchford throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Letchford.
Fine blocks the body kick.
Fine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kelvin Letchford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Fine.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Letchford.
Letchford thows a body kick. Fine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Letchford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kelvin Letchford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letchford moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Fine. Beautiful body shot.
Letchford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Letchford throws a hook but Fine blocks it.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Letchford counters with a good, hard body kick but Fine shrugs it off.
Letchford misses with a low kick.
Fine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fine throws a jab but it's blocked by Letchford.
Letchford connects with a jab.
Letchford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Letchford throws a hook but Fine avoids it easily.
Letchford walks into a stiff left hand from Fine.
Fine connects with the punch.
Letchford bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Letchford fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fine.
Letchford throws out a leg kick but Fine moves out of range and Letchford only half commits.
Letchford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Letchford.
Fine throws the left hand but Letchford avoids the punch easily.
Letchford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fine.
Fine misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letchford thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fine if he has to take too many more of those.
Fine misses with a left hand
and Letchford counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fine looks to throw the jab but Letchford is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Letchford.
Letchford is looking to score with low kicks.
Larry Fine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Letchford slips a jab from Fine.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Fine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Fine!