PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pascal Letaivu (ranked 2360 p4p, 213 weight class) and Eugene Judd (ranked 3206 p4p, 269 weight class). Judd has chosen I take it up the ass - by lil wayne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pascal Letaivu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Letaivu
vs
Judd

170 cm
26
151 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

160 cm
42
140 lbs
31 - 10 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eugene Judd!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judd.
Judd moves out of range as Letaivu strikes.
Judd connects with a right hand. Letaivu shakes it off.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judd.
Judd lands with a cross.
Judd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu dodges the punch combination from Judd.
Judd defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Letaivu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Judd misses.
Letaivu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Judd misses with an uppercut.
Judd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judd looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Judd throws out a loose jab but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu is looking to counter punch.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Judd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judd tries a head kick but it misses.
Judd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Letaivu misses with a straight left.
Letaivu digs a good hook to Judd's body.
Judd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Letaivu.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Judd is just out of range.
Letaivu lunges at Judd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judd's hand.
A punch lands to the side of Judd 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Judd tried to score with a low kick but Letaivu checks it.
Letaivu throws a lazy right hand but Judd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Judd looks to land a left hand but Letaivu moved out of range nicely.
Judd lands a nice looking body kick.
Judd misses with the body kick
letting Letaivu counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Judd uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Letaivu has time to react.
Judd tried to score with a low kick but Letaivu checks it.
Letaivu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Letaivu takes one to the side of the head.
Eugene Judd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Letaivu throws out the jab.
Judd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Letaivu lands with a nice combination. Judd backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Eugene Judd has been cut.
Judd misses with a leg kick
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judd has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Judd thows a left - swing and a miss!

Letaivu clinches with his opponent.
Letaivu lands with a light punch inside.
Letaivu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Letaivu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Letaivu stalls.
Letaivu lands a hook that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Letaivu.
Judd lands a right hand.
Judd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judd has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd lands a nice uppercut.
Judd is trying to force a seperation but Letaivu has the dominant position.
Letaivu dodges an elbow strike from Judd.
Judd working aggressively here.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Judd avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Judd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Judd blocks an uppercut.
Judd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Judd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Letaivu.

Judd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Letaivu tries to keep at a distance but Judd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Judd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letaivu is leaning against Judd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
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!
Letaivu lands a hook that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Judd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Letaivu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike.
Letaivu works on Judd's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Judd throws an elbow but misses.
Judd has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Judd throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu digs a right hand into Judd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judd's gas tank.
Judd throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judd throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Judd manages to break the clinch.
Judd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Letaivu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugene Judd'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.

Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Judd ducks down to avoid it.
Judd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Letaivu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Judd moves out of range.
Judd misses with a head kick.
Judd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letaivu scores with a hook.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Judd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judd misses with a left hand
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu lands a nice shot to the body.
Judd misses with a two punch combination.
Judd takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Letaivu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judd, right into the meat.
Judd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judd throws an overhand right that lands on Letaivu's shoulder, as Letaivu tries to avoid the shot.
Judd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Letaivu throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Judd misses.
A jab from Judd does it's job there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judd.
Judd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judd throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Letaivu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Judd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Letaivu throws a lazy right hand but Judd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judd.
Letaivu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Judd scores with the left hand. Letaivu knows he should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Judd both land. Nice combination.
Judd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eugene Judd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Letaivu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judd throws a low kick but Letaivu avoids it.
Letaivu jabs Judd right on the nose. Judd blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judd looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
Letaivu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judd is looking to score with low kicks.
Letaivu with a hook.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Letaivu throws a body shot but no joy.

Letaivu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Judd, pushing him back against the cage.
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body.
Pascal Letaivu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Judd fails to land.
Judd has had enough of the clinch but Letaivu keeps him there for the moment.
Letaivu works on Judd's body with a couple of short punches.
Judd is breathing heavily.
A short right from Letaivu.
Judd tries a knee to the head but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judds head.
Judd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Letaivu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Letaivu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judd can do to turn this around?
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Judd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Judd misses with a body punch.
Letaivu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Letaivu lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judd.
Judd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letaivu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Judd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judd.
Letaivu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judd or not.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judds head.
Letaivu lands with a left to the head.
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu pushes Judd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judd stalling in the clinch but Letaivu improves position.
Letaivu blocks an elbow strike.
Letaivu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Letaivu blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu pushes Judd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judd wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
Letaivu misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu tries to work over Judd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu tries to work over Judd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Letaivu.
Judd taking a breather.
Judd missing with knees to the body.
Judd prevents a body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a hook that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Letaivu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Judd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letaivu lands with a light punch inside.
Judd misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Letaivu.
Judd misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pascal Letaivu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eugene Judd's cut.
That's time! Letaivu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Letaivu there.
A cross from Letaivu lands.
Judd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Judd takes one to the chin there.
Judd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Judd is rocked!

Letaivu rushes Judd and presses him up against the cage.
Judd is still on wobbly legs! Can Letaivu finish him?
Judd makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Judd seems to have recovered his senses.
Letaivu lands a hook that snaps the head of Judd backwards.
Letaivu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Letaivu.
Nice body punch from Letaivu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Letaivu lands with a light punch inside.
Judd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Letaivu works on Judd's body with a couple of short punches.
Judd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
Letaivu lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Letaivu lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
Letaivu presses Judd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judds head.
A nice left hand lands by Letaivu.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
Letaivu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Letaivu digs a right hand underneath Judd's ribcage. Judd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Letaivu presses Judd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Letaivu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Letaivu.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Good body shot from Letaivu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Letaivu.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Judd controls the action.
Letaivu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Letaivu.
Still in the clinch, Letaivu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letaivu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judd swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Judd.
Judd blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Judd controls the action.
Judd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Letaivu.
Letaivu pushes Judd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judd tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Judd working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letaivu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Letaivu gets through Judd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Letaivu stalling.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Letaivu on the inside.
Judd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Letaivu pushes Judd back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letaivu tries to work over Judd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Letaivu drops Judd onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Judd is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu drops Judd with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Judd is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pascal Letaivu!
Pascal Letaivu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Eugene Judd was interviewed post fight and said 'I guess I fucked up huh. Much respect to vesa! Go make us proud and kill someone from ams fc. Ill be waiting for you.'.