PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouni Lettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Sound And Fury - I've Got Rabies. Lettu has chosen Mephisto as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Garcia
vs
Lettu

175 cm
29
153 lbs
18 - 4 - 1

170 cm
23
157 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

FULL METAL GEAR

Hades ®
Hades ®

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 18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Rolando Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Lettu!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Lettu.
Lettu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lettu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lettu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lettu.
Lettu slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Lettu finds it's target.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Lettu counters with a big head kick but Garcia shrugs it off.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lettu as he jumps to the side.
Garcia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a lazy uppercut
and Lettu counters with a solid body kick.
Garcia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lettu to counter with a crisp jab.
Lettu misses with a hook. Garcia ducked under it nicely.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Lettu looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Lettu.
Lettu blocks a jab.
Lettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two 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.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lettu.
Lettu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Garcia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Garcia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Garcia throws and elbow that misses. Lettu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Garcia's guard. Nice move by Lettu!
Garcia 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.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.
Lettu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lettu is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Lettu from controlling successfully.

Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lettu passes into half guard.
Lettu sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Garcia looking for submissions off his back.

That's four 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.
Lettu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lettu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garcia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lettu wants to stand up but Garcia is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jouni Lettu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lettu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Garcia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Lettu looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Lettu takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws a looping overhand right but Lettu ducks down to avoid it.
Rolando Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia throws a right hand that misses
and Lettu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Garcia misses with a left hand
and Lettu counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Lettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lettu moves out of range as Garcia strikes.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Lettu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Garcia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Lettu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Garcia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Garcia scores with a takedown into Lettu's guard.
Garcia tries to free his leg and advance position but Lettu is retaining full guard.
Garcia is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garcia scoring with some ground and pound.
Lettu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.
Garcia is pushing down on Lettu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lettu is fighting to maintain full guard but Garcia has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lettu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Garcia is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lettu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Garcia postures up in Lettu's guard and throws a big left but Lettu blocks it.
Garcia working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lettu's head.
Lettu is looking to stand back up but Garcia counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Lettu.
Garcia lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lettu is trying to stand back up but Garcia is controlling him
Garcia passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lettu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Garcia.
Garcia landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcia won't let Lettu get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Lettu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Garcia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garcia thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Garcia thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolando Garcia dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lettu ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lettu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Lettu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Lettu counters with a nice uppercut.
Lettu jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lettu misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Garcia counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garcia scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lettu!
Garcia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lettu because Garcia loaded up on that one.
Garcia scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Garcia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lettu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lettu!

Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lettu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lettu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Lettu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lettu escapes and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Lettu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lettu throws a right hand that misses

and Garcia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lettu's guard.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lettu swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lettu is keeping the position for now.
Garcia thows a big elbow that misses.
Garcia prevents Lettu from getting back to his feet.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lettu is keeping the position for now.
Garcia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Garciais looking to pass into half guard but Lettu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lettu is in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolando Garcia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolando Garcia!