PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Ng (ranked 295 p4p, 35 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 761 p4p, 83 weight class). Ng comes into the arena with Wedlock - I'm The Fuck You Man blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Ng
vs
Letaivu

160 cm
32
145 lbs
31 - 14 - 0

170 cm
27
151 lbs
14 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng cracks Letaivu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Ng was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu connects with the punch.
Ng thows a leg kick but Letaivu checks it
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Letaivu tries to clinch but Ng is having none of it.
Ng was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ng throws a body kick that misses
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Letaivu moves out of range as Ng strikes.
Letaivu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ng misses with a low kick as Letaivu jumps back.
Letaivu's coach down at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Letaivu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Letaivu misses with a two punch combination.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Ng's shoulder, as Ng tries to avoid the shot.
Ng lands with a straight right. Letaivu didn't see that one coming.
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!
Ng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
Letaivu doesn't manage to clinch there - Ng circles away.
Ng slips under a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Ng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ng throws out the jab.
Ng slips a jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu throws a right and a left that Ng avoids nicely.
Ng swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Letaivu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
Letaivu throws a hook but Ng avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Letaivu misses with a body shot.
Letaivu digs a good body shot into Ng's ribs.
Letaivu swings for the body but Ng moves out of range.
Letaivu throws a poor cross that misses
and Ng counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
Ng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Ng. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ng. Letaivu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ng jabs Letaivu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Letaivu. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Ng's head but Ng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ng misses with a jab to the body

and Letaivu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Letaivu managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letaivu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ng makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ng blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Ng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Letaivu avoids it.
Ng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Ng as the two fighters clinch.
Letaivu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
Letaivu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Letaivu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ng throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letaivu avoiding damage as Ng throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands a right hand.
Ng misses with the head strike.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Ng.
A right handed body shot lands from Ng.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ngs head.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu works on Ng's body with a couple of short punches.
Ng looking to throw knees to the head but Letaivu is blocking nicely.
Letaivu managing to block the knees to the body from Ng.
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letaivu lands an uppercut.
Ng tries to break the clinch but Letaivu is controlling the position.
Ng working Letaivu over with knees to the body.
Ng pushes Letaivu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letaivu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ng throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Letaivu blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ng creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Letaivu.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Letaivu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Letaivu blocks with his arms.
Letaivu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Ng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ng lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ng tries to land a knee to the head but Letaivu blocks with his arms.

Ng manages to break the clinch.
Letaivu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ng takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Ng looks to land a right hand but Letaivu moved out of range.
A big left from Ng misses.
Letaivu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ng with a body shot.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Ng moved out of range.
Letaivu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ng on the side of the head.
Ng tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Letaivu slips a jab from Ng.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ng, right into the meat.
Ng moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Letaivu checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Letaivu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ng manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Letaivu blocks the body kick.
Letaivu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Letaivu blocks a leg kick.
Ng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu checks a low kick from Ng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ng. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ng.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Ng misses with a hook. Letaivu ducked under it nicely.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Letaivu moves forwards but Ng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ng scores with a body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Letaivu checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Ng uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Letaivu.
Ng throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu misses with a looping left.
Ng misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ng just misses with a punch to the body.
Ng drops his hands momentarily and Letaivu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Ng keeps Letaivu at a distance using the push kick.
Charles Ng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu ducks under a wild hook from Ng.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Letaivu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ng misses with a kick to the body
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ng scores with a leg kick.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Letaivu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ng's hands.
Ng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ng throws a quick counter head kick but Letaivu was just out of range.
Ng gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng connects with a body shot.
Ng on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ng misses the jab.
Letaivu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ng.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Letaivu misses with a left hand
and Ng counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ng misses with a body shot.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letaivu throws an overhand right that lands on Ng's shoulder, as Ng tries to avoid the shot.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ng.
Ng throws a shot from downtown. Letaivu moves away and avoids it.
Letaivu avoids the head kick by Ng.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ng throws the kick towards the body but Letaivu avoids it.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ng moves away.
Letaivu is looking to score with low kicks.
Letaivu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ng misses with a looping right.
Ng throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ng misses with an uppercut.
Ng misses with a body punch
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Letaivu needs to keep his hands up - Ng had a free shot at his head there.
Letaivu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ng counters with a leg kick.
Letaivu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Letaivu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ng.
Letaivu lands with a hook. Ng tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Letaivu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Ng dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Letaivu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
Ng shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Letaivu eats them both and turns towards Ng to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Ng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letaivu counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Letaivu.
Ng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Letaivu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ng throws a body punch but Letaivu moves out of range.
Ng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ng - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ng throws a front kick aimed at Letaivu's knee but Letaivu avoids it well.
Ng misses the jab.
Letaivu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ng on the side of the head.
Letaivu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ng at a distance.
Ng throws the left hand but Letaivu avoids the punch easily.
Ng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ng scores with a punch to the head.
Ng swings away with a body shot that misses
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ng missing with a left hand there. Letaivu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charles Ng is winning the standup battle so far.
Ng ducks under a wild hook from Letaivu.
Nice shot lands for Letaivu.
Letaivu slips a jab from Ng.
Some wild striking there from Ng.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ng misses with an uppercut
and Letaivu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ng will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Letaivu misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng is looking to counter punch.
Ng digs a good body shot into Letaivu's ribs.
Ng throws a head kick that misses.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ng was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Ng throws a lazy right hand but Letaivu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Letaivu misses with a hook. Ng ducked under it nicely.
Ng cracks Letaivu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Letaivu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ng throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Letaivu lands with an uppercut that bounces Ng off the cage and back into range.
Letaivu throws a hook but Ng blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Letaivu connects with a body shot.
Ng misses with a hook.
Ng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ng slips a jab from Letaivu.
Ng thows a leg kick but Letaivu checks it
and Letaivu counters with a nice uppercut.
Ng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ng misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ng connects with a looping right hand.
Letaivu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ng eats them both and turns towards Letaivu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ng takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Letaivu.
Ng misses with a looping left.
Nice body punch from Letaivu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ng throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ng misses with a leg kick
and Letaivu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ng looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Letaivu wants to clinch up but Ng keeps it at a distance.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ng.
Letaivu throws the left hand but Ng avoids the punch easily.
Letaivu connects with a right hand. Ng shakes it off.
A jab from Ng misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Letaivu! But no joy.
Ng lands a jab.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Ng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Letaivu tries to clinch but Ng moves out of range.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Letaivu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ng lands with a straight right. Letaivu didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pascal Letaivu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Letaivu 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pascal Letaivu!
Our winner, Pascal Letaivu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.