PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrell Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Afroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Afroman has chosen Ghost by Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tyrell Sackett has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Sackett
vs
Afroman

185 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Afroman!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sackett duly obliges.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Afroman.
Afroman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Afroman shoots for a double leg takedown but Sackett sprawls well. He's pushed Afroman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Afroman tries for a takedown but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyrell Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Afroman.
No luck for Afroman with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Sackett as Afroman shoots in.
Afroman jabs Sackett right on the nose. Sackett blinks but takes it well.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sackett.
Afroman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sackett swivels and escapes.
Afroman looks gassed!
Sackett scores with a jab. Afroman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Afroman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Afroman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Afroman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Afroman has a takedown stuffed.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Afroman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Afroman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett manages to get to full guard.

Sackett has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Afroman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Afroman fails with the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Sackett.
Sackett cracks Afroman with an open hand slap.
Sackett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Afroman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Tyrell Sackett has been cut.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.

Afroman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sackett!
Sackett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Afroman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Afroman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sackett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Afroman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sackett is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sackett is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Afroman wants to control the pace but Sackett is squirming around nicely.
Sackett's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Afroman putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sackett flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sackett is looking to improve his position but Afroman isn't that keen on the idea.

Afroman working for a guillotine from mount but Sackett is in no mood to give up.
Sackett avoids a strike by Afroman and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Afroman's guard! Fantastic escape!

Afroman uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Afroman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Afroman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Afroman working the ground and pound effectively.
Sackett taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Afroman! Sackett is hurt baaadly! Afroman is firing away with more strikes - Sackett is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamal Afroman!