PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sackett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whoomp There it is. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sackett
vs
Durden

190 cm
26
261 lbs
17 - 15 - 1

190 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Durden!
Sackett with a poor takedown
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sackett tries a low kick but Durden avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Durden. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sackett instigates a clinch.

Sackett breaks the clinch.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sackett.
Durden slaps away a takedown attempt from Sackett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Durden throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
A jab from Durden misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett walks into a jab.
Durden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackett momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a double jab.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Durden's front leg but catches the back leg as Durden tries to avoid it.
Durden throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sackett. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Durden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sackett.
Durden lands with a cross.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Durden circles away.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sackett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sackett shoots in looking for a takedown. Durden tries to sprawl out of it but Sackett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett slips a jab from Durden.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden with a nice cross.
Sackett thumps Durden with a low kick.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Sackett.
Sackett fails to land the takedown.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Durden circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett tries to clinch up
and Durden counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sackett defending well as Durden loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Durden pinned against the cage. Durden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durden tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Durden.
Sackett slips under a jab from Durden.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Durden throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sackett.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Durden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Sackett closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Durden to the mat! Durden manages to get full guard.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sackett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sackett postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Durden.
Sackett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Durden is looking to sweep but instead, Sackett has passed into half guard.

Sackett seems to be looking for submissions.
Durden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sackett. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sackett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett stops Durden from getting back to his feet.
Durden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Durden wants to get back to his feet but Sackett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Durden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sackett!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Durden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sackett is looking to escape.
Sackett tries to reverse the position but Durden maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Orlando Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Durden on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Durden closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Durden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett throws a head kick that Durden semi-blocks.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett slips under a jab from Durden.
Durden throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sackett counters with a solid body kick.
Durden scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sackett in his tracks.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice sprawl there from Durden as Sackett shoots in.
No luck for Sackett with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett fails to land the takedown.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sackett is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Durden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durden as he avoids it easily.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Durden.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Durden clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Sackett slips under a jab.
Durden pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sackett back to the cage. Durden follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Durden. That did some damage!
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durden sprawls well. Durden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Durden throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden stuffs the takedown attempt from Sackett. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt - Durden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Durden throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Durden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Durden will feel that in the morning.
Sackett fails to land the takedown.
Durden has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sackett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett shoots in looking for a takedown but Durden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sackett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Durden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Orlando Sackett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Durden does it's job there.
Durden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Sackett or perhaps it was just good defense by Durden which made him look bad.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durden sprawls well. Durden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden stuffs the takedown attempt from Sackett. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Sackett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durden sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Durden as he avoids it easily.
Sackett shoots and misses
and Durden counters with a nice body shot.
Durden jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Durden lands a lovely overhand right.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.
Sackett shoots in for a double leg but Durden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Durden misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Durden lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Durden lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sackett is looking to slow Durden down with leg kicks.

Sackett pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Durden.
Durden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Durden misses with the combination.
Durden misses with a looping right.
Sackett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Durden is fending him off so far but Sackett persists. Nope, Durden circles away and we're back to standing.
A left lands for Durden.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Durden as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Durden misses.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Durden misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Durden's corner calls for a 1-2. Durden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sackett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Durden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sackett somewhat.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sackett.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Durden throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Durden dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Durden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Durden scores with a one two! Sackett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.

Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Durden.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Sackett won't allow it.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Durden as Sackett shoots in.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Durden but Durden pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Durden misses.
Sackett throws a push kick but Durden slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Durden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Durden with a nice cross.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett fails with the takedown.
Sackett shoots in but Durden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Durden lands a really nice looking cross but Sackett seems unphased.
Durden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a jab when Durden was well out of range.
Durden's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sackett under the eye.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett has his takedown stuffed
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durden misses with a straight left.
Sackett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Durden checks the leg kick nicely there.
Durden clobbers Sackett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden with a nice cross.
Sackett dives in and grabs Durden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durden pushes down on Sackett's head and hops out.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Durden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Durden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durden lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into rage.
Durden scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Durden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 47:48
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden is the new heavyweight champion!