PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Struker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad To the Bone. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Struker
vs
Sackett

195 cm
30
214 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

190 cm
32
215 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Struker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nolan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Struker moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Struker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Struker looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Struker throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a solid body kick.
Struker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Struker throws out the jab.
Sackett lands a jab.

Sackett tries to keep at a distance but Struker has taken the fight into the clinch.

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Struker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing 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!
Struker misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Struker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Struker misses with a combination
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Struker tries a head kick but it misses.

Struker closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struker. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struker throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Struker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tommy Struker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Struker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Struker moves in looking to clinch but Sackett pushes him off.
Struker throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Struker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Struker rushes Sackett and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett throws a low kick but Struker avoids it.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Struker.
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tommy Struker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Struker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett slips a jab from Struker.
Sackett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Struker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Struker wants to clinch but Sackett slips to the side
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Sackett lands.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sackett with a hook.
Struker misses with a double jab
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Struker misses with the combination.
Jab by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Struker throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.

Struker gets caught flat footed, as Sackett shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Struker keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Sackett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Struker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sackett with a nice head shot there.
Sackett pushing down on Struker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Sackett there.
Struker pushes Sackett off looking to stand but Sackett dives back in and keeps control.
Struker is breathing heavily.
Sackett trying to control the pace.
Struker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
Sackett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nolan Sackett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Struker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Struker throws a combination that misses
and Sackett counters with a three punch combo that has Struker backing up. Struker nods at Sackett to acknowledge the strikes.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Struker throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Struker checks a leg kick.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Struker darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Struker throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Struker stalks Sackett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sackett's face. Sackett staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Struker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Struker misses
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett sizes up Struker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struker circles away quickly and effectively.
Struker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Struker with an uppercut!
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Struker misses
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Struker misses with a head kick.
Struker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Struker throws a head kick that Sackett semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett cracks Struker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Struker.
A jab from Sackett finds it's way through Struker's defenses.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Struker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Struker.
Struker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sackett scores with a sloppy right hand. Struker should have avoided that one.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Tommy Struker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sackett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Struker moves forwards but Sackett connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Sackett scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sackett cracks Struker with a big right hand but Struker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sackett advances nicely into full mount.
Sackett working the ground and pound effectively.
Sackett with good strikes from the mount here!

Struker is rocked!
Sackett lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Struker hang on?
Oh Struker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett drops a big elbow. That's hurt Struker! More shots from Sackett and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Sackett!