PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isei Takurata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takurata is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In the City. Isei Takurata is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sackett
vs
Takurata

193 cm
26
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Isei Takurata!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takurata misses with an uppercut
and Takurata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Takurata works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Isei Takurata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takurata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Takurata. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Takurata paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Takurata.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takurata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Takurata.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Takurata.
Takurata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takurata throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Takurata circles away.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Takurata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Takurata circles away.
Sackett cracks Takurata with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Takurata is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takurata misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a nice leg kick.
Isei Takurata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takurata lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takurata swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takurata throws out the jab.
Takurata throws a combination that misses
and Sackett counters with a straight right hand.
Takurata stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Takurata throws out the jab.
Sackett moves forwards but Takurata connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takurata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takurata misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Takurata throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takurata misses with a hook

and Sackett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sackett.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Takurata slows down the pace here.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Takurata.
Takurata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fails to pull guard.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Takurata's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takurata smiles and moves away.
Takurata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takurata misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett counters with a three punch combo that has Takurata backing up. Takurata nods at Sackett to acknowledge the strikes.
Sackett slips a straight right by Takurata.
Takurata swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.

Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Takurata.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Takurata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands an elbow that stopped Takurata in his tracks for a moment.
Takurata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Takurata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takurata is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isei Takurata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Takurata looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takurata.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Takurata throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Takurata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takurata swinging wildly here.
Takurata misses with a lunging right hand

and Sackett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sackett.

Sackett gets to his feet - Takurata follows without any prompting.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Takurata.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takurata punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries to bum rush Takurata with a series of wild strikes but Takurata uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Takurata tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Takurata.
Takurata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Takurata.
Sackett looks for a takedown but Takurata sprawls well.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Takurata on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sackett shoots for a takedown but Takurata saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takurata is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Takurata just misses with a punch to the body.
Takurata scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Takurata misses.
Takurata misses with the combination.
Takurata swings widly with a right hand

and Sackett counters by clinching up.
Sackett looking for a takedown.
Sackett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takurata is keeping busy.
Takurata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takurata.
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!

Sackett turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Takurata is looking to reverse the position.
Sackett has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Takurata!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett raining down hammerfists from mount.
Takurata blocking the ground and pound.

Sackett looking to secure an arm triangle but Takurata defends it well.
Sackett 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.
Sackett throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sackett misses with a head shot.
Sackett wants to control the pace but Takurata is squirming around nicely.
Sackett throws some wild stikes that Takurata manages to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Takurata?

Sackett is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Takurata can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takurata wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sackett.
Sackett looking to ground and pound but Takurata is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sackett has control of Takurata's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Takurata regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sackett sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Sackett dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Sackett is looking to chop away at Takurata's legs.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Takurata.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takurata.
Sackett slips a jab from Takurata.
Takurata rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takurata scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takurata throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Takurata lands a jab.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Takurata misses.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Takurata moves out of range easily.
Sackett is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takurata throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Takurata lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takurata.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takurata. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Takurata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Takurata misses with a left hand
and Takurata takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takurata throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.

Sackett darts in and clinches Takurata up against the cage.
Takurata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Takurata uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takurata blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sackett.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett misses with an elbow over the top.
Takurata will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sackett up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Takurata avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett tries to work over Takurata's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takurata stalls.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Takurata is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sackett is keeping busy.
Takurata is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Takurata blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Takurata.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takurata stalling against the cage.
Sackett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
Takurata misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Takurata misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Takurata manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Takurata throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Takurata misses with an uppercut
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Logan Sackett.
I think Sackett 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Logan Sackett!