PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jubal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sackett
vs
Brand

174 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

TITAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jubal 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, Miles Brand!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.

Brand dives in and scores a takedown into Sackett's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Brand postures up.
Sackett has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brand has passed into side control.
Brand misses with the ground and pound.
Brand misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brand misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brand in side control, throwing shots but Sackett defends.
Sackett dodges the ground and pound from Brand.
Brand misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Brand are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Brand has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brand tries to score with some ground and pound. Sackett controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand working the body and head with strikes.
Brand in side control, throwing shots but Sackett defends.
The strikes coming from Brand are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brand is looking to take a break and control but Sackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sackett dodges the ground and pound from Brand.
Brand scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brand grinds an elbow into Sackett's temple.
Sackett dodges the ground and pound from Brand.
Brand cracks Sackett with a big right hand but Sackett just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with the ground and pound.
Brand cracks Sackett with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brand is working Sackett over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sackett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brand.
Sackett is not content to let Brand control the position.
Brand working the ground and pound.
Brand connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sackett some visible discomfort.
Sackett is not content to let Brand control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sackett dodges the ground and pound from Brand.
Brand throws an elbow but Sackett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sackett is not content to let Brand control the position.
Brand moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brand scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Brand creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sackett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brand creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sackett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here as Brand stalls from top position.
Brand working the strikes but Sackett uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Brand throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Brand there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Brand dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Brand looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sackett!
Brand working the ground and pound effectively.
Brand with good strikes from the mount here!
Brand lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sackett hang on?
Brand is landing with some decent strikes but Sackett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Sackett is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brand putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Sackett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brand raining down hammerfists from mount.
Brand landing shots from mount.
Brand looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sackett covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Brand!