PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Thor Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Odinson
vs
Sackett

183 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Self confident

Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Odinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a leg kick but Odinson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett lands a head kick. Odinson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Odinson tries to clinch up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Odinson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Odinson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Odinson wants to clinch.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Odinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Odinson's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Odinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Sackett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Odinson throws an elbow that misses.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Odinson is blocking nicely.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Odinson throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Odinson up against the ropes.
Odinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Odinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sackett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Odinson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike.
Sackett managing to block the knees to the body from Odinson.
Sackett lands a damaging elbow.
Odinson lands a damaging elbow.
Sackett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sackett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Odinson throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett avoids the elbow strike from Odinson, against the ropes.
Sackett blocks an elbow strike.
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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett crunches a lovely knee into Odinson's ribcage.
Odinson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Thor Odinson has been cut.
Sackett scores with a knee to the head.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Sackett.
Odinson is breathing heavily.
Sackett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Odinson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Odinson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Odinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Odinson blocks it.
Sackett crunches a lovely knee into Odinson's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Sackett.
Sackett taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.
Sackett lands a knee to the head.
Sackett landing knees to the head.

Odinson is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sackett.
Oh Odinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett landing knees to the body.
Odinson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sackett creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Odinson off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Odinson is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! Sackett is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Yance Sackett!