PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is Whoomp There it is. A fine choice. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sackett
vs
Williams

190 cm
29
261 lbs
17 - 19 - 1

198 cm
19
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Williams!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sackett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sackett throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams 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.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Sackett is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sackett connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Sackett prevents Williams from standing back up.
Sackett drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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!
Williams throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Sackett stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett prevents Williams from standing back up.
Sackett drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sackett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams trying to control here.
Sackett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Williams is rocked!
Sackett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him?
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sackett throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Sackett lands strikes from half guard.
Sackett throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Sackett wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
Sackett throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Williams is trying to stand up here but Sackett is controlling him well.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sackett lands a big elbow - Williams is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Sackett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Sackett!