PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Smack My BitchUp. Liddell Norris has chosen undead by hollywood undead as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sackett
vs
Liddell Norris

190 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell Norris!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell Norris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sackett's waist but Sackett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddell Norris off to one side.

Sackett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sackett looks up at the clock and then as Liddell Norris takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sackett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sackett working the ground and pound.
Liddell Norris parries the strikes from Sackett easily there. Sackett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Liddell Norris to escape.
Sackett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sackett cracks Liddell Norris with a big right hand but Liddell Norris just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sackett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throwing strikes but Liddell Norris manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sackett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sackett tries to kick Liddell Norris off but Liddell Norris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Liddell Norris not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sackett is not content to let Liddell Norris control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell Norris blocks the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett trying to hold on to Liddell Norris's head to control him but Liddell Norris postures up.
Sackett is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liddell Norris doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell Norris tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Liddell Norris wants to clinch.

Sackett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like Sackett is going to stand back up.
Sackett is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to advance position but Liddell Norris won't allow it.
Liddell Norris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sackett throws a strike but Liddell Norris avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Sackett gets to his feet - Liddell Norris follows without any prompting.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett misses with a takedown attempt - Liddell Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sackett scores a takedown into full mount!
Liddell Norris taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sackett punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddell Norris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Liddell Norris tries to hold on but Sackett postures up.
Sackett with good strikes from the mount here!
Liddell Norris is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sackett dominating with strikes here.
Sackett landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett punishing his opponent with strikes.
Liddell Norris tries to hold on but Sackett pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with a couple of short strikes.
Sackett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liddell Norris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sackett with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett is landing with some decent strikes but Liddell Norris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sackett with the ground and pound from mount.
Sackett is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Liddell Norris can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sackett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liddell Norris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sackett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sackett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell Norris's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Sackett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sackett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liddell Norris's waist but Liddell Norris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sackett off to one side.

Sackett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Liddell Norris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Sackett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sackett scoring with some ground and pound.

Sackett gets to his feet. Liddell Norris looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sackett.
Liddell Norris takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell Norris is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Liddell Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sackett is putting a hurting on Liddell Norris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Liddell Norris taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sackett cracks Liddell Norris with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Liddell Norris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Liddell Norris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sackett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Logan Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett controls the position from side control.
Sackett working the ground and pound.

Sackett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Liddell Norris's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sackett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell Norris is trying to control Sackett's posture but Sackett avoids it.
Check out the look on Sackett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sackett lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Liddell Norris down.

Sackett stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sackett gets the takedown into side control.
Liddell Norris is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sackett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Liddell Norris is not content to let Sackett control the position.
Liddell Norris is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is putting a hurting on Liddell Norris here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sackett lands a nice forearm strike.
Sackett in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sackett lands some shots froms side control.
Liddell Norris tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett with good strikes from the mount here!
Sackett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell Norris's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sackett has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Liddell Norris's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Sackett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sackett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liddell Norris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sackett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sackett wants to control but Liddell Norris is keeping him busy.
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 Liddell Norris's temple.
Sackett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Liddell Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett wants to pass the guard but Liddell Norris is defending well.
Sackett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sackett there.
Sackett is nestled in close to Liddell Norris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sackett winds up and cracks Liddell Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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 Liddell Norris's temple.
Sackett is looking to take a break and control but Liddell Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sackett lands a nice short elbow.
Sackett working Liddell Norris over with strikes.
Sackett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sackett wants to control but Liddell Norris is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Liddell Norris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sackett drops an elbow to the side of Liddell Norris's head.
Sackett lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liddell Norris looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sackett slips a nice elbow through Liddell Norris's hands, connecting with Liddell Norris's forehead.
Sackett wants to pass to mount but Liddell Norris is defending the position.
Sackett is keen to just control but Liddell Norris is a slippery customer.
Sackett scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Sackett stands up from half guard.
Chuck Liddell Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sackett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Liddell Norris is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
Logan Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sackett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Sackett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Sackett is thwarting Liddell Norris's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sackett winds up and cracks Liddell Norris with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sackett content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sackett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sackett content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sackett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24

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