PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egill Skallagrimsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Kryptonite. Skallagrimsson has chosen Hoeremeisje by EyeMJR as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sackett
vs
Skallagrimsson

187 cm
24
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
213 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orlando Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Egill Skallagrimsson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skallagrimsson looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Skallagrimsson.
A big right from Skallagrimsson misses.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skallagrimsson throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Skallagrimsson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Skallagrimsson. No joy for Sackett on that attempt.
Skallagrimsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skallagrimsson checks a low kick from Sackett.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Skallagrimsson's torso.
Skallagrimsson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skallagrimsson scores with a body shot.
Sackett tries to clinch but Skallagrimsson is having none of it.
Skallagrimsson avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Skallagrimsson slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skallagrimsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skallagrimsson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Skallagrimsson with a hook.
Skallagrimsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Skallagrimsson saw that one coming.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Skallagrimsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skallagrimsson moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Skallagrimsson throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Sackett closes the distance and pushes Skallagrimsson back into the cage.
Skallagrimsson trying to stall but Sackett improves his position.
Skallagrimsson effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skallagrimsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson stalling the fight.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sackett has a takedown stuffed.
Skallagrimsson is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Skallagrimsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Skallagrimsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Skallagrimsson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skallagrimsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skallagrimsson misses the shot to the body.
Egill Skallagrimsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skallagrimsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sackett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sackett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Skallagrimsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Skallagrimsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson misses with a double jab.
Skallagrimsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sackett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skallagrimsson swivels and escapes.
Skallagrimsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skallagrimsson motions for Sackett to come forward. Skallagrimsson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sackett pushes Skallagrimsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skallagrimsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skallagrimsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett throws an elbow but it misses.
Skallagrimsson misses with some punches.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Skallagrimsson scores with a nice short uppercut.

Skallagrimsson breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Sackett wants to clinch
and Skallagrimsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skallagrimsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Skallagrimsson blocks the low kick.
Skallagrimsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skallagrimsson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A bone on bone clash there as Skallagrimsson blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egill Skallagrimsson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a body shot
enabling Skallagrimsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Skallagrimsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skallagrimsson thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skallagrimsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett wants a takedown.
Skallagrimsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Skallagrimsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sackett's efforts to push away.
Skallagrimsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Sackett works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett postures up in Skallagrimsson's guard and throws a big left but Skallagrimsson blocks it.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.

Skallagrimsson pushes Sackett off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Skallagrimsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Skallagrimsson throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skallagrimsson missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Skallagrimsson shakes it off.
Skallagrimsson thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skallagrimsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Skallagrimsson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick nicely.
Egill Skallagrimsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Skallagrimsson is avoiding it.
Sackett throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skallagrimsson. Skallagrimsson obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Skallagrimsson throws out the jab.

Sackett pushes Skallagrimsson up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is trying to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling him.
Skallagrimsson looking to slow down the pace here.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skallagrimsson.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skallagrimsson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Skallagrimsson keeps it at a distance.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Skallagrimsson counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Skallagrimsson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
and Skallagrimsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Skallagrimsson had a free shot at his head there.
A nice combination there by Skallagrimsson.
A jab from Skallagrimsson misses.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Skallagrimsson circles away.
Skallagrimsson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skallagrimsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Skallagrimsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Egill Skallagrimsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skallagrimsson. That did some damage!
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Skallagrimsson is out of range.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skallagrimsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sackett trying to control but Skallagrimsson is working from the bottom.
Sackett pushes down on Skallagrimsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson is looking to control Sackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skallagrimsson avoid being mounted?

Sackett escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Skallagrimsson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skallagrimsson loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Skallagrimsson's waist but Skallagrimsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sackett off to one side.
A jab from Skallagrimsson misses.
Sackett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orlando Sackett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skallagrimsson thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Skallagrimsson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Some wild striking there from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Orlando Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skallagrimsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skallagrimsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Skallagrimsson digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Skallagrimsson misses the jab.
Skallagrimsson thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Skallagrimsson throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sackett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett prevents Skallagrimsson from getting back to his feet.
Skallagrimsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Skallagrimsson wriggles free and stands up.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skallagrimsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Skallagrimsson.
A lazy left from Skallagrimsson finds it's target.
Skallagrimsson slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett thumps Skallagrimsson with a low kick.
Sackett fails with a takedown attempt.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Skallagrimsson misses.
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Skallagrimsson.
Skallagrimsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Skallagrimsson counters with a good low kick that Sackett was not able to check.
Sackett throws a head kick but Skallagrimsson moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Skallagrimsson.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skallagrimsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Skallagrimsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Skallagrimsson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!