PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mordecai Sackett (ranked 1989 p4p, 202 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 684 p4p, 81 weight class). Mordecai Sackett could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pascal Letaivu's chin.

Sackett
vs
Letaivu

178 cm
37
155 lbs
36 - 15 - 0

170 cm
29
151 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mordecai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett throws a right hand that Letaivu ducks under and follows up with a left that Letaivu also avoids with ease.
Sackett throws a sloppy body shot
and Letaivu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Letaivu moves away.
Letaivu tries to counter with a clinch but Sackett shakes him off and moves away.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Letaivu's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Letaivu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Letaivu misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Letaivu.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Letaivu misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sackett's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
A jab from Letaivu misses.
Sackett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu with a nice cross.
Letaivu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett throwing a counter right hand but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Sackett lands a head shot.
Letaivu throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Letaivu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett lands with a straight right. Letaivu didn't see that one coming.
Letaivu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Letaivu.
Letaivu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Letaivu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Letaivu misses its intended target.
Sackett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Letaivu counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Letaivu misses.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Letaivu tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Letaivu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Letaivu looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu lands a slapping body shot.
Letaivu moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Letaivu throws a head kick that Sackett semi-blocks.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Letaivu slips the punch.
Sackett thumps Letaivu with a low kick.
Letaivu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Letaivu slips a straight right by Sackett.
Letaivu unleashes a big counter combination but Sackett bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Letaivu's leg but Letaivu calmly moves out of range.
Letaivu avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Letaivu checks it
and Letaivu counters with an inside leg kick.
Letaivu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letaivu.
Sackett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Letaivu dips to his left and cracks Sackett with an uppercut!
Sackett lands a nice hook to Letaivu's body. Letaivu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Letaivu avoids it.
Letaivu looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Sackett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Letaivu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Letaivu manages to avoid it.
Sackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sackett is looking to slow Letaivu down with leg kicks.
Sackett misses with a hook

and Letaivu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
A hook to the body from Letaivu.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letaivu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Letaivu lands a right hand.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sackett blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mordecai Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Letaivu misses.
Letaivu throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Mordecai Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Letaivu misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a nice body shot.
Letaivu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good work by Letaivu as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Letaivu.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Letaivu avoids it well.

Letaivu forces Sackett back against the cage and clinches.
Letaivu lands with a left to the head.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Letaivu missing with knees to the body.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Letaivu missing with knees to the body.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Letaivu pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Pascal Letaivu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Sackett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Letaivu.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Letaivu.
A short body shot lands from Letaivu as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Letaivu.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Letaivu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Letaivu.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Letaivu lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Letaivu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu misses with a body punch.
Letaivu gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Letaivu trying to land knees to the body.
Letaivu pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sackett is trying to maintain a safe position but Letaivu gets an underhook and turns Sackett into the cage.
Letaivu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Letaivu gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Letaivu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu lands a body shot.
Letaivu lands a left hand.
Letaivu blocks an uppercut.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Letaivu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sackett is defending well for now.
Sackett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
A short uppercut from Letaivu.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pascal Letaivu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Letaivu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Letaivu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Letaivu lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Letaivu throws a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Letaivu, as that shot connected.

Sackett is rocked!
and Letaivu counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Sackett! He's just covering up as Letaivu starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Letaivu!
Pascal Letaivu thanked the fans post fight for their support.