PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrel Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raian Baaden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highway to Hell. Raian Baaden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sackett
vs
Baaden

185 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
217 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Conviction
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrel Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raian Baaden!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Sackett misses.
Some wild striking there from Sackett.
Baaden shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sackett sprawls well. Sackett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baaden gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Baaden checks it.
Sackett throws a body punch but Baaden moves out of range.

Baaden scores with a takedown into Sackett's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Baaden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baaden wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baaden stops Sackett from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sackett manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Baaden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Baaden to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.

Baaden scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sackett is working to avoid the ground and pound but Baaden connects with a decent elbow.
Sackett is looking to regain half guard here but Baaden keeps moving and retains side control.
Baaden working the ground and pound but Sackett is defending the strikes.
Baaden working the head with strikes.
Baaden misses with the ground and pound.
Sackett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baaden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baaden off and has taken his back!
Sackett is hanging on to Baaden's back as he tries to escape.
Sackett trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Baaden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Baaden tries to reverse the position but Sackett maintains control.
Sackett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by Sackett.
Baaden is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Raian Baaden has been cut.

Sackett has control of Baaden's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Baaden regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Baaden is in all sorts of trouble here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baaden can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sackett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That has opened up Raian Baaden's cut even more.
Baaden is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sackett controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sackett cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Raian Baaden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raian Baaden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyrel Sackett!