PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Tachia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett has chosen Bad To the Bone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tachia
vs
Sackett

186 cm
28
217 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
215 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Tachia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tachia looks to clinch
and Sackett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sackett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sackett punishes Tachia's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tachia backs up against the cage.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
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!
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tachia.
Tachia darts in trying to clinch
letting Sackett counter with a right hand.

Tachia is rocked!
Sackett cracks the inside of Tachia's front leg.

Sackett bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Tachia! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Oh Tachia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett is in close to Tachia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sackett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sackett postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Tachia covers up, he's hurt! Sackett keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sackett and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sackett can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Sackett!