PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hacky Sack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas L (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sack kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet home alabama. Andreas L has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sack
vs
L

185 cm
25
182 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

187 cm
25
176 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hacky Sack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas L!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sack throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from L.
L pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andreas L seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sack looks to throw the jab but L is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sack misses the target.
L throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
L throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
L shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sack sprawls well. Sack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. L gets slowly back to his feet.
Sack slips a straight right by L.
L misses with a combination
enabling Sack to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
L moves forwards but Sack connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by L as he connects with a hook.
L throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Andreas L has been cut.
Sack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
L tries a head kick but it misses.
Sack throws an off balance right hand
and L counters with a leg kick.
L connects with a looping right hand.
L has his takedown stuffed
and Sack counters with a stiff right hand.
L throws a hook but Sack avoids it easily.
L throws an off balance right hand
and Sack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sack missing with a left hand there. L was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sack.
Sack missing with a left hand there. L was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
L ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from L is defended easily by Sack.
Hacky Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas L.
L throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Sack.
Sack throws an off balance right hand
and L counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sack thinking.
L swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sack thows a body shot but no joy.
L is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sack is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for L.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sack misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Sack.
L ducks under a wild hook from Sack.
L ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sack throws a lazy uppercut
and L counters with a lovely straight right hand!
L misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
L lands a nice hook to Sack's body. Sack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sack avoids a punch combination nicely.
L with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
L swinging wildly here.
Sack looks to throw the jab but L is out of range.
L throws a looping overhand right but Sack ducks down to avoid it.
Sack throws a hook but L avoids it easily.
L dives in and grabs Sack's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sack pushes down on L's head and hops out.
L shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sack pinned against the cage. Sack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sack lands with a good body shot.
Sack is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
L looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
L moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hacky Sack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas L's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sack lands a really nice looking cross but L seems unphased.
L throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sack counters with a nice uppercut.
L throws a shot from downtown. Sack moves away and avoids it.
Sack has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hacky Sack is winning the standup battle so far.
Sack moves out of range of the body kick from L.
No joy there for Sack, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
L tries to move into range but Sack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sack misses with a hook
and L counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
L misses the jab.
Sack is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
L shoots in and drives through. Sack sprawls well.
A punch combination from L misses.
L throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sack counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
L ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
L closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sack circles away.
L is breathing heavily.
Sack looks to throw the jab but L is out of range.
Sack misses with a right hand
and L counters with a nice uppercut.
L fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
L takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
L misses with a body punch
and Sack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
L misses with a wild combination.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sack crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from L - the referee stops the clock and Sack gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says L. Sack manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
L scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
L takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sack throws a hook but L avoids it easily.
L misses with a series of wild punches.
L tries for a takedown but Sack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hacky Sack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreas L.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sack drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
L swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sack counters with a straight right hand.
L walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
L slips a straight right by Sack.
Sack misses with a takedown attempt - L sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
L throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sack with a jab.
Sack scores with a hook.
Sack thuds his right hand into L's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
L swings widly with a right hand
and Sack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps L thinking.
Sack lands a glancing blow to the side of L's head.
Sack throws a poor cross that misses
and L counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sack misses with an uppercut.
L throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and L counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
L throws a sloppy head kick and Sack moves out of range easily.
L tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
L shoots in for a takedown but Sack shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A big right from L misses.
Sack throws a poor cross that misses
and L counters with a left and a right that stings Sack.
L misses with a jab to the body
and Sack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
L misses with a wild body shot.
L on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
L throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hacky Sack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andreas L's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

L loads up on a big right hand but Sack slips the punch.
L throws a right hand that misses
and Sack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sack just misses with a punch to the body.

A head kick lands from L that sends Sack to the canvas. Sack tries to scramble back to his feet but L brings him back down into side control.

Sack is rocked!
L tries to move to mount but Sack blocks the move with his legs.
L sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sack is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sack is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
L taking a breather here.
L trying to control the position but Sack is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sack tries to bench press L off him but L keeps the position.
L wants to control for a moment but Sack uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
L is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
L wants to take a breather but Sack is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andreas L was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sack on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
L throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
L uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sack.
L misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
L shoots in but no luck this time.
Sack misses with a right hand
and L counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
L takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Andreas L is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
L shoots and misses
enabling Sack to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Sack misses the target.
L rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
L lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sack throws a combination that misses

and L counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sack won't be happy with that.
Hacky Sack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sack regains half guard there - taking advantage of L's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
L prevents Sack from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sack is staying active underneath L, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Andreas L has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
L throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sack is looking for a sweep. L is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sack blocking the ground and pound attempt from L.
Sack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from L.
L sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sack defending well though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andreas L comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hacky Sack!