PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Falcon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hot Steppa. Sackett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm Awesome. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Brown
vs
Sackett

173 cm
20
166 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

169 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Falcon Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brown if he has to take too many more of those.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick

and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sackett's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sackett has control of Brown's left arm, preventing Brown from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown is thwarting Sackett's attempts to control the position.
Sackett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Brown is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Sackett to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Brown trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sackett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackett manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sackett controlling from mount.
Brown tries to hold on but Sackett pushes him away.
Sackett looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.

Sackett is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Sackett finds it's target.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sackett circles away.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sackett misses the jab.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett connects with the punch.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Sackett sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Falcon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Sackett is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brown had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.

Sackett drops Brown with a left right combo! Sackett follows him down to the ground into side control.

Brown is rocked!

Sackett stands up and beckons Brown to his feet.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Sackett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brown lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Falcon Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Brown lands a jab.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Brown as he checks the leg kick.

Sackett gets a clinch.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocking some punches.
Sackett cracks Brown with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head.
Sackett pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown blocking some punches.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett cracks Brown with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Brown tries to pull guard but Sackett won't allow it.
Sackett gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sackett looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Brown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
Sackett lunges at Brown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brown's hand.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
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 explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sackett thumps Brown with a low kick.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Brown is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Brown down.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tyson Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Sackett throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Sackett digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Brown off balance momentarily.
Falcon Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Sackett thows a body kick. Brown tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sackett thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Sackett had a free shot at his head there.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Sackett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but Sackett sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brown.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Brown's head back.
Brown checks a low kick from Sackett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Sackett really dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sackett connects with a crisp jab.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brown doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brown shoots in but Sackett avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Brown checks it.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett connects with a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brown blocks a jab.

Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sackett on his heels. He'll look to pass Sackett's guard now, I'm sure.
Sackett has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
Sackett is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Sackett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Sackett is working away.
Brown performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sackett knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sackett doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sackett moves into full guard.
Brown postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sackett is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown is really struggling to control Sackett but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Sackett tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Sackett dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Brown looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Brown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett misses with a leg kick

and Brown counters with a single leg into guard. Sackett didn't expect that.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sackett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sackett gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sackett tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is keen to just control but Sackett is a slippery customer.

Brown is working for a kimura but Sackett is defending it quite comfortably.
Sackett is controlling Brown's trapped leg to prevent Brown from advancing to side control.
Sackett trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brown is trying to work for a kimura but Sackett is defending well.
Brown prevents Sackett from improving his position.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sackett defends it well.

Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sackett defends it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way into full mount!
Sackett is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyson Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sackett to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sackett shrugs it off.
Sackett is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sackett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 44:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 44:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 44:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Falcon Sackett!
Falcon Sackett is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Falcon Sackett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.