PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Trulove Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shai Tai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sackett
vs
Tai

184 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (95% quick laundry)

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trulove Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shai Tai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Tai's head back.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Tai checks it.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tai checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tai.
Sackett lands a head kick. Tai smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tai shoots in for a takedown but Sackett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Trulove Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shai Tai.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Tai fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sackett avoids it really well and circles away.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Tai's leg but Tai calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sackett.
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 Tai.
Sackett really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tai gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
Tai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Tai takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sackett throws a front kick aimed at Tai's knee but Tai avoids it well.
Tai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tai looks gassed!
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tai in his tracks.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Sackett.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tai's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tai is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Trulove Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Tai is rocked!
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Sackett waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Tai. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Tai to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Tai is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sackett cracks Tai with a solid left hand.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Tai keeping full guard, as Sackett tries to pass.
Tai seems to have recovered his senses.
Sackett landing with the ground and pound.
Sackett throws a big elbow that misses.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Tai.
Sackett is in close to Tai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sackett lands a couple of digs.
Tai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tai is keeping the position for now.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Tai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sackett postures up and lands a big shot to Tai's brow.
Tai keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Tai has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett distracts Tai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to pass the guard but Tai is keeping the position.
Sackett is working Tai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sackett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sackett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
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 is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sackett won't allow Tai to get back to his feet.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sackett cracks Tai with a solid left hand.
Sackett landing some decent shots from guard.
Sackett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sackett's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sackett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sackett chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trulove Sackett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sackett throws a leg kick but Tai sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Sackett throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Tai stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sackett follows into mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tai is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sackett postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tai looks a forlorn figure.
Tai manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sackett is working away from the top position though.
Tai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sackett.

Tai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sackett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sackett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tai trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
Tai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Tai is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a couple of short punches.
Sackett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tai on the ground.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Tai keeps moving.
Sackett landing some decent shots from guard.
Tai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Tai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sackett defends it easily.
Sackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tai is keeping the position for now.
Tai keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tai is keeping the position for now.
Sackett content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tai keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Sackett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tai's head.
Sackett lands a couple of elbows.

Tai throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett distracts Tai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tai should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tai has momentary wrist control but Sackett slips an elbow through the middle.
Sackett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sackett advances to half guard.
Trulove Sackett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tai has his hands clasped together around Sackett's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tai can do to turn this around?
Sackett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tai taking some punishment here, with Sackett in his half guard.
Tai is trying to maintain the position but Sackett is very close to passing his half guard.
Tai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sackett wants to free his trapped foot but Tai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sackett connects with a nice short shot to Tai's temple.
Tai is staying active underneath Sackett, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai is trying to stand back up but Sackett is controlling him
Sackett is looking to advance position but Tai won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tai defending well though.
Tai won't allow Sackett to pass to mount.
Sackett lands with a punch from half guard.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett working the head and body with strikes.
Tai is refusing to be controlled, as Sackett sits in half guard.
Tai won't allow Sackett to pass to mount.
Tai is looking to escape.
Sackett winds up and cracks Tai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tai is refusing to be controlled, as Sackett sits in half guard.
Sackett keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett is trying to control the action in half guard but Tai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trulove Sackett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Tai down.
Tai tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Tai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sackett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett leaves Tai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Sackett feints and then cracks Tai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tai down.
Shai Tai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Tai avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett lands with a hook. Tai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trulove Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Sackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tai takes a step back to recover.
Tai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett steps in with a hook that catches Tai right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sackett follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Tai looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trulove Sackett!