PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rurik Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trulove Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Raivo
vs
Sackett

176 cm
24
163 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rurik Raivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trulove Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raivo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Raivo fails with the takedown.

Raivo darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
Sackett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sackett is pressed up against the cage. Raivo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sackett down to the mat. Sackett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rurik Raivo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.

Sackett throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Raivo stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sackett follows into mount!

Raivo is rocked!

It looks like Rurik Raivo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oh Raivo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett wants to control the pace but Raivo is squirming around nicely.
Raivo seems to have got his legs back now.
Sackett with good strikes from the mount here!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sackett! Raivo is hurt baaadly! Sackett is firing away with more strikes - Raivo is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trulove Sackett!