PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Siouxsie Banshees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banshees's entrance music is Cities in Dust. A fine choice. Sackett has chosen Snoop Dogg - Vato as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Banshees
vs
Sackett

192 cm
28
214 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

187 cm
29
215 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
160!

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 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siouxsie Banshees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett shoots in but no luck this time.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Banshees.
Banshees lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banshees.
Banshees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett lands with a slapping head kick.
Banshees throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by Sackett.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
and Banshees cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Good exchange - Sackett coming out on top.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Banshees's shoulder, as Banshees tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banshees. Banshees obviously looking to wear him down.
Banshees plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Banshees scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banshees.
Banshees scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Banshees scores with a hook to the body. Sackett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sackett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Banshees moves away from the strike by Sackett.
A good leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Banshees lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Banshees tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banshees thumps Sackett with a low kick.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Banshees saw that one coming.
Sackett tries a low kick but Banshees avoids it.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Banshees steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Banshees moves away.
Banshees lands a nice hook to Sackett's body. Sackett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sackett throws a hook but Banshees avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banshees lands a jab-cross combination.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Banshees.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
Banshees tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banshees swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Banshees shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Banshees throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banshees checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses.
Sackett lands an overhand right.
Banshees throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Banshees lands a head kick!
Banshees is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Banshees chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Banshees checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Banshees's head.
Banshees takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Banshees chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Banshees's shoulder, as Banshees tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Banshees manages to avoid it.
Banshees slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banshees.
Banshees throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett stuns Banshees with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Banshees throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Banshees stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Banshees jumps back.
Sackett moves out of range as Banshees throws a body kick.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Banshees.
Sackett misses the jab.
Banshees misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Sackett tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.
A big right from Banshees misses.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett jabs Banshees right on the nose. Banshees blinks but takes it well.
Banshees throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banshees was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Banshees tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Banshees thuds his shin into the meat of Sackett's side.

Banshees clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yance Sackett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sackett swings for the body but Banshees moves out of range.
Banshees lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Banshees throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
Yance Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Banshees works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Sackett throws a hook but Banshees blocks it.
Sackett tries a low kick but Banshees avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Banshees. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Banshees blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Banshees down.
Banshees fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Banshees scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banshees misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett tries to work over Banshees's front leg with a kick but Banshees checks it.

Sackett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Banshees's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sackett stopping the sweep attempt from Banshees.
Sackett is fighting to break Banshees's control of his arms but Banshees is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Banshees has wrist control.
Sackett prevents Banshees from getting back to his feet.
Sackett trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sackett throwing strikes from guard but Banshees blocks nicely.
Sackett trying to control but Banshees is working from the bottom.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Banshees swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banshees has Sackett pulled in close to control his posture.

Banshees manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Banshees.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banshees pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banshees scores with a jab to the jaw.
Banshees throws a shot to the body.
Banshees lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Banshees sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banshees stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Banshees moved out of range.
Banshees with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Banshees.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Banshees, right into the meat.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Banshees. Banshees circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Banshees counters with a slapping leg kick.
Banshees blocks the body kick.
Banshees swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Sackett.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Banshees saw that one coming.
Sackett thumps Banshees with a low kick.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Banshees avoids nicely.
Banshees thuds his shin into the meat of Sackett's side.
Banshees swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett works the jab nicely.
Banshees cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banshees keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Banshees ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Banshees ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Banshees swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Banshees's head.
Banshees takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Banshees.
Banshees cracks Sackett with an open hand slap.
Banshees tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Banshees moved out of range.
Banshees looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Banshees 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yance Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Banshees avoids a kick to the body.
Banshees connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Banshees.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Banshees misses.
Sackett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Banshees uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett takes a swing at Banshees's ribcage but misses.
Banshees blocks a jab.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Banshees lands a lovely overhand right.
Banshees connects with a body shot.
Banshees lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banshees takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Banshees.
Sackett blocks a leg kick.
Banshees lands a head shot.
Banshees misses the jab.
Banshees attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Banshees dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Banshees counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Banshees misses with a low kick.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Banshees.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Banshees blocks a jab.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett lands with a cross.
Siouxsie Banshees has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Banshees checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banshees. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Banshees connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banshees takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Banshees saw that one coming.
Sackett swings for the body but Banshees moves out of range.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
Banshees tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banshees.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Banshees.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sackett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Banshees moved out of range nicely.
Banshees fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banshees misses the shot to the body.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banshees. Banshees obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Banshees checks it
and Banshees counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banshees misses with a body shot.
Banshees lands a front kick.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banshees throws a leg kick but Sackett moved away.
Banshees dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Sackett has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banshees.
Banshees is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banshees.
Banshees misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sackett drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banshees sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Banshees regains full guard. Nicely done.
Banshees is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sackett throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett with a nice head shot there.
Sackett looking to sit in guard and control but Banshees gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banshees stays in close to Sackett's body and controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Siouxsie Banshees 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!