PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barnabas Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sackett
vs
Hanma

198 cm
21
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
34
228 lbs
21 - 18 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barnabas Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hanma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hanma lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sackett tries to get out of the position.
Hanma throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sackett wants to stand but Hanma is controlling the position.
Hanma throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanma wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Hanma from controlling successfully.
Sackett is looking to stand up but Hanma isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hanma has gone for a leg lock! Sackett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hanma's guard.

Hanma working for a triangle but Sackett defends it easily.
Hanma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sackett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hanma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hanma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hanma throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sackett holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hanma tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hanma wants to control the pace but Sackett is squirming around nicely.

Hanma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sackett can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hanma thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Sackett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanma looking to ground and pound but Sackett is blocking nicely.

Hanma goes for an armbar but Sackett turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sackett.
Sackett has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hanma isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sackett stacks Hanma on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sackett!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baki Hanma dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hanma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett misses with a combination
and Hanma counters with a right hand to the body.
Hanma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sackett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hanma throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Hanma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Hanma with an uppercut!
Barnabas Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett keeps Hanma at a distance using the push kick.
Hanma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Hanma. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Hanma moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with the left hand. Hanma knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Baki Hanma has been cut.
Sackett throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Hanma colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Sackett as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Hanma is left battered and dazed whilst Sackett and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barnabas Sackett!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Barnabas Sackett waved his t-shirt featuring Broken Halo Pride Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.