PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jubal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popov has chosen Tupac - Last Muthafucka Breathin' as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Sackett
vs
Popov

174 cm
19
143 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

172 cm
19
144 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jubal Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Popov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Popov blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Popov tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sackett moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sackett obliges.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett with a knee to the head.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sackett tries a body shot but Popov blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett connects with a knee to the head.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sackett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Popov.
Sackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Popov tries to pull guard but Sackett holds him up against the cage and eventually Popov drops back down to his feet.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Popov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Popov is trying to pull guard but Sackett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jubal Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitali Popov.
Sackett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sackett missing with knees to the body.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Popov is blocking nicely.
Sackett scores with a knee to the head.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Popov tries to pull guard but Sackett holds him up against the cage and eventually Popov drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sackett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sackett scores with a knee to the head.
Sackett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Popov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sackett after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike.
Sackett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett gets underhooks to prevent Popov's takedown attempt.
Sackett with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett lands a good knee to the midsection. Popov won't want to take too many of those.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by Popov.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sackett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Popov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.
Sackett landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
Sackett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Popov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Popov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett lands a high kick!
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Popov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Popov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sackett defends it nicely.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sackett. No joy for Popov on that attempt.
Jubal Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Popov circles away.

Sackett clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett scores a nice knee to the body.
Sackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Popov's face.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett landing knees to the head.
Sackett lands a knee to the body.
Sackett prevents the takedown attempt.
Jubal Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitali Popov.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Popov blocks it with crossed arms.
Sackett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Popov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Popov is breathing heavily.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Popov blocks it.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Popov can do to turn this around?
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett with a knee to the head.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Popov blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Popov blocking some punches.
Popov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sackett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sackett just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Popov tries to pull guard but Sackett won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Popov tries to pull guard but Sackett won't allow it.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Popov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Popov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sackett prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with a knee to the head.
Sackett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popov tries to pull guard but Sackett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Popov gets control of Sackett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Popov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sackett tries to free his leg and advance position but Popov is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Popov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Popov has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sackett doesn't defend quickly enough and Popov has managed to lock this one up! Can Sackett escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Popov on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vitali Popov!
Vitali Popov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.