PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Uprising. Sturd comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - Wright or Wrong kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sackett
vs
Sturd

187 cm
30
215 lbs
25 - 7 - 1

190 cm
30
204 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Sturd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Sturd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sturd throws a head kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.

Sackett gets a clinch.
Sturd lands a nice uppercut.
Sturd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett stalling the fight.
Sturd misses with the head strike.
Sturd lands a right hand.
Sturd lands an uppercut.
Sturd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sturd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sturd tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sturd throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sturd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Sturd.
Sturd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sturd lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sturd.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sturd tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Sturd checks it.
Sturd lands with a cross.
Sackett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sturd lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sackett pushes Sturd away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturd is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sackett.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Sturd is out of range.
Sturd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Sturd punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Sturd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sturd tries to work over Sackett's front leg with a kick but Sackett checks it.
Sturd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sackett. That one must have hurt.
Sackett has a takedown stuffed.
Sturd throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett throws a looping overhand right but Sturd ducks down to avoid it.
Sturd throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Sturd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sturd with a jab.
Nice jab there from Sturd.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sturd throws out a loose jab but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crunch! Sturd slams his shin into Sackett's torso.
Sturd throws a series of strikes that have Sackett backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Sturd moves his leg out of the way.
Sturd slips a jab from Sackett.
Sturd cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett takes a swing at Sturd's ribcage but misses.
Sturd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sturd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sturd blocks a jab.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd.
A jab lands there for Sturd.
Sturd connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sackett scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Sturd.
Sackett jabs Sturd right on the nose. Sturd blinks but takes it well.
Sturd misses with an uppercut. Sackett saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd is looking to clinch.
Sturd throws a poor cross that misses
and Sackett counters with a leg kick.
Sturd lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett swings for the body but Sturd moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Sturd there.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturd's sensitive parts.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Sturd's shoulder, as Sturd tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Sturd.
Sturd swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Sturd misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Sturd moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett swings for the body but Sturd moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jason Sturd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Sturd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sturd throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Jason Sturd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sturd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Sturd counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left lands for Sturd.
Sturd slips a jab from Sackett.
Sturd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturd.
Sturd scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throws a sloppy body shot
and Sturd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Sturd blocks the low kick.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturd.
Sturd cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sturd throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Sturd finds it's target.
A jab from Sturd misses.
Sturd slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sturd's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sackett under the eye.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with an outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sturd slips under a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Sturd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd lands a leg kick that knocks Sackett off balance momentarily.
Sturd throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sturd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Sackett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sturd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Sturd misses its intended target.
Sturd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. Sturd saw that one coming.
Sturd throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.

Sackett tries to keep at a distance but Sturd has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sturd throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sturd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Sturd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Jason Sturd seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sturd works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
Sturd blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sturd throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sturd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sturd working aggressively here.
Sturd scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sturd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Sturd backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Sackett.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sturd is breathing heavily.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Sturd saw that one coming.
Sackett cracks Sturd with an open hand slap.

Sturd is rocked!
Sackett lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sturd head around and knocks him out cold! Sackett hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yance Sackett!