PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Laudrup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laudrup comes to the cage accompanied by U2- Zoo Station. Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Muse - Uprising. 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.

Laudrup
vs
Sackett

194 cm
29
217 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

187 cm
30
215 lbs
26 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Laudrup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laudrup finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
Laudrup cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Laudrup throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps Laudrup's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Sackett. That snapped Laudrup's head back.
Laudrup moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Hans Laudrup has been cut.
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!
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laudrup is able to avoid easily.
Laudrup avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett motions for Laudrup to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laudrup on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett tries to clinch there but Laudrup circles away.
A solid body kick from Sackett.
Laudrup circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett throws a head kick but Laudrup moves out of range.
Laudrup lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laudrup.
Sackett takes a swing at Laudrup's ribcage but misses.
Laudrup tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett lands a jab.
Laudrup tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laudrup misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Sackett lands a nice looking body kick.
Laudrup is breathing heavily.
Laudrup takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett cracks Laudrup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Laudrup moved away.
Laudrup lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.

Sackett throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Laudrup tumbling to the canvas!

Laudrup is rocked!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Laudrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oh Laudrup is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sackett throwing strikes but missing.
Sackett scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sackett lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Laudrup trying to control the position.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Laudrup is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sackett working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Laudrup's head.
Sackett stands up over Laudrup, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Laudrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Laudrup seems to have got his legs back now.
Laudrup keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sackett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laudrup is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laudrup looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sackett distracts Laudrup with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Laudrup is controlling Sackett's posture.
Laudrup has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Laudrup.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laudrup.
Laudrup rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hans Laudrup's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yance Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laudrup blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Laudrup moved out of range nicely.
Laudrup misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laudrup.

Sackett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sackett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sackett can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Laudrup is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laudrup is looking to improve his position but Sackett isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yance Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's time! Laudrup's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Laudrup checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Laudrup ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laudrup is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Laudrup avoids it well.

Sackett changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Laudrup looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Laudrup taking a bit of punishment here - Sackett scoring with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laudrup is looking to reverse the position.
Sackett landing a few strikes.
Laudrup is trying to control Sackett's posture but Sackett avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Laudrup's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sackett looks up at the clock and then as Laudrup takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Sackett smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Laudrup is looking for a sweep.
Sackett is working Laudrup over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sackett working away.
Laudrup is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sackett connects with a decent elbow.
Sackett scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Laudrup to see if he's OK.
Sackett postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Laudrup takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laudrup keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Laudrup's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sackett looking to control but instead Laudrup has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sackett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sackett is looking to take a break and control but Laudrup is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Laudrup trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
Sackett thows a huge punch but Laudrup dodges it nicely.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laudrup's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laudrup keeping hold of Sackett's head, controlling as best he can.
Laudrup keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laudrup tries to roll over but Sackett keeps him under control.
Laudrup is working hard here to advance position.
Sackett trying to control from half guard but Laudrup is working away.
Laudrup keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laudrup trying to control here.
Laudrup wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laudrup on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sackett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laudrup blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sackett.
Sackett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sackett wants to control but Laudrup is keeping him busy.
Sackett working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sackett looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laudrup avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sackett.
Yance Sackett has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yance Sackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hans Laudrup's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Laudrup shoots in for a double leg but Sackett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yance Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Laudrup misses with a jab, cross combination.
Laudrup lands with a shot to the body.
Laudrup swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett walks into a left hand.
Sackett cracks the inside of Laudrup's front leg.
Sackett throws a low kick but Laudrup avoids it.

Laudrup tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Laudrup's head.
A frustrated look appears on Laudrup's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Sackett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a shoulder strike.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Laudrup drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sackett pulls his leg out and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laudrup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett throws a low kick but Laudrup avoids it.
Laudrup keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laudrup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett drops Laudrup with a huge uppercut! Laudrup drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Sackett is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yance Sackett!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Yance Sackett waved his t-shirt featuring Brute's logo in front of the cameras.