PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordacai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael BayawaK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying BayawaK's choice of entrance music: Dayang-dayang. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sackett
vs
BayawaK

199 cm
25
277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
255 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordacai Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael BayawaK!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett scores with a leg kick.

BayawaK gets tackled into the cage by Sackett. Sackett maintains the clinch.

BayawaK gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
BayawaK wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett trying to keep a closed guard but BayawaK is proving a slippery customer.
BayawaK engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
BayawaK throwing strikes but missing.
BayawaK slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BayawaK preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sackett misses with a left hand

so BayawaK counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
BayawaK trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sackett utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
BayawaK stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sackett swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rafael BayawaK has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps BayawaK's head back.
Mordacai Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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 throws a jab when BayawaK was well out of range.
Sackett connects with a body shot that sends BayawaK's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from BayawaK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on BayawaK - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sackett throws a punch but it's blocked by BayawaK.
BayawaK stalls.
Sackett is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
BayawaK is looking to control Sackett's arms but Sackett gets an underhook and turns him. Now BayawaK has his back to the cage.

BayawaK has clasped his hands together around Sackett's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
BayawaK trying to control the position but Sackett is working away.
BayawaK in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BayawaK trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from BayawaK are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sackett manages to get back to half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.

BayawaK looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sackett is trying to control but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is staying active underneath BayawaK, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sackett trying to hold on to BayawaK's head to control him but BayawaK postures up.
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.

BayawaK is looking for a kimura but Sackett is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for BayawaK to get the leverage.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.
BayawaK perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
BayawaK throwing shots but Sackett is blocking nicely.
BayawaK wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sackett keeps working.
Sackett keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
BayawaK lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

BayawaK is working for a kimura but Sackett is defending it quite comfortably.
Sackett is looking to improve his position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK trying to control the action but Sackett is working from the bottom.
BayawaK thows a huge punch but Sackett dodges it nicely.
BayawaK lands with a punch from half guard.
BayawaK throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
BayawaK looks to land a strike but Sackett avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
BayawaK throws a big elbow that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BayawaK is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
BayawaK wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
BayawaK sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett is pulling down on BayawaK's head to control his posture.
BayawaK throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael BayawaK comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think BayawaK 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rafael BayawaK!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Rafael BayawaK!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Rafael BayawaK!

Rafael BayawaK wins by unanimous decision!
Rafael BayawaK seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.