PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't be Touched. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Jackson
vs
Sackett

185 cm
30
220 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

187 cm
33
215 lbs
31 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yance Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown. Sackett tries to sprawl out of it but Jackson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sackett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Sackett rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Sackett.
Sackett is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackson up against the cage.

Sackett breaks the clinch.
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.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Jackson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jackson duly obliges.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Sackett swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Sackett motions for Jackson to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a looping left.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sackett struggling a bit here.
Sackett keeping his opponent close.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Jackson throws a strike aimed at the side of Sackett's head but Sackett avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson working the ground and pound.
Sackett taking a bit of punishment here - Jackson scoring with strikes.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sackett is looking for a sweep.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Sackett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has knee on belly momentarily but Sackett bucks him off and regains half guard.
Sackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jackson is trying to control. Sackett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett wants to improve his position but Jackson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Quinton Jackson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Jackson cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Sackett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Yance Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sackett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett lands with a right hand.
Jackson lands a jab to the nose.

Jackson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sackett lands a left hand.
Sackett stalling the fight.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett is trying to break free.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Sackett is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sackett has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sackett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yance Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Sackett sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Jackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice shot lands for Sackett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson wants to clinch.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett looks for the body kick but Jackson saw that one coming.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of Jackson's side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a double leg but Sackett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sackett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jackson.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Sackett keeps it at a distance.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Sackett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Jackson avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Sackett tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yance Sackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sackett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yance Sackett!
Yance Sackett really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.