PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din comes into the arena with قنب هندي blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

al Din
vs
Sackett

187 cm
30
207 lbs
34 - 6 - 0

187 cm
33
215 lbs
32 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Convicted Trap House
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sackett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
al Din pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but al Din checks it well.
al Din looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps al Din's head back.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
al Din avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of al Din's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a leg kick.
Sackett stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
al Din displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sackett.

Sackett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sackett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
al Din is looking to regain half guard here but Sackett keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on al Din's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din dodges the ground and pound from Sackett.
al Din struggling a bit here.
al Din tries to buck Sackett off but Sackett is having none of it.
al Din managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sackett.
Sackett lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An elbow from Sackett crashes against the mat.
Sackett in side control, throwing shots but al Din defends.
Sackett wants to control but al Din is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a nice forearm strike.
al Din manages to get back to half guard.
Sackett throwing shots but al Din is blocking nicely.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
al Din tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Sackett winds up and cracks al Din with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
al Din avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sackett.
al Din is concentrating on defense, preventing Sackett from advancing position.
al Din has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sackett is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett working al Din over with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed al Din's head.
Sackett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but al Din does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
al Din is looking for a sweep. Sackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sackett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
al Din trying to hold on to Sackett's head to control him but Sackett postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Din has hold of Sackett's hands but Sackett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yance Sackett dominated that round.
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.

al Din misses with a body shot.
al Din throws a sloppy head kick
and Sackett counters with a good, hard body kick but al Din shrugs it off.
Sackett thuds a left hand into al Din's body.
al Din looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
Sackett thuds his shin into the meat of al Din's side.
Sackett scores with a jab to the body.
al Din will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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 al Din has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from al Din and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sackett lands a nice shot that snaps al Din's head back.
al Din tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
al Din throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Din takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.
al Din on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Sackett slips a jab from al Din.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
al Din tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Sackett missing with a left hand there. al Din was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Sackett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sackett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
al Din moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din connects with a right hand. Sackett shakes it off.
al Din connects with a body shot that sends Sackett's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett catches al Din with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Din avoids the body shot from Sackett.
al Din throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. al Din saw that one coming.
Sackett moves out of range as al Din throws a body kick.
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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for al Din.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a body kick that misses
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Yance Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sackett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sackett feints and then cracks al Din's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow al Din down.
Sackett avoids the body shot from al Din.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Din ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
al Din throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

al Din slaps away a takedown attempt from Sackett, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but al Din steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
al Din connects with a leg kick. Sackett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
al Din tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett throws a right and a left that al Din avoids nicely.
al Din tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din misses with a wild combination.
al Din displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
al Din takes one to the chin there.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from al Din.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
al Din takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
al Din tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Taj al Din is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din takes a swing at Sackett's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
al Din fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent al Din stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut lands for al Din. That snapped Sackett's head back.
al Din tries to move into range but Sackett moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Din looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
al Din avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
al Din checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Din throws a front kick aimed at Sackett's knee but Sackett avoids it well.
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 al Din has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from al Din and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and al Din counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
al Din motions for Sackett to come forward. al Din throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but al Din manages to avoid it.
al Din changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

al Din lands a nice looking body shot.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but al Din uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for al Din.
al Din throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
al Din misses with a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of al Din's head but al Din sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a body shot.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
Sackett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches al Din on the side of the head.
A cross from al Din lands.
al Din misses with a body kick.
al Din attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
al Din throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sackett at a distance.
al Din throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
al Din moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Nice jab there from Sackett.
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 buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett throws a hook but al Din blocks it.
al Din defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
al Din gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sackett.
al Din keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett works al Din's body with a nice hook.
al Din is looking to wear down Sackett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
al Din checks a leg kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from al Din.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.

Sackett decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
al Din is pressing down on Sackett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din looking to control.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. al Din swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
al Din avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sackett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
al Din is pulling down on Sackett's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yance Sackett dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Sackett connects with a jab.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from al Din.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A lazy body kick from al Din
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from al Din.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Sackett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as al Din sprawls well. al Din wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sackett gets slowly back to his feet.
al Din checks the leg kick nicely there.
al Din is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
al Din misses with a body shot.
Sackett shoots in and drives through. al Din sprawls well.
Taj al Din has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
al Din moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
al Din is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
Sackett avoids a kick to the body.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from al Din.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but al Din moved out of range nicely.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din walks into a straight right hand from Sackett.
al Din misses with a body kick.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but al Din is out of range.
al Din slips a straight right by Sackett.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett is looking to slow al Din down with leg kicks.
Sackett throws a body punch but al Din moves out of range.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
al Din tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from al Din.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
al Din misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett misses with a hook
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
al Din throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett staying out of range there.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
al Din walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yance Sackett.
Well Sackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yance Sackett!
Yance Sackett is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yance Sackett thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).