PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orrin Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sackett
vs
Hioki

190 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Orrin Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Hioki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hioki shoots and misses
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Hioki was not able to check.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Hioki is avoiding it.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sackett leaves Hioki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Orrin Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hioki.
Orrin Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Hioki.
Sackett catches Hioki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sackett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hioki, pushing him back against the cage.
Sackett landing knees to the head.

It looks like Jin Hioki has been cut.
Hioki wants a takedown.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sackett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hioki or not.
Hioki looks winded!

Sackett breaks the clinch.

Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hioki up against the cage.
Sackett gets through Hioki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett working Hioki over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is struggling to control the position.
Sackett digs a right hand underneath Hioki's ribcage. Hioki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Sackett.
Sackett is leaning against Hioki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sackett pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sackett.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hioki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hioki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Hioki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Hioki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Sackett has managed to clinch.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett cracks Hioki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Hioki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hioki tries to avoid it.

Sackett drops Hioki with a beautiful combination! Hioki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sackett is looking for the KO!

Hioki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sackett darts in and clinches Hioki up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Sackett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.

Sackett clinches.
Sackett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett stuffs the takedown attempt from Hioki. Hioki gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett catches Hioki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Hioki gets tackled into the cage by Sackett. Sackett maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hioki doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orrin Sackett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Hioki'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.

Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hioki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hioki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sackett is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hioki.

Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett prevents the takedown attempt.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hioki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Hioki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Hioki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett is looking to slow Hioki down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orrin Sackett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hioki is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hioki can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a body shot.

Sackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Sackett lands an elbow just above Hioki 's eye.

Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett feints and then cracks Hioki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hioki down.

Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hioki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 clinches.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
Sackett stalling.
Sackett connects with a knee to the head.
Sackett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body.
Hioki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.

Sackett moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Sackett breaks the clinch.

Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sackett.
Knees to the body from Sackett.
Sackett lands a damaging elbow.
Sackett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hioki's defenses.
Hioki can't get the takedown.

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.

Sackett closes the distance and clinches.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Hioki down.

Sackett gets a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sackett manages to break the clinch.

Sackett rushes Hioki and presses him up against the cage.
Sackett lands an elbow just above Hioki 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orrin Sackett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Hioki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sackett scores with a leg kick.

Sackett gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sackett working Hioki over with knees to the body.
Sackett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hioki backwards.
Sackett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sackett gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sackett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sackett landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Sackett.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.

Sackett has Hioki up against the cage in a clinch.

Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hioki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Sackett moves into the clinch successfully.
Sackett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Jin Hioki's cut even more.
Nice body punch from Sackett.
Sackett lands a knee to the body.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Jin Hioki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sackett breaks the clinch.
Orrin Sackett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hioki takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Sackett forces Hioki back against the cage and clinches.
Sackett stalling.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sackett gets a clinch.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hioki backwards.
Sackett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sackett gets underhooks to prevent Hioki's takedown attempt.
Sackett has Hioki pressed against the cage.
Hioki has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sackett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett taking a breather.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hioki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hioki shoots in for a takedown but Sackett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orrin Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jin Hioki.

Sackett closes the distance and pushes Hioki back into the cage.
Hioki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sackett gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Sackett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sackett drives through and clinches with Hioki against the cage.
Sackett is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sackett lands an elbow that stopped Hioki in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sackett.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sackett moves into the clinch.
Sackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Orrin Sackett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sackett has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orrin Sackett!