PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yance Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snoop Dogg - Vato. The crowd seem to be enjoying al Din's choice of entrance music: قنب هندي. 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.

Sackett
vs
al Din

187 cm
34
215 lbs
35 - 11 - 1

187 cm
32
207 lbs
38 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
Convicted Trap House

Conviction
Conquer

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 35 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yance Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Din misses the shot to the body.
al Din throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
al Din lands a head shot.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
al Din misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett loads up on a big right hand but al Din slips the punch.
al Din misses the jab.
Taj al Din seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
al Din uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
A low kick from al Din is predictable there
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from al Din.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
al Din uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
al Din swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
al Din thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from al Din - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din misses with a low kick.
al Din throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
al Din misses with a wild combination.
al Din throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
al Din fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice straight punches there by al Din. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of al Din.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
al Din misses with an uppercut.
Sackett tries to move into range but al Din moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sackett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from al Din finds it's way round the side to connect with Sackett's head.
al Din fails to land with a series of punches.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with an uppercut. al Din saw that one coming.
al Din is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Din swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
al Din on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Din lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
al Din falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind al Din 's knee.
Taj al Din 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!
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - al Din throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
al Din buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett misses with a series of wild punches.
al Din tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
al Din lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from al Din.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din thumps Sackett with a low kick.
al Din throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sackett slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

al Din throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and al Din only half commits.
al Din lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sackett might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
al Din scores with a nice right hand.

Sackett is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from al Din. Sackett shrugs it off though.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
al Din misses with a few strikes there.
Sackett seems to have got his legs back now.
al Din moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
al Din throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Taj al Din seems to be getting the better of the standup.
al Din cracks Sackett on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sackett falls backwards against the cage. al Din follows up with more strikes that drop Sackett to his knees. al Din keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sackett! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taj al Din!
Taj al Din is the new light heavyweight champion!
Taj al Din took some time post fight to say the following; '"When a defining moment comes along, you can do 1 of 2 things. Define the moment, or let the moment define you. Ladies & gents, give it up for Yance Sackett!" (raises the former champs hand in the air & the crowd goes wild) "You have the heart of a warrior mate. Respect. Lets burn one down."'.
Yance Sackett spoke after the fight, saying '"You are a true champion. If you counter TD me to death, well played. You are the Ken Shamrock to my Bas Rutten." (Taj bows his head with respect) "Ladies & gentleman, your champion!" (crowd goes wild) \\||||//'.