PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Victorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victorio comes to the cage accompanied by Massive Attack - Angel. Sackett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. She Hates Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Victorio
vs
Sackett

193 cm
32
215 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

190 cm
33
220 lbs
26 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Merciless Gladiators

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 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonny Victorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Victorio.
Good leg kick by Victorio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Victorio connects with a high kick.

It looks like Logan Sackett has been cut.
Sackett connects with a right hand. Victorio shakes it off.
Victorio lands a head shot.
Victorio throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sackett shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Victorio working a defensive guard but Sackett passes into half guard.
Victorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Victorio is working hard here to advance position.
Sackett looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Victorio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Victorio tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Sackett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sackett.
Victorio won't allow Sackett to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorio keeping hold of Sackett's head, controlling as best he can.
Sackett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sackett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Victorio tries to get to full guard but Sackett has control of the leg.
Victorio is not content to let Sackett control the position.
Victorio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Victorio wants to sweep here but Sackett controlling him for the moment.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Victorio keeps moving.

Victorio escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sackett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Victorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sackett manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sackett is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Victorio is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio postures up.
Victorio connects with a couple of short punches.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Sackett trying to keep a closed guard but Victorio is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Victorio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorio preventing the sweep.
Victorio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sackett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
Victorio working some strikes from top position.
Sackett being controlled here, momentarily.
Sackett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Victorio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackett is keeping the position for now.
Sackett is trying to control the position but Victorio postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Logan Sackett wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Victorio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
That kick from Victorio tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
Victorio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Jonny Victorio has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Victorio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sackett.
Victorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Sackett scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Logan Sackett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Victorio misses with a looping right.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victorio moves away.
Victorio throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victorio.
Victorio avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett tries to move into range but Victorio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Victorio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Victorio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Victorio avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Victorio checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Victorio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victorio manages to avoid it.
Logan Sackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Victorio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Victorio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sackett defending well as Victorio loads up on a big left hand.
Victorio throws a hook but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Victorio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Victorio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victorio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Victorio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Victorio.
Victorio feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sackett's calf.
Victorio looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Victorio throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Victorio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett moves out of range as Victorio strikes.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
Sackett lands a head kick!
Logan Sackett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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 fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Victorio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Victorio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sackett misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a right hand

so Victorio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sackett keeping full guard, as Victorio tries to pass.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Victorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackett is keeping the position for now.
Victorio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorio throws a big right hand that misses.
Victorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Victorio throws a strike but Sackett rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Victorio has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Victorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett working some strikes from top position.

Victorio has his foot on Sackett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sackett works his way back into a safe position though.
Sackett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Victorio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jonny Victorio will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sackett misses with an uppercut

and Victorio counters with a shoot takedown. Sackett fights it but they end up in guard.
Victorio won't allow Sackett to sweep him here.
Victorio postures up in Sackett's guard and throws a big left but Sackett blocks it.
Victorio throws a big right hand that misses.
Sackett is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Victorio wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Sackett pulls Victorio in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Logan Sackett wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sackett takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sackett tries to clinch but Victorio moves out of range.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Victorio tries to clinch but Sackett moves away
and Sackett counters with a big head kick but Victorio shrugs it off.
Victorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Victorio.
Victorio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Victorio lands the left hand.
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 feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Victorio misses the target.
Sackett thows a body shot but no joy.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Victorio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sackett checks a low kick from Victorio.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Victorio throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Victorio.
Victorio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett has a takedown stuffed.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
Victorio wants to clinch.
Sackett throws a combination that misses

and Victorio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sackett!
Victorio with the ground and pound but Sackett regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.

Victorio 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to control but Victorio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonny Victorio.
I think Victorio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jonny Victorio!
Jonny Victorio thanked the fans post fight for their support.