PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flagon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes to the cage accompanied by RATM: Killing in the Name. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sackett
vs
Atunes

185 cm
24
216 lbs
15 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
189 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flagon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Atunes is able to avoid easily.
Sackett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Atunes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sackett is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Flagon Sackett has been cut.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
Atunes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atunes drops his hands momentarily and Sackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Atunes.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Atunes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Arturo Atunes has been cut.
Atunes connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Atunes blocks the leg kick.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Atunes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Atunes.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Atunes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atunes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Atunes off balance momentarily.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and Atunes counters with a right hand to the body.
Atunes tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Atunes scores with a nice body kick.
Atunes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Atunes is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Atunes blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atunes counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Atunes lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Atunes takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sackett is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Atunes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Flagon Sackett's cut is getting worse.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett tries to bum rush Atunes with a series of wild strikes but Atunes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atunes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett lands with a good body shot.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Atunes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atunes lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Atunes.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett tries to clinch but Atunes moves out of range.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Atunes counters with a nice body kick.
Atunes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sackett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Atunes fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Atunes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Atunes had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sackett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atunes - the referee stops the clock and Sackett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atunes. Sackett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sackett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Atunes is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Atunes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Atunes misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes moves out of range of the strikes.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Atunes counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Atunes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett moves out of range as Atunes throws a body kick.
A lazy left from Atunes finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Atunes 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes fakes the leg kick and cracks Sackett in the body.

Atunes clinches.
Sackett working hard to break the clinch.
Atunes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Atunes.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Atunes tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Atunes back against the cage.
Atunes scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
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!
Atunes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sackett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atunes.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Atunes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Atunes.
Atunes lands with a short shot to the head.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Atunes has Sackett pushed against the cage.
Sackett working aggressively here.
Sackett is trying to break the clinch but Atunes is controlling him.
Atunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Atunes gets through Sackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes misses with a body punch.
Atunes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Atunes backwards.
Atunes wants to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Atunes.
Atunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atunes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Atunes missing with knees to the body.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Atunes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sackett avoids it.
Sackett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atunes has him pressed against the cage.
Atunes tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atunes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Atunes misses with the head strike.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atunes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
Atunes feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atunes. Atunes obviously looking to wear him down.
Atunes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Atunes throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett motions for Atunes to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Atunes throws a body kick that misses
and Sackett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Atunes's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arturo Atunes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Atunes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Atunes blocks the leg kick.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Atunes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Flagon Sackett's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Atunes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Whack! Atunes lands a heavy head kick that drops Sackett. The ref tackles Atunes to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sackett was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes is the new light heavyweight champion!
As Arturo Atunes got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I respect him, he is a great fighter. I thank the Lord Jesus, and the LA fans are awesome.'.