PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Penzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is RATM: Know Your Enemy. A fine choice. Parmalee Sackett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sackett
vs
Penzer

190 cm
27
215 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
200 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Pearson Specter Litt

Spartan Nutrition

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 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Penzer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Penzer counters with a leg kick.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sackett throws a push kick but Penzer slaps the foot to one side.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penzer.
Penzer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sackett blocks it well.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid body kick from Penzer.
An inside leg kick lands from Sackett.
Penzer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Penzer.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sackett throws a body kick that misses
and Penzer counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer jabs Sackett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Penzer blocks the leg kick.
Sackett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Penzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penzer misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett throws a low kick but Penzer moves out of range easily.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Penzer off balance momentarily.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Penzer ducks under a wild hook from Sackett.
Penzer avoids a kick to the body.
Penzer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penzer thumps Sackett with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A solid leg kick lands there for Penzer.
Penzer stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penzer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Penzer blocks the leg kick.
Sackett backing away here, and Penzer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett checks a low kick from Penzer.
As Penzer backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Penzer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Penzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Penzer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penzer throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
Penzer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Penzer is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
A leg kick checked by Sackett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Sackett has Penzer up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Sackett.
A body shot lands from Penzer.
Penzer is looking to control Sackett's arms but Sackett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Penzer has his back to the cage.
Penzer tries to stall but Sackett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Penzer's elbow.

Penzer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Penzer throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
Penzer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett throws a leg kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Penzer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penzer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Penzer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sackett takes a step back to recover.
Penzer tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett lands a head kick. Penzer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Penzer scores with a leg kick.
Penzer looks to throw a body kick
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sackett connects with a single shot there.
Penzer blocks the body kick.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Penzer is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Penzer avoids the body shot from Sackett.
A countering left hand to the body from Penzer misses.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penzer tries a quick counter leg kick but Sackett is wise to it.
Penzer throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Penzer avoided it.
Sackett closes the distance looking to clinch
and Penzer counters with an inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penzer.

It looks like Mario Penzer has been cut.
Penzer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penzer can do to turn this around?
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penzer misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
Parmalee Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Penzer.
A clash of legs there as Sackett blocks the low kick.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Penzer just manages to avoid it.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penzer's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penzer throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Penzer sees coming a mile off.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penzer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penzer throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Penzer only half commits.
Sackett jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penzer is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Penzer misses with a kick to the body.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penzer.
Penzer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Penzer down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Penzer. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Penzer throws a leg kick
and Sackett counters with a right hand to the body.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Penzer misses.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Penzer just manages to avoid it.
Penzer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Sackett keeps Penzer at a distance using the push kick.
Sackett moves out of range as Penzer strikes.
Penzer misses with a low kick as Sackett jumps back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Penzer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Penzer saw it coming and moves away.
Penzer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Penzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Penzer.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Penzer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Penzer down.
Penzer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penzer is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sackett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Penzer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sackett throws a head kick that half lands.
A lazy body kick from Sackett
and Penzer counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Penzer. That one must have hurt.
Sackett misses with the body kick
and Penzer counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Penzer is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Sackett misses with the body kick
and Penzer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Penzer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Penzer thinks about the counter body kick.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett wants to slow Penzer down by chopping away at his legs.
Penzer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Penzer misses with a body kick.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Penzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Penzer counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Parmalee Sackett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mario Penzer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Penzer 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.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Penzer moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Penzer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Penzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Penzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Penzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Penzer.
Penzer keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sackett checks a leg kick.
Penzer blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Penzer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sackett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Penzer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penzer.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Penzer's leg but Penzer calmly moves out of range.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penzer.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.
Penzer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penzer looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Penzer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Penzer counters with a series of strikes. Sackett will be more careful next time no doubt.
That kick from Penzer tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice leg kick lands there from Penzer.
Mario Penzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Penzer looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
Parmalee Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penzer misses with a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Penzer. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penzer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett lands with a hook. Penzer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there
and Penzer counters with an inside leg kick.
Penzer 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.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Penzer tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Sackett backs off Penzer throws a huge counter combo but Sackett manages to avoid it all.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Penzer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Penzer takes a step back to recover.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Penzer blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sackett!
Penzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Penzer is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Penzer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penzer fails to land with a series of punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Penzer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Penzer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penzer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Penzer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Penzer moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penzer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penzer tries a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Penzer is just out of range.
Penzer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sackett thows a body kick. Penzer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sackett swings for the body but Penzer moves out of range.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett stuns Penzer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Parmalee Sackett has been cut.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Penzer moves out of range easily.

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 Parmalee Sackett.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Parmalee Sackett!
Parmalee Sackett very nearly forgot to thank Hellraiser FightGear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.