PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parmalee Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett's entrance music is RATM: Know Your Enemy. A fine choice. Burns comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock Master Scott & The Dynamic Three - The Roof Is On Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Sackett
vs
Burns

190 cm
28
215 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

193 cm
28
215 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Pearson Specter Litt
GREEN!160

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 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parmalee Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Sackett's head coaches at Broken Halo Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burns lands with a cross.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sackett throws a leg kick which misses Burns's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
Sackett takes one to the chin there.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a right and a left that Sackett avoids nicely.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burns scores with a one two! Sackett had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sackett at a distance.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
Burns throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sackett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sackett attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Burns clinches up with Sackett and pushes him back against the cage.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Sackett tries to break free but Burns pushes him back against the cage.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.

It looks like Parmalee Sackett has been cut.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Sackett.
A short right from Sackett.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sackett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sackett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett stalling the fight.
Sackett misses with a body punch.
Burns tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett blocking some punches.
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sackett seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Burns can turn it around.
Sackett controlling the action here for a moment.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns working aggressively here.

Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
A big right from Burns misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Sackett misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sackett - that will leave a mark!
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sackett motions for Burns to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Burns - just one landing.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Parmalee Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sackett throws a head kick that Burns semi-blocks.

It looks like Brian Burns has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Parmalee Sackett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.
Brian Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sackett.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett lands a high kick!

Burns gets a clinch.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Sackett.
Burns has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Burns working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Sackett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Burns.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Burns.
Burns presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sackett scores with a shot to the side of Burns's head.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns lands an uppercut.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sackett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burns misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A combination from Burns does no damage.
Sackett was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett 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 Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns lands a jab to Sackett's midsection.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett looks to throw a body kick
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Burns.
Burns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sackett.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sackett counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a left and a right that stings Burns.
Sackett feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sackett 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 Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett lands with a shot to the body.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Burns moves away and avoids it.
Sackett slips under a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking to counter punch.
Sackett is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns avoids the body shot from Sackett.
Sackett throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Sackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burns tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Parmalee Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sackett.
Sackett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Burns scores with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Burns, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brian Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Burns throws a series of punches but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burns throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett throws a quick counter kick to the body but Burns avoids it.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burns shoots in but no luck this time.
As Burns backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Burns misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Sackett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sackett appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Burns fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Sackett throws a right and a left that Burns avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Burns. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Burns misses with a straight left.
Sackett throws a nice head kick!
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burns throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns moves out of range as Sackett throws a body kick.
Sackett throws an overhand right that lands on Burns's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sackett with a body shot.
Burns connects with a body shot.
Burns with a jab.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Sackett backing up. Sackett nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Burns down.
Burns tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns lands with a right hand.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
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.
Burns scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett lands a glancing blow to the side of Burns's head.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parmalee Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Burns.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Sackett connects with a nice looking jab.
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burns's calf.
Sackett dodges the punch combination from Burns.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Brian Burns just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Burns moves into the clinch successfully.

Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burns doesn't manage to clinch there - Sackett circles away.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Burns misses with a jab to the body
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sackett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Burns throws a jab when Sackett was well out of range.
Sackett fires out a quick counter leg kick but Burns just manages to avoid it.
Burns takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Burns ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns looks to land a combination but Sackett avoids it well.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
You can see that Burns has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Burns is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Burns throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sackett's waist but Sackett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burns off to one side.
Sackett gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Burns counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.

Burns closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sackett's guard.

Sackett pushes Burns off and gets back to his feet.
Burns works Sackett's body with a nice hook.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns digs a good body shot into Sackett's ribs.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Sackett defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Burns cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
As Burns looks to move away, Sackett throws a big counter combo bu Burns just gets out of the way.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sackett throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sackett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Sackett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sackett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Sackett misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns throws a hook but Sackett avoids it easily.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sackett moves away.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Burns.
Burns checks a low kick from Sackett.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Burns dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice jab there from Burns.
Burns goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sackett lands with a hook. Burns tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Burns with a nice cross.
Burns thuds his right hand into Sackett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Burns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Burns cracks Sackett with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burns counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sackett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burns works the jab nicely.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett is looking for a counter combo.
Burns punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Burns catches Sackett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters circling a little - Sackett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns tries to clinch up.
Parmalee Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sackett eats them both and turns towards Burns to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burns misses with a body shot.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns blocks a head kick by Sackett.
Burns doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Sackett is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns misses with a series of wild punches.
Sackett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Burns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Sackett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sackett misses with a straight left.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sackett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burns blocks the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Burns! But no joy.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns misses with a hook. Sackett ducked under it nicely.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Burns.
Burns lands a jab to the head.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Burns.
Sackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sackett motions for Burns to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Burns.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sackett has time to react.
Sackett misses with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:49
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brian Burns!
Brian Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Brian Burns thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.