PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Cousteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cousteau has chosen 20000 Leagues Under the Sea - The Monster Attacks as his entrance music. Jacques Cousteau has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sackett
vs
Cousteau

177 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
28
170 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Galloway Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Cousteau!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Cousteau with an uppercut!
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cousteau's sensitive parts.
Cousteau punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
Cousteau dives in for a single leg takedown but Sackett sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A quick step to the side and Sackett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Cousteau moved away.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Cousteau stalks Sackett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sackett's face. Sackett staggers backwards, shaken.
Cousteau fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sackett avoids it really well and circles away.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cousteau lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cousteau.
Cousteau misses the shot to the body.
Cousteau fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sackett avoids it really well and circles away.
Galloway Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Cousteau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.

Cousteau has managed to clinch.
Cousteau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cousteau looking for a takedown.
Sackett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cousteau.
Cousteau throws an elbow but it misses.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cousteau tries to clinch there but Sackett circles away.
Cousteau tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cousteau misses.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice shot by Sackett.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cousteau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sackett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cousteau blocks a leg kick.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Cousteau saw it coming and moves away.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.

Sackett gets tackled into the cage by Cousteau. Cousteau maintains the clinch.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cousteau shoots in for a double leg but Sackett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sackett scores with a hook.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cousteau.
Cousteau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sackett as he jumps to the side.
Galloway Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cousteau throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Cousteau tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cousteau checks a leg kick.
Good work by Cousteau as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett throws a body punch but Cousteau moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a spinning back kick!
Sackett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett with a nice cross.
Sackett throws a hook but Cousteau avoids it easily.
Cousteau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sackett tries to work over Cousteau's front leg with a kick but Cousteau checks it.
Sackett clobbers Cousteau with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sackett scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cousteau throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Cousteau misses the shot to the body.
Cousteau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sackett can pounce on him.
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!
Cousteau looks to land a combination. Sackett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cousteau throws out a powerful jab.

Cousteau rushes Sackett and presses him up against the cage.
Sackett lands with a short shot to the head.
Cousteau is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Cousteau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sackett circles away.
Cousteau throws a hook to the side of Sackett's head but Sackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cousteau avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cousteau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sackett.
Cousteau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
Sackett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cousteau.
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Cousteau's torso.
Cousteau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sackett rather than just go for the knockout.
Sackett scores with a kick to the body.
Sackett blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cousteau goes for a double leg but Sackett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sackett continues to drive forward.

Cousteau darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galloway Sackett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sackett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cousteau looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cousteau.
Cousteau goes for a double leg but Sackett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sackett continues to drive forward.
Sackett connects with a jab.
Sackett motions for Cousteau to come forward. Sackett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cousteau throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cousteau thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cousteau takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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 scores with a jab to the jaw.

Cousteau has Sackett up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau misses with a punch to the body.
Cousteau lands a nice knee to the body.
Cousteau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cousteau lands with a light punch inside.
Sackett can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sackett.
Cousteau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cousteau obliges.
Sackett blocks the elbow strike.

Sackett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cousteau has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Cousteau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Cousteau flicks out a counter leg kick but Sackett steps away.
Cousteau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cousteau tries to clinch up.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick that knocks Cousteau off balance momentarily.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cousteau misses with a takedown attempt - Sackett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Galloway Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett looks for the body kick but Cousteau saw that one coming.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett throws a body punch but Cousteau moves out of range.
A head kick by Cousteau misses
and Sackett counters with a nice leg kick.
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cousteau scoring well with a low kick there.
Cousteau throws a sloppy head kick and Sackett moves out of range easily.
Cousteau staying out of range there.
Sackett checks a low kick from Cousteau.
Sackett misses with a leg kick
and Cousteau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sackett's knee momentarily.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cousteau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sackett misses the jab.
A slow jab from Cousteau misses its intended target.
Jacques Cousteau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cousteau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot by Cousteau.
Cousteau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Sackett wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Cousteau tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau stuns Sackett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cousteau throws the kick towards the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Cousteau.
Galloway Sackett is winning the standup battle so far.
Cousteau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Cousteau moves away and avoids it.
Cousteau checks the leg kick.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Cousteau with an uppercut!
Sackett tests Cousteau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cousteau misses with a leg kick.
Sackett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cousteau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sackett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sackett wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett swings for the body but Cousteau moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cousteau! But no joy.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Cousteau moves away and avoids it.
Cousteau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Cousteau misses with a hook.
Sackett is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice jab there from Cousteau.
Nice body kick from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Cousteau darts in trying to clinch
and Cousteau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cousteau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cousteau throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cousteau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Galloway Sackett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cousteau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cousteau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sackett ducks right into an uppercut from Cousteau.
Sackett jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sackett lands a nice looking body shot.
Cousteau checks a low kick from Sackett.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Cousteau avoids it.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cousteau. Cousteau obviously looking to wear him down.
Cousteau moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Cousteau with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cousteau misses with a low kick.
Sackett chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cousteau.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Cousteau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cousteau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cousteau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousteau misses with a straight left.
A jab from Cousteau finds it's way through Sackett's defenses.
Cousteau pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cousteau shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sackett's guard.
Sackett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cousteau's guard.

Sackett trying to control but Cousteau is working from the bottom.
Sackett wanted to stand there but Cousteau had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sackett has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cousteau is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cousteau throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cousteau has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sackett tries to stand but Cousteau is controlling from the bottom.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Cousteau keeps moving.
Cousteau is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousteau has a closed guard, preventing Sackett from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sackett trying to control but Cousteau is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cousteau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cousteau crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sackett - the referee stops the clock and Cousteau gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sackett. Cousteau manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cousteau throws a body shot but no joy.
Cousteau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Cousteau tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Cousteau changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sackett tries to avoid it but Cousteau manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sackett to the ground. Sackett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sackett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Cousteau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sackett tried to counter with a leg kick but Cousteau avoided it.
Cousteau misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cousteau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sackett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cousteau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Cousteau blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cousteau checks a leg kick.
Cousteau tries to clinch up but Sackett circles away and keeps his distance.
Cousteau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jacques Cousteau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cousteau throws a leg kick but Sackett checks it.
It looked like Sackett was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cousteau.
Sackett scores with a sloppy right hand. Cousteau should have avoided that one.
Sackett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cousteau.
Galloway Sackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Cousteau.
Cousteau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cousteau darts in trying to clinch
and Sackett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cousteau.
Sackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cousteau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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 Galloway Sackett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sackett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galloway Sackett!