PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Il Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Il Sung comes to the cage accompanied by Death in Vegas- Dirt. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Il Sung
vs
Sackett

178 cm
28
180 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

177 cm
32
180 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Il Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Il Sung throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
A cross from Il Sung lands.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
A low kick from Sackett is predictable there

and Il Sung counters with a takedown into side control.

Sackett throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Sackett. Those never looked like landing.
Il Sung throws a lazy uppercut
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Sackett enables Il Sung to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sackett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Il Sung is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.

Il Sung thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sackett pulls Il Sung in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Il Sung from controlling successfully.

Il Sung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sackett holds on and takes a little breather.
We've been hearing good reports from Il Sung's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Il Sung is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Sackett pulls Il Sung in to control the position.
Il Sung pushing down on Sackett's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sackett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Il Sung is working away from the top position though.
Sackett keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Il Sung wants to pass to mount but Sackett is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Sackett kicks off Il Sung and gets to his feet.
Galloway Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Il Sung circles away quickly and effectively.
Il Sung feinted with a counter takedown.
Sackett misses with a leg kick

so Il Sung counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Il Sung landing with the ground and pound.
Il Sung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Il Sung wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Il Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sackett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Il Sung has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sackett wants to stand up but Il Sung is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Il Sung cracks Sackett with a solid left hand.
Sackett pulls Il Sung in close to prevent any damage.
Il Sung is looking to pass into half guard but Sackett pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sackett is in guard.

Sackett wants to control from the top but Il Sung keeps moving.
Sackett won't allow Il Sung to sweep him here.
Il Sung keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Il Sung trying to keep a closed guard but Sackett is proving a slippery customer.
Sackett trying to control but Il Sung is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to stand and escape but instead Il Sung has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Il Sung wants to pass the guard but Sackett is keeping the position.
Sackett trying to control the position here.
Il Sung stops Sackett from standing up.
Il Sung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sackett is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Il Sung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sackett wants to sweep here but Il Sung controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Galloway Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Il Sung at a distance.
Sackett lands a jab.
Sackett throws a low kick, looking for Il Sung's leg but Il Sung calmly moves out of range.
Sackett throws a push kick but Il Sung slaps the foot to one side.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Il Sung.
Sackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Il Sung counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Il Sung trying to work for an americana but Sackett has managed to regain full guard.
Il Sung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Il Sung wants to pass the guard but Sackett is keeping the position.
Sackett preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim Il Sung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Il Sung stays in close to Sackett's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Il Sung drops back looking for a leg! Sackett is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sackett manages to kick Il Sung off! Il Sung jumps back into Sackett's guard.
Il Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Il Sung trying to control the position from guard on top but Sackett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Il Sung is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Il Sung postures up and lands a big shot to Sackett's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sackett is on top in guard.

Sackett looking to pass the guard.

Il Sung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Il Sung keeps moving.

Sackett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Il Sung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sackett has managed to get both his arms back between Il Sung's legs - danger averted.
Sackett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sackett preventing the sweep.
Sackett tries to free his leg and advance position but Il Sung is retaining full guard.
Sackett wanted to stand there but Il Sung had control of the position.
Sackett wants to control from the top but Il Sung keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett looking to pass the guard.
Il Sung is trying to keep Sackett in close.
Il Sung keeping moving, preventing Sackett from controlling successfully.
Il Sung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sackett is one step ahead there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sackett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Il Sung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Galloway Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Il Sung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sackett is fending him off so far but Il Sung persists. Nope, Sackett circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sackett throws the left hand but Il Sung avoids the punch easily.
Sackett punishes Il Sung's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett scores with a nice right hand.
Il Sung misses with a wild body shot.
Il Sung lands with a nice body punch.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Il Sung moves away.
Sackett throws a lazy uppercut

and Il Sung counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Il Sung.
Sackett keeping full guard, as Il Sung tries to pass.
Il Sung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sackett works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Il Sung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Il Sung missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Galloway Sackett will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Il Sung swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Il Sung takes the fight into the clinch.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Il Sung blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett lands a left hand.
Il Sung lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Il Sung lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Il Sung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Sackett lands a right hand.
Sackett tries a body shot but Il Sung blocks it.
Il Sung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Il Sung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Il Sung avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Il Sung blocks a body shot from Sackett.
Il Sung misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sackett.
Il Sung tries to land knees in the clinch but Sackett avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Il Sung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett slips under a jab from Il Sung.
It seemed like Sackett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sackett checks a low kick from Il Sung.
Il Sung throws a sloppy body shot
and Sackett counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Il Sung thinking.
Il Sung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Il Sung tenderised Sackett's leg. Sackett is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sackett tests Il Sung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sackett misses with a hook. Il Sung ducked under it nicely.
Sackett throws a leg kick

and Il Sung counters with a single leg into guard. Sackett didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett can't keep his opponent in guard - Il Sung advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Il Sung.

Il Sung is trying to work for a kimura but Sackett is defending well.
Il Sung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Il Sung is trying to control the action in half guard but Sackett is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kim Il Sung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sackett won't allow Il Sung to pass to mount.
Sackett is positioning himself well to prevent Il Sung advancing to mount.
Il Sung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sackett is trying to stand back up but Il Sung is controlling him
Sackett is trying to get back to full guard.
Il Sung trying to mount his opponent but Sackett defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pushes Il Sung off looking to stand but Il Sung dives back in and keeps control.

Il Sung is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sackett sees it coming and defends easily.
Sackett trying to control from the bottom.
Sackett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Il Sung haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Il Sung is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Galloway Sackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Sackett is defending against the submission attempts here by Il Sung.

Il Sung is trying to work for a kimura but Sackett is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sackett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sackett.
Il Sung preventing the sweep.
Il Sung throwing strikes but missing.
Il Sung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sackett has momentary wrist control but Il Sung slips an elbow through the middle.
Il Sung is looking to work some ground and pound but Sackett has wrist control.
Sackett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Il Sung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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 Kim Il Sung.
I think Sackett 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Galloway Sackett!
A relieved looking Galloway Sackett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kim Il Sung spoke after the fight, saying 'Eat my feces you filthy capitalist dog!'.