PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musashi has chosen Sword of the Stranger - Mukoh Hadan as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Sackett
vs
Musashi

177 cm
33
180 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

179 cm
29
177 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galloway Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ryu Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big left from Sackett misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Musashi.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Sackett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Musashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Musashi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Musashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.
Musashi throws out a counter right but Sackett avoids it with no problem.

Sackett closes the distance and clinches.

Musashi wants the takedown. Sackett is fighting it off but Musashi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sackett's guard against the cage.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
Sackett is controlling Musashi's posture.
Sackett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Sackett is keeping the position.
Sackett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Musashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Sackett is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sackett wants to stand and escape but Musashi is having none of it.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Musashi moves away.
Galloway Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musashi throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musashi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Musashi throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Musashi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sackett misses with a body punch
letting Musashi counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Musashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett moves out of range of the leg kick from Musashi.
Sackett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Musashi.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jab, jab by Sackett - just one landing.
Musashi moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Musashi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Musashi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Musashi looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi thuds a left hand into Sackett's body.
Sackett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Musashi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sackett misses the target.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Musashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Musashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Musashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Musashi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick
and Musashi counters with a stiff right hand.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Musashi.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryu Musashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Musashi throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sackett. Musashi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Musashi is looking for the big counter here.
Musashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Musashi counters with a thumping low kick.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Musashi's head but Musashi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett misses the body punch
and Musashi counters with a nice uppercut.

Sackett is rocked!
Musashi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Musashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
Musashi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Musashi lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Musashi takes one on the button.
Musashi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sackett lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sackett swings widly with a right hand
and Musashi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Musashi throws an overhand right that drops Sackett like a sack of potatoes! Musashi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Musashi!
An intense looking Ryu Musashi took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'So you decided to not fly to the fight but just magically pop up here with full energy? Nice.'.