PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arto Blomsten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Blomsten
vs
Sackett

182 cm
29
178 lbs
18 - 2 - 0

177 cm
33
180 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

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Conviction

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 18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arto Blomsten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blomsten moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett throws a jab when Blomsten was well out of range.
Blomsten looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sackett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Blomsten counter with a right hand.
Blomsten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Blomsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sackett.
Sackett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Galloway Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett misses with an uppercut
and Blomsten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sackett misses with a hook.
Blomsten swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blomsten throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blomsten.
Sackett throws a lazy right hand but Blomsten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blomsten connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blomsten looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blomsten.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett avoids the body shot from Blomsten.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blomsten defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Blomsten throws a low kick but Sackett moves out of range easily.
Blomsten avoids a kick to the body.
Blomsten was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Galloway Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sackett moves to clinch but Blomsten breaks away
and Blomsten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blomsten throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Blomsten is out of range.
Blomsten throwing a counter right hand but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Blomsten moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Blomsten misses with a straight right.
Blomsten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sackett lands a head kick. Blomsten smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Blomsten just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to bum rush Blomsten with a series of wild strikes but Blomsten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Blomsten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Blomsten misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Blomsten swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a looping right.
Sackett takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Sackett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blomsten was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sackett throws a lazy body kick
letting Blomsten counter with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Blomsten!
Blomsten lands a jab.
The crowd cheers as Sackett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blomsten doesn't seem phased though.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Blomsten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sackett on the side of the head.
Blomsten misses the jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Blomsten.

Blomsten working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sackett tries to bench press Blomsten off him but Blomsten keeps the position.
Sackett prevents Blomsten from moving into mount.
Sackett wants to control but Blomsten postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten advances to mount.
Blomsten lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sackett hang on?
Sackett told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
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 is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blomsten unloads with some shots from mount but Sackett bucks and avoids them well.
Sackett keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blomsten throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sackett because Blomsten loaded up on that one.
Sackett tries to reverse the position but Blomsten maintains control.
Sackett squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Blomsten wants to finish this one by submission but Sackett is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Blomsten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arto Blomsten dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Blomsten scores with a decent looking hook.
Blomsten throws a looping overhand right but Sackett ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Blomsten scores with the left hand. Sackett knows he should have avoided that one.
Blomsten looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sackett connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Blomsten misses
and Sackett counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
It looks like Blomsten has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A shot to the body from Blomsten misses
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Blomsten lands with an uppercut that bounces Sackett off the cage and back into range.
Sackett throws a hook but Blomsten blocks it.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blomsten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Blomsten.
Blomsten moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett blocks the body kick.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
As Sackett backs away, Blomsten returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blomsten lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blomsten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Blomsten takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sackett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blomsten slips under a jab from Sackett.
Sackett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the body from Sackett misses
and Blomsten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Blomsten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Blomsten keeps it at a distance.
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.
Sackett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blomsten in his tracks.
Blomsten takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blomsten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Blomsten with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
A slow jab from Sackett misses its intended target.
Sackett tries to bum rush Blomsten with a series of wild strikes but Blomsten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blomsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Blomsten.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
Sackett is looking to land body kicks.
Blomsten avoids a kick to the body.
Blomsten misses with a body shot.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blomsten smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by Blomsten as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blomsten looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blomsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Blomsten looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Blomsten.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Blomsten stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Blomsten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Blomsten takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Blomsten drives through with a takedown into Sackett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blomsten wants to pass the guard but Sackett is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blomsten accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blomsten trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blomsten wants to control from the top but Sackett keeps moving.
Blomsten throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sackett looking to control.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Blomsten from controlling successfully.
Blomsten controlling from the top position.

Sackett pushes Blomsten off and gets back to his feet.
Sackett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Blomsten throws the left hand but Sackett avoids the punch easily.
Blomsten uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.
Sackett slips a straight right by Blomsten.
Sackett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blomsten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Blomsten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blomsten swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blomsten connects with a looping right hand.
Blomsten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Blomsten.
Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Blomsten is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blomsten moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Sackett misses with a lunging right hand
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blomsten digs a good hook to Sackett's body.
Blomsten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blomsten.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blomsten.
Blomsten is looking to slow Sackett down with leg kicks.
Sackett throws a hook but Blomsten avoids it easily.
Blomsten looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blomsten walks into a stiff left hand from Sackett.
Sackett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Blomsten throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sackett was covering up waiting for the punch and Blomsten finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Sackett uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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 looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blomsten. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Blomsten looks to land a body kick but Sackett moved away.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blomsten slips a jab from Sackett.
Blomsten looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Blomsten swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Sackett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sackett throws out a powerful jab.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blomsten looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blomsten misses with a straight left.
Blomsten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sackett as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sackett clinches with his opponent.
Sackett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blomsten makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Blomsten on the inside.
Sackett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blomsten misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blomsten lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blomsten avoids it.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blomsten tries to circle away but Sackett has him pinned against the cage.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Blomsten avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Sackett can't find room to land a body shot as Blomsten controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Sackett as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Blomsten.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett misses the jab.
Blomsten throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sackett avoids it.
Sackett scores with a nice strike.
Blomsten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sackett to score with a decent uppercut.
Blomsten tries to land a front kick but Sackett steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blomsten was well out of range. Poor timing from Sackett.
Blomsten connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sackett momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blomsten. That's going to slow Sackett down.
Sackett misses with a body punch
and Blomsten counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Galloway Sackett.
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 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Galloway Sackett!
Galloway Sackett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.