PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Logan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afa Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Logan Sackett has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Logan Sackett seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sackett
vs
Sila

175 cm
33
165 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

173 cm
34
156 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.

Sackett rushes Sila and presses him up against the cage.
Sila is trying to pull guard but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Sila scores with a nice hook to the head.

Sila breaks from the clinch.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sila swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sila.
Sila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Sackett clinches up against the cage.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Sila's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Sila.
Sila fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sila lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Sila uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sila decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to work some ground and pound but Sila has wrist control.
Sackett makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sackett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sila manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sackett manages to get himself to full guard.

Sackett keeping full guard, as Sila tries to pass.
Sackett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sackett trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sackett throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sackett keeping moving, preventing Sila from controlling successfully.
Sila looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sila has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sackett is proving hard to escape from.
Sackett throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett striking off his back but it's not causing Sila any problems.
Sackett striking off his back but it's not causing Sila any problems.
Sila is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sila stopping the sweep attempt from Sackett.
Sackett trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sackett trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sackett doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sackett tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sila counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sackett landing a few short strikes.
Sila is taking a breather. Sackett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sackett throws a strike from the bottom but Sila passes into side control!
Sackett misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sila stands up and beckons Sackett to his feet.
Sackett tries to clinch but Sila is having none of it.
Sackett tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sila counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sackett!

Sila is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sackett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sackett throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Sackett misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sila is staying tight to Sackett's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sackett is trying to strike from the bottom but Sila has passed into full mount.
Sila can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sackett is looking to escape.
Sila controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett tries to reverse the position but Sila maintains control.
Sackett is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sackett throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sackett can't escape the position.
Sila manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sackett to take his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sila keeps control of the position as Sackett tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Sackett as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Sila!
Sackett rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Sila blocks the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afa Sila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sackett blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Sackett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Sila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sila with the counter takedown but Sackett avoids it easily.
Logan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sila changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sila lands a nice shot that snaps Sackett's head back.
Sackett wants to clinch.
Sila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sila with the counter takedown but Sackett avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Sila swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sila swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett tries to clinch but Sila moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sackett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett doesn't manage to clinch there - Sila circles away.
Sila keeps the fight on the outside.
Sila changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sackett tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sila counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sackett looking for a sweep. Not yet Sackett, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sila wanted to stand there but Sackett had control of the position.
Sila controlling from the top position.
Sackett throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sackett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sackett is striking from the bottom but Sila uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Sackett flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sackett tries to get to full guard but Sila has control of the leg.
Sila working the head and body with strikes.
Sila passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sackett!
Sackett is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

Sackett tries to improve his position but Sila has taken his back! Sila has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Sackett tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Sila pushes Sackett away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Afa Sila!
During a confident post fight interview, Afa Sila thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.