PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordecai Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Niemayer
vs
Sackett

172 cm
28
156 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

178 cm
28
157 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Hellbent

Sully's Bar & Grill
Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mordecai Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemayer misses the jab.
Niemayer moves out of range of the body kick from Sackett.
Sackett thows a body kick. Niemayer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Niemayer throws a big shot that misses.
Niemayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lukas Niemayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer misses with the body kick
and Sackett counters with a nice uppercut.
Niemayer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer walks into a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sackett blocks the leg kick.
Niemayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemayer punishes Sackett's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Niemayer throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Niemayer only half commits.
Niemayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niemayer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Niemayer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sackett defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett throws the kick towards the body but Niemayer avoids it.
Niemayer throws a big shot that misses.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Niemayer tests Sackett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Niemayer misses.
Niemayer staying out of range there.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett moves away from the strike by Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sackett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Niemayer throws an off balance right hand
and Sackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niemayer.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Niemayer tried to counter with a leg kick but Sackett avoided it.
Sackett punishes Niemayer's body with a nice straight punch.
Niemayer moves out of range of the body kick.
Niemayer thows a leg kick but Sackett checks it
and Sackett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sackett.
Niemayer swings widly with a right hand
and Sackett counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
A low kick from Sackett misses
and Niemayer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Sackett throws a combination that misses
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sackett cracks Niemayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niemayer cracks Sackett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niemayer has time to react.
Niemayer throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett cracks the inside of Niemayer's front leg.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett cracks Niemayer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sackett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer looks for the body kick but Sackett saw that one coming.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Niemayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sackett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Sackett is rocked!
Niemayer misses with a looping right.
Niemayer throws a shot from downtown. Sackett moves away and avoids it.
Sackett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemayer.
Sackett cracks Niemayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Niemayer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett misses the shot to the body.
Niemayer throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sackett misses with a looping left.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut
and Niemayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemayer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sackett.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lukas Niemayer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sackett misses with a body punch
and Niemayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Niemayer is out of range.
Niemayer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sackett is able to avoid easily.
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Niemayer counters with a stiff right hand.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut.
Sackett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niemayer.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Niemayer feints and then cracks Sackett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sackett down.
Niemayer throws a body punch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Niemayer with a body shot.
Niemayer misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Niemayer misses with a hook.

Niemayer tries to keep at a distance but Sackett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niemayer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niemayer slips under a jab.
Niemayer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Niemayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Sackett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Niemayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Niemayer avoids it with no problem.
Sackett fakes the leg kick and cracks Niemayer in the body.
Lukas Niemayer is winning the standup battle so far.
Niemayer throws a low kick, looking for Sackett's leg but Sackett calmly moves out of range.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut
enabling Sackett to counter with a crisp jab.
Niemayer defending well as Sackett loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niemayer's calf.
An inside leg kick from Niemayer misses.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niemayer misses the body punch
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niemayer throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett swings for the body but Niemayer moves out of range.
Sackett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Sackett.
Niemayer loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Sackett steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niemayer.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemayer misses the target.
Sackett walks into a jab.
Sackett thows a leg kick but Niemayer checks it
enabling Niemayer to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with a solid leg kick.
Niemayer misses with a right hand
and Sackett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Niemayer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sackett moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sackett! But no joy.
Niemayer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Niemayer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Niemayer!
Niemayer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a good low kick that Niemayer was not able to check.

Niemayer drops Sackett with a beautiful combination! Sackett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Niemayer is looking for the KO!
Sackett is still on wobbly legs! Can Niemayer finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett with a hook.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Niemayer's head but Niemayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Niemayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett cracks Niemayer with a nice body shot.
Niemayer swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Niemayer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Niemayer controls his hands.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with the head strike.
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niemayer backwards.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Sackett.
Sackett has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Niemayer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sackett can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Niemayer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lukas Niemayer will probably get the nod.
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 misses with a shot to the body
enabling Niemayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niemayer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sackett scores with a body shot.
Sackett blocks a low kick nicely.
Sackett slips a straight right by Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a straight left.
Sackett lands a slapping body shot.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sackett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niemayer takes one to the side of the head.
Niemayer looks to throw the jab but Sackett is out of range.
Sackett misses with a hook to the body
and Niemayer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Niemayer counters with a nice uppercut.
Niemayer misses with a looping right.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niemayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sackett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sackett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a low kick.
Sackett blocks a jab.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Sackett.
Sackett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Niemayer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niemayer moves out of range as Sackett strikes.
Niemayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Niemayer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.

Niemayer drops Sackett with a beautiful combination! Sackett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Niemayer is looking for the KO!
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niemayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Niemayer takes one to the side of the head.
Niemayer misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer misses the jab.
Niemayer looks to land a right hand but Sackett moved out of range.
Niemayer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws a body punch but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.
Niemayer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sackett looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Niemayer lands with a hook. Sackett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Niemayer lands a nice looking body kick.
Niemayer scores with a shot to the body.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Niemayer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niemayer throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sackett blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sackett.
Niemayer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Niemayer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Niemayer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Sackett lands a nice hook to Niemayer's body. Niemayer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Sackett moves into range and clinches up with Niemayer.
Niemayer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Niemayer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lukas Niemayer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemayer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Sackett has managed to clinch.
Sackett gets through Niemayer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Niemayer misses with some punches.
Niemayer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer lands with a right to the head.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Niemayer.
Mordecai Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett works on Niemayer's body with a couple of short punches.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sackett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sackett lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sackett as the two fighters clinch.
Sackett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niemayer blocks an uppercut.

Niemayer breaks the clinch.
Sackett lands an overhand right.

Niemayer is rocked!
Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Oh Niemayer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch! Sackett slams his shin into Niemayer's torso.
Niemayer seems to have got his legs back now.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Niemayer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sackett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Niemayer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett takes a swing at Niemayer's ribcage but misses.
Sackett looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niemayer misses with a right hand
and Sackett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niemayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Sackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Sackett works the jab nicely.
Niemayer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Niemayer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sackett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett misses the jab.
Niemayer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niemayer misses with a left hand
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Niemayer 's knee.
Sackett misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Niemayer counters with a stiff right hand.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. Sackett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sackett throws out a counter right but Niemayer avoids it with no problem.
Niemayer lands with a shot to the body.
Sackett is looking to slow Niemayer down with leg kicks.
Niemayer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sackett.
Sackett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Niemayer moves out of range of the strikes.
Niemayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett looks to land a left hand but Niemayer moved out of range nicely.
As Sackett backs away, Niemayer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Niemayer counters with a straight right hand.
Sackett moves forwards but Niemayer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sackett cracks Niemayer with a good jab.
Niemayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Niemayer throws a lazy body kick
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Niemayer. Beautiful body shot.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Sackett.
Sackett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sackett takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.

Sackett drops his shoulder and cracks Niemayer with a huge uppercut! Niemayer goes down! Can Sackett finish him?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mordecai Sackett dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

That kick from Sackett tenderised Niemayer's leg. Niemayer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Niemayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sackett defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Sackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niemayer's head.
Sackett steps in with a hook that catches Niemayer right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sackett follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Niemayer looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mordecai Sackett!
A determined Mordecai Sackett didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!