PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phue Kinshet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kinshet
vs
Sackett

180 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Phue Kinshet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinshet. Kinshet gets slowly back to his feet.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Kinshet moves out of range.
Kinshet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Kinshet avoids it well.
Sackett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sackett scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kinshet tries for a takedown but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kinshet bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kinshet tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sackett's legs.
Kinshet in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Sackett wants to get back to his feet but Kinshet drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshet fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinshet prevents Sackett from escaping the position.

Kinshet thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kinshet wants to control but Sackett is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Sackett as Kinshet shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phue Kinshet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kinshet is breathing heavily.
Sackett throws a right hand that Kinshet ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinshet also avoids with ease.
Sackett scores with a jab to the head.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinshet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Kinshet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kinshet dodges the punch combination from Sackett.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Kinshet fails with a takedown attempt.
Kinshet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Orlando Sackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinshet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sackett throws a right hand that Kinshet ducks under and follows up with a left that Kinshet also avoids with ease.
Sackett swinging wilding here.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinshet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kinshet avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sackett's corner calls for a 1-2. Sackett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Kinshet moves out of range.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Kinshet avoids them all with ease.
Sackett looks to land a combination but Kinshet avoids it well.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinshet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Kinshet moves out of range.
Kinshet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kinshet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett jabs Kinshet right on the nose. Kinshet blinks but takes it well.
Sackett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinshet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinshet looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kinshet tries to clinch but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett misses with a few strikes there.
Sackett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kinshet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sackett stuffs the takedown attempt from Kinshet. Kinshet gets slowly back to his feet.
Kinshet misses with a takedown attempt - Sackett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kinshet moves into range and clinches up with Sackett.
Sackett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Kinshet with a knee to the head.

Kinshet pulls guard successfully.
Sackett wants to stand but Kinshet has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kinshet working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orlando Sackett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinshet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sackett pinned against the cage. Sackett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kinshet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Phue Kinshet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sackett fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Kinshet moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sackett darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kinshet could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sackett throws a one two combo.
A punch lands to the side of Kinshet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
Kinshet dodges the punch combination from Sackett.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshet fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phue Kinshet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sackett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinshet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sackett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett throws a nice looking combination but Kinshet bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kinshet fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sackett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinshet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinshet.
Sackett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sackett looks to clinch

and Kinshet counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sackett has had enough of the clinch but Kinshet keeps him there for the moment.
Kinshet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kinshet fails to pull guard.
Sackett wants to get back to striking at distance but Kinshet won't allow it.
Sackett prevents the takedown attempt.
Kinshet prevents Sackett from breaking the clinch.
Sackett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kinshet drags the fight down to the ground.
Kinshet wants to sweep but no luck.

Kinshet is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Sackett frees his head nicely. Oh but Kinshet has switched to an armbar! Sackett is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Phue Kinshet!