PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fertit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fertit comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. Sackett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whoomp There it is. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fertit
vs
Sackett

189 cm
25
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
22
261 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Determined

KING NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Fertit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fertit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Fertit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sackett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fertit.
Sackett throws a wild body kick that Fertit sees coming a mile off.
Orlando Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fertit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fertit scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sackett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sackett controls Fertit momentarily but Fertit frees himself.
Fertit is looking to stand up but Sackett won't let him.
Fertit postures up in Sackett's guard and throws a big left but Sackett blocks it.
Fertit thows a big elbow that misses.
Sackett controls Fertit momentarily but Fertit frees himself.
Fertit keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fertit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fertit throwing strikes but missing.
Fertit trying to control but Sackett is working from the bottom.
Fertit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sackett is looking to sweep but instead, Fertit has passed into half guard.
Fertit working the head and body with strikes.
Sackett wants to control but Fertit is keeping busy.
Fertit prevents Sackett from improving his position.
Sackett trying to hold on to Fertit's head to control him but Fertit postures up.
Sackett manages to get to full guard.
Sackett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit throwing strikes from guard but Sackett blocks nicely.

Sackett throws his legs up looking for a submission but Fertit uses it to pass to side control.
Fertit cracks Sackett with a big elbow.
Sackett is looking for a sweep.

Fertit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sackett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sackett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sackett is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sackett trying to control here.
Sackett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fertit kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard but Fertit has passed into side control.
Sackett taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Sackett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fertit avoids the attempt from Sackett to control.
Fertit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fertit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fertit lands a big elbow.
Fertit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Sackett is rocked!
Fertit with the ground and pound from mount.
Sackett is still in real trouble! Can Fertit finish him?

Fertit working for a submission but Sackett is keeping him at bay.
Sackett seems to have recovered his senses.
Fertit unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries to hold on but Fertit pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fertit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fertit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sackett is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sackett looks gassed!
Fertit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fertit landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sackett sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sackett taking some punishment here, with Fertit in his half guard.
Fertit working the head and body with strikes.
Sackett is looking to control Fertit's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sackett avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sackett is controlling Fertit's trapped leg to prevent Fertit from advancing to side control.
Fertit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fertit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fertit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sackett takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sackett is looking to get to half guard.
Fertit has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sackett's face.
Sackett really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Sackett that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fertit working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett tries to lock up and control but Fertit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Fertit connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Fertit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Fertit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fertit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sackett tries to lock up and control but Fertit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Fertit is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sackett is surviving well by controlling Fertit's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sackett is looking to get to half guard.
Sackett is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Fertit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sackett working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fertit dominating with strikes here.
Mike Fertit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sackett is in a horrible position here. Fertit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sackett is working to get back to half guard.
Fertit lands a heavy elbow.

Fertit looking to secure an arm triangle but Sackett defends it well.
Sackett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fertit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fertit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fertit lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fertit is landing with some decent strikes but Sackett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sackett tries to hold on but Fertit pushes him away.
Fertit landing strikes from the mount.
Sackett wants to control but Fertit is having none of it.

Fertit swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sackett is now in Fertit's guard. A big mistake from Fertit there, giving up the dominant position!
Sackett wants to control from the top but Fertit keeps moving.
Sackett passes Fertit's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fertit wants to improve his position but Sackett is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fertit pushes Sackett off and gets back to his feet.
Fertit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Sackett clinches with his opponent.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Fertit avoids the damage to the body.

Fertit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Fertit is avoiding it.
Sackett works Fertit's body with a nice hook.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Fertit shoots in looking for a takedown. Sackett tries to sprawl out of it but Fertit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sackett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fertit circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Fertit dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sackett loads up on a big right hand but Fertit slips the punch.
Sackett throws a jab when Fertit was well out of range.

Sackett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fertit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sackett misses with an elbow strike.
Fertit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sackett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Fertit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sackett can do to turn this around?
Sackett is stalling here.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fertit wants the takedown. Sackett is fighting it off but Fertit persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sackett's guard against the cage.
Fertit advances position into side control!
Sackett is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sackett gets back to half guard.
Fertit trying to control from half guard but Sackett is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fertit is working away from the top position though.
Fertit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.
Fertit passes into side control, despite Sackett's attempt to control the position.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Fertit working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fertit prevents Sackett from escaping the position.
Sackett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fertit's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Fertit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sackett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Orlando Sackett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fertit looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fertit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sackett keeps working.
Sackett is looking for a sweep. Fertit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sackett is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fertit pulls his head out easily.

Sackett actively working from the bottom here.
Sackett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fertit scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fertit lands a nice short elbow.
Fertit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sackett with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sackett holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Fertit drops an elbow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett trying to hold on to Fertit's head to control him but Fertit postures up.
Sackett taking some punishment here, with Fertit in his half guard.
Fertit lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sackett wants to get back to full guard.
Fertit drops an elbow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett is trying to control but Fertit passes into side control!
Sackett is not content to let Fertit control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fertit working the body and head with strikes.
Fertit landing strikes.
Fertit trying to control the position but Sackett is working away.
Sackett takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sackett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sackett trying to control here.

Fertit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sackett tries to get to full guard but Fertit has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Fertit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fertit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Fertit!