PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kin Ring Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett comes into the arena with (I'm not your) steppin' stone blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ring Sackett
vs
Butcher

190 cm
30
217 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

195 cm
32
221 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kin Ring Sackett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher scores with a decent looking hook.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sackett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher cracks a nice hook into Sackett's ribs.
Butcher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sackett.
Sackett lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butcher takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Butcher.
Butcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sackett misses with a wild combination.
Sackett moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Sackett tries to land a front kick but Butcher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Butcher lands the left hand.
Butcher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sackett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a head kick. Sackett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sackett's sensitive parts.
Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sackett dips to his left and cracks Butcher with an uppercut!
Butcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sackett scores with a hook.
Sackett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Butcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sackett takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sackett moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Butcher there.
Butcher swings for the body but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sackett misses with a body punch
and Butcher counters with a leg kick.
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Butcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett takes one to the side of the head.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Butcher's head but Butcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sackett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett misses with a body punch
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Butcher scores with a nice right hand.
Sackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Sackett throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Butcher blocks the leg kick.
Butcher scores with a nice body kick.
Sackett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sackett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sackett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Sackett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.

Butcher has closed the distance and engaged Sackett in a clinch.
Sackett lands a hook that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Butcher.
Butcher lands a body shot.
Sackett is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sackett manages to break the clinch.
Sackett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sackett. Sackett circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Butcher clinches with his opponent.
A right hand to the body from Butcher.
Sackett is trying to force a seperation but Butcher has the dominant position.
Butcher throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sacketts head.
Sackett is trying to break the clinch but Butcher has him pressed against the cage.
Butcher working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Butcher has Sackett pressed against the cage, preventing Sackett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett can't break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Butcher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Sackett throws a low kick but Butcher moves out of range easily.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a leg kick

and Butcher counters with a head kick that drops Sackett to the mat! Sackett scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Sackett is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher cracks Sackett on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sackett falls backwards against the cage. Butcher follows up with more strikes that drop Sackett to his knees. Butcher keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sackett! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Butcher!
Our winner, Percival Butcher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.