PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes to the cage accompanied by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Andrey
vs
Sackett

177 cm
20
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
21
143 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jubal Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Andrey.
Sackett throws a lazy head kick
and Andrey counters with an inside leg kick.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sackett. That's going to slow Andrey down.
Sackett lands with a slapping head kick.
Andrey throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
Sackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sackett checks it well.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
Andrey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andrey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sackett. That did some damage!
Andrey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrey throws a wild body kick that Sackett sees coming a mile off.
Andrey keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett misses with a low kick.
Sackett wants to land a leg kick but Andrey is out of range.
Andrey throws a push kick but Sackett slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sackett.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Andrey.
Some bone on bone action there as Sackett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sackett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sackett lands with an overhand left.
Sackett avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Sackett throws a solid leg kick but Andrey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sackett.
Andrey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andrey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sackett misses with an uppercut.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Andrey throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Andrey moves away and avoids it.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Andrey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andrey throws an overhand right that lands on Sackett's shoulder, as Sackett tries to avoid the shot.
Sackett thumps Andrey with a low kick.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Jubal Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Andrey motions for Sackett to come forward. Andrey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andrey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Sackett has Andrey up against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett pressing his opponent against the cage.
Andrey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Andrey is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Andrey is trying to push Sackett away but Sackett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andrey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Andrey blocks it.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.

Andrey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrey is looking to chop away at Sackett's legs.

Sackett instigates a clinch.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Sackett.
Andrey has had enough of the clinch but Sackett keeps him there for the moment.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andrey tries to break free but Sackett pushes him back against the cage.
Sackett has Andrey pressed against the cage, preventing Andrey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Andrey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Andrey's efforts to push away.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sackett prevents Andrey from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrey tries to break the clinch but Sackett is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrey avoids the damage to the body.
Andrey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Andrey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Andrey is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sackett needs to keep his hands up - Andrey had a free shot at his head there.
Andrey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andrey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Andrey lands a nice shot to the body.

Sackett closes the distance and pushes Andrey back into the cage.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Andrey blocks with his arms.
Andrey is trying to push Sackett away but Sackett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Andrey can't break the clinch.
Andrey avoiding damage as Sackett throws knees to the body.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andrey is trying to force a seperation but Sackett has the dominant position.
Andrey managing to block the knees to the body from Sackett.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sackett tries to land knees in the clinch but Andrey avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey is trying to push Sackett away but Sackett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrey blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrey is trying to push Sackett away but Sackett has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sackett lands a knee to the body.
Sackett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andrey working hard to break the clinch.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrey blocks it with crossed arms.
Sackett landing knees to the head.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrey is trying to break the clinch but Sackett has him pressed against the cage.
Sackett misses with a knee strike.
Andrey tries to circle away but Sackett has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sackett.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrey is looking to break free of the clinch but Sackett has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey avoiding damage as Sackett throws knees to the body.
Sackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jubal Sackett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Andrey avoids it.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.
Sackett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrey blocks it with crossed arms.
Andrey working hard to break the clinch.

Andrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Andrey wants to land a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Andrey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sackett is out of range.
Andrey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrey tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett wants to clinch up but Andrey keeps it at a distance.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Sackett tries to clinch up.
Andrey checks a leg kick.
Andrey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andrey throws a low kick but Sackett avoids it.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Sackett.
Sackett checks a low kick from Andrey.

Sackett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sackett tries a knee to the head but Andrey blocks it.
Andrey can't break the clinch.
Andrey managing to block the knees to the body from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a knee to the head.

Andrey breaks the clinch.
Andrey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sackett doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett cracks the inside of Andrey's front leg.
Andrey scores with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Andrey.
Sackett takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Andrey.
Andrey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sackett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrey.
Sackett lands a jab to the nose.
Andrey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andrey throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrey tries to score with a low kick but Sackett moves his leg out of the way.
Sackett lands with a kick to the temple. Andrey shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Malutin Andrey dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sackett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andrey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Malutin Andrey is winning the standup battle so far.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andrey. Andrey obviously looking to wear him down.
Andrey throws a chopping leg kick but Sackett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andrey throws a good cross that connects.
Sackett tries to clinch up but Andrey circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Andrey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrey lands a glancing blow to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andrey.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Andrey.
Sackett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Andrey. Those never looked like landing.
Sackett slips under a jab from Andrey.
A telegraphed right hand from Sackett misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andrey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sackett.
Andrey misses with a wild body shot.
Andrey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andrey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sackett counters with a low kick, right behind Andrey 's knee.
Sackett checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sackett, as that shot connected.

Sackett rushes Andrey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but Andrey blocks with his arms.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrey tries to circle away but Sackett has him pinned against the cage.

Andrey breaks from the clinch.
Sackett throws a jab when Andrey was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sackett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sackett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andrey throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Andrey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sackett does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrey misses with a body kick.
Andrey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Andrey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sackett is out of range and Andrey settles back down.
Andrey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sackett. Sackett obviously looking to wear him down.
Andrey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrey moves out of range of the leg kick from Sackett.
Sackett throws a hook but Andrey blocks it.
Sackett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sackett scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrey will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Andrey throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.
Andrey slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by Andrey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrey tries to land a leg kick but Sackett saw it coming and moves away.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
Sackett takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andrey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Sackett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Andrey blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Andrey blocks the leg kick.
Sackett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sackett blocks a head kick by Andrey.
Sackett misses with a low kick as Andrey jumps back.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Andrey avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Andrey.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sackett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrey slips a jab and a cross from Sackett.
Andrey throws a leg kick which misses Sackett's front leg but catches the back leg as Sackett tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sackett is looking to clinch.
Andrey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sackett.
Andrey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sackett throws out the jab.
Andrey throws a head kick but Sackett moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malutin Andrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malutin Andrey!
Malutin Andrey tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.