PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Falcon Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Puzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puzo has chosen Speak Softly Love as his entrance music. 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.

Sackett
vs
Puzo

183 cm
21
198 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
187 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Falcon Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario Puzo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Puzo is able to avoid easily.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puzo backs up against the cage.
Puzo's coach down at Hilo Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Puzo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Puzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sackett.

Puzo instigates a clinch.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Puzo's face.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo leaning against his opponent.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Puzo tries a body shot but Sackett blocks it.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Puzo.
Sackett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puzo stalling in the clinch.
Puzo blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Puzo misses with a body punch.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Puzo.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Puzo.
Sackett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Puzos head.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sackett misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Puzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Puzo blocks an uppercut.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Puzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo stalling.
Puzo taking a breather.
Sackett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Puzo.
Puzo lands a shot to the body.
Puzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett lands a body shot.
Puzo is working Sackett over against the cage.
Sackett misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sackett.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sackett lands an uppercut.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Sackett lands with a right to the head.
Sackett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett looking to throw knees to the head but Puzo is blocking nicely.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo blocking some punches.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Puzo digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Puzo prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Sackett lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Puzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
Puzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puzo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sackett gets an underhook and turns Puzo into the cage.
Puzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Puzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett tries to throw a body punch but Puzo avoids it by throwing Sackett back against the cage.
Puzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puzo working aggressively here.
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Puzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Puzo - that landed with a thud.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Puzo.
A short right from Sackett on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Puzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Sackett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sackett looks to score with a jab to the body but Puzo is just out of range.
Puzo tries to counter by closing the distance.
Puzo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falcon Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puzo at a distance.
Sackett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Sackett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sackett slips a straight right by Puzo.
Sackett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Puzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Sackett lands a jab to Puzo's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a shot to the body
and Puzo counters with a nice body shot.
A combination from Sackett does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Puzo misses.
Puzo misses with a two punch combination.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sackett is looking to wear down Puzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sackett tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A big right from Sackett misses.
Puzo throws out a leg kick but Sackett moves out of range and Puzo only half commits.
Puzo is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Puzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Puzo tries to bum rush Sackett with a series of wild strikes but Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sackett is looking to slow Puzo down with leg kicks.
Sackett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puzo if he has to take too many more of those.
Puzo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sackett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a body shot.
Sackett throws a series of punches but Puzo moves out of range.
Puzo lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Puzo backs up against the cage.
Puzo tried to score with a low kick but Sackett checks it.
Puzo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sackett finds it's way round the side to connect with Puzo's head.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett throws a front kick that sends Puzo stumbling back into the cage.
Sackett lands a jab to the head.
Puzo tries to clinch up.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Sackett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Puzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sackett misses.
Puzo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch combination from Sackett misses.
Sackett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Puzo.

Sackett darts in and clinches Puzo up against the cage.
Puzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sackett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sackett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Puzo can do to turn this around?
Puzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
Puzo looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Sackett.
Puzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Puzo.
Puzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett works on Puzo's body with a couple of short punches.
Puzo tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Puzo back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Puzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sackett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett tries a body shot but Puzo blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Sackett as the two fighters clinch.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sackett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sackett is working Puzo over against the cage.
Puzo is breathing heavily.
Puzo can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
A short left from Sackett.
Sackett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sackett is leaning against Puzo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Puzo takes a shot to the head.
Sackett presses Puzo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Puzo tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Falcon Sackett dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sackett lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Puzo sprawling to the canvas. Sackett follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Puzo hang on?

Puzo is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sackett working over Puzo with some ground and pound. Puzo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Puzo is still in real trouble! Can Sackett finish him?
Puzo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sackett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Sackett has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sackett sitting in half guard here. He lands a big elbow that has hurt Puzo! Oh, Puzo is in big trouble! Sackett lands more strikes and the ref dives in to save him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Falcon Sackett!
Falcon Sackett retains his middleweight title!