PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Alvado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galloway Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvado's entrance music is Obie Trice - Ups & Downs. A fine choice. Galloway Sackett told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Alvado
vs
Sackett

180 cm
39
170 lbs
42 - 18 - 1

177 cm
33
180 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Pablo Alvado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galloway Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alvado misses with a wild body shot.
Alvado definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Alvado lands a big head kick that sends Sackett tumbling to the mat! Alvado takes a step backwards and waves Sackett back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Sackett is rocked!
A jab from Sackett misses.
Alvado went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alvado looks to score with a jab to the body but Sackett is just out of range.
Sackett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sackett lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sackett moves out of range of the body kick from Alvado.
Alvado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvado takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Pablo Alvado has been cut.
Alvado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sackett manages to avoid it.
Alvado staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvado staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sackett, right into the meat.
Sackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvado.
Alvado misses with a body punch
and Sackett counters with a nice body shot.
Alvado misses with a double jab
and Sackett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alvado avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sackett moves out of range as Alvado throws a body kick.
Alvado lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sackett will feel that in the morning.
Alvado lands a nice looking body kick.
Sackett tries to clinch
and Sackett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett scores with a hook to the body. Alvado takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decent striking displayed by Sackett there.
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!
Alvado checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alvado appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Alvado lands the left hand.
Sackett misses with a two punch combination.
Alvado throws a right hand that misses
and Sackett counters with a stiff right hand.
Alvado falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sackett counters with a one-two to the body.
Sackett throws a right hand that misses
and Alvado counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Sackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Alvado has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Sackett digs a right hand underneath Alvado's ribcage. Alvado let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A hook to the body from Sackett.
Sackett struggles to land a body shot inside as Alvado controls his hands.
Alvado blocks an uppercut.
Alvado lands a left hand.

Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Alvado.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
Sackett misses with a hook. Alvado ducked under it nicely.
Sackett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alvado. Alvado obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice cross by Sackett.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Alvado swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvado uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sackett.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Alvado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvado moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sackett punishes Alvado's body with a nice straight punch.
Sackett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sackett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sackett tries to land a leg kick but Alvado saw it coming and moves away.
Alvado scores with a nice head shot.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Alvado moved out of range.
Alvado checks a low kick from Sackett.
The fighters circling - Alvado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alvado misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Alvado will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Alvado's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Sackett lands with a right hand.
Alvado batters Sackett with a massive right followed by a huge left! Sackett is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Alvado lands a final crushing right hand to drop Sackett to the mat with a gruesome thud! Alvado is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pablo Alvado!
Pablo Alvado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.