PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Booker comes to the cage accompanied by Dont go for the one - Gaelic Storm. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gokhan Saki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Booker
vs
Saki

178 cm
28
170 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gokhan Saki!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker is looking to clinch.
Booker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saki moves away.
Saki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Booker.
Saki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saki bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Booker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saki lands a head kick!

It looks like David Booker has been cut.
Saki lands with a slapping head kick.
Saki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saki keeps the fight on the outside.
Booker punishes Saki's body with a nice straight punch.
Saki connects with a solid leg kick.
Saki lands with a hook. Booker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Booker shoots for a takedown but Saki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saki with a nice cross.
Saki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Booker is rocked!
Booker is looking to clinch.
Oh Booker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Booker seems to have got his legs back now.
Booker moves out of range as Saki strikes.
Booker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saki manages to avoid it.
Saki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Booker is looking to clinch but Saki is avoiding it.
Booker throws a lazy right hand but Saki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Booker tries to clinch but Saki is having none of it.
Booker is looking to wear down Saki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saki throws a sloppy head kick and Booker moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Booker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saki avoids it.
Booker landing knees to the head.
Booker tries a knee to the head but Saki blocks it.
Saki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Booker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saki.
Saki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saki wants to get back to striking at distance but Booker won't allow it.
Saki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Booker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saki avoiding damage as Booker throws knees to the body.
Booker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Saki's efforts to push away.
Booker trying to land knees to the body.
Booker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saki blocks an elbow strike from Booker.
Booker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saki blocks it with crossed arms.
Booker missing with knees to the body.
Booker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Saki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Booker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Booker tries a body shot but Saki blocks it.
Booker with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Saki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Booker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saki avoids the body shot from Booker.
Saki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saki keeps the fight on the outside.
Saki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Booker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saki lands with a nice body punch.
Saki throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker is looking to clinch but Saki is avoiding it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saki, as that shot connected.
Saki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saki ducks under a wild hook from Booker.
Saki scores with a jab to the head.
Saki connects with a high kick.

Booker darts in and clinches Saki up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Booker.
Booker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saki is defending well for now.

Saki breaks the clinch.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice sprawl there from Saki as Booker shoots in.
Booker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saki tries to avoid it but Booker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saki to the ground. Saki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booker tries to clinch up.
A jab from Booker misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gokhan Saki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Booker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Booker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Booker swings widly with a right hand
and Saki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Booker finds it's target.
Gokhan Saki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saki throws a sloppy head kick and Booker moves out of range easily.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Booker takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Booker pushes Saki up against the cage in a clinch.
Saki avoiding damage as Booker throws knees to the body.
Booker misses with a knee to the head.
Booker tries to land knees in the clinch but Saki avoids the damage to the body.
Booker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saki has had enough of the clinch but Booker keeps him there for the moment.
Saki blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saki is trying to break the clinch but Booker is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker tries to land knees in the clinch but Saki avoids the damage to the body.
Saki avoids a wild elbow strike from Booker.
Booker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Saki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Booker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Booker tries to work over Saki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Booker tries to land knees in the clinch but Saki avoids the damage to the body.
Booker looking to throw knees to the head but Saki is blocking nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Booker tries to land a knee to the head but Saki blocks with his arms.
Booker keeps control of Saki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Booker.

Saki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David Booker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Booker tries to clinch up but Saki circles away and keeps his distance.

Booker drives through and clinches with Saki against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Booker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Booker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saki is defending well for now.
Saki is trying to break free.
Booker lands with a left to the head.
Booker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Booker is trying to drag Saki to the mat but Saki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Booker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saki wants to break the clinch but can't.

Saki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Booker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saki throws a head kick that Booker semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker is looking to clinch but Saki is avoiding it.
Gokhan Saki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Booker walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saki. That's going to slow Booker down.

Saki gets tackled into the cage by Booker. Booker maintains the clinch.
Booker has Saki pressed against the cage, preventing Saki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Saki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saki tries a head kick but it misses.
Saki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saki avoids the body shot from Booker.
Booker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saki throws a head kick that misses.
Booker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saki pinned against the cage. Saki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Booker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booker is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker throws a hook but Saki blocks it.
Saki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Booker.
Booker throws a series of punches but Saki avoids them all with ease.
Booker throws an overhand right that lands on Saki's shoulder, as Saki tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Saki finds it's way through Booker's defenses.
Saki slaps away a takedown attempt from Booker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saki throws a sloppy head kick and Booker moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Booker tries to clinch up.
Booker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saki sprawls well. Saki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Booker gets slowly back to his feet.

Booker darts in and clinches Saki up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that David Booker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Booker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saki walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Saki.
Saki throws a front kick that sends Booker stumbling back into the cage.
Booker tries to clinch but Saki is having none of it.
Saki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saki cracks Booker on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Booker falls backwards against the cage. Saki follows up with more strikes that drop Booker to his knees. Saki keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Booker! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gokhan Saki!