PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakub Karet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gokhan Saki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karet comes into the arena with Ill Bill - My Uncle Shoots Heroin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Karet
vs
Saki

183 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

182 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Gilop®

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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakub Karet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gokhan Saki!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saki throws a lazy head kick
and Karet counters with a straight right hand.
Karet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karet wants to clinch up but Saki keeps it at a distance.
Karet tries to clinch up but Saki circles away and keeps his distance.
Karet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karet cracks Saki with an open hand slap.
Karet tries to clinch up.
Jab by Saki.
Saki missing with a left hand there. Karet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saki tries to clinch but Karet moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jakub Karet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karet misses with the body kick
and Saki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Karet has taken the fight to the clinch.
Saki avoiding damage as Karet throws knees to the body.
Karet just leaning against Saki, taking a breather.
Saki tries a knee to the head but Karet blocks it.
Saki avoids a wild elbow strike from Karet.
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Karet prevents Saki from breaking the clinch.
Saki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saki misses with a knee strike.
Saki misses with a knee to the head.
Karet throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karet - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saki tries to land knees in the clinch but Karet avoids the damage to the body.
Saki being controlled against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Karet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saki looking to throw knees to the head but Karet is blocking nicely.
Karet tries a knee to the head but Saki blocks it.
Karet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karet takes a kick to the side of the head.

Karet moves into the clinch.
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!
Karet is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karet lands an elbow just above Saki 's eye.
Saki looking to throw knees to the head but Karet is blocking nicely.
Karet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karet is trying to maintain a safe position but Saki gets an underhook and turns Karet into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Karet.
Karet wants a takedown.
Saki avoiding damage as Karet throws knees to the body.
Saki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karet landing knees to the body.
Saki looks gassed!
Karet lands an elbow that stopped Saki in his tracks for a moment.
Karet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Gokhan Saki has been cut.
Saki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jakub Karet has been cut.
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but Karet blocks with his arms.
Karet creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saki's defenses.
Saki taking a breather.
Saki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Karet tries to land a knee to the head but Saki blocks with his arms.
Karet stalling the fight.
Karet lands a nice elbow.
Karet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Saki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Karet. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but Karet blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Karet holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Karet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Karet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Karet - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saki tries a knee to the head but Karet blocks it.
Saki blocks an elbow strike from Karet.
Saki looking to throw knees to the head but Karet is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karet 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.
Karet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saki is keeping busy.
Saki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Karet dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saki throws a combination. Karet tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Saki throws a head kick that misses.

Karet closes the distance and pushes Saki back into the ropes.
Jakub Karet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Karet throws an elbow that misses.
Saki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saki dodges an elbow strike from Karet.
Saki stalling in the clinch.
Saki looking to throw knees to the head but Karet is blocking nicely.
Saki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karet is keeping busy.
Karet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Saki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet has Saki pushed against the ropes.
Saki tries to circle away but Karet has him pinned against the ropes.
Saki is breathing heavily.
Karet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saki avoids it.
Karet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karet holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Karet misses with an elbow over the top.
Saki misses with a knee to the head.
Karet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Saki scores with a knee to the head.
Saki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Karet lands an elbow that stopped Saki in his tracks for a moment.
Karet lands an elbow that stopped Saki in his tracks for a moment.
Saki takes an elbow to the forehead.

Saki is rocked!

That has opened up Gokhan Saki's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet just leaning against Saki, taking a breather.
Saki is still on wobbly legs! Can Karet finish him?
Saki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Karet changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saki fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Karet changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saki tries to bench press Karet off him but Karet keeps the position.
Saki seems to have recovered his senses.
Saki is not content to let Karet control the position.

Karet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Karet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saki keeps working.
Saki gets back to half guard.
Saki wants to improve his position but Karet is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saki can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saki has a hand on Karet's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Karet takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karet trying to control but Saki is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakub Karet dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. 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.

Saki tries to clinch but Karet moves out of range.
Saki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saki slaps away a takedown attempt from Karet, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Karet tries to land a front kick but Saki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karet misses with a straight left.
Karet misses with a takedown attempt - Saki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karet moves out of range of the body kick from Saki.
Saki tries to close the distance and clinch but Karet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saki throws a head kick that misses

and Karet counters by clinching up.
Saki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Karet blocks it with crossed arms.
Saki working hard to break the clinch.
Saki tries a knee to the head but Karet blocks it.
Saki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Karet manages to pull guard.
Saki stopping the sweep attempt from Karet.
Karet working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karet has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jakub Karet just wasn't active enough.
Karet misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Saki.
Karet shoots in for a double leg but Saki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Karet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karet looks for the body kick but Saki saw that one coming.
Saki keeps the fight on the outside.
Karet misses with a body kick.
Karet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karet in his tracks.
Karet throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karet throws a body kick that misses.
Karet moves in looking to clinch but Saki pushes him off.
Karet wants to clinch up but Saki keeps it at a distance.
Karet avoids the head kick by Saki.
Saki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Karet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Karet.
Karet throws a wild body kick that Saki sees coming a mile off.
Karet keeps Saki at a distance using the push kick.
Karet blocks the body kick.
Jakub Karet is winning the standup battle so far.

Karet clinches up with Saki and pushes him back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saki misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jakub Karet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Karet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Jakub Karet!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Jakub Karet!

Jakub Karet wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Jakub Karet thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.