PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jako Day (ranked 1340 p4p, 205 weight class) and Gokhan Saki (ranked 2041 p4p, 284 weight class). Saki has chosen Beko as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Day
vs
Saki

189 cm
35
210 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

183 cm
28
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jako Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gokhan Saki!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Day, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saki throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Saki misses.
Saki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Day keeps the fight on the outside.
Saki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saki swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Day definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Saki misses

and Day counters by moving into the clinch.
Day lands an elbow inside that Saki shrugs off.
Day lands with a light punch inside.

Day manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Saki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Day swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saki misses with a leg kick
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Day.
Saki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saki.

It looks like Jako Day has been cut.
Saki moves to clinch but Day breaks away
and Day counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Day smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Day takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saki swings widly with a right hand
and Day counters with a two punch combo.
Saki scores with a head kick. Day tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Day digs a good hook to Saki's body.
We've been informed that Saki has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Day misses with a jab, cross combination.
And Saki tries to counter it with a takedown but Day pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Day connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saki lands a nice shot that snaps Day's head back.
Saki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saki swings for the body but Day moves out of range.
Day scores with a jab.
Saki tries to clinch
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Gokhan Saki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saki wants to clinch
and Day counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Danga de danga de dang - Day scores with a four punch combination!
Saki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Day counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Day with a hook.
Saki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Saki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Day.
Saki moves to clinch but Day breaks away
and Day counters with a nice uppercut.
Day fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Day is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Day takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
No joy there for Day, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Day moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Saki tries to clinch there but Day circles away.
Day throws a big counter combination but Saki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Day lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Saki closes the distance and clinches.
Saki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saki misses with a punch on the inside.
Saki misses with a hook from the clinch.

Day breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Saki. Those never looked like landing.
As Saki looks to move away, Day throws a big counter combo but Saki just gets out of the way.
Saki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Day does no damage.
Saki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saki takes one on the button.
Saki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It appears Day was looking to counter with a kick there.
Day lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saki stalks Day and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Day's face. Day staggers backwards, shaken.
Day lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saki circles away quickly and effectively.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saki misses with a leg kick
and Day counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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 clinch up.
Day was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saki throws a head kick but Day moves out of range.
Saki feints a jab promting Day to slip. Saki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Day slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Jako Day's cut is getting worse.
Saki fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Saki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Day, pushing him back against the cage.

Day breaks the clinch.
Day will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saki swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Day counters with a stiff right hand.
Day lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saki backs up against the cage.
Saki doesn't manage to clinch there - Day circles away.
Saki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Day looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Day smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Saki drops Day with a beautiful combination! Day stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saki is looking for the KO!
Saki ducks right into an uppercut from Day.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jako Day dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jako Day's cut.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Saki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Day.
Saki throws a lazy body kick
and Day cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Saki lands but Day takes it in his stride.

Day is rocked!
Day jabs at Saki's body.
Jako Day is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saki throws a head kick that misses.
Day lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Day lands an overhand right.
Saki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Day dips to his left and cracks Saki with an uppercut!
Saki avoids a punch combination nicely.
A left and a right from Day both land. Nice combination.

Saki is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Day drops Saki with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Saki! Day dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jako Day!
A relieved looking Jako Day thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.