PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hikaru Naoi (ranked 4127 p4p, 4631 weight class) and Devin Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Devin Booker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Naoi
vs
Booker

176 cm
25
212
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hikaru Naoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Booker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Booker enables Naoi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Booker manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Naoi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naoi landing with the ground and pound.
Naoi lands a couple of digs.
Naoi with a nice head shot there.
Naoi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Booker is trying to control the position but Naoi postures up.
Booker keeping full guard, as Naoi tries to pass.
Naoi is looking to work some ground and pound but Booker has wrist control.
Booker keeping moving, preventing Naoi from controlling successfully.
Naoi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naoi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Booker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Booker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker has momentary wrist control but Naoi slips an elbow through the middle.
Naoi works over Booker with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Naoi distracts Booker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Naoi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Naoi works over Booker with some ground and pound from guard.
Naoi works over Booker with some ground and pound from guard.
Naoi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Booker's head.
Naoi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Booker's head.
Naoi passes into half guard.
Naoi working Booker over with strikes.
Naoi working over Booker with some ground and pound. Booker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Booker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Naoi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Naoi winds up and cracks Booker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Naoi drops an elbow to the side of Booker's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naoi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naoi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Naoi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Booker!
Naoi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Booker is in a horrible position here. Naoi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Booker is wriggling around trying to escape.
Naoi cracks Booker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Naoi with the ground and pound from mount.
Naoi breaks from Booker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Booker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Naoi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Naoi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naoi lands a big elbow.
Naoi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Naoi with the ground and pound from mount.
Naoi lands with some strikes.
Naoi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Booker is rocked!
Booker is in a horrible position here. Naoi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Booker is still in real trouble! Can Naoi finish him?
Naoi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Naoi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Booker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naoi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naoi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Booker can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Naoi lands a big shot to the head and Booker winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hikaru Naoi!