PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Libers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Libers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Booth
vs
Libers

210 cm
24
162 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Booth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Libers!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Libers looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Booth misses with a body shot.
Libers avoids the head kick by Booth.

Libers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Booth manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Booth pushes Libers off and gets back to his feet.
Booth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Booth throws a right hand that Libers ducks under and follows up with a left that Libers also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Booth changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Booth fails with a takedown attempt.
Libers is looking to clinch but Booth is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Booth misses with a two punch combination.
Libers unleashes a big counter combination but Booth bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Libers tries to clinch

and Booth counters with a shoot takedown. Libers fights it but they end up in guard.
Booth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Booth scoring with some ground and pound.
Booth really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Booth connects with a couple of short punches.
Booth with a nice head shot there.
Booth landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth working some strikes from top position.

Libers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Booth stacks Libers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Booth!
You can see the frustration on Libers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Booth landing a few strikes.
Booth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Booth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Libers can't do much from the bottom here.
Booth working the ground and pound.
Libers takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
We've been informed that Libers has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Booth lands some shots froms side control.
Booth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Libers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Booth lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth scoring with punches and elbows.
Booth landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Booth grinds an elbow into Libers's temple.
Booth is chipping away with strikes.
Libers is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Booth fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Libers is trying to get back to his feet.

Booth looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Booth dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Libers scores with a takedown into Booth's guard.
Booth is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Libers is controlling him.
Booth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Libers stopping the sweep attempt from Booth.
Booth tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth trying to strike off his back.
Libers is breathing heavily.
Booth wants to sweep here but Libers controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booth throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Booth drives through and clinches with Libers against the cage.
Booth is trying to pull guard but Libers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Booth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Booth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Libers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Booth is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Booth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Libers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Booth misses with a wild combination.
Libers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Booth with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libers throws a head kick that misses

and Booth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Booth has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Libers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Booth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Libers manages to break the clinch.
Booth tries to bum rush Libers with a series of wild strikes but Libers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Libers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booth circles away quickly and effectively.

Booth forces Libers back against the cage and clinches.
Booth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Libers can do to turn this around?

Booth has hold of one of Libers's legs. Libers is fighting the takedown attempt but Booth gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth scoring with some ground and pound.
Aaron Booth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Libers is on top in guard.

Libers stopping the sweep attempt from Booth.
Booth wants to stand and escape but Libers is having none of it.
Libers controlling from the top position.
Booth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Libers is one step ahead there.
Libers wants to control from the top but Booth keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Booth wants to sweep but no luck.

Booth pushes Libers off and scrambles back to his feet.
Booth throws a head kick but Libers moves out of range.

Libers fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Booth sprawls well initially but Libers persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Booth makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Booth lands a right hook to the body.
Libers avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Booth dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Libers checks a leg kick.
Booth sets himself, and Libers steps forward looking for the clinch! Booth avoids it this time.
Booth throws a head kick but Libers moves out of range.
Libers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Booth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aaron Booth is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Booth.
Libers is looking for the big counter here.
Libers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth lands a lovely overhand right.
Booth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Libers slips a jab and a cross from Booth.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Booth.
Booth scores with a head kick.

Booth moves into the clinch.

Libers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Libers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Booth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Booth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Booth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booth is trying to control but can't.
Libers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Libers tries to stand but can't do so whilst Booth controls his leg.

Booth has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Libers is on him like a limpet, forcing Booth back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Booth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth tries for a takedown but Libers manages to get underhooks.
Booth has Libers pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Libers manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Libers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Booth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Booth has a closed guard, preventing Libers from standing up.
Booth is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Libers stands and steps away. Booth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Libers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Booth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Booth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Libers manages to avoid it.
Libers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Booth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Booth tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Libers manages to circle out of the way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Booth stalks Libers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Libers's face. Libers staggers backwards, shaken.
Jake Libers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Booth falls off balance throwing a combination

and Libers moves into the clinch.

Libers is trying to trip Booth. He has hold of a leg but Booth is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Libers persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Booth uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Booth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Libers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Booth seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aaron Booth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Booth is looking to wear down Libers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Libers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Booth finds it's way round the side to connect with Libers's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Booth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Booth 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Booth!