PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Booker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the cage accompanied by Must Be The Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fisher
vs
Booker

200 cm
27
287 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

220 cm
23
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Booker!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Booker.
Fisher throws a series of punches but Booker moves out of range.

Fisher feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Booker is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Booker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Booker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.

Booker isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fisher stacks Booker 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 Fisher!
Booker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker can't do much from the bottom here.
Fisher working the ground and pound from side control.
Booker is trying to control Fisher's posture but Fisher avoids it.
Fisher wants to control but Booker is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fisher throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Fisher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fisher wants to control but Booker is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Booker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Booker gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Booker is pressing down on Fisher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Booker is trying to keep Fisher in close.
Booker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Booker 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Fisher has closed the distance and engaged Booker in a clinch.
Fisher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fisher.
A nice left hand lands by Fisher.
Fisher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Fisher.
Fisher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fisher softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fisher lands a body punch in the clinch.
Booker looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Fisher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Fisher.
Fisher lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fisher scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fisher lands an uppercut.
Fisher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fisher scores a nice knee to the body.

Fisher lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fisher slips a nice elbow through Booker's hands, connecting with Booker's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Fisher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fisher has closed the distance and engaged Booker in a clinch.
Booker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fisher digs a right hand into Booker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Booker's gas tank.
Booker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fisher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Booker fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fisher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Booker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Fisher.
A shot in the inside from Fisher.
Fisher working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Booker is rocked!
Fisher maintains plum control as Booker tries to back straight out! Fisher connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Booker blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Steve Fisher!