PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Saber
vs
Turk

187 cm
26
185 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
173 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Saber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Turk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Turk.
Saber misses with a body shot.
Turk slips a jab and a cross from Saber.
Turk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Saber checks a leg kick.
Saber avoids the head kick by Turk.
Saber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A big left from Saber misses.

Turk moves into the clinch.
Saber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saber has Turk pressed against the ropes.
Turk misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saber scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Saber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Saber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Turk slips a jab and a cross from Saber.
David Turk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turk tries a head kick but it misses.
Saber throws a big shot that misses.
Turk throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Turk clinches up with Saber and pushes him back against the ropes.
Turk content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Saber breaks the clinch.
Turk staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Saber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Turk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Saber throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
Turk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turk.

Turk has closed the distance and engaged Saber in a clinch.
Turk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Turk tries to land knees in the clinch but Saber avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turk backwards.

Saber turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Saber manages to end up in side control.
Turk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Saber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Saber with the ground and pound but Turk regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Turk wants to get back to his feet.
Saber will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Saber throwing shots but Turk is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turk pushes Saber off and gets back to his feet.
Saber misses with a straight left.
Saber throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turk on the side of the head.
Saber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turk on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saber throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Saber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turk.
Saber misses with a few strikes there.
David Turk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turk tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Turk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk throws a head kick that misses.
Turk tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Saber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Saber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turk misses with a series of wild punches.
Saber misses with a body shot.
Saber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Saber misses with a right hand
enabling Turk to counter with a crisp jab.
Saber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Saber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.

Saber gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.
Turk is trying to stand.
Saber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Turk is refusing to be controlled, as Saber sits in half guard.
Turk tries to kick Saber off but Saber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Still in half guard, Saber seems content to control.
Saber is trying to control the action in half guard but Turk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cameron Saber.
A nice combination there by Turk.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Saber misses.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
David Turk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Turk moves into the clinch successfully.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saber is leaning against Turk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Turk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saber throws a jab when Turk was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Turk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
Saber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saber is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turk swinging wildly here.
Turk blocks a jab.
Saber tests Turk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
David Turk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turk thuds a left hand into Saber's body.
Saber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from Turk does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turk scrambles back to his feet.
Turk lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Saber misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Saber.
Saber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saber just misses with a punch to the body.
Turk slips under a jab from Saber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saber takes a swing at Turk's ribcage but misses.
Turk connects with a leg kick. Saber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Cameron Saber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Turk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turk scores with a nice head shot.
Turk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Turk moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turk tries to throw a body punch but Saber avoids it by throwing Turk back against the ropes.
Saber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

Turk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saber.
Saber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turk but Turk pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Saber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saber. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saber throws a body punch but Turk moves out of range.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Saber misses the target.
Turk throws a head kick but Saber moves out of range.
Turk takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saber with a nice cross.
Turk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saber.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saber works Turk's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Turk misses.
Turk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saber rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saber misses with a body shot.
Saber misses with a hook to the body

and Turk counters by moving into the clinch.
Saber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turk's elbow.
Turk wants to break free but Saber has control.
Saber looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Turk obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turk 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 Cameron Saber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Turk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Turk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk moves away from the strike by Saber.
Saber avoids the head kick by Turk.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turk tries to clinch but Saber moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Saber misses the target.
Turk misses with the combination.
Turk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saber counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk scores with a three punch combo!
Turk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saber keeps the fight on the outside.
Saber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turk works over Saber's head and body with a nice combination.
Turk ducks under a wild hook from Saber.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk blocks a leg kick.
Saber throws a hook but Turk avoids it easily.
Saber looks to score with a jab to the body but Turk is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saber. Turk does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but David Turk just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A jab from Saber finds it's way through Turk's defenses.
Saber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Turk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saber thuds his right hand into Turk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saber throws a body kick that misses.
Saber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saber dodges the punch combination from Turk.
Saber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turk was well out of range. Poor timing from Saber.
Turk tries to clinch up.
Turk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Turk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saber keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saber throws a big shot that misses.
Turk scores with a head kick. Saber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Turk looks to land a body kick but Saber moved away.
Turk tries to clinch there but Saber circles away.

Turk has closed the distance and engaged Saber in a clinch.

Turk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turk misses with a series of wild punches.
Turk scores with a nice body kick.
Turk works over Saber's head and body with a nice combination.
A left and a right from Turk both land. Nice combination.
Turk avoids the body shot from Saber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turk misses with a wild body shot.
Saber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turk moves away.
Saber has a takedown stuffed.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Saber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Turk does it's job there.
Turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turk feints a jab promting Saber to slip. Turk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saber keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Turk.

Saber is rocked!
Turk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Saber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Saber tries a low kick but Turk avoids it.
Saber seems to have got his legs back now.
Turk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turk tries to clinch up but Saber circles away and keeps his distance.
Saber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turk.
Saber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turk in his tracks.
Saber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turk moves out of range as Saber strikes.
Turk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk takes a swing at Saber's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Saber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saber punishes Turk's body with a nice straight punch.
Saber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saber misses with a wild combination.

Turk closes the distance and pushes Saber back into the ropes.
David Turk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Saber breaks the clinch.
Turk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turk looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Turk clinches up against the ropes.
Saber is trying to maintain a safe position but Turk gets an underhook and turns Saber into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Turk dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Turk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Saber.
Turk throws a wild body kick that Saber sees coming a mile off.
Saber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Turk has closed the distance and engaged Saber in a clinch.
Saber managing to block the knees to the body from Turk.
The referee is keeping an eye on Turk - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saber trying to control the position but instead, Turk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saber into the ropes.
Turk lands a knee to the body.
Saber has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Turk after a bit of a struggle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk tries to circle away but Saber has him pinned against the ropes.
Saber tries to score a body lock takedown but Turk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Turk wants to stall.
Saber taking a breather.
Turk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saber.

Saber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Turk.
Turk is looking to clinch.

Turk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Turk as Saber tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Turk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Saber.
The ground and pound from Saber seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Turk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saber.
Turk tries to escape but Saber is in control.
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!
Saber is looking to take a break and control but Turk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Saber.
Saber trying to control the position but Turk is working away.
Turk wants to get back to his feet but Saber drags him back down.
Saber happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saber wants to control but Turk is keeping him busy.
Turk dodges the ground and pound from Saber.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saber tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Turk tries to escape but Saber is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cameron Saber.
I think Saber has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... David Turk!