PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart comes into the arena with Scotland the Brave blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Stewart
vs
Faber

199 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Drugs
Valhalla War Gear

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Faber!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faber.

Faber moves into the clinch.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Stewart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.

Faber pulls guard.
Stewart would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Faber looking to control.
Stewart is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stewart postures up.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart wanted to stand there but Faber had control of the position.
Stewart has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faber is looking to stand up but Stewart isn't so interested in that idea.
Stewart tries to stand but Faber is controlling from the bottom.

Stewart gets to his feet - Faber follows without any prompting.
A shot to de liver by Stewart. Beautiful body shot.
Stewart throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.

That's two 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.
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stewart misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stewart cracks Faber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryan Stewart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber misses with a double jab
and Stewart counters with a straight right hand.
Faber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stewart counters with a three punch combo that has Faber backing up. Faber nods at Stewart to acknowledge the strikes.
Faber looks gassed!
Stewart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faber counters with a head kick.
Stewart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faber.
Stewart throws a combination that misses

and Faber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Faber pulls guard successfully.
Stewart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stewart is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.
Stewart throws a strike but Faber rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stewart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Faber being controlled here momentarily.
Faber trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stewart wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stewart throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Faber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stewart but Stewart pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bryan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Faber.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stewart.
Faber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Faber looks for a takedown but Stewart sprawls well.
Faber walks into a straight right hand from Stewart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wanderlei Faber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stewart lands a nice hook to Faber's body. Faber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stewart throws a one two combo.
Stewart fails to land with a series of punches.
Stewart misses with a double jab

and Faber counters by moving into the clinch.
Faber keeps control of Stewart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber stalling against the cage.
Faber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Stewart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Faber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stewart with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Faber backpedaling.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Faber.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Bryan Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Faber.
Nice body punch from Stewart.
Stewart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stewart punishes Faber's body with a nice straight punch.
Stewart stuns Faber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Faber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands the left hand.
Stewart digs a good hook to Faber's body.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stewart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stewart misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stewart throws a series of strikes that have Faber backpedaling.
Stewart lands a two punch combo.
Faber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stewart.
Stewart lands a glancing blow to the side of Faber's head.
Stewart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Faber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stewart lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart works over Faber's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Stewart. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stewart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a jab. Faber acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stewart lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Stewart scores with a shot to the body.
Stewart scores with a one two! Faber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stewart throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Faber on the side of the head.
Stewart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stewart swinging wilding here.
Stewart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stewart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Faber's head.
Stewart scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Stewart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stewart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stewart, as that shot connected.
Stewart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Faber at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Stewart. No joy for Faber on that attempt.
Stewart connects with a right hand. Faber shakes it off.
Stewart misses with the combination.
A right-left combo lands from Stewart.
Stewart throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faber misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Stewart.
Stewart throws a right hand that Faber ducks under and follows up with a left that Faber also avoids with ease.
Stewart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stewart misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Stewart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Stewart misses with a two punch combination.
Faber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faber off to one side.
Bryan Stewart is winning the standup battle so far.
Stewart scores with a one two! Faber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart misses with a wild combination.
Stewart lands a right hook to the body.
Stewart looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Stewart lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart works Faber's body with a nice hook.
Faber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Danga de danga de dang - Stewart scores with a four punch combination!
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stewart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan Stewart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber moves in looking to clinch but Stewart pushes him off.
Stewart scores with a jab to the body.
Stewart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Faber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewart's waist but Stewart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faber off to one side.
Bryan Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Faber.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
A combination from Stewart does no damage.
Stewart throws a combination that misses

and Faber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stewart has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Stewart is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Faber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Faber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stewart just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber prevents Stewart from breaking the clinch.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Stewart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Faber is looking to control Stewart's arms but Stewart gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faber has his back to the cage.
Stewart wants to break free but Faber has control.
Stewart is trying to break the clinch but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Stewart is trying to break free.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stewart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Faber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stewart uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stewart throws a series of punches but Faber avoids them all with ease.
Faber walks into a jab.
Stewart is working the combinations to good effect here.
Stewart swinging wilding here.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stewart's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Stewart duly obliges.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faber misses with a jab to the body
and Stewart counters with a left to the body.
Stewart works over Faber's head and body with a nice combination.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Faber fails to land the takedown.
Faber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stewart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Stewart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stewart!
Stewart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stewart jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faber takes one to the chin there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stewart lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stewart throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
Stewart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Stewart!