PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clay Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Pink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pink is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stuck in the Middle With You. Clay Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Faber
vs
Pink

180 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Knockout Nutrition

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Pink!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pink takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pink tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.

Faber has Pink up against the cage in a clinch.
Pink tries to pull guard but Faber won't allow it.
Pink wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Faber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pink trying to stall but Faber improves his position.
Pink prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pink working hard to break the clinch.

Faber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Faber closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Faber misses with a two punch combination.
Faber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pink tries to clinch up

and Faber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber stops Pink from standing up.
Faber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pink tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pink is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Faber stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Faber closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Faber keeps control of Pink as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Faber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Faber clinches.

Faber manages to break the clinch.
Pink tries for a takedown but Faber circles away easily

and Faber counters by clinching up.
Pink has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faber tries for a takedown but Pink manages to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Faber gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Pink closes the distance but Faber moves to the side
and Faber counters with a nice body shot.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Pink looks to clinch
and Faber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pink darts in trying to clinch

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Pink fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber is looking to work some ground and pound but Pink has wrist control.
Pink wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Faber landing with the ground and pound.
Faber lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Faber gets to his feet - Pink follows without any prompting.
Faber misses with a few strikes there.
Faber looks to land a combination. Pink sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pink wants to clinch but Faber slips to the side

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pink won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Faber decides to stand back up.
Pink closes the distance looking to clinch

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Pink didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Pink gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pink trying to stand up but can't free himself from Faber's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber 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.

Faber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Faber has his foot on Pink's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pink works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Faber dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pink throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Faber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clay Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pink gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Faber stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pink tries to clinch

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pink won't be happy with that.
Faber throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pink works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Clay Faber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pink is trying to stand up here but Faber is controlling him well.
Faber wants to stand up but Pink is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber is looking to stall here but Pink recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Faber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pink keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Pink trying to keep a closed guard but Faber is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pink shoots and misses

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Pink didn't expect that.
Pink wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Faber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pink is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
Pink looking to control but Faber passes into half guard.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pink can do to turn this around?
Faber wants to stand up but Pink has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Faber trying to control the action but Pink is working from the bottom.
Faber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Faber prevents Pink from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pink fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faber scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Pink circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pink looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pink wants to clinch but Faber slips to the side
and Faber counters with a one-two to the body.
Pink tries to clinch

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Pink didn't expect that.
Faber lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Faber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pink swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Faber here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Faber throws and elbow that misses. Pink uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faber's guard. Nice move by Pink!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pink stops Faber from standing up.
Pink wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Pink wanted to stand there but Faber had control of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Faber closes the distance and pushes Pink back into the cage.

Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Faber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Faber connects with the punch.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faber counters with a nice body kick.
Pink tries to clinch
and Faber counters with a leg kick.
Pink shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Faber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Faber scoring with punches to the head and body.

Faber stands up and waves to Pink to follow him.

Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pink just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Pink has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is trying to break the clinch but Pink is controlling him.
Pink wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pink tries to pull guard but Faber won't allow it.

Faber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Faber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faber drops an elbow to the side of Pink's head.
Pink wants to get back to full guard.
Faber prevents Pink from standing back up.
Faber with the ground and pound but Pink uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Pink is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Faber throws a one two combo.
Faber tries to clinch up but Pink circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pink.
Clay Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mister Pink.
Pink tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Faber lands with a right hand.
Faber throws a series of punches but Pink avoids them all with ease.
Pink closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faber counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber looks to land a combination but Pink avoids it well.
Pink closes the distance but Faber moves to the side

and Faber counters by moving into the clinch.
Faber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pink gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pink lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pink stalling the fight.
Pink prevents Faber from breaking the clinch.
Faber keeps control of Pink as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faber wants to break free but Pink has control.
Pink scores with a knee to the head.
Pink misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faber.
Pink throws an elbow that misses.
Pink taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pink throws an elbow that misses.

Pink manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Faber won't allow Pink to sweep him here.
Pink working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.

Faber stands up and waves to Pink to follow him.
Faber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Pink shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faber's guard.
Pink thows a big elbow that misses.
Clay Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pink has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Faber is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Faber 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Faber!