PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by California Love - Tupac. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Faber
vs
Sanchez

173 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie 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, Jimmy Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faber has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez tries to stall but Faber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez keeps control of Faber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sanchez manages to pull guard.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Faber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber drops an elbow to the side of Sanchez's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez trying to control but Faber postures up.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Faber stalling.
Sanchez tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Faber is taking a breather. Sanchez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Faber tries to pass to full mount but Sanchez defends it.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up but Faber is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Faber shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Faber was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Faber lands a heavy elbow.
Faber landing strikes from the mount.
Faber tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Faber cracks Sanchez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faber raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber lands a nice shot to the head.
Faber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Faber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Faber controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Faber controlling the position easily from mount.
Faber lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Faber connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Faber maintains control.
Faber raining down shots from the mount!
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Faber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Faber lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Faber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sanchez?
Faber throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Faber postures up.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Faber. What's that going to do exactly?
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sanchez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Faber throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sanchez because Faber loaded up on that one.
Sanchez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sanchez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Faber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
It looks like Sanchez is going to stand back up.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Faber moves into the clinch.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Faber improves position.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Eddie Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber tries to clinch up.
Faber throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sanchez's waist but Faber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Faber off to one side.
Faber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to slow Faber down with leg kicks.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Faber shoots in.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.

Faber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Faber shoots in and bounces Sanchez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Faber landing with the ground and pound.
Faber wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Faber postures up.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Faber has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Faber throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Faber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Sanchez as Faber shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.

That's two 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.
Sanchez scores with a leg kick.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
Faber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanchez as he jumps to the side.

Sanchez closes the distance and clinches.
Faber misses with a hook to the ribs.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.

Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanchez wanted to stand there but Faber had control of the position.
Faber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez wants to stand but Faber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Faber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Faber is working hard here to advance position.
Faber thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Faber wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a two punch combo.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.

Faber gets a clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.

Faber looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Faber throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but instead Faber has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faber postures up and lands a big shot to Sanchez's brow.
Faber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Faber won't allow Sanchez to get back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Faber slips nicely into half guard.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Faber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sanchez is not content to let Faber control the position.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Faber 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Faber moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez looking for a takedown.
Faber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eddie Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Sanchez.

Faber breaks the clinch.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Faber.
Faber looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Faber looks to clinch

and Sanchez counters by moving into the clinch.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Faber sprawls well.
Faber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.

Faber closes the distance and clinches.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Faber prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez goes for a takedown attempt but Faber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Sanchez shoots in but Faber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Faber circles away easily

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

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Sanchez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Sanchez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Faber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faber's guard.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is trying to keep Faber in close.
Faber lands a couple of elbows.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Faber tries to pass.
Faber lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Faber is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber landing some decent shots from guard.

Faber has gone for a leg lock! Sanchez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Faber's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faber trying to control the position.
Faber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez wants to stand but Faber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Faber looking to control.
Sanchez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez is looking to stand up but Faber won't let him.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Sanchez works to advance to full mount. Faber defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Faber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Faber manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
Jimmy Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

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