PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into the arena with m.o.v.e - around the world blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ward's choice of entrance music: Converge - No Heroes. Jackson Faber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Ward's chin.

Faber
vs
Ward

168 cm
24
169 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
24
162 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]
Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Ward!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Faber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ward looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ward lands a two punch combo.

Faber clinches up with Ward and pushes him back against the cage.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward looks gassed!
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Ward working hard to break the clinch.
Faber works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
Faber has Ward pushed against the cage.
Faber lands with a left to the head.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Faber.
Stalling in the clinch from Faber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Faber.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
Faber is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Ward being controlled against the cage.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Faber lands a nice knee to the body.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faber lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Faber.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
A frustrated look appears on Ward's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Faber.
Faber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Faber is working Ward over against the cage.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
Faber scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber crunches a lovely knee into Ward's ribcage.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
Faber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ward wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faber lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faber.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faber.
Faber controlling the action here for a moment.
Faber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ward backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a body shot.
Faber prevents Ward from breaking the clinch.
Faber lands a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faber.
Faber stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
Faber lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faber content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faber works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
A body shot lands from Faber.
Faber pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faber lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ward backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Faber.
Faber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Faber lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
Faber is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ward lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Ward is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ward wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Faber has Ward pressed against the cage, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short body shot lands from Faber as the two fighters clinch.
Ward tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faber stalling in the clinch.
Faber landing knees to the body.
Ward tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Faber dominated that 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.

Faber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ward fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ward is trying to break free.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Ward's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faber scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Faber.
Good body shot from Faber.
Faber slows down the pace here.
Faber throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Faber.
Faber prevents Ward from breaking the clinch.
Faber works on Ward's body with a couple of short punches.
Ward throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Faber has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber cracks Ward with a nice body shot.
Faber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Faber - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber pushes Ward back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
Faber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ward wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Faber cracks Ward with a nice body shot.
Faber pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ward tries to break free but Faber pushes him back against the cage.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faber.
Nice body punch from Faber.
A bit of stalling here from Faber.
Ward wants to break free but Faber has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is struggling to control the position.
Faber is working Ward over against the cage.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ward is trying to break free.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Ward's ribcage. Ward let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Faber lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ward is trying to force a seperation but Faber has the dominant position.
Faber scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faber is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a body shot.
Faber stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Faber as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Faber.
Faber working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Faber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Ward has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faber.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Faber lands an uppercut.
Faber scores with a hook to the body.
Faber has Ward pressed against the cage, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
A body shot lands from Faber.
Faber lands a knee to the head.
Faber presses Ward against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Faber.
Faber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Faber is controlling him.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

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.
Faber'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.
Ward takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ward tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber lands with a short shot to the head.
Faber lands a body shot in the clinch.
Faber is stalling here.
Ward tries to circle away but Faber has him pinned against the cage.
Faber slows down the pace here.
Faber lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ward blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber throws a head punch that misses.
Ward looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ward wants to break free but Faber has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faber.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ward can do to turn this around?
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Faber keeps control of Ward as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson 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. This is the final round!

Faber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ward's sensitive parts.
Ward uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Faber.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Ward's head but Ward sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Faber misses with an uppercut.
Jack Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ward misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ward's calf.
Faber throws a lazy right hand but Ward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Ward does it's job there.
Ward throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ward wants to clinch
and Faber counters with an outside leg kick.

Faber gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Faber scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson Faber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Faber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber working Ward over with knees to the body.
Ward tries to break the clinch but Faber is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
Faber cracks Ward with a nice body shot.
Ward is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Faber.
Faber lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Faber.
Faber scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Faber lands a right hand.
Faber is pushing Ward up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Faber lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ward.
Faber prevents Ward from breaking the clinch.
Ward is trying to break free.
Ward wants to break free but Faber has control.
Faber leaning his opponent against the cage.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
A right hand to the body from Faber.
Ward looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faber dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ward is trying to force a seperation but Faber has the dominant position.
Faber holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faber avoiding damage.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Faber digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Come on Faber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faber pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ward is trying to break free.
Ward wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
Faber with a knee to the head.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ward wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Faber pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Faber.
Faber works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faber keeps control of Ward as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ward can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Faber.
Ward misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ward is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
Ward has had enough of the clinch but Faber keeps him there for the moment.
Faber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ward is trying to break the clinch but Faber has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Faber.
Faber is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
Faber has Ward pressed against the cage, preventing Ward from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber lands a body shot.
Ward can't break the clinch.
Faber is leaning against Ward and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faber just leaning against Ward, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Faber.
Faber lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Faber.
Ward looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faber digs a right hand into Ward's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ward's gas tank.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ward or not.
Faber lands a nice knee to the body.
Faber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Ward's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faber scores with a shot to the side of Ward's head.
Faber pushes Ward back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Faber slows down the pace here.
Faber stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ward wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
Faber lands an elbow inside that Ward shrugs off.
Good body shot from Faber.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faber lands a good knee to the midsection. Ward won't want to take too many of those.
Ward has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack Ward has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Faber.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

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