PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer comes to the cage accompanied by Spitfire-Prodigy. James Dyer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urijah Faber's chin.

Dyer
vs
Faber

176 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dyer misses.
Dyer cracks a nice hook into Faber's ribs.

Dyer drives through and clinches with Faber against the cage.
Faber being controlled against the cage.
Faber is trying to drag Dyer to the mat but Dyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faber being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dyer effectively controlling the action here.
Dyer gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
James Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Dyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Dyer.
Dyer tries to clinch but Faber moves out of range.

Dyer forces Faber back against the cage and clinches.
Dyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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

Dyer clinches up with Faber and pushes him back against the cage.
Dyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Dyer for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Dyer.
Dyer tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Dyer jabs at Faber's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Dyer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dyer moves in looking to clinch but Faber pushes him off.
James Dyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dyer clinches with his opponent.
Dyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dyer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dyer lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Urijah Faber has been cut.

Dyer manages to break the clinch.

Dyer pushes Faber up against the cage in a clinch.
Dyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.
Dyer lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dyer leaning against his opponent.
Dyer lands a nice knee to the body.
Faber is breathing heavily.

Dyer manages to break the clinch.
Dyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Faber is rocked!
James Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dyer moves into range and clinches up with Faber.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Dyer finish him?
Dyer taking a breather.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyer lands a nice elbow.
Dyer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faber's defenses.

Dyer drops Faber with a big knee straight up the middle! Faber is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Dyer instigates a clinch.
Dyer lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dyer.
Dyer lands an elbow inside that Faber shrugs off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer effectively controlling the action here.
Faber can't get the takedown.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dyer avoiding damage.
Dyer prevents a takedown attempt there.
James Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Dyer lands a left and a right that send Faber crashing to the mat, dazed. Dyer thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That has opened up Urijah Faber's cut even more.

Dyer clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Dyer has managed to clinch.
Dyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dyer working Faber over with knees to the body.
Dyer scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Dyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Faber's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dyer takes the fight into the clinch.
Dyer has Faber pushed against the cage.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dyer prevents it.
Dyer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dyer effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Dyer.

Dyer instigates a clinch.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dyer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a takedown

and Dyer counters by clinching up.
Faber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

Dyer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Dyer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dyer tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.

Dyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
Dyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faber's face.
Faber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
James Dyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Dyer to work.
Dyer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dyer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dyer prevents it.
A bit of stalling here from Dyer.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Dyer.
Dyer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dyer circles away.
Dyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Dyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dyer 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dyer!