PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Pouncy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Faber is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Faber
vs
Pouncy

168 cm
28
135 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

178 cm
26
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Pouncy!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faber closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pouncy is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Faber is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pouncy sees it coming and defends easily.
Pouncy wants to get back to his feet.
Pouncy is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pouncy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pouncy is not content to let Faber control the position.
Faber passes into side control, despite Pouncy's attempt to control the position.
Faber trying to control the position but Pouncy is working away.
Pouncy controls the position for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouncy gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber passes into side control, despite Pouncy's attempt to control the position.
Pouncy wants to control but Faber postures up.

Faber stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Pouncy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pouncy throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pouncy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pouncy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pouncy's back!
Pouncy trying to control the action but Faber just sinks the hooks in.
Pouncy tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pouncy controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Faber working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Pouncy is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Faber has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Pouncy taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Urijah Faber!