PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Chalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber's entrance music is California Love. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Faber
vs
Chalas

168 cm
30
130 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Chalas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalas stuffs the takedown attempt from Faber. Faber gets slowly back to his feet.
Chalas throws a right hand that misses

and Faber counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chalas wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chalas wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Chalas is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Faber stays in close to Chalas's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chalas won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chalas's shoulder. That is not cool.
Faber's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chalas wants to get back to his feet.
Chalas is letting Faber control him for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chalas pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalas is letting Faber control him for a moment.

Urijah Faber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a takedown into side control.
Faber controls the position from side control.
Chalas tries to escape but Faber is in control.
Faber controlling from side mount.
Chalas pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Faber controlling the position from side mount.
Chalas pushes Faber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Faber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chalas won't be happy with that.
Chalas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Faber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Faber is staying tight to Chalas's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chalas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Chalas looks winded!
Faber controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chalas misses with a left hand

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chalas!
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chalas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Faber controlling from the full mount.
You get the feeling that Chalas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Faber controlling from the full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chalas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chalas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chalas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Faber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chalas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Faber controlling his opponent.
Faber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chalas for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chalas wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Chalas didn't expect that.
Faber stops Chalas from standing up.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chalas wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Faber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chalas misses with a right hand

and Faber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chalas's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas swings widly with a right hand

and Faber counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Faber.
Faber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.
Chalas is breathing heavily.
Faber slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Chalas throws a poor cross that misses

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Chalas 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 taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Urijah Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chalas pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Faber in particular looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Faber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Urijah Faber wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chalas misses with a right hand

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Chalas fights it but they end up in guard.
Chalas being controlled here, momentarily.
Chalas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Faber slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chalas is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber content to control rather than advance.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Urijah Faber.
Chalas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Faber is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chalas wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chalas won't be happy with that.
Faber takes a little break here. Chalas wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Chalas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Faber asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Faber dominated that second round.
That's time! Faber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Faber counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chalas tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faber is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Urijah Faber has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chalas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas throws a lazy uppercut

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas misses with an uppercut

and Faber counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chalas's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber controls from within his opponent's guard.
Faber stops Chalas from standing up.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chalas wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chalas being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Faber tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chalas swivels and escapes.

Faber shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chalas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Faber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chalas wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Chalas as Faber shoots in.
Urijah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chalas throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Chalas didn't expect that.
Faber stays in close to Chalas's body and controls the position.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chalas can do to turn this around?
Chalas is looking to stand up but Faber isn't so interested in that idea.
Chalas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Urijah Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chalas misses with a hook

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Chalas didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faber won't allow Chalas to get back to his feet.
Faber controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas misses with a hook

so Faber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Faber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Faber prevents Chalas from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Urijah Faber just wasn't active enough.
Chalas misses with a hook

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chalas!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber controlling the pace for now.
Luis Chalas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Urijah 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urijah Faber!
Our winner, Urijah Faber, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.