PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gab Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Nigma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Faber
vs
Nigma

168 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
146 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gab Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Nigma!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigma missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nigma missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nigma connects with the punch.
Nigma misses with a body kick.
Nigma thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber closes the distance but Nigma moves to the side
and Nigma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nigma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nigma misses the jab.
Good shot there by Nigma.
Nigma misses with a straight left.
Nigma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Faber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nigma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Faber moves away from the strike by Nigma.
Nigma misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch there but Nigma circles away.
Nigma might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Faber tries to clinch up but Nigma circles away and keeps his distance.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nigma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nigma keeps the fight on the outside.
Nigma misses with an uppercut. Faber saw that one coming.
Nigma with a hook.
Faber wants to clinch but Nigma slips to the side
and Nigma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nigma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nigma duly obliges.
Faber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nigma.
Faber looks to clinch
and Nigma counters with a nice uppercut.
Faber moves to clinch but Nigma breaks away
and Nigma counters with a nice body shot.
Faber tries to clinch
and Nigma counters with a nice uppercut.
Nigma lands with a good body shot.
Nigma throws a lazy right hand but Faber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Nigma circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber takes a jab right on the kisser.
Faber closes the distance but Nigma moves to the side
and Nigma counters with a straight right hand.
Nigma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Faber tries to clinch up.
Edward Nigma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Faber looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nigma connects with a jab.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Faber tries to clinch up but Nigma circles away and keeps his distance.

Nigma tries to keep at a distance but Faber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nigma is looking to break free of the clinch but Faber has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nigma can't break the clinch.

Nigma gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nigma is trying to control. Faber wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Faber has hold of Nigma's hands but Nigma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nigma is taking a breather. Faber 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 is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nigma pulls his head out easily.
Nigma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nigma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nigma is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nigma connects with a nice short shot to Faber's temple.

Faber looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nigma prevents Faber from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nigma slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
Nigma is controlling the pace.
Ground and pound from Nigma.

Faber looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nigma winds up and cracks Faber with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Faber looking for a kimura from the bottom but Nigma passes into side control!
Nigma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
Nigma scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Nigma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Faber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faber slips under a jab.
Jab by Nigma.
Faber tries to clinch up but Nigma circles away and keeps his distance.

Faber drives through and clinches with Nigma against the cage.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Nigma avoids the damage to the body.
Faber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nigma avoids it.

Nigma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gab Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nigma looks to land a body kick but Faber moved away.
Nigma lands a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Nigma scores with a four punch combination!
A bone on bone clash there as Faber blocks the leg kick.
Faber tries to clinch but Nigma moves out of range.
Faber tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nigma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faber fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigma throws a leg kick but Faber checks it.
Edward Nigma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faber wants to clinch
and Nigma counters with a three punch combo that has Faber backing up. Faber nods at Nigma to acknowledge the strikes.
Faber is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Nigma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nigma jabs Faber right on the nose. Faber blinks but takes it well.
Faber closes the distance but Nigma moves to the side
and Nigma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nigma keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber wants to clinch
and Nigma counters with a nice uppercut.
Nigma swings for the body but Faber moves out of range.
Faber wants to clinch but Nigma slips to the side
and Nigma counters with a left and a right that stings Faber.
Faber tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Nigma counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Faber is looking for a triangle but Nigma pushes his legs off easily.
Nigma stands and throws Faber's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Faber is looking for a sweep.
Nigma works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Faber on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Edward Nigma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nigma lands a decent elbow from side control.
Faber taking punishment in the form of punches.
Faber is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Faber tries to bench press Nigma off him but Nigma keeps the position.
Check out the look on Nigma's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Faber is looking to reverse the position.
Faber taking a bit of punishment here - Nigma scoring with strikes.
Nigma scores with punches from side control.
Nigma cracks Faber with a big right hand but Faber just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nigma looks up at the clock and then as Faber takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nigma smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Faber is rocked!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking for a sweep.
Oh Faber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faber takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Faber manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nigma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Faber is looking for submissions but instead, Nigma has regained full guard.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Nigma is keeping the position.
Faber seems to have got his legs back now.

Nigma pushes Faber off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nigma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nigma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Nigma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nigma.
Nigma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Faber's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nigma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gab Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber tries to clinch but Nigma is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nigma!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber tries to clinch but Nigma moves out of range.
Faber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nigma throws a good cross that connects.
Faber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Nigma counter with a right hand.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch but Nigma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faber fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nigma counters with a stiff right hand.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch but Nigma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Nigma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Faber is looking to clinch but Nigma is avoiding it.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nigma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nigma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Nigma misses.
Faber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nigma misses with a looping right.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nigma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nigma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Nigma circles away.
Faber tries to clinch there but Nigma circles away.
Nigma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Faber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nigma swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigma misses the jab.
Nigma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber wants to clinch.
Nigma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Faber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Faber tries to clinch up
and Nigma counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Faber tries to clinch up
and Nigma counters with a straight right hand.
Nigma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch but Nigma is having none of it.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nigma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nigma scores with a jab to the head.
Faber moves out of range of the strikes.
Nigma connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faber momentarily.

Nigma darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nigma in particular looking to stall.
Faber is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nigma scores with a couple of nice shots.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nigma on the ground.

Faber actively working from the bottom here.
Nigma is nestled in close to Faber, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nigma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nigma wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
Nigma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Nigma there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nigma lands a nice short elbow.
Nigma lands strikes from half guard.

Faber is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Nigma is tapping! Great win for Faber!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gab Faber!