PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes to the cage accompanied by Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music. Hector Linhares could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Urijah Faber's chin.

Linhares
vs
Faber

176 cm
23
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

170 cm
33
141 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Faber walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Faber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linhares finds it's way round the side to connect with Faber's head.
Nice cross by Linhares.

Linhares has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares prevents the takedown attempt.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Faber misses with a punch to the body.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Linhares gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Linhares gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Faber trying to stall but Linhares improves his position.
Faber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Linhares throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Linhares takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Faber.
The referee is keeping an eye on Linhares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Linhares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linhares.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linhares is keeping busy.
Linhares scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Linhares - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Linhares lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Linhares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Faber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linhares or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Linhares.
A body shot lands from Linhares.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faber is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Linhares to keep the fight standing.
Linhares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linhares lands a hook that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faber lands a nice uppercut.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Linhares.
A short right from Linhares.
Faber tries to pull guard but Linhares holds him up against the cage and eventually Faber drops back down to his feet.
Faber tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Faber is rocked!
A body shot lands from Linhares.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Linhares finish him?
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Linhares.
Good body shot from Linhares.
Faber struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Faber.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linhares.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Linhares just misses with a elbow thrown towards Faber's brow.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Linhares is stalling here.
Linhares lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares is pressed up against the cage. Faber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linhares down to the mat. Linhares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Linhares misses with a body shot.

Linhares instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Linhares 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.

Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Faber walks into a left hand.
Faber fails with the takedown.
Linhares scores with a three punch combo!
Faber takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Linhares throws a body punch but Faber moves out of range.
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linhares.
Linhares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Linhares lands a left and a right that send Faber crashing to the mat, dazed. Linhares thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares catches Faber with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Linhares on his heels. He'll look to pass Linhares's guard now, I'm sure.
Linhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faber's guard.
Linhares is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faber wants to sweep here but Linhares controlling him for the moment.
Linhares sitting in guard here, content to control.
Faber is trying to hold Linhares in close to prevent damage but Linhares has managed to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Faber avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linhares.
Faber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Faber.
Our spies down at at Nights Watch MMA Academy inform us that Faber has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Linhares wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
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!
Linhares controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares 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 because Hector Linhares just wasn't active enough.
Faber just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Linhares but Linhares pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Linhares misses with the combination.
Linhares lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is looking to score with low kicks.
Linhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Linhares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares misses with a body kick.

Linhares moves into the clinch successfully.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Faber controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares trying to control the position but instead, Faber has worked for underhooks and has pushed Linhares into the cage.
Linhares lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Linhares 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Linhares.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown by Faber or perhaps it was just good defense by Linhares which made him look bad.
Linhares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faber can do to turn this around?
Faber avoids the head kick by Linhares.
Faber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linhares moves away.
Linhares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linhares jabs Faber to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Linhares has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
Linhares gets underhooks to prevent Faber's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linhares as Faber tries to tie him up.
Linhares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber taking a breather.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body.
Faber working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hook to the body lands for Linhares.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hector Linhares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Linhares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Faber is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Linhares is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Hector Linhares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Linhares slowing the pace effectively.
Faber tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short uppercut from Linhares.
A short right from Linhares.
A short right from Linhares.
Faber tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Linhares.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Linhares has him pressed against the cage.
Linhares is pushing Faber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Faber back against the cage.
Linhares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linhares prevents a takedown attempt there.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
Linhares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faber is trying to pull guard but Linhares turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Linhares.
Linhares scores with a shot to the side of Faber's head.
Linhares dips a shoulder and cracks Faber with a mighty uppercut! Faber falls back against the cage and Linhares unloads with a barrage of strikes! Faber is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Linhares screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
A very excited looking Hector Linhares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.