PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Forest Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen California Love - Tupac as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gump
vs
Faber

178 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Forest Gump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Faber!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Faber lands with some strikes.
Gump tries to hold on but Faber postures up.
Faber controlling the position easily from mount.
Faber wants to control the pace but Gump is squirming around nicely.
Faber lands with some strikes.
Faber is landing with some decent strikes but Gump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Faber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gump is wriggling around trying to escape.
Faber landing strikes from the mount.
Faber avoids the attempt from Gump to control.
Faber looking to control and managing it successfully.
Faber lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber scoring with strikes but Gump is staying in there.
Gump tries to hold on but Faber postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber landing strikes from the mount and Gump is in trouble!
Gump taking shots to the head.
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.
Faber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Faber scoring with strikes but Gump is staying in there.
Faber tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Faber landing strikes from the mount and Gump is in trouble!
Faber lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Faber.
Faber landing shots from mount.
Faber can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gump is looking to escape.
Faber dominating with strikes here.
Faber avoids the attempt from Gump to control.
Faber is landing with some decent strikes but Gump is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Faber.
Gump is looking to get to half guard.
Faber is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gump can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gump flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Faber scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gump?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump is trying to escape the mount.
Gump in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Faber is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gump wants to control but Faber is having none of it.
Faber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gump is in a horrible position here. Faber smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Faber lands with some strikes.
Faber with shots to the head and body - Gump looks very uncomfortable down there.
Faber postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gump looks a forlorn figure.
Faber controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump can't escape the position.
Faber cracks Gump with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Faber cracks Gump with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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.
Gump working to try and regain half guard.
Faber controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Faber dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gump gets caught flat footed, as Faber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gump not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Faber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gump is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Gump looking for a sweep. Not yet Gump, not yet.
Faber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gump keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Eddie Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gump trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Gump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump wants a takedown.
Faber is trying to drag Gump to the mat but Gump just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faber looking for a takedown.
Gump tries for a takedown but Faber manages to get underhooks.
Faber is trying to drag Gump to the mat but Gump just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Forest Gump has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Faber.

Faber gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Gump tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Faber is nestled in close to Gump, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gump is looking to get back to is feet but Faber passes into side control.
Faber lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gump down.
Gump taking a bit of punishment here - Faber scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber working away.
Faber controlling from side mount.
Faber wants to control but Gump is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Faber crashes against the mat.
Gump trying to remain calm as Faber controls from the top position.
Faber wants to control but Gump is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gump is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gump is looking to regain half guard here but Faber keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Faber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Faber creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gump sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Faber looking to control but instead Gump has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Faber controlling the action here.
Gump misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
Faber thows a huge punch but Gump dodges it nicely.
Gump tries to kick Faber off but Faber keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gump trying to hold on to Faber's head to control him but Faber postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Faber looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gump!
Gump takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Faber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Faber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Faber controlling the pace for now.
Faber trying to control but Gump is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Faber gets a takedown into half guard.
Faber works his foot free and advances to mount.
Faber unloading with bombs!
Faber unloading with bombs!
Gump is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gump wants to control but Faber is having none of it.
Faber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gump gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber working over Gump with some ground and pound. Gump looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gump pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faber looks to land a strike but Gump avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Faber trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom.
Faber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gump's head.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gump keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gump swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Gump.

Faber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gump's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gump wriggles free and stands up.

Faber feints and as Gump raises his hands in defense, Faber changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faber is stalling in the full guard.
Gump will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gump striking off his back but it's not causing Faber any problems.
Faber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Faber landing with the ground and pound.
Faber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gump can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Faber controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber pushes down on Gump's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faber winds up and cracks Gump with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Faber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gump looks like he's trying to stand up.
Faber wants to take a breather but Gump is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gump keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faber content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gump is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gump has his takedown stuffed

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Faber.
Gump trying to control here.
Gump has hold of Faber's hands but Faber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faber is thwarting Gump's attempts to control the position.
Forest Gump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faber is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Faber winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Faber!