PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sol Badguy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen California Love 2pac as his entrance music. Uriah Faber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Badguy
vs
Faber

188 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

154 RECOVERY-UCF NUTRITION

[MMABR]:Klinch

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sol Badguy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Uriah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badguy wants to clinch up but Faber keeps it at a distance.
Badguy doesn't manage to clinch there - Faber circles away.

Badguy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Badguy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faber's efforts to push away.
Badguy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Still in the clinch, Faber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Faber wants to break free but Badguy has control.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badguy.
A shot in the inside from Badguy.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badguy digs a right hand underneath Faber's ribcage. Faber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Badguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badguy misses with some punches.
Badguy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faber's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Badguy.
Faber tries to break free but Badguy pushes him back against the cage.
Badguy scores with a hook to the body.
Faber slowing the pace effectively.
Badguy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Badguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badguy is working Faber over against the cage.
Badguy lands a body shot.
Badguy connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Uriah Faber has been cut.
Badguy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faber looks gassed!
Badguy presses Faber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badguy.
Badguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy connects with a knee to the head.
Badguy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faber.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Badguy as the two fighters clinch.
Badguy throws a head punch that misses.
Badguy landing knees to the head.
Badguy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badguy presses Faber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Badguy connects with a knee to the head.
A short right from Badguy.
Badguy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Faber is rocked!
Faber blocking some punches.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Badguy finish him?
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber takes a knee right on the jaw!
Badguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badguy landing knees to the head.
Badguy has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Badguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber blocking some punches.
Badguy lands a knee to the head.
Faber wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Badguy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faber is trying to force a seperation but Badguy has the dominant position.
Badguy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Badguy lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Badguy.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber lands a body punch.
Badguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Badguy.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Badguy.
Badguy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faber's elbow.
Badguy trying to land knees to the body.
Faber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badguy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badguy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badguy.
Faber tries to circle away but Badguy has him pinned against the cage.
Badguy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faber's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Faber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badguy scores with a knee to the head.
Faber tries to break the clinch but Badguy is controlling the position.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the head but Faber blocks with his arms.
Badguy lands a left hand.
Badguy takes a shot to the head.
Faber tries to break free but Badguy pushes him back against the cage.
Badguy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faber.
Badguy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Badguy working aggressively here.
Faber is looking to control Badguy's arms but Badguy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Faber has his back to the cage.
Badguy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Faber gets through Badguy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faber is trying to break the clinch but Badguy has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Badguy.
Badguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badguy lands a nice uppercut.
Faber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Faber wants to get back to striking at distance but Badguy won't allow it.
Badguy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Badguy.
Badguy tries a knee to the head but Faber blocks it.
Faber is working Badguy over against the cage.
Badguy tries to work over Faber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Faber tries to circle away but Badguy has him pinned against the cage.
Faber has had enough of the clinch but Badguy keeps him there for the moment.
Badguy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badguy keeps control of Faber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badguy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Badguy misses with the head strike.
Faber has had enough of the clinch but Badguy keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Faber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badguy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Badguy has double underhooks.
Faber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber wants to get back to striking at distance but Badguy won't allow it.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badguy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faber.
Faber lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Badguy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Badguy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uriah Faber's cut.
That's time! Badguy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Faber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Badguy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faber.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uriah Faber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber keeps the fight on the outside.
Badguy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badguy tries to clinch there but Faber circles away.
Faber misses with a wild body shot.
Badguy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faber lands with a right hand.
Faber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Badguy circles away quickly and effectively.
Faber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badguy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badguy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badguy tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Badguy is looking to clinch but Faber is avoiding it.

Badguy rushes Faber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Badguy presses Faber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Badguy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faber blocking some punches.
Faber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Badguy pushes Faber back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badguy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faber wants to get back to striking at distance but Badguy won't allow it.
Badguy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Badguy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Badguy.
Badguy scores with a shoulder strike.
Badguy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badguy swings wildly with an uppercut but Faber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber tries to break free but Badguy pushes him back against the cage.
Badguy lands an uppercut.
Badguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Sol Badguy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Badguy lands a shoulder strike.
Badguy misses with some punches.
Badguy lands a nice uppercut.
Badguy with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badguy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Faber's face.
Faber tries to circle away but Badguy has him pinned against the cage.
Faber is trying to maintain a safe position but Badguy gets an underhook and turns Faber into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
Badguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Faber.
Badguy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faber is trying to break the clinch but Badguy has him pressed against the cage.

Faber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Badguy misses.
Badguy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Badguy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Badguy tries to close the distance and clinch but Faber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Badguy.
Sol Badguy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Badguy.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
Badguy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badguy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
Badguy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Faber counter with a right hand.
Badguy closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Faber to counter with a crisp jab.

Badguy closes the distance and clinches.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Badguy blocks an uppercut.
Badguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Faber has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Badguy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Badguy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Faber's efforts to push away.
Badguy lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Badguy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Badguy has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Faber wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badguy has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Badguy has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badguy misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badguy.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Badguy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Badguy tries a body shot but Faber blocks it.
Badguy misses with a knee to the head.
Faber tries to break free but Badguy pushes him back against the cage.
Badguy has Faber pressed against the cage, preventing Faber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badguy.
Faber tries to break free but Badguy pushes him back against the cage.
Badguy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Badguy has double underhooks.
Faber blocks a body shot from Badguy.
Faber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faber working hard to break the clinch.
Badguy misses with some punches.
Badguy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Faber backwards.
Badguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Faber fails to land.
Badguy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badguy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Faber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Badguy lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sol Badguy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Uriah Faber's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Badguy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Faber counters with a nice uppercut.
Badguy tries to close the distance and clinch but Faber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Badguy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Faber counters with a nice body shot.
Badguy tries to clinch but Faber moves away
and Faber counters with a left and a right that stings Badguy.
Badguy tries to clinch up
and Faber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Badguy tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Badguy wants to clinch but Faber slips to the side
and Faber counters with a series of strikes. Badguy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Faber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Faber counters with a nice uppercut.
Faber works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badguy tries to clinch up.
Badguy tries to clinch up
and Faber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Faber.

Badguy instigates a clinch.
Badguy scores with a hook to the body.
Faber tries to circle away but Badguy has him pinned against the cage.
Faber taking a breather.
Badguy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faber blocks it with crossed arms.
Badguy throws an elbow that misses.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Faber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Badguy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Faber is trying to force a seperation but Badguy has the dominant position.
A left hand lands to the body for Badguy.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Badguy being controlled against the cage.
Faber wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber can't break the clinch.
Badguy working aggressively here.
Badguy lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Badguy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Badguy obliges.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Badguy has double underhooks.
Faber lands a hook that snaps the head of Badguy backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Badguy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Badguy looking to throw knees to the head but Faber is blocking nicely.
Badguy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badguy keeps control of Faber as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Faber is trying to force a seperation but Badguy has the dominant position.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Badguy has double underhooks.
Faber blocking some punches.
Badguy misses with a punch on the inside.
Badguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faber has had enough of the clinch but Badguy keeps him there for the moment.
Badguy throws a punch but it's blocked by Faber.
Faber blocks an elbow strike.
Faber can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Faber's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badguy digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Faber is looking to break free of the clinch but Badguy has double underhooks.
Badguy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badguy pushes Faber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Badguy is leaning against Faber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Badguy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faber blocking some punches.
Badguy has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Badguy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badguy lands a knee to the head.
Uriah Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber wants to get back to striking at distance but Badguy won't allow it.
Faber wants to break free but Badguy has control.
Nice body punch from Badguy - that landed with a thud.
Badguy has a couple of punches blocked by Faber.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber gets through Badguy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faber.
Faber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faber tries to circle away but Badguy has him pinned against the cage.
Badguy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Badguy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Badguy scores with a shot to the side of Faber's head.
Faber fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sol Badguy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Faber is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Faber wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Badguy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Faber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Badguy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Faber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Badguy has Faber pressed against the cage, preventing Faber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Faber working hard to break the clinch.
Badguy gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Faber looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Badguy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sol Badguy!