PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dart Whimsay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Fabersave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Fabersave is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Whimsay
vs
Fabersave

178 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dart Whimsay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Fabersave!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabersave fails to land with a series of punches.
Fabersave fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fabersave drives through and clinches with Whimsay against the cage.
Fabersave scores with a shot to the side of Whimsay's head.
Whimsay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fabersave gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fabersave lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whimsay backwards.
Fabersave wants to break free but Whimsay has control.
Fabersave wants to break free but Whimsay has control.
Whimsay tries a body shot but Fabersave blocks it.
Whimsay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fabersave is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fabersave can't break the clinch.

Fabersave breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fabersave stuffs the takedown attempt from Whimsay. Whimsay gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dart Whimsay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fabersave connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Whimsay to the floor! Fabersave dives in looking for the finish!

Whimsay is rocked!

It looks like Dart Whimsay has been cut.
Fabersave wants to stand up but Whimsay has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Whimsay trying to control but Fabersave postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whimsay tries to roll over but Fabersave keeps him under control.
Fabersave seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Fabersave stands up and beckons Whimsay to join him on the feet.
Whimsay keeps the fight on the outside.
Fabersave wants to clinch up but Whimsay keeps it at a distance.

Whimsay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Whimsay knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fabersave on the ground.
Whimsay is breathing heavily.
Fabersave is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Fabersave sneaks out the side door and pushes Whimsay away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Whimsay drives through with a takedown into guard.
Whimsay lands a couple of digs.
Whimsay stops Fabersave from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabersave keeping moving, preventing Whimsay from controlling successfully.
Fabersave wants to stand and escape but Whimsay is having none of it.
Whimsay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whimsay is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whimsay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fabersave tries to close the distance and clinch but Whimsay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Whimsay looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whimsay wants to take a breather but Fabersave is having none of it.

Fabersave makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fabersave keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whimsay.
Fabersave tries to clinch up.

Whimsay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whimsay trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabersave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whimsay throwing strikes from guard but Fabersave blocks nicely.
Fabersave wants to stand up but Whimsay is controlling him.
Whimsay trying to control the position from guard on top but Fabersave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whimsay works over Fabersave with some ground and pound from guard.
Fabersave wants to stand up but Whimsay is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whimsay trying to control but Fabersave is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whimsay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fabersave pinned against the cage. Fabersave gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uriah Fabersave is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Whimsay shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Whimsay was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabersave is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Fabersave bucks Whimsay off and manages to get back to his feet!
Whimsay tries to move into range but Fabersave moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fabersave throws a one two combo.
Whimsay swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabersave.
Whimsay circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fabersave lands a head kick. Whimsay smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Whimsay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fabersave tries to clinch there but Whimsay circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fabersave tries to clinch there but Whimsay circles away.
Fabersave keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Fabersave there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Fabersave dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dart Whimsay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Whimsay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fabersave.
Whimsay shoots in but Fabersave avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fabersave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whimsay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fabersave swivels and escapes.

Whimsay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Whimsay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Whimsay decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fabersave goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whimsay fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dart Whimsay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whimsay slips a jab and a cross from Fabersave.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fabersave tries to clinch but Whimsay is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whimsay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fabersave.
Fabersave throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whimsay.
A head kick misses from Fabersave.

Whimsay shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whimsay showed some decent athleticism there.

Whimsay is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Whimsay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Whimsay trying to control from half guard but Fabersave is working away.
Fabersave is looking to escape.
Whimsay wants to free his trapped foot but Fabersave is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fabersave is trying to stand up here but Whimsay is controlling him well.
Fabersave is refusing to be controlled, as Whimsay sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fabersave has one foot on Whimsay's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Whimsay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fabersave looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Whimsay lands an elbow.
Fabersave is trying to buck Whimsay off.
Fabersave is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Whimsay wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fabersave keeps working.
Fabersave is being controlled here.
Fabersave is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Whimsay trying to control the action but Fabersave is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fabersave tries to clinch up but Whimsay circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whimsay avoids the head kick by Fabersave.

Whimsay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fabersave looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fabersave wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Whimsay wants to control but Fabersave is keeping him busy.
Fabersave pushes Whimsay away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Whimsay gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fabersave is not content to let Whimsay control the position.

Fabersave throws Whimsay to one side and escapes!
Uriah Fabersave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fabersave moves in looking to clinch but Whimsay pushes him off.
Whimsay shoots in and drives through. Fabersave sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fabersave takes the fight into the clinch.
Fabersave throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whimsays head.
Fabersave wants to break free but Whimsay has control.
Fabersave blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Fabersave breaks the clinch.
Fabersave tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whimsay swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whimsay swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabersave.
Fabersave misses with a series of wild punches.
Whimsay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fabersave is fending him off so far but Whimsay persists. Nope, Fabersave circles away and we're back to standing.
Fabersave tries to clinch up.
Fabersave tries to clinch there but Whimsay circles away.
Fabersave keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fabersave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dart Whimsay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dart Whimsay's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fabersave throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fabersave stuffs the takedown attempt from Whimsay. Whimsay gets slowly back to his feet.
Fabersave stuffs the takedown.
Fabersave plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Fabersave lands a high kick to the side of Whimsay's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Fabersave dives into guard, looking to finish.
Oh Whimsay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fabersave is looking to stand up but Whimsay won't let him.
Whimsay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whimsay seems to have got his legs back now.
Whimsay pulls Fabersave in close to prevent any damage.
Whimsay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whimsay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whimsay has a closed guard, preventing Fabersave from standing up.
Whimsay controls Fabersave momentarily but Fabersave frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whimsay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fabersave is looking to clinch but Whimsay is avoiding it.

Whimsay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fabersave looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fabersave is trying to get back to his feet.

Whimsay decides to stand back up. Whimsay steps back and let's Fabersave get back to his feet.
Whimsay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Uriah Fabersave seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Fabersave.

Fabersave closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fabersave prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dart Whimsay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whimsay is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabersave wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fabersave lands a body shot.
Fabersave wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fabersave works on Whimsay's body with a couple of short punches.
Fabersave wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whimsay tries to throw a body punch but Fabersave avoids it by throwing Whimsay back against the cage.

Fabersave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fabersave throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fabersave throws an overhand right that lands on Whimsay's shoulder, as Whimsay tries to avoid the shot.

Whimsay shoots in and bounces Fabersave off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Whimsay tries to stand but Fabersave is controlling from the bottom.

Fabersave pushes Whimsay off and scrambles back to his feet.
Whimsay shoots in looking for a takedown. Fabersave tries to sprawl out of it but Whimsay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fabersave manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whimsay circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabersave looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whimsay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fabersave throws a nice looking combination but Whimsay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whimsay swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabersave.
Whimsay scores with a sloppy right hand. Fabersave should have avoided that one.
Whimsay shoots for a double leg takedown but Fabersave sprawls well. He's pushed Whimsay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whimsay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whimsay shoots in and drives through. Fabersave sprawls well.
Fabersave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whimsay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whimsay moves away from the strike by Fabersave.
Whimsay lands a two punch combo.
Whimsay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whimsay moves out of range of the leg kick from Fabersave.
Fabersave misses with the combination.

Whimsay bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Fabersave throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fabersave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fabersave tries to clinch but Whimsay moves out of range.
Fabersave is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fabersave takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whimsay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fabersave can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Fabersave.
Whimsay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whimsay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fabersave is fending him off so far but Whimsay persists. Nope, Fabersave circles away and we're back to standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Fabersave comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fabersave has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Fabersave!