PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, พิณบรรเลง. Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music. Urijah Faber is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Chouncheun
vs
Faber

171 cm
23
147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
30
141 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

TWGC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

No Contest Clothing

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chouncheun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Faber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faber duly obliges.
Chouncheun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Faber checks it well.
Faber lands with a right hand.
Chouncheun throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chouncheun lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Faber does it's job there.
Chouncheun scores with a leg kick.
Chouncheun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Faber's sensitive parts.
Chouncheun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chouncheun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Faber.
Chouncheun pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chouncheun throws a low kick but Faber avoids it.
Good work by Faber as he checks the leg kick.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber checks a leg kick.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick.
Timpurhkhum Chouncheun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber blocks a low kick nicely.
Chouncheun takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faber blocks the body kick.
Chouncheun lands a leg kick that knocks Faber off balance momentarily.
Chouncheun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chouncheun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chouncheun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chouncheun wants to land a leg kick but Faber is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Chouncheun.
Faber blocks a head kick by Chouncheun.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun lets loose with a powerful body kick. Faber will feel that in the morning.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses.
Chouncheun throws a low kick but Faber avoids it.
Chouncheun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faber.
Chouncheun scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faber walks into a left hand.
Chouncheun slaps away a takedown attempt from Faber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chouncheun wants to land a leg kick but Faber is out of range.
Chouncheun tries to score with a low kick but Faber moves his leg out of the way.
Chouncheun throws a low kick, looking for Faber's leg but Faber calmly moves out of range.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chouncheun missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber scores with a hook.
Chouncheun tries to land a leg kick but Faber saw it coming and moves away.
Chouncheun connects with an inside leg kick.
Chouncheun throws a head kick that misses

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Faber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chouncheun has managed to free his arm - good work.
Faber stops Chouncheun from getting back to his feet.

Faber is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Chouncheun still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Chouncheun has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Faber tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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.

Chouncheun decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber moves out of range of the strikes.
Faber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chouncheun connects with a leg kick. Faber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chouncheun scores with a nice head shot.
An inside leg kick from Chouncheun misses.
Chouncheun thows a leg kick but Faber checks it

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Faber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chouncheun has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chouncheun is refusing to be controlled, as Faber sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timpurhkhum Chouncheun dominated that round.
That's time! Chouncheun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chouncheun throws a leg kick that is checked

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Chouncheun fights it but they end up in guard.
Faber pushing down on Chouncheun's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Faber performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Faber is looking for a kimura but Chouncheun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Faber to get the leverage.
Faber is keen to just control but Chouncheun is a slippery customer.
Faber is thwarting Chouncheun's attempts to control the position.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Faber looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber trying to mount his opponent but Chouncheun defends it.
Chouncheun is trying to stand back up but Faber is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Faber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Faber perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Faber is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chouncheun has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chouncheun works his way to full guard. Good work.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Chouncheun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun preventing the sweep.
Faber is still trying to improve position.
Faber managing to control the position.
Chouncheun won't allow Faber to sweep him here.
Chouncheun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Faber's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chouncheun!
Chouncheun is squirming around, avoiding Faber's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Faber is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chouncheun is surviving well by controlling Faber's body position as best he can.
Faber wants to control the pace but Chouncheun is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Faber jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Chouncheun is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Chouncheun and Faber has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Chouncheun scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chouncheun throws a leg kick but Faber moved away.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick as Faber jumps back.
Chouncheun looks for the body kick but Faber saw that one coming.
Chouncheun throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Faber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chouncheun. That's going to slow Faber down.
Chouncheun misses with a head kick.
Chouncheun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faber. That did some damage!
Chouncheun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chouncheun throws a leg kick but Faber moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chouncheun throws a lazy head kick

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Faber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chouncheun doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faber.
Chouncheun wants to control but Faber is keeping busy.
Faber is trying to control the action in half guard but Chouncheun is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Faber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Faber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Faber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chouncheun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Faber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Faber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chouncheun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The referee asks Faber politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Faber prefers to stall for the moment though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Urijah Faber.
I think Faber 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Urijah Faber!
Urijah Faber decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.