PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Hansson (ranked 6239 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Faber (ranked 6535 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hansson
vs
Faber

180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uriah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faber drives through with a takedown into Hansson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Hansson pushes Faber off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faber if he has to take too many more of those.

Faber manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hansson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hansson's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hansson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Hansson looking for a guillotine here but Faber defends easily.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Hansson.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Faber manages to pass to side control.
Faber keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.

Faber is trying to work for a kimura but Hansson is defending well.
Hansson wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Faber content to control rather than advance.
Faber is thwarting Hansson's attempts to control the position.
Hansson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to stand but Hansson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hansson tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Hansson trying to control here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Faber closes the distance and clinches.

Faber breaks from the clinch.
Faber throws a head kick but Hansson moves out of range.
Hansson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Faber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hansson wants to stand back up but Faber manages to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to stand but Hansson has his arm trapped.

Faber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Faber controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Faber dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hansson gets caught flat footed, as Faber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Faber has eaten all the pies!
Faber wants to control from the top but Hansson keeps moving.
Faber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hansson looking to control.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Hansson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber preventing the sweep.
Faber postures up and lands a big shot to Hansson's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hansson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Faber presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Hansson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hansson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Faber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hansson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Faber controlling from the top position.
Faber advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson gets back to full guard.
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Faber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hansson's head.
Faber advances position into side control!
Faber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber cracks Hansson with a big elbow.
Faber wants to stand but Hansson is controlling his arm.
Hansson struggling a bit here.
Hansson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
A lull in the action here as Faber stalls from top position.
Faber working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the ground and pound from side control.
Faber landing strikes.
Hansson is trying to improve his position.
Faber cracks Hansson with a big elbow.
Faber controlling from side mount.
Hansson tries to bench press Faber off him but Faber keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A head kick from Hansson lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Hansson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Faber as he jumps to the side.
Faber misses with a wild combination.
Hansson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hansson dives in and grabs Faber's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faber pushes down on Hansson's head and hops out.
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Hansson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansson tries for a takedown but Faber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Hansson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hansson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hansson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faber shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Faber showed some decent athleticism there.
Faber winds up and cracks Hansson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Faber is working for a kimura but Hansson is defending it quite comfortably.
Faber trying to mount his opponent but Hansson defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Faber in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansson trying to control from the bottom.
Hansson tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Faber wants to pass to mount but Hansson is defending the position.
Faber prevents Hansson from improving his position.
Hansson missing with punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Faber takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like Faber is going to stand back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hansson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Faber scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Faber controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uriah Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hansson wants to improve his position but Faber is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Carl Hansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uriah Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faber content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Faber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Uriah Faber!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Uriah Faber!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Uriah Faber!

Uriah Faber wins by unanimous decision!