PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whizzer Oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes into the arena with m.o.v.e - around the world blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faber
vs
Oz

168 cm
23
169 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
163 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whizzer Oz!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber leaves Oz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Faber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Faber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Oz.
Faber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Oz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oz ducks under a wild hook from Faber.

Faber clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Faber.
Faber pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faber takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oz misses with a takedown attempt - Faber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Oz shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whizzer Oz.
Oz throws a combination. Faber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Faber throws a looping overhand right but Oz ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber misses with a head kick.
No luck for Oz with that takedown attempt.
Oz shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oz looks gassed!

Faber drives through and clinches with Oz against the cage.

Faber breaks from the clinch.
Oz shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense.

Faber has closed the distance and engaged Oz in a clinch.
Faber lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Faber.
Faber lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Faber.
Faber slows down the pace here.
Faber prevents the takedown attempt.
Faber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Faber catches Oz right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber lands with a slapping head kick.
Faber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faber lands a with a good body shot.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Oz circles away.

Faber clinches with his opponent.
Faber effectively controlling the action here.

Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faber misses with a straight right.
Faber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch but Oz is having none of it.
Oz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown by Oz or perhaps it was just good defense by Faber which made him look bad.
Faber tries to clinch but Oz moves out of range.
Oz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Faber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oz lands with a straight right. Faber didn't see that one coming.
Oz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Faber is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oz.

Faber lands a big head kick that sends Oz tumbling to the mat! Faber takes a step backwards and waves Oz back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Oz is rocked!
Faber digs a good body shot into Oz's ribs.
Oz is still on wobbly legs! Can Faber finish him?
Oz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faber can pounce on him.
Oz seems to have recovered his senses.
Whizzer Oz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oz has a takedown stuffed.
Oz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faber. Faber obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Faber scoring well with a low kick there.
Faber is looking to slow Oz down with leg kicks.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Faber cracks a nice hook into Oz's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber cracks the inside of Oz's front leg.
Faber throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faber is looking to slow Oz down with leg kicks.
Faber scores with a jab. Oz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Faber dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Oz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faber can pounce on him.
Oz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faber counters with a nice body kick.
Whizzer Oz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faber moves in looking to clinch but Oz pushes him off.
Faber scores with a shot to the body.
Faber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oz manages to avoid it.
Faber avoids the body shot from Oz.
Oz throws a series of punches but Faber moves out of range.
Oz shoots and misses
and Faber counters with a big head kick but Oz shrugs it off.
Faber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faber thuds his right hand into Oz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oz blocks the body kick.
Oz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Faber holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faber controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oz blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Oz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Faber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oz blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber lands a right hand that snaps the head of Oz backwards.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oz.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber gets underhooks to prevent Oz's takedown attempt.
Jackson Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whizzer Oz.
Faber tries to work over Oz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faber has Oz pressed against the cage, preventing Oz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oz is trying to break free.

Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Oz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oz blocks a head kick by Faber.
Oz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faber is fending him off so far but Oz persists. Nope, Faber circles away and we're back to standing.
Faber lands with a nice body punch.
Faber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two 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.
A shot to the body from Oz misses
and Oz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson Faber is winning the standup battle so far.
Oz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Faber has time to react.
Faber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oz shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
Oz loads up on a big right hand but Faber slips the punch.
Faber thumps Oz with a low kick.
Faber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Faber dips to his left and cracks Oz with an uppercut!
Faber thumps Oz with a low kick.
Faber throws a nice head kick!
Faber scores with a push kick.
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Oz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Faber manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Oz cracks Faber with a solid left hand.
Oz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oz throws and elbow that misses. Faber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oz's guard. Nice move by Faber!
Faber prevents Oz from getting back to his feet.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faber has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber stays in close to Oz's body and controls the position.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Oz is retaining full guard.
Faber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Faber wants to control from the top but Oz keeps moving.
Faber throwing strikes from guard but Oz blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Faber dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

No joy there for Oz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oz.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oz can do to turn this around?
Oz fails to land the takedown.
Faber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oz's head.
Faber tries to clinch there but Oz circles away.
Faber thuds a left hand into Oz's body.
Faber delivers a nice body kick.

Faber has managed to clinch.
Faber lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber lands an elbow inside.
Come on Faber - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faber seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faber creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oz wants to break free but Faber has control.
Oz being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Faber.
Oz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jackson Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Whizzer Oz.
A good leg kick by Faber.
Faber feints and then cracks Oz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oz down.
Faber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Faber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Faber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oz's calf.
Faber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Faber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Faber lands a knee to the body.
Faber crunches a lovely knee into Oz's ribcage.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Oz's ribcage. Oz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faber blocking some punches.
Faber lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faber lands a body punch.

Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oz shoots in looking for a takedown. Faber tries to sprawl out of it but Oz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faber counters with an inside leg kick.
Faber throws a shot to the body.
Oz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Faber counters with a nice body kick.
Oz has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Faber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Faber scores with a shot to the body.
Faber is looking to clinch.
Faber misses with a head kick.
Jackson Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oz has his takedown stuffed
and Faber counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faber.
Faber connects with a solid leg kick.
Oz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Faber is looking to clinch but Oz is avoiding it.
Oz throws the left hand but Faber avoids the punch easily.

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.
Oz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oz has a takedown stuffed.
Faber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whizzer Oz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Faber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Faber.
A cross from Oz lands.
Good leg kick by Faber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faber scores with a kick to the midsection.
Faber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Oz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faber sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oz somewhat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oz takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Faber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Faber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

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