PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brent Celek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is m.o.v.e - around the world. Celek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 40 oz. Jackson Faber had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Brent Celek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Faber
vs
Celek

168 cm
26
169 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
27
164 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Legal High's [CBK]
Legal High's [CBK]

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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brent Celek!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber is looking to clinch but Celek is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Faber as Celek shoots in.
Faber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Celek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faber throws a leg kick but Celek checks it.
Faber avoids the head kick by Celek.
Faber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Celek manages to avoid it.
Faber misses with an uppercut. Celek saw that one coming.
Faber tries to clinch but Celek moves out of range.
Faber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Faber tries to clinch there but Celek circles away.
Celek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Faber throws a head kick that misses
and Celek counters with a right hand to the body.
Faber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Celek scores with a body shot.
Celek walks into a left hand.
Faber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Celek checks a low kick from Faber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celek swats away the attempt to clinch by Faber.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
Faber throws an overhand right that lands on Celek's shoulder, as Celek tries to avoid the shot.
Celek blocks a jab.
Faber takes one to the chin there.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Celek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Celek counters with a head kick.
Celek lands with a hook. Faber tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber misses with a shot to the body
and Celek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Faber misses with a leg kick.
Jackson Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Celek cracks Faber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Celek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Celek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Celek lands with a good body shot.
Faber wants to clinch
and Celek counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Celek.
Celek connects with a crisp jab.
Faber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Celek.
Celek lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Celek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Faber scores with a jab to the body.
Faber is looking to wear down Celek with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Celek's head but Celek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Celek lands a jab-cross combination.
Celek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Celek shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
Faber wants to clinch

and Celek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faber's guard.
Celek throws and elbow that misses. Faber uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Celek's guard. Nice move by Faber!
Faber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Faber stopping the sweep attempt from Celek.
Faber wants to control from the top but Celek keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Celek is adopting a defensive guard.
Celek looking for a sweep. Not yet Celek, not yet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jackson Faber wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Faber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Celek. That's going to slow Faber down.
Celek throws the left hand but Faber avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws out a loose jab but Celek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faber moves away from the strike by Celek.
Celek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Celek.
Faber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Celek lands a nice looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Celek.
Celek is working the combinations to good effect here.
Celek cracks Faber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Faber clinches but Celek breaks the clinch

and Celek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber is refusing to be controlled, as Celek sits in half guard.
Celek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Celek lands a nice short elbow.
Celek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Celek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Celek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faber's calf.
Faber is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Celek's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Celek is looking to slow Faber down with leg kicks.
Celek works Faber's body with a nice hook.
Celek scores with a kick to the body.
Celek steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faber.
Faber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Celek.
Faber throws a hook to the side of Celek's head but Celek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice uppercut lands for Celek. That snapped Faber's head back.
Faber misses the jab.
Celek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Celek scores with a decent looking hook.
Faber misses the body punch
enabling Celek to counter with a crisp jab.
Brent Celek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Faber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Celek throws a series of strikes that have Faber backpedaling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Celek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Celek missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Celek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Celek.
Celek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Celek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Celek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Celek wants to free his trapped foot but Faber is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Celek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Celek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Celek connects with a nice short shot to Faber's temple.
Celek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to kick Celek off but Celek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Celek.
Celek prevents Faber from improving his position.
Celek working Faber over with strikes.
Faber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Celek throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Faber is trying to stand up here but Celek is controlling him well.
Faber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Celek.
Celek lands strikes from half guard.
Celek working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celek not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Celek.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Celek is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Celek with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Celek.
Celek lands a nice shot to the head.
Celek working Faber over with strikes here.
Faber is bucking up trying to escape but Celek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Celek working Faber over with strikes here.

Faber is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Celek.
Oh Faber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Celek scoring with strikes but Faber is staying in there.
Celek is landing with some decent strikes but Faber is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brent Celek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Celek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Celek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Celek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Celek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Celek landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Celek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faber hang on?
Celek lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brent Celek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Celek lands with a nice combination. Faber backs away looking to recover.
Celek lands a lovely overhand right.
Celek lands with a cross.
Celek's corner calls for a 1-2. Celek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Faber goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Faber seems to have got his legs back now.
Faber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Celek finds it's way round the side to connect with Faber's head.
Celek cracks Faber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Celek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Faber momentarily.
Faber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice jab there from Celek.
Faber thows a leg kick but Celek checks it
and Celek counters with a nice body kick.
Celek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Celek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Celek throws a combination. Faber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Celek lunges at Faber with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faber's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Celek.
A jab lands there for Celek.
A head kick from Celek lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Celek takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Faber clinches with his opponent.
Faber tries a body shot but Celek blocks it.
Celek drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Celek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Celek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Celek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Faber looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Celek feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Faber's calf.
Celek circles away from the clinch attempt.

Faber pushes Celek up against the cage in a clinch.
Faber lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Celek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faber misses with some punches.
Faber tries to stall but Celek uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Celek tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faber just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faber throws a punch but it's blocked by Celek.
Faber misses with a punch on the inside.
Faber misses with some punches.
Celek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Celek blocks an uppercut.

Celek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Celek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Faber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Celek lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Celek throws a head kick that misses.
Celek with a nice cross.
A solid body kick from Celek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celek scores with a body shot.
Faber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Celek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Celek scores with a hook to the body. Faber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Celek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Celek lands a jab to the head.
Celek digs a good body shot into Faber's ribs.
Celek thumps Faber with a low kick.
Celek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Faber's head backwards.

Celek shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Faber's guard.
Faber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Celek thows a big elbow that misses.
Faber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Celek.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Celek with a flurry of punches that miss.
Celek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Celek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Faber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Celek postures up in Faber's guard and throws a big left but Faber blocks it.
Celek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Celek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Celek working some strikes from top position.
Jackson Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Celek working some strikes from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Celek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Celek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Celek!