PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dewayne Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by Fight Now. Wayne is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye of the Tiger. Dewayne Wayne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Faber
vs
Wayne

167 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dewayne Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne tries to clinch but Faber is having none of it.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Faber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wayne stuffs the takedown.
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Faber bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Faber tries for a kimura but Wayne is defending well.

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

Faber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Faber is trying to get an arm triangle but Wayne is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Faber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wayne is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Wayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Faber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Faber tries for a kimura but Wayne is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Faber tries for a kimura but Wayne is defending well.
Wayne is trying to control Faber's posture but Faber avoids it.

Faber goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wayne rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Faber's guard! Nice work there by Wayne!

Faber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.

Wayne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wayne has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Wayne wants to stand but Faber is controlling his posture from full guard.

Faber is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wayne is aware though and is defending well.
Wayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Faber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Faber is breathing heavily.
Wayne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.

Wayne is sitting in close to Faber's body. Faber has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Wayne is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Wayne is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Faber.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Urijah Faber!