PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 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.

Sheen
vs
Faber

165 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Las Vegas, Charlie Sheen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Faber !
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen lands a head kick. Faber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Urijah Faber has been cut.
Sheen misses with a takedown attempt

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Sheen didn't expect that.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber won't allow Sheen to sweep him here.
Faber working some strikes from top position.
Faber throwing strikes from guard but Sheen blocks nicely.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Sheen looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheen, not yet.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Faber is looking to work some ground and pound but Sheen has wrist control.
Faber landing with the ground and pound.
Faber is in close to Sheen's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheen is retaining full guard.
Faber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sheen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber lands a couple of elbows.
Faber passes into half guard.
Faber 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.
Sheen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Faber .
Faber thows a huge punch but Sheen dodges it nicely.
Sheen taking some punishment here, with Faber in his half guard.
Sheen is breathing heavily.
Faber thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sheen's head.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheen defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Faber lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sheen wants to control but Faber is keeping busy.
Sheen wants to get back to full guard.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sheen defending well though.
Faber thows a huge punch but Sheen dodges it nicely.
Faber drops an elbow to the side of Sheen's head.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Faber .
Faber 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.
Sheen tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes 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.
Sheen is looking to improve his position.
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. Faber connects with a nice short shot to Sheen's temple.
Faber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Faber is nestled in close to Sheen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Faber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sheen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Faber is nestled in close to Sheen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Faber working Sheen over with strikes.
Sheen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Sheen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Sheen is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faber slips a nice elbow through Sheen's hands, connecting with Sheen's forehead.
Oh Sheen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber lands strikes from half guard.
Faber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faber working over Sheen with some ground and pound. Sheen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Faber connects with a nice short shot to Sheen's temple.
Sheen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Faber scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Faber there.
Faber slips a nice elbow through Sheen's hands, connecting with Sheen's forehead.
Sheen taking some punishment here, with Faber in his half guard.
Sheen seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sheen taking some punishment here, with Faber in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Faber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urijah Faber 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

No luck for Sheen with that takedown attempt.
Faber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sheen defends it nicely.

Faber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sheen's guard.
Faber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Faber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Faber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Faber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sheen's head.
Faber stands up over Sheen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sheen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheen wants to sweep here but Faber controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Faber is working Sheen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faber landing some decent shots from guard.
Sheen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber scoring with some ground and pound.
Faber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Faber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Faber passes Sheen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sheen landing strikes from the bottom.
Faber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sheen is looking for a sweep. Faber is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Faber thows a huge punch but Sheen dodges it nicely.
Faber drops an elbow to the side of Sheen's head.
Sheen is pressing down on Faber 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Sheen wants to sweep but no luck.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sheen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Sheen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Faber defends well.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber lands a couple of elbows.
Faber is looking to work some ground and pound but Sheen has wrist control.
Faber working some strikes from top position.
Sheen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Urijah Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sheen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Faber is working Sheen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four 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.
Faber scoring with some ground and pound.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sheen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
Faber is in close to Sheen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sheen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Sheen has his foot on Faber 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Faber works his way back into a safe position though.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Faber postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sheen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 cut man is working on Urijah Faber 's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Sheen. No joy for Faber on that attempt.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt

and Sheen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faber 's guard.
Sheen wants to get up but he can't break Faber 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sheen stopping the sweep attempt from Faber .

Faber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Faber looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

Faber looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sheen passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sheen.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sheen lands a nice short elbow.

Faber looking for submissions off his back.
Sheen is keen to just control but Faber is a slippery customer.

Faber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sheen pulls his head out easily.
Sheen is controlling the pace.

Faber actively working from the bottom here.

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 looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Faber actively working from the bottom here.
Faber is staying active underneath Sheen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Faber is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sheen pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sheen in particular looking to stall.
Sheen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Faber controls his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is pressing down on Sheen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Faber has his foot on Sheen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sheen works his way back into a safe position though.
Faber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sheen!
Faber lands with some strikes.
Sheen regains half guard.
Faber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Faber working over Sheen with some ground and pound. Sheen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sheen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sheen wants to get back to full guard.
Faber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faber passes to full mount!
Faber lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Faber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Faber in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Faber raining down shots from the mount!
Charlie Sheen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Urijah Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Faber working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Charlie Sheen.
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 George Francis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

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