PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Boishuizen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Boishuizen
vs
Faber

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Boishuizen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boishuizen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boishuizen is looking to escape.

Boishuizen kicks Faber off and gets back to his feet.
Boishuizen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Boishuizen as Faber shoots in.
Boishuizen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Faber takes one to the side of the head.
Boishuizen connects with a body shot.
Boishuizen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faber manages to avoid it.
Faber slips a jab and a cross from Boishuizen.
Faber slips a jab from Boishuizen.
Boishuizen throws a combination that misses

and Faber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boishuizen's guard.
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!
Boishuizen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
Boishuizen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boishuizen wants to stand up but Faber is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber is working Boishuizen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boishuizen keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber cracks Boishuizen with a solid left hand.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Boishuizen is retaining full guard.
Faber stops Boishuizen from standing up.
Boishuizen keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber stops Boishuizen from standing up.
Boishuizen is breathing heavily.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Boishuizen keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Boishuizen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber is in close to Boishuizen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boishuizen wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boishuizen wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber lands a couple of elbows.
Boishuizen wants to stand and escape but Faber is having none of it.
Boishuizen trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Faber landing some decent shots from guard.

Boishuizen pushes Faber off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Faber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boishuizen but Boishuizen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Peter Boishuizen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boishuizen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Faber shoots in for a takedown but Boishuizen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Boishuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
Boishuizen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Faber's head.

Boishuizen gets caught flat footed, as Faber shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Boishuizen kicks Faber off and gets to his feet.
Boishuizen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Faber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boishuizen throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boishuizen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Faber. That did some damage!
Faber fails with the takedown.
Boishuizen scores with a head kick.
Faber dives in and grabs Boishuizen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boishuizen pushes down on Faber's head and hops out.
Boishuizen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Boishuizen throws a nice looking combination but Faber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faber takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Faber shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boishuizen's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boishuizen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Boishuizen kicks Faber off and gets to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Boishuizen. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Urijah Faber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boishuizen looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Boishuizen.
Boishuizen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faber.
Boishuizen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peter Boishuizen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boishuizen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Faber moves away.
Boishuizen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.

Faber gets a double leg takedown into Boishuizen's guard.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Boishuizen is keeping the position.
Faber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Faber stops Boishuizen from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boishuizen keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Boishuizen is looking to stand up but Faber isn't so interested in that idea.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Boishuizen is keeping the position.
Boishuizen has momentary wrist control but Faber slips an elbow through the middle.
Urijah Faber has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boishuizen wants to get back to his feet but Faber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Faber trying to control but Boishuizen is working from the bottom.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Boishuizen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boishuizen 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.
Boishuizen won't allow Faber to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber wants to get back to his feet but Boishuizen passes into half guard.

Boishuizen decides to stand up.
Faber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boishuizen throws a shot to the body.
Boishuizen scores with a head kick.
Peter Boishuizen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Faber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boishuizen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Boishuizen lands but Faber takes it in his stride.
Boishuizen stuns Faber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boishuizen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Faber dodges the punch combination from Boishuizen.
Boishuizen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boishuizen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boishuizen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Boishuizen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boishuizen scores with a jab to the body.
Peter Boishuizen is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Boishuizen.
Faber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boishuizen can pounce on him.
Faber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Boishuizen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Boishuizen!
Boishuizen feints a jab promting Faber to slip. Boishuizen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Faber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boishuizen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Faber if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boishuizen misses with a series of wild punches.
Faber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faber shoots in for a double leg but Boishuizen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Boishuizen dominated that second round.
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.

Boishuizen lands a jab.
Boishuizen lands a nice looking body kick.
Faber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boishuizen circles away.
Boishuizen lands with a slapping head kick.
Boishuizen scores with a head kick. Faber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boishuizen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boishuizen throws a head kick that half lands.
Boishuizen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Faber is rocked!
Boishuizen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boishuizen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Faber is still on wobbly legs! Can Boishuizen finish him?
A head kick misses from Boishuizen.
Boishuizen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Faber seems to have recovered his senses.
Boishuizen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Boishuizen lands a high kick!
Boishuizen misses with an uppercut. Faber saw that one coming.
Boishuizen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boishuizen looks to land a combination but Faber avoids it well.
Boishuizen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Faber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Faber lands in his opponent's guard.
Boishuizen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Boishuizen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Boishuizen wants to get back to striking at distance but Faber won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Boishuizen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boishuizen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boishuizen digs a right hand into Faber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faber's gas tank.
Faber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Boishuizen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boishuizen lands a high kick!
Faber's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice sprawl there from Boishuizen as Faber shoots in.
Peter Boishuizen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Urijah Faber.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boishuizen!
Boishuizen scores with a one two! Faber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Boishuizen misses with a series of wild punches.
Boishuizen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boishuizen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boishuizen scores with a head kick. Faber tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boishuizen tries to bum rush Faber with a series of wild strikes but Faber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Faber gets a takedown into half guard.
Boishuizen wants to get back to his feet.
Boishuizen has hold of Faber's hands but Faber slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boishuizen pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Faber trying to control from Boishuizen's half guard. Boishuizen has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Boishuizen keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Boishuizen is looking to stand up but Faber isn't so interested in that idea.
Faber wants to control from the top but Boishuizen keeps moving.

Boishuizen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Faber off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Faber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boishuizen but Boishuizen pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faber takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boishuizen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boishuizen throws a head kick that half lands.
Boishuizen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Faber counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Faber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boishuizen is trying to stand back up but Faber is controlling him
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber is nestled in close to Boishuizen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Boishuizen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boishuizen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Boishuizen!