PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stran Gler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rich Boy - Throw Some D's . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Faber
vs
Gler

180 cm
23
153 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

L.A. Elite Clothing Co

BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stran Gler!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Faber gets caught flat footed, as Gler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gler trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Faber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber trying to keep a closed guard but Gler is proving a slippery customer.
Gler trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Faber trying to keep a closed guard but Gler is proving a slippery customer.
Faber wants to control the position but Gler says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Gler is looking to advance position but Faber won't allow it.
Faber wants to control but Gler is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gler trying to control from half guard but Faber is working away.
Gler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gler is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Faber is in a horrible position here. Gler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gler wants to control the pace but Faber is squirming around nicely.
Faber wants to control but Gler is having none of it.
Gler scoring with strikes but Faber is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber blocking the ground and pound.
Gler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faber tries to hold on but Gler postures up.
Gler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gler unloads with some shots from mount but Faber bucks and avoids them well.
Gler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Gler.

Gler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gler controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gler content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gler trying to control but Faber is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gler avoids the attempt from Faber to control.
Faber is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gler controlling from the full mount.
Faber tries to reverse the position but Gler maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Gler working for a guillotine from mount but Faber is in no mood to give up.
Faber is trying to escape the mount.
Faber is working hard here to advance position.
Faber knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gler on the ground.
Faber tries to hold on but Gler postures up.
Faber is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stran Gler dominated that 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.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gler is defended easily by Faber.

Faber shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Faber just content to control the position.
Faber trying to control the action but Gler is working from the bottom.
Gler tries to buck Faber off but Faber is having none of it.
Gler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gler.

Gler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Faber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gler keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Gler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Faber can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gler prevents Faber from improving his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber trying to control but Gler postures up.
Gler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Gler is working for a kimura but Faber is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
Gler controlling the action here.
Ground and pound from Gler.
Stran Gler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Faber wants to improve his position but Gler is controlling well.
Gler thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
Gler lands with a punch from half guard.

Gler is working for a kimura but Faber is defending it quite comfortably.
Gler is looking to take a break and control but Faber is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Gler is very close to passing his half guard.
Gler wants to take a breather but Faber is having none of it.
Faber wants to control but Gler is keeping busy.

Gler is looking for a kimura but Faber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gler to get the leverage.
Gler is controlling the pace.
Faber is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gler trying to control from half guard but Faber is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Gler is looking for a kimura but Faber is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gler to get the leverage.
Gler perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Gler has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gler content to control rather than advance.
Gler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gler is trying to control the action in half guard but Faber is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stran Gler 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!

Faber closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Faber lands in his opponent's guard.
Gler is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber looking to sit in guard and control but Gler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Gler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faber wants to improve his position but instead Gler has moved into half guard.

Gler is trying to work for a kimura but Faber is defending well.
Gler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Gler has control of the leg.
Gler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Gler is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gler thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faber's head.
Faber is trying to maintain the position but Gler is very close to passing his half guard.
Faber on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Faber tries to get out of the position.
Faber is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber gets back to full guard.
Gler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber working a defensive guard here.
Gler not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gler trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gler fails to land the takedown.
Faber stuffs the takedown.
Gler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chris Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stran Gler.

Gler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber controls Gler momentarily but Gler frees himself.
Gler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Gler from controlling successfully.
Gler is looking to work some ground and pound but Faber has wrist control.
Gler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gler is looking to work some ground and pound but Faber has wrist control.
Faber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Gler from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Gler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber managing to control the position.
Gler trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Gler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chris Faber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Faber wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gler is now in half guard.
Faber trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gler in particular looking to stall.
Faber tries to get to full guard but Gler has control of the leg.
Stran Gler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Faber missing with punches from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stran Gler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stran Gler!
Stran Gler took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.