PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Fabersave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Fernando Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Uriah Fabersave has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fabersave
vs
Fernando Gonzalez

175 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 6 - 1

183 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Demonic Drugs
Combat Pro Design

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Fabersave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez defending well as Fabersave loads up on a big left hand.
Fabersave looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Fabersave tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzalez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fabersave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Fabersave ducks under and follows up with a left that Fabersave also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fabersave tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Fabersave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fabersave uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzalez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabersave tries a head kick but it misses.
Fabersave tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Fabersave with a series of wild strikes but Fabersave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fabersave throws a head kick but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fabersave throws a nice looking combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.

Gonzalez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gonzalez winds up and cracks Fabersave with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez working over Fabersave with some ground and pound. Fabersave looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Gonzalez seems content to control.

Gonzalez is looking for a kimura but Fabersave is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gonzalez to get the leverage.
Gonzalez passes to side control.
Gonzalez in side control lands a decent elbow.

Gonzalez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gonzalez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez is putting a hurting on Fabersave here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Fabersave's face as Gonzalez controls the position.
Gonzalez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fabersave!
Gonzalez landing strikes from the mount.
Gonzalez breaks from Fabersave's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalez has control of Fabersave's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fabersave regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gonzalez landing shots from mount.
Gonzalez dominating with strikes here.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
Gonzalez looking to finish Fabersave with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fabersave!

That's four 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.
Fabersave is in a horrible position here. Gonzalez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fabersave is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Gonzalez has taken his back!

Fabersave defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fabersave trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in full control for now.
Gonzalez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez dominated that round.
That's time! Fabersave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gonzalez avoids a punch combination nicely.

Gonzalez scores with a takedown into Fabersave's guard.
Gonzalez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gonzalez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gonzalez cracks Fabersave with a big right hand but Fabersave just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.
Fabersave takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabersave gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

Gonzalez looking for a guillotine from mount but Fabersave is having none of it.
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gonzalez won't let Fabersave get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gonzalez controlling the pace for now.
Gonzalez lands a big elbow.
Gonzalez lands with some strikes.
Gonzalez lands a big shot there that rocks Fabersave but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fabersave trying desperately to get to his feet.
Gonzalez controlling from mount.
Fabersave is trying to stand but he's just given Gonzalez his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Fabersave right now.
Gonzalez lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

Gonzalez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Fabersave has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gonzalez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fabersave.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fabersave has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Gonzalez connects with a big shot to the side of Fabersave's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabersave controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Fernando Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Fabersave moves out of range.
Uriah Fabersave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Fabersave throws a head kick that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez swinging wilding here.
Fabersave tries to clinch there but Gonzalez circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Fabersave moves out of range easily.
Gonzalez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Gonzalez gets the takedown into side control.
Gonzalez wants to control but Fabersave is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gonzalez in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fabersave taking a bit of punishment here - Gonzalez scoring with strikes.
Fabersave is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gonzalez is controlling him well.
Fabersave on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fabersave stops Gonzalez from passing to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gonzalez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fabersave!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzalez landing shots from mount.
Fabersave is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gonzalez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonzalez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabersave is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fabersave tries to buck Gonzalez off but Gonzalez takes his back!

Gonzalez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Fabersave has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Gonzalez really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fabersave.

That's four 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.
Fabersave is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Fabersave has just worked his way into a worse spot.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Gonzalez controlling the positon.
Gonzalez softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gonzalez just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uriah Fabersave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fabersave holding both Gonzalez 's hands and preventing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Fernando Gonzalez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzalez 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Fernando Gonzalez!