PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Connor Faber (ranked 5833 p4p, 4851 weight class) and Josh Stat (ranked 0 p4p, 553 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faber
vs
Stat

185 cm
25
170
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Stat!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Faber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faber stands up over Stat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Faber distracts Stat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Stat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Stat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Stat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stat has momentary wrist control but Faber slips an elbow through the middle.
Stat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber prevents Stat from getting back to his feet.
Faber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Faber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stat is keeping the position for now.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Faber stops Stat from standing up.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Faber wants to control from the top but Stat keeps moving.
Faber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stat wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faber throwing strikes from guard but Stat blocks nicely.
Faber postures up in Stat's guard and throws a big left but Stat blocks it.
Faber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Faber stops Stat from standing up.
Faber is working Stat 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.
Faber works over Stat with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber postures up and lands a big shot to Stat's brow.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking to work some ground and pound but Stat has wrist control.
Faber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Faber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber distracts Stat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Stat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Faber lands a couple of digs.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Faber with a nice head shot there.
Stat wants to stand but Faber is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stat keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stat's head.
Faber throws an elbow that misses. Stat uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Faber's guard. Nice move by Stat!

Faber trying to control the position.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stat's guard.

Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stat has momentary wrist control but Faber slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Stat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faber throwing strikes from guard but Stat blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Faber dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Faber shoots in and bounces Stat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Faber throws a big elbow that misses.
Faber throwing strikes but missing.
Faber is working Stat over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Faber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Faber stands up over Stat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Stat is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Faber is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber throws a big elbow that misses.
Faber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Faber wants to control from the top but Stat keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Faber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Faber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Faber.
Faber is in close to Stat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Faber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stat swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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 pushes down on Stat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Faber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stat can do to turn this around?
Faber not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stat pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Faber is looking to take a break and control but Stat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Faber working the head and body with strikes.
Faber looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Faber lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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 Stat's temple.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Faber there.
Faber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Connor Faber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faber missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Stat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Faber lands strikes from half guard.

Stat is rocked!
Faber lands with a punch from half guard.
Stat is still in real trouble! Can Faber finish him?
Stat is breathing heavily.
Faber is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stat is hurt! He's hurt bad - Faber fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stat from any more punishment! Congratulations to Faber! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Faber!