PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yukio Vorarlberna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urijah Faber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vorarlberna
vs
Faber

152 cm
25
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
25
138 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yukio Vorarlberna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vorarlberna shoots in and drives through. Faber sprawls well.
Vorarlberna tries to clinch up but Faber circles away and keeps his distance.
Vorarlberna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Faber misses.
Faber tries to bum rush Vorarlberna with a series of wild strikes but Vorarlberna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vorarlberna falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faber counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Yukio Vorarlberna has been cut.
Vorarlberna shoots for a takedown but Faber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vorarlberna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yukio Vorarlberna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber lands an overhand right.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vorarlberna enables Faber to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vorarlberna manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Faber lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Faber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Faber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vorarlberna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.

Vorarlberna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vorarlberna keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Faber throws a big elbow that misses.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Vorarlberna is keeping the position.
Faber controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Faber connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vorarlberna keeping moving, preventing Faber from controlling successfully.
Faber works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Faber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorarlberna tries to roll over but Faber keeps him under control.
Vorarlberna has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Faber is working away from the top position though.
Faber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vorarlberna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
Vorarlberna pushes Faber off looking to stand but Faber dives back in and keeps control.
Vorarlberna is looking to control Faber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vorarlberna avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Faber.
Faber is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber missing with some ground and pound from the half 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!
Faber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands strikes from half guard.
Faber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vorarlberna defending well though.
Faber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Faber throwing shots but Vorarlberna is blocking nicely.

Faber is looking for a kimura but Vorarlberna is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Faber to get the leverage.

Faber is trying to work for a kimura but Vorarlberna is defending well.
Vorarlberna manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faber sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Yukio Vorarlberna'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.

Vorarlberna scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Faber gets back to full guard.

Vorarlberna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faber wants to stand but Vorarlberna is controlling the position.
Faber trying to keep a closed guard but Vorarlberna is proving a slippery customer.
Vorarlberna lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Vorarlberna postures up.

Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vorarlberna wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber wants to sweep but no luck.
Vorarlberna has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Vorarlberna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vorarlberna pushing down on Faber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Faber manages to get to full guard.
Faber throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Vorarlberna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Faber has control of Vorarlberna's left arm, preventing Vorarlberna from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vorarlberna got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vorarlberna has managed to get both his arms back between Faber's legs - danger averted.
Faber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vorarlberna tries to free his leg and advance position but Faber is retaining full guard.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vorarlberna might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Faber has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Vorarlberna can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vorarlberna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vorarlberna tries to free his leg and advance position but Faber is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vorarlberna trying to control the position from guard on top but Faber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Faber looking for a guillotine here but Vorarlberna defends easily.
Faber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Faber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vorarlberna defends well.
Faber controls Vorarlberna momentarily but Vorarlberna frees himself.
Vorarlberna makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Faber has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Vorarlberna should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Faber has tightened it up now! Vorarlberna should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Urijah Faber!
A very excited looking Urijah Faber made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.